Puntarenas

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Puntarenas
Puntarenas
Photo by Kristen Keith
Photo by Kristen Keith
Photo by Kristen Keith

Where to stay in Puntarenas

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Barrio Las Playitas

If you're spending some time in Barrio Las Playitas, Puntarenas Marine Park and Playa Pochote are top sights worth seeing.

Barrio Las Playitas
Hotel Cayuga

Hotel Cayuga

3 out of 5
calle 4, Puntarenas, Provincia de Puntarenas
Stay at this 3-star hotel in Puntarenas. Enjoy free breakfast, free WiFi, and free parking. Our guests praise the helpful staff in our reviews. Popular attractions ...
8.4/10 Very Good! (170 reviews)
"It was a pleasant enough stay. There was only a tiny window in the room, which was a little disconcerting."

Reviewed on 14 Jul 2025

Hotel Cayuga
Puerto Azul Hotel

Puerto Azul Hotel

3.5 out of 5
Cocal de Puntarenas, Puntarenas, Puntarenas
Stay at this 3.5-star beach resort in Puntarenas. Enjoy free breakfast, free WiFi, and free parking. Our guests praise the helpful staff in our reviews. Popular ...
7.6/10 Good! (834 reviews)
"One of the best hotels in Puntarenas, with its own boat marina, and luxurious apartments in its new tower"

Reviewed on 11 May 2025

Puerto Azul Hotel
Hotel Puntarenas Beach

Hotel Puntarenas Beach

3 out of 5
50 metros este de la Clinica San Rafael, Paseo de los Turistas, Puntarenas
The price is HK$475 per night from 16 Jul to 17 Jul
HK$475
HK$537 total
16 Jul - 17 Jul
includes taxes & fees
Stay at this 3-star beach hotel in Puntarenas. Enjoy free breakfast, free WiFi, and free parking. Popular attractions Puntarenas Cathedral and La Casa de la ...
7.2/10 Good! (151 reviews)
"This was most interesting stay on my Costa Rica vacation, a somewhat quirky but comfortable beach hotel. My room was clean, spacious, the AC was working well, and the poolside room helped make it pretty quiet (a beach bar was across the street playing music). The bathroom had a jacuzzi style tub ..."

Reviewed on 12 Mar 2025

Hotel Puntarenas Beach
Lowest nightly price found within the past 24 hours based on a 1 night stay for 2 adults. Prices and availability subject to change. Additional terms may apply.
Beach House basecamp for Pacific coast adventure

Beach House basecamp for Pacific coast adventure

El Cocal
Book a stay at this beach vacation home in Puntarenas. Enjoy free WiFi, a beach locale, and an in-room coffeemaker. Popular attractions Playa Pochote and Playa ...
Beach house
"Thank you for having us in your beach house. This property is exactly as described. Walk out the back door and onto the beach. Has a secure parking garage for one car. Lots of seafood markets and restaurants nearby."

Reviewed on 8 Apr 2024

Beach House basecamp for Pacific coast adventure
Relax at Pier Sands Casita#1, Min Walk From Beach!

Relax at Pier Sands Casita#1, Min Walk From Beach!

Las Playitas
Stay at this vacation home in Puntarenas. Enjoy free WiFi, a beach locale, and laundry facilities. Popular attractions Puntarenas Marine Park and Puntarenas ...
Garbage everywhere, extremely dirty house, mold in the shower.
"Everything was dirty in the property, from the shower curtain full of black mold to coffee maker and fans. Streets are full of garbage outside, smell of sewages and garbage is everywhere. In the shower we found worms and spiders. They even did not have the cutesy of cleaning the dishes, we had to ..."

Reviewed on 4 Jan 2023

Relax at Pier Sands Casita#1, Min Walk From Beach!
Escape to Pier Sands Casita#2, Min Walk From Beach

Escape to Pier Sands Casita#2, Min Walk From Beach

Puntarenas
Book a stay at this beach vacation home in Puntarenas. Enjoy free WiFi, a beach locale, and laundry facilities. Popular attractions Puntarenas Marine Park and ...
6.6/10 (3 reviews)
Perfect getaway!
"We stayed with two other couples at Casita number two and everyone agreed it was the perfect location for spending time at the beach and or going downtown to check out Puntarenas!! we’ll be back!"

Reviewed on 3 Feb 2025

Escape to Pier Sands Casita#2, Min Walk From Beach
Lowest nightly price found within the past 24 hours based on a 1 night stay for 2 adults. Prices and availability subject to change. Additional terms may apply.

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Only worth going to get the ferry