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Hotel California - Manuel Antonio

3.0 star property
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Outdoor pool
Marina
Aerial view
Lobby
Lobby

Reviews

7.6 out of 10

Good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Room service
  • Breakfast included
  • Pool
  • Housekeeping
  • Air conditioning

Explore the area

Map
2 KM on Main Road to Manuel Antonio Park, Quepos, Puntarenas, 6350
  • Manuel Antonio Nature Park & Wildlife Refuge
    2 min walk
  • Marina Pez Vela
    19 min walk
  • Cascada El Salto
    4 min drive
  • Quepos (XQP)
    12 min drive

Room options

View all photos for Deluxe Room, Ocean View

Deluxe Room, Ocean View

Deluxe Room, Ocean View

  • 15 sq m
  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

View all photos for Standard Room, Garden View

Room amenity

Standard Room, Garden View

  • 1.4 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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About the area

Quepos

With a stay at Hotel California - Manuel Antonio in Quepos (El Cerro), you'll be within a 15-minute drive of Manuel Antonio National Park and Manuel Antonio Beach. .This hotel is 0.1 mi (0.2 km) from Manuel Antonio Nature Park & Wildlife Refuge and 0.9 mi (1.5 km) from Rancho Tipico don Juan.

What's nearby

  • Manuel Antonio Nature Park & Wildlife Refuge - 2 min walk
  • Marina Pez Vela - 19 min walk
  • Playa La Macha - 4 min drive
  • Biesanz Beach - 13 min drive
  • Manuel Antonio Beach - 15 min drive

Getting around

  • Juan Santamaria Intl. Airport (SJO) - 158 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Runaway Grill - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Soda Sánchez - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Ristorante L' Angolo - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Gelateria Amorosi - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪El Lagarto - ‬18 min walk

About this property

Hotel California - Manuel Antonio

Hotel with free breakfast, near Manuel Antonio National Park
Hotel California - Manuel Antonio offers 28 accommodations, which are accessible via exterior corridors and feature safes and coffee/tea makers. Rooms open to balconies or patios. Televisions come with cable channels. Bathrooms include showers and complimentary toiletries.

This Quepos hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Housekeeping is offered daily and hair dryers can be requested.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor pool.

Children under 11 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool without adult supervision.

Make yourself at home in one of the 28 guestrooms featuring refrigerators. Rooms have private balconies or patios. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers.
Enjoy recreation amenities such as an outdoor pool or take in the view from a garden. Additional amenities at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, babysitting (surcharge), and wedding services.
Enjoy international cuisine at SUNSET GRILL, a family restaurant which features a bar/lounge and a pool view. You can also stay in and take advantage of the room service (during limited hours). Wrap up your day with a drink at the poolside bar. A complimentary cooked-to-order breakfast is served daily from 7 AM to 10 AM.
Featured amenities include complimentary wired internet access, express check-in, and express check-out. Free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary cooked-to-order breakfast is served each morning between 7 AM and 10 AM.
SUNSET GRILL - Overlooking the ocean and pool, this family restaurant specializes in international cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. Happy hour is offered.
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 and wired Internet

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site
  • Limited on-site parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Free cooked-to-order breakfast available daily 7 AM–10 AM
  • 1 restaurant
  • 1 poolside bar and 1 bar
  • Room service available

Restaurants on site

  • SUNSET GRILL

Things to do

  • Outdoor pool

Family friendly

  • Babysitting (surcharge)
  • Outdoor pool
  • Fridge

Conveniences

  • Front-desk safe

Guest services

  • Daily housekeeping
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Wedding services

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Picnic area

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

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer (on request)
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • 21-inch TV
  • TV channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Fridge

More

  • Access via exterior corridors
  • Desk
  • Phone
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: 10 PM
Contactless check-in available
Express check-in available

Check-out

Check-out before noon
Contactless check-out available
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staffed during limited hours

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals welcome)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Children up to the age of 11 years can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

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

We should mention

Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms
Children under 11 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool without adult supervision

Property is also known as

California Manuel Antonio
Hotel California Manuel Antonio Quepos
Manuel Antonio Hotel California
Hotel California Costa Rica/Manuel Antonio National Park
California Manuel Antonio Quepos
California Manuel Antonio
Hotel California - Manuel Antonio Hotel
Hotel California - Manuel Antonio Quepos
Hotel California - Manuel Antonio Hotel Quepos

Hotel California - Manuel Antonio Reviews

Reviews

7.6

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 39 out of 135 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 50 out of 135 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 32 out of 135 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 6 out of 135 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 8 out of 135 reviews" "

8.2/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

6.6/10

Amenities

7.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

John, Reno

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Our second stay at hotel California and it's busier it's changed. The location is awesome, the view, the jungle, the ocean and nature.
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nicely maintained property with nice views. At sunset we were always visited by a toucan! This was a great place to stay. Pool was great to have.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

JOHN

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Staff is great.
Josué at check in is great ! Our room had some black mold on the bathroom ceiling. But the hotel was also being repainted so I would think that will be taken care of soon.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

6/10 Okay

Lara, Atenas

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good location, beautiful view, poor breakfast
Mostly I would recommend this hotel. Staff is really helpful, room was relatively clean, mattress okay, good pillows. The fridge inside my room did not work but they a nice coffee machine which was not in the pics. Bathroom was clean and the balcony was lovely. The downside of my room is that you can't really close the doors of the balcony because the bed is blocking the way. You need to be quite strong to move the bed if you don't want to wake with the sunrise at 5 am. Breakfast food was edible, but not tasty. The view from the breakfast area is breathtaking and it was worth the poor feeding. It can be a bit tricky to find the hotel but it is well located if you are using Waze.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018

10/10 Excellent

Jim, San Jose, Costa Rica

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Slightly off main road - 2 minutes - giving a quiet and unhurried experience. My room had an ocean view. Avery good breakfast is included. I lucked out and the second night we had about a 30 minute rain in the evening, a perfect way to begin to drift off to sleep.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2018

8/10 Good

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Danish

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Pros: Very accessible to Manuel Antonio national park. Good breakfast. Bar/dinner open until 10pm with decent food. Clean pool. You can see iguanas and birds like toucans. Cons: Internet is horrible in the rooms. Room cleanliness.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2018

10/10 Excellent

Firas, Ottawa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel California
Hotel staff is very friendly. The rooms are very spacious and well maintained.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2018

6/10 Okay

Maria, Bogota

Liked: Cleanliness
Medium hotel with nice view
Hotel has a nice view but the beach is very dar away. Room was OK but common areas like the Pool, need some renovation. Pool is small also. The room is confortable and clean and is big. Hotel was OK for us for one night only. Food is good
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018

8/10 Good

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2017

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Amazing views from the room. Staff was great, but hotel needs updating.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2017

10/10 Excellent

Darrell, Arizona

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful, older hotel
Great hotel close to Manuel Antonio Park. Beautifully maintained with friendly, efficient staff.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2017

4/10 Poor

Felix, San Jose, Costa Rica

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Breakfast...
There was no one at reception to get breakfast in the morning because we were not placed on a breakfast list and they thought everyone had been served. Asked for the traditional plate, the tortillas, tomatoes and sour cream were not included as stated on the menu, we were later explained that the menus were out of date. Asked for two fried eggs, yolks were burst on both. The next day I specified not to burst the yolk and make sure they were cooked over easy. They later explained that the eggs were "bad quality" (concerning) and this is why the egg yolks had burst and why they weren't able to bring the eggs over easy, clearly the cook did not know how to prepare eggs over easy. Prices for food were overpriced at $13 per plate. There was a leak in the room as well. Beds were comfortable, TV was decent, air conditioning worked, shower had warm water but fluctuated to cold due to some malfunction. Pool was enjoyable and not too crowded for the most part. If I hadn't gotten an Expedia discount for the room I would've been very upset paying full price.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2017

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

Kirsten

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2017

2/10 Terrible

matthew, heredia costa rica

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
horrible place and it should be closed down
the out side , the inside is disgusting , the room is old and run down, the breakfast was simply YAK> cheap ticket I am asking for full refund of my money .please see the photos .
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2017

6/10 Okay

Elizabeth, Hotel California

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
beautiful torture
the room was beautiful. the climb to and from the room, pool, and restaurants was torture. I have severe arthritis and chronic health issues. I stayed in my room most of the time, because I couldnt do the climbing. the service at the restaurant was the worst ever. and the food was just ok. none of the wifi links ever connected to our phones. no matter where we were on the property.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
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10/10 Excellent

ivan & marta, virginia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Exceptional
The staff are true professionals and literally go out of their way to make your stay fabulous. They are warm and friendly making you feel genuinely welcomed. We had only booked one week but the staff's outstanding way of being, made us decide to book our second week here as well. Tucked away from the main road's noise & busyness. You can wake up every morning and have a delicious, hot, and free breakfast with a spectacular ocean view. We highly recommend this hotel.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Great views,Friendly, helpful staff. Wonderful included breakfast.

8/10 Good

jk

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing view
The reception guy who checked us in was lovely and friendly & gave us some good v advice add to where to spend the afternoon. our room was lovely and big with an amazing view over the jungle tip tree sea. The only thing that let it down was the slow service from the bar/kitche and not the best breakfast but good for Costa Rica. One thing to look out for is the turning been onto the main road is on a corner and its hard to see cars coming.