Calle las olas, contiguo a la guardia rural, 61101 Jacó, Costa Rica
#134 of 165 hotels in Jacó
Guests' ChoiceBased on 265 hotel reviews
7.2Cleanliness
7.7
Comfort
7.7
Location
8.9
Facilities
7.1
Staff
8.2
Value for money
7.1
Free WiFi
7.1
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End of dialog contentReviewed: 5 November 2024
Keyla
Dominican RepublicIt’s an old hotel, neeed to renovated asap, the a/c wasn’t working
Te he location is perfect
Stayed in November 2024
Reviewed: 18 October 2024
Ken
United KingdomA bit expensive in my opinion
Clean rooms and a great breakfast at the restaurant next door. The pool was nice but I only used it once. Great location by the beach for great sunsets. Safe in room and plenty of towels offered.
Stayed in October 2024
Reviewed: 5 October 2024
Darrell
CanadaCould not access a plug to charge phone. Had to do so on balcony! Hotel decor a bit dated.
Location was great, one of few hotels right on the beach. Great coffee & staff at restaurant next to hotel where breakfast is served.
Stayed in October 2024
Reviewed: 11 June 2024
Ethan
United StatesThe hotel elevator could be better.
Overall, I liked the Balcon del Mar. In my opinion, some prior reviews gave the hotel a bad rap. The rooms were clean, the pools were clean and the staff were helpful and friendly. Note: Balcon del Mar is for families with kids. It's not for single guys who go to Jaco for the nightlife. The hotel's posted policy prohibits female visitors not listed as hotel guests on the room registration form during check-in. (No problem for female guests present during check-in who signed the room registration form.)
Stayed in May 2024
Reviewed: 2 June 2024
Jack
United StatesRoom was tiny and beds were very hard
Location beach front
Stayed in June 2024
Reviewed: 17 May 2024
Jerry
United StatesRooms were a bit old fashion and Ancient looking. The dresser, tv, and bed frame was either used or just outdate dated .
Location, location, location.
Stayed in May 2024
Reviewed: 24 April 2024
Kelly
United StatesLoud at light, we stayed in a suite and one of the faucets doesn’t turn only hot water coming out. We had a do not disturb sign in the room and the maid still came in. Super weird
Location is good.
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: 29 March 2024
Peter
United StatesParking is a challenge
Location very good.
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: 11 March 2024
Moises
Costa RicaThe bathrooms
Nice but a bit old the fortunes. Bathrooms water smells bad. The room door very old.
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: 9 March 2024
Lilia
United StatesNoisy, the hotel is unsafe for little children: the sliding door of the balcony didn’t work, we couldn’t close it , and the balcony was absolutely dangerous for children.
Great location, beautiful rooms
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: 7 March 2024
Spurrier
Costa RicaCoffee maker in the room, but not coffee available for an early morning cup of coffee, saw some insects when I got up at night and the air-conditioning did not go below 16 C
Breakfast and restaurant was good.
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: 7 March 2024
Phil
CanadaOutdated could definitely use a renovation. Although staff kept the room and facilities clean. Breakfast was very mediocre. Not many options, usually same 2/3 options to choose from.
Close to beach and main strip of Haco. Parking included.
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: 13 February 2024
Noud
Netherlandslocation is under development. not very nice. Car parking is not good. Not enough parking places at the hotel. Jaco has a lot of prostitutes walking around the main street.
close to the beach
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: 6 February 2024
Sally
United StatesLow water pressure in the shower. 5am loud party in the parking lot in front. No outdoor shower to wash sand off. Need better variety of breakfast. Suggestion: have employees wear khaki pants or shorts with white or blue polo shirts. Very classy, black looks too hot. Set a trend.
The view from our balcony suite was lovely. Nice big room.
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: 6 January 2024
Bena
CanadaShower barely worked, room didn’t have coffee, they put me next to the construction so it was hard to sleep in past 6 am
Amazing location.
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: 30 December 2023
Randall
Costa RicaThe shower has pretty low pressure, mostly due to the hotel being fully booked and they have a limited amount of beach chairs and umbrellas, having to pay for an umbrella for all day on the beach. One suggestion would be to maybe expand a little bit the restaurant area for the included breakfast.
The location of the hotel is fenomenal, very centric and a lot of restaurants nearby, and not to mention the hotel being so close to the beach. The pool is good too, pretty big and not too shallow and in good temperature.
Stayed in December 2023
Reviewed: 27 November 2023
Marcus
United Statesno hot water and draft from patio,no soap or shampoo
food was good, and very nice staff
Stayed in November 2023
Reviewed: 20 November 2023
Pablo
Costa RicaHotel needs more maintenance
Location and breakfast included
Stayed in November 2023
Reviewed: 2 November 2023
Tim
United StatesNoise/ kids in pool making noise very late/ building a new resort next door with heavy pounding noise starting at 6am. We left a day early due to the noise, any chance of a one day refund? also the town is a bit dangerous especially at night.
Food and staff were very good
Stayed in October 2023
Reviewed: 11 July 2023
Eric
United StatesThe water pressure in the was too little for my liking, however the water pressure for everything else was was just fine.
Hot Tub in room. View of the beach from the hot tub was outstanding.
Stayed in July 2023
Reviewed: 30 May 2023
Susan
CanadaThe room needs updating. Not enough outlets and the ones on the ceiling were unreachable. Fixtures and hardware on doors show damage from salt water/air.
Breakfast was good and variety of options. Great location and view from balcony. Enjoyed the pool.
Stayed in May 2023
Reviewed: 1 May 2023
Will
United StatesI had both Suite 5 and Suite 3 over the weekend. The spa tub didn't work well in either one. Only two of the jets worked. It was difficult to get enough hot water to fill the tub.
The room was clean, the beds were very comfortable. The balcony with beach view was excellent.`
Stayed in April 2023
Reviewed: 10 March 2023
Jeffrey
United StatesNeed more shade around pool deck. People NOT hotel guests using facilities. Elevators don't stop on 3rd floor. Had to carry bags up AND down stairs to get to room. Hotel needs updates,
Helpful staff getting beach chairs and umbrellas. Wait staff helpful serving breakfast.
Stayed in March 2023
Reviewed: 9 March 2023
William
Costa RicaThe room a/c was poor and the room floor sandy and the hotel in general starting to look rundown.
The people were nice, the location very good, breakfast really good.
Stayed in March 2023
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