Located in Guácimo, Hotel Los Ríos is a 3-minute drive from Caribbean Botanical Garden and 10 minutes from Caribbean Rainforest Sloth. .This spa hotel is 4.5 mi (7.3 km) from Las Golondrinas Waterfall and 5.2 mi (8.4 km) from Earth University.
What's nearby
Caribbean Botanical Garden - 3 min drive - 1.9 km
Earth University - 10 min drive - 8.5 km
Centro America Autonomous University - 13 min drive - 12.5 km
Las Golondrinas Waterfall - 14 min drive - 7.3 km
Guapiles Central Park - 14 min drive - 13.4 km
Getting around
Juan Santamaria Intl. Airport (SJO) - 102 min drive
Restaurants
Soda La Cabaña - 2 min drive
Restaurante Bambú - 9 min drive
Bar Sagitario - 10 min drive
Restaurante Brisas del Río - 8 min drive
Paquito Restaurante - 6 min drive
About this property
Hotel Los Ríos
Hotel in Guácimo with a full-service spa and free breakfast
Hotel Los Ríos offers 20 air-conditioned accommodations with bathrobes and complimentary toiletries. 21-inch LCD televisions come with cable channels.
Bathrooms include showers and bidets. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.
An outdoor pool and a children's pool are on site. Other recreational amenities include a fitness center.
Guests can indulge in a pampering treatment at the hotel's full-service spa. Services include massages. The spa is open select days.
Make yourself at home in one of the 20 air-conditioned rooms featuring LCD televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with showers feature complimentary toiletries and bidets. Conveniences include desks, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Relax at the full-service spa, where you can enjoy massages. If you're looking for recreational opportunities, you'll find an outdoor pool and a fitness center. Additional features at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, tour/ticket assistance, and a picnic area.
Enjoy a meal at Las Terrazas, or stay in and take advantage of the hotel's room service (during limited hours). Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. A complimentary buffet breakfast is served on weekdays from 6:30 AM to 10:00 AM and on weekends from 7:30 AM to 10:00 AM.
Featured amenities include a business center, dry cleaning/laundry services, and luggage storage. Free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary buffet breakfast is served on weekdays between 6:30 AM and 10:00 AM and on weekends between 7:30 AM and 10:00 AM.
Las Terrazas - Onsite theme restaurant.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
Languages
English, Spanish
Property amenities
Internet
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Parking and transport
Free self parking on site
Wheelchair-accessible parking available
Food and drink
Free buffet breakfast available 6:30 AM to 10:00 AM on weekdays and 7:30 AM to 10:00 AM on weekends
A bar/lounge
A restaurant
Restaurants on site
Las Terrazas
Things to do
Children's pool
Full-service spa
Gym
Outdoor pool
Family friendly
Children's pool
Laundry facilities
Outdoor pool
Conveniences
Laundry facilities
Limited-hour front desk
Luggage storage
Guest services
Dry cleaning/laundry service
Housekeeping (daily)
Tour and ticket assistance
Business services
Business centre
Meeting rooms
Outdoors
Garden
Picnic area
Pool loungers
Terrace
Full-service spa
Massage
Spa open select days
Accessibility
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
Raised toilet seat
Upper floors accessible by stairs only
Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
Wheelchair-accessible parking
Room amenities
Bathroom
Bidet
Dressing gowns
Free toiletries
Private bathroom
Shampoo
Shower
Soap
Toilet paper
Towels provided
Entertainment
21-inch LCD TV with cable channels
Food and drink
Limited room service
More
Air conditioning
Desk
Policies
Check-in
Check-in start time: 2:30 PM; Check-in end time: 10 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18
Check-out
Check-out before noon
Special check-in instructions
The front desk is open daily from 7:00 AM - 10 PM
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staffed during limited hours
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 48 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation
Access methods
Front desk (limited hours)
Pets
Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)
Children and extra beds
Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available
Payment types
Important information
Fees
You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:
Breakage deposit: CRC 30000 per stay
We have included all charges provided to us by the property.
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; cash is not accepted
We should mention
This property does not have elevators
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms
Property is also known as
Hotel Los Ríos Guácimo
Hotel Los Ríos Guacimo
Los Ríos Guácimo
Hotel Los Rios Guacimo Costa Rica
Hotel Los Ríos Hotel
Hotel Los Ríos Guácimo
Hotel Los Ríos Hotel Guácimo
Hotel Los Ríos Reviews
Reviews
8.4
Very good
All reviews shown are from real guest experiences. Only travellers who have booked a stay with us can submit a review. We verify reviews according to our guidelines and publish all reviews, positive or negative.
We booked the deluxe room and then was told there was no AC in it so upgraded to suite and paid extra.
When we went into the suite it smelled of mold really bad so we went back to the front desk to ask if we could have another room.
They put as back in the deluxe and didn't refund our money for the upgrade.
Fairly quiet for being right off the busy highway. Not a place that I would want to stay for vacation but it was acceptable for stop over. Good breakfast included.
Power went out 7 times at the hotel.
AC did not cool well. Only 1 toilet paper and 1 bottle of water was in the room and it was 3 of us for 2 nights. No mini fridge, no saftey box. Could not turn off porch's light and the curtains were not dark enough so room was bright while trying to sleep. Property is nice and food is good but in general too expensive for what we received.
Meryl
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023
6/10 Okay
Vanessa
Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children, Travelled with partner
25 Jun 2023
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Staff kept the rooms clean, however some of the rooms had excessive mold. The staff was also picky about toilet tissue and towels. Most importantly they were also picky about money, whether bills were wrinkled, but did not even have a money pen to check if the bills were real. There were just too many inconveniences that should have been overlooked by the hotel staff, especially because my family brought a lot of business to them for over a week.
No mini fridge. No safe. No hair dryer on request. Worked well for our day trip to Rainforest Adventures Braulio Carrillo though. A little porch off the room with no seating, which wasn’t very convenient. Maybe I was just unlucky but received undercooked ( raw in the middle) chicken and a snotty egg omelet at the restaurant which was off putting. Overall we were happy to pack up and leave.
Bathrooms have no ventilation or extractor. The room had some stains in the ceiling due to humidity, but overall it isn’t terrible and the location is very convenient
Beautiful hotel entry……tropical flora…..several varieties of birds. Checkin was very easy and fast…allowed us to checkin early. Room very spacious….sliding doors…..view of the front of the hotel….local traffic in the background. A path exists through the surrounding rain forest….our daily nature walks looking for local wildlife. The swimming pool is excellent. Complimentary breakfast buffet was very delicious and hefty….traditional dishes. I highly recommend this hotel…..simply don’t allow the nearby traffic noise to bother you….at nights…..those lories/big rigs are lit up….looks like a Christmas lights parade passing by.
Veronica
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2021
6/10 Okay
Edward
9 Dec 2021
We were excited to stay here when we booked the hotel. Upon arriving and using our room we were not over joyed with the conditions. Very plain, no hand bath towels, mold on the ceiling, the soap tray for the shower was on the ground in the shower, the front door had see through cracks to the outside, no refrigerator... again very, very plain for the money.
Edward
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021
8/10 Good
Verified traveller
Travelled with partner
29 Jun 2021
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
This place is clearly working hard to have an upscale appearance, but is a little bit unusual, and doesn't quite live up to their upscale persona (thankfully - otherwise I wouldn't be able to afford it). The staff provide excellent customer service. One unusual thing is that they have a card switch slot on the wall that you put a card in so that the electricity or AC works or something. This was a first for me, but apparently it's more common in certain countries. Also, they have a rule that you can't bring any outside food or beverages into your room, only food from their restaurant. So if you have a special diet or a tight food budget, I don't think this would be the right place for you. Having said that, the pool looked very nice, but it was raining when I was there so I didn't use it. One major design flaw of their rooms is that it doesn't seem like the bathroom has any ventilation, so all the steam from the shower and smells from the toilet just drift into the room. Now, the things that makes this a worthwhile place to stay....1)It's a good pit stop on the way to or from the Caribbean side of the country, as rain and construction are common, making the trip longer and more stressful than you might think. 2) They have a very nice well maintained path along the river that is behind their hotel. It's a very nice little walk for viewing birds and lizards and whatnot.