Hotel la Costa de Papito

The bungalows and bedrooms are consistently praised for their cleanliness and comfort. The staff is attentive, helpful, and friendly. Convenient location near Puerto Viejo and Cocles Beach with great dining options nearby.

We loved our 2 days stay in La Casa de Papito. The bungalow had everything that we needed to feel comfy: nice bathroom, comfy beds with mosquito nests, little but spacious fridge, power outlets next to the beds, nice table and hammock outside to hang out. The bungalows feel very private as they are not too close to each other, the grounds are beautiful with lush plants all around - you feel like you are in the middle od the jungle. The birds will wake you up early in the morning, so if you mind, use earplugs. The location is great, not very far from Puerto Viejo (3,000.00 crc/5 usd by tuktuk to get to the center), just across the road from Cocles Beach and a few great places to eat are just few minutes away by walking. Would totally reccommend this place!

The good bits - breakfast is lovely although you do have to order the night before, problematic if you have children with ever changing minds. The bad bits - The rooms are dark with no windows, even on the sunniest days you'll need the lights on. - Despite what the website says there is no restaurant, breakfast is all they offer. There are several restaurants close by but if it rains too much they will close and you'll be left hungry. We were left in this situation with 4 children, we expressed out plight with the owner he told us they don't offer dinner, at that point 15+ meals were wheeled out of the kitchen for a large group who had pre-booked a meal in advance. After talking down to us for several minutes he did eventually offer us some chicken & rice that was left over. Indeed kind of him but we wouldn't have booked there had we known they didn't over a restaurant every night. - Also despite what the website says you will not be greeted by clapping welcoming staff. To the contrary in fact, the staff seemed annoyed by even the simplest of queries. - The whole place will flood during heavy rain, you will have to wade to get out and cars may not be able to get in. Bare this in mind if you've arranged a pick up - The breakfast area which I guess was formally the restaurant has a huge unsightly blue tarp cover over the roof but this does not stop the rain pouring in. You'll find buckets all over the place. - Despite the sorry state of repair, the owner appears to be upgrading his own palace at the top to renovations and noisy machinery going all day. - There is a gravel road to the north of the property next to bungalow 7 and the lorries, vans and cars are particularly noisy The place has potential but would need a lot of work, there are some really lovely properties close by that I wished we'd booked instead