100 meter north of the football field, Playa Negra de Cahuita, 70403 Cahuita, Costa Rica
#1 of 33 hotels in Cahuita
Guests' ChoiceBased on 103 hotel reviews
9.6Cleanliness
9.7
Comfort
9.5
Location
9.8
Facilities
9.4
Staff
9.8
Value for money
9.3
Free WiFi
8.7
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End of dialog contentReviewed: 23 June 2024
Sandra
United StatesBeautiful location and wonderful hosts.
Stayed in June 2024
Reviewed: 11 June 2024
Joanna
United KingdomLoved it all!
Our room and bathroom were very comfortable and spacious. The grounds were amazing! A huge variety of wildlife in the garden- agoutis, sloths, little green frogs, lizards and iguanas in the trees! It was heaven to get back from a day out and jump in the pool. Also, I could take my morning coffee over the road to enjoy on the beach.
Stayed in May 2024
Reviewed: 4 June 2024
James
United StatesLack of AC
Walking through the gate literally into a tropical paradise and being welcomed by Marise was a marvelous experience. The wildlife on the property was fascinating. Rinsing our snorkeling gear off by the pool and partaking of the pool was relaxing.
Stayed in June 2024
Reviewed: 26 April 2024
Alexander
GermanyMay be it’s not super close to the national park. But for me it was not an issue at all.
That’s an amazing place! If I need to choose where to stay in Cahuita once again I would definitely choose Playa Negra Guesthouse.
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: 7 April 2024
Eleanor
United KingdomNothing to dislike!
Beautiful house in thoughtfully planted gardens, in order to encourage wildlife (of which there was plenty!). Our room had its own private outside seating area, and space to hang wet swimsuits. Inside, a fridge/sink/coffee and tea making facilities and cutlery/crockery. There was a BBQ and honesty bar by the pool. Marise was very welcoming, showing us around the garden and pointing out the sloth, iguanas, the spots to look out for frogs, and how to recognise a toucan call. Pierre is very knowledgeable about the local wildlife and has a great zoom lens to point out anything he spots. The beach is just across the road, my daughter loved jumping/ducking the waves. It's a 15-20 min walk to the centre of Cahuita, and the National Park entrance. There's a big supermarket, a couple of smaller ones, and plenty of places to eat. We went next door to Brigitte's for delicious pancakes in a lovely shaded setting (red and green frogs enjoyed the setting too!) A wonderful start to our Costa Rica holiday, we adapted to 'tico time' well here!
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: 1 April 2024
Mathieu
CanadaNothing, everything is perfect
The location is incredible and the setup is amazing (pool, rooms).
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: 14 March 2024
Carol
CanadaBeautiful property, quiet, birds and animals, hosts, accommodations.
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: 28 February 2024
Bob
United StatesThe room was a bit dark and dreary
The grounds were wonderful
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: 26 February 2024
Judith
United KingdomNothing, all was good.
I can't recommend this guesthouse enough. The owners are lovely and did everything to make sure you have the best stay. I saw more animals in the beautiful gardens than in the National parks. If you are lucky enough to find a reservation, don't hesitate, just book.
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: 5 February 2024
Sophie
CanadaPerfect! Staff is awesome.
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: 24 January 2024
Warren
CanadaNothing
Garden, pool, wildlife
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: 21 January 2024
Kerry
United KingdomNothing
The owner was just amazing. We arrived on Christmas Eve and were worried no one would be around. The lady could not help us enough. She helped us with taxis and made us feel very welcome (inc a tour of the grounds to spot Sloths and iguanas).
Stayed in December 2023
Reviewed: 18 January 2024
Marcin
PolandAwsome garden and natural „zoo”. Also decent accomodation, nice pool and quiet area. Very friendly owners! Paradise
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: 14 January 2024
Bree
AustraliaFacilities.
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: 7 January 2024
Nanette
CanadaWe liked everything.
It is a super beautiful property located at a top spot. Owner Pierre gave us a great little tour, showing us sloths, leguanas, spicy coloured frogs etc in the beautiful, big garden.
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: 29 December 2023
Vojko
CroatiaThe place is full of animals. In their garden you can see sloths, parrots, toucans, frogs, iguanas,even kinkajou. Pierre, the host was so nice and teached us how to find animals
Stayed in December 2023
Reviewed: 13 December 2023
Jayne
United KingdomLovely location, beautiful gardens, lots of animals to be seen and the owners were really helpful. Lots to do nearby, including hiking through the National Park, relaxing by the pool, swimming in the see, eating local food and a fabulous night of music and dancing at the nearby reggae bar.
Stayed in December 2023
Reviewed: 23 November 2023
Monica
United StatesThe location was perfect. It was very clean and beautiful! Pool was wonderful. Owner was very helpful and lovely!
Stayed in November 2023
Reviewed: 10 November 2023
Naomi
United KingdomThe walls dividing the two room were really thin.
It was incredible! Right next to the national park and beaches, staff were amazing!
Stayed in October 2023
Reviewed: 7 November 2023
Nina
Switzerlandnothing
animals everywhere in the garden, owners super eager to show them to us, got a little tour as soon as we arrived. beautiful garden, nice pool, right next to the beach.
Stayed in November 2023
Reviewed: 28 July 2023
Marek
NetherlandsFriendly staff, very clean and sufficient of everything. The garden is great with a lot of wildlife and the pool is perfect including all you can eat bananas 😀
Stayed in July 2023
Reviewed: 19 July 2023
Van
NetherlandsAbsolute winner was the garden and the pool. We saw loads of animals with some help by the owner (iguana, sloth, lizards). And after the sea, sand and sun in Bocas this was the perfect place for cool and refreshing relaxation.
Stayed in July 2023
Reviewed: 30 June 2023
Tom
United StatesNothing
Amazing place to stay! We extended our stay as it was so peaceful and beautiful. Owners are friendly and helpful in every way. Lots of animals on the property - daily sloths, iguanas, cahutis, frogs and crabs can be found through the gardens and trees. Beach is shaded with swings and hotel provides beach equipment (chairs, sand toys, towels, etc). Plenty of restaurants are close by - our favorite was the Reggae restaurant on the water two properties down.
Stayed in June 2023
Reviewed: 15 June 2023
Mollie
United Kingdomperfect facilities. clean. lots of wildlife to see. location to town was perfect. lots of activities. the owners were wonderful and happy to help and pointing out all the wildlife.
Stayed in June 2023
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