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Ocotal Beach Resort

3.5 star property
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3 outdoor pools
Property grounds
Select Comfort beds, in-room safe, blackout curtains
Aerial view
Beach views

Reviews

7.2 out of 10

Good

Popular amenities

  • Room service
  • Breakfast included
  • Pool
  • Housekeeping
  • Laundry
  • Parking included

Explore the area

Map
Playa Del Coco 1, Coco Beach, El Ocotal, Guanacaste, 99999
  • Ocotal Beach
    1 min walk
  • Bahia Pez Vela Beach
    4 min drive
  • Sugoi
    4 min drive
  • Liberia (LIR-Daniel Oduber Intl.)
    44 min drive

Room options

View all photos for Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds, Ocean View

Select Comfort beds, in-room safe, blackout curtains

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds, Ocean View

  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

Standard Double Room, 1 Queen Bed

  • Beach view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Bungalow, 2 Queen Beds

Bungalow, 2 Queen Beds

  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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About the area

El Ocotal

With a stay at Ocotal Beach Resort in Sardinal, you'll be near the bay, within a 10-minute drive of Coco Beach and Ocotal Beach. .This family-friendly resort is 11.5 mi (18.6 km) from Playa Potrero and 14.2 mi (22.8 km) from Flamingo Beach.
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What's nearby

  • Ocotal Beach - 1 min walk
  • Bahia Pez Vela Beach - 4 min drive
  • Coco Beach - 8 min drive
  • Diamante Eco Adventure Park - 20 min drive
  • Playa Calzón de Pobre - 32 min drive

Getting around

  • Daniel Oduber Intl. Airport (LIR) - 44 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Restaurante Ocotal - ‬37 min drive
  • ‪Sports Bar - ‬20 min drive
  • ‪Restaurante Liberia - ‬20 min drive
  • ‪Restaurante Papagayo - ‬21 min drive
  • ‪Coconutz Brewhouse - ‬6 min drive

About this property

Ocotal Beach Resort

Family-friendly resort with 3 outdoor pools and free breakfast
Ocotal Beach Resort offers 59 air-conditioned accommodations with safes and coffee/tea makers. Rooms open to balconies or patios. Beds feature Select Comfort mattresses. Flat-screen televisions come with cable channels. Bathrooms include rainfall showerheads, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. Additionally, rooms include ceiling fans and blackout drapes/curtains. Housekeeping is provided daily.
3 outdoor swimming pools are on site.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Make yourself at home in one of the 59 air-conditioned rooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Your room comes with a Select Comfort bed. Rooms have private balconies or patios. Cable television is provided for your entertainment. Private bathrooms have rainfall showerheads and complimentary toiletries.
Take in the views from a rooftop terrace and a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access. Additional features at this resort include concierge services, babysitting (surcharge), and shopping on site. Getting to the surf and sand is a breeze with the complimentary beach shuttle.
Grab a bite to eat at Roca Bruja, a beachfront restaurant where you can take in the ocean view and dine alfresco. You can also stay in and take advantage of the room service (during limited hours). A complimentary full breakfast is served daily from 6:30 AM to 10 AM.
Featured amenities include laundry facilities and a safe deposit box at the front desk. Free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary full breakfast is served each morning between 6:30 AM and 10 AM.
Roca Bruja - This restaurant is located on the beach. Guests can order drinks at the bar and enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting). A children's menu is available.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available
  • Free beach shuttle

Food and drink

  • Free full breakfast available daily 6:30 AM–10 AM
  • 1 restaurant
  • Room service available

Restaurants on site

  • Roca Bruja

Things to do

  • 3 outdoor pools
  • Boat tours
  • Ecotours
  • Fishing
  • Motor-boating
  • Sailing
  • Scuba diving
  • Shopping
  • Snorkelling
  • Tennis

Family friendly

  • 3 outdoor pools
  • Babysitting (surcharge)
  • In-room childcare (surcharge)
  • Laundry facilities
  • Supervised childcare (surcharge)

Conveniences

  • Front-desk safe

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Laundry facilities
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Wedding services

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Rooftop terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel

More

  • Beach towels

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Ceiling fan
  • Select comfort bed

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Rainfall showerhead

Entertainment

  • TV channels
  • Flat-screen TV

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker

More

  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: 10 PM

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staffed during limited hours

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards

Property is also known as

Ocotal Beach
Ocotal Beach Resort
Ocotal Beach Resort Resort
Ocotal Beach Resort El Ocotal
Ocotal Beach Resort Resort El Ocotal

Ocotal Beach Resort Reviews

Reviews

7.2

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 74 out of 347 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 126 out of 347 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 87 out of 347 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 32 out of 347 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 28 out of 347 reviews" "

7.6/10

Cleanliness

7.6/10

Staff & service

6.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

8/10 Good

Loy, Pasadena, MD.

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
Stunning views
Some of the most spectacular views I have ever seen

2/10 Terrible

a.

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Find somewhere else to stay.
I'll make this quick and honest. The staff barely acknowledged us. The lights in our room did not work and there was no phone to contact the staff. The room had not been recently cleaned. There were only sheets on the beds. Giant iguanas dominated the pools/hot tub. We left the minute the sun came up and the reception was locked and closed so there was no staff present to check out with.

6/10 Okay

amanda , chicago il

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Amazing views. Secluded and very romantic.
Far walk to the beach. Standard free breakfast. Outdated rooms. Amazing pool overlooking the best view in Costa Rica. Very secluded. You need a car or will have to taxi everywhere.

6/10 Okay

Suzie, Alaska

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Ocotal beach, picture perfect
We had a great stay. The views were amazing of the ocean. Very relaxing, good food at the restaurant. Rooms are clean but need a few upgrades. Pools are wonderful with great views but pool chairs need repair. I would stay again.

8/10 Good

Lakshminarayanan, Houston, TX

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
awesome views...wish it was better maintained
Views to die for. You will get the best sunset view from the infinity pool here. You have easy access to the beach itself. They have a Jacuzzi and a beach facing tennis court also. I just wish the pools and the entire surrounding is maintained a bit better. The bath tubs were rusty. There were ants on the table. Couple of pools were left uncleansed. The reception is missing people most of the time. No phones in the room so you end up waiting at the reception all the time. For the price, this is still a great place.

10/10 Excellent

Patricia, Costa Rica.

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Spectacular views peaceful locaton.
Peaceful and beautiful location. We were only there for one night, but hope to go back again very soon. Helpful and friendly staff. Close to Coco if you should want crowds or other restaurants and services, but away from the noise, hussle and bussle. Great value!

2/10 Terrible

Silvia, San Jose

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Like 'The Shining' only in summer
Terrible hotel!! The photos on the site were probably taken years ago, when someone actually took care of the property. No staff anywhere to be seen, decks looked like if you stepped on them, you'd fall, "beach towels" were really way overused hand towels, we did not dare try breakfast. On top of it all, just collected 1 reward night even though we stayed 2.

6/10 Okay

eva , new york

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
good vacations and no too expensive.
is a quiet and beautiful place.if you are looking for something no too luxurious this is it. they need to remodel the reception and the restaurant.asap.

6/10 Okay

Tico, GA

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice ocean view
There is lack of maintenance in all areas, glass door to the balcony stuck, shower door imposible to close, a lot of missing poeces in the wood floor. Very old TV.

6/10 Okay

David, Texas

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Okay a bit rundown hotel close to the beach.
My wife and I were very excited to stay here. We looked at pictures on Expedia and everything seemed great. Once we got there we were a little disappointed. We read reviews about the maintenance not being taken care of and they are absolutely right. Although its cheap and on the beach, it definitely can use a lot of remodeling; the gym (which was kinda a joke), pools, hot tub, rooms, eating area, and a little other things. We didn't get the room we requested, but they did work with us and we only paid for one night instead of two. I would recommend this hotel to you, but I would definitely say DO NOT HAVE ANY EXPECTATIONS! We went to different beaches around Ocotal, and I would say that Ocotal was the best beach around that area. Although this wasn't our favorite hotel, we made the very best to enjoy it and made sure we had fun.

4/10 Poor

Frank, Boston

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Needs repairs
The patio was severely damaged do to erosion. Only one patio door worked. The shower sliding door did not work. The towels where small and rough. The WIFI worked ONLY at the restaurant. Be ready for walking up and down a steep hill (it is on a hillside overlooking the water). The beaches where black sand. Not too many people around. We rented a car, which was worth it. The place could use some updating, so don't expect a 3 or 4 rating on this. Leaves constantly fell into the pool, but someone came by at least once a day to clean the pool.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Nice hotel but needs a lot of maintenance.
Hotel is nice located and staff does their work but needs a lot of maintenance. Ice machine does not work, water is permanently leaking in our bathtub, door key does not work. Had to wait almost 24 hours for our towels. Same breakfast every morning and kitchen and bar dirty floor. Pool bar not working and used dishes on the area for days. Workers do what they can but don't have the tools. Looks like management is not interested in this business.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
amazing hotel, awesome views... need more work to keep installations in better shape

6/10 Okay

Ronnie, Zarcero, Costa Rica

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
hotel with great ocean views. rooms are comfortable and breakfast was acceptable. It is unfortunate that apparently the owners have decided to stop investing in improvements and maintenance, you can see a significant degree of neglect in their facilities.

4/10 Poor

Omega, San Jose, Costa Rica

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Nice room in front of the beach
The hotel used to be great, now is not. It looks like maintenance is not a word they know. The gym and the tennis court are in ruins, the pools are not very well-looked-after, however the rooms are still great, just a few steps from the beach. Bungalows with numbers in the 200-206 are closer to the beach and not up the hill, walking up the hill is terrible, you have to do it every mooring for breakfast. The beach is beautiful, just a little small, and lots of local people catching fish makes the place a little unpleasant. The view at the restaurant is the best, beautiful. For dinning and almost everything you want to do, you have to drive to Playas del Coco, just a 5 min drive.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Ant infested
there were red ants everywhere and the air conditioner was not powerful enough to completely cool the room. Several people in our party woke up with multiple bites (presumably by the ants). The free breakfast was hardly worth the price! They had white bread, warm watermelon, pineapple, and two dispensers with generic cereal.

6/10 Okay

Olger

8/10 Good

fanny

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
The view
It worth the stay just for the beautiful views from the room and the restaurant. The pools arent very cleans but the beach is two steps away.

8/10 Good

Antonio, San Jose, Costa Rica

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Great Place. Unbelievable ocean view.
Great Place. Well located. Ocean view is unbelievable. Good food.

6/10 Okay

William

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

6/10 Okay

Juan, Costa Rica

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
low cost, nice hotel
Great view, nice location, the hotel needs maintenance and it cool be much better with few simple things, like hide some old scraps of maintenance, some lights not working, ice machine not working, and some other few things, the staff is very nice and the restaurant with very good food.

4/10 Poor

rob h., texas

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
staff is warm and friendly hotel was probably once a really nice place but now the toilet doesnt work , shower was missing drain plug, only two towels in room , the glass doors you have to lock manually every time in or out , iguanas though cool are everywhere and make noise at night, bed was terrible sheets hadnt been changed, pools were dirty, hottub didnt work, the place was empty and those who were staying usually checked out after 1 night very dissapointed definitely looks better than it is although the views are great hotel only 1 star at best.

4/10 Poor

John , Chicago

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Past Glory
This must have been an elegant hotel at one time. The layout and views are fantastic. You will not find a better place to watch the sunset in Costa Rica than the deck at the restaurant no one seems to eat at. But you can drink there anytime. The place, beach and Ocotel area seem very safe and they are very private. You will have a quiet little beach virtually all to yourself with birds, iguanas and even monkeys in the trees. The flowers, the soft waves, the black sand, beautiful shells and beach side bar/café are awesome. But don't expect everything here. The trade off is that repair and upkeep of the place is badly needed to return it to the 4-5 stars it once was. You may not always have hot water, the safe may not lock, the sliding doors take two adults to slide open, the parquet floor pieces are a daily puzzle to re-assemble, no hot in any of the hot tubs or jets that worked, breakfast of rice beans and fried plantains gets a bit old. Coco Beach with all the resturants and bars is a quick 10 minute drive if you want action. Buy some local fruit, some cold local beer and enjoy just sitting on your patio looking over the beach....

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Worth the money
It's a nice hotel in a beautiful location. We went down to coco beach everyday, which was only a $6 cab ride. The only problem we had was with the beach. There is a beach there but not what you would think when you think Costa Rica.

10/10 Excellent

Sam, Costa Rica

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Vire is unbelievable!!! Service exceptional!!!
We decided to go for our Anniversary, got a free upgrade to the Honeymoon Suite!!! Didn't even ask for it, a bottle of wine, refreshments!!! One of the best hotels and will definitely return on a regular basis!!!