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Santa Elena Lodge

2.5 star property

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Exterior
Reception
Family Quadruple Room
Front of property
Living area

Reviews

9.8 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Housekeeping
  • Laundry
  • Breakfast included
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
Ruta 914, 506 83823030, Santa Elena, Guanacaste Province
  • Santa Rosa National Park
    ‪9 min drive‬
  • Junquillal Beach
    ‪10 min drive‬
  • Playa Coco
    ‪41 min drive‬
  • Liberia (LIR-Daniel Oduber Intl.)
    ‪62 min drive‬

Room options

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Family Quadruple Room

Family Quadruple Room

  • Sleeps 6
  • 3 Queen Beds

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Basic Double Room Single Use, 1 Queen Bed

Basic Double Room Single Use, 1 Queen Bed

  • Hill view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Basic Quadruple Room

Basic Quadruple Room

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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About the area

Cuajiniquil

When you stay at Santa Elena Lodge in Santa Elena, you'll be near the beach and within a 5-minute drive of Playa Guaria. .This hotel is 2.5 mi (4.1 km) from Area de Conservación Guanacaste and 3.2 mi (5.1 km) from Junquillal Beach.

What's nearby

  • Santa Rosa National Park - 9 min drive - 7.7 km
  • Junquillal Beach - 10 min drive - 5.2 km
  • Playa Copal - 34 min drive - 16.2 km
  • Playa Coco - 41 min drive - 21.3 km
  • Playa Jobo - 44 min drive - 21.9 km

Getting around

  • Daniel Oduber Intl. Airport (LIR) - 62 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Restaurante Arrecife - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪El Indio Desnudo Bar & Grill - ‬32 min drive
  • ‪Marisqueria Boulevard - ‬18 min walk
  • ‪Bar y Ret Marakabu - ‬14 min drive
  • ‪Bar/Piscina EcoBeach Hotell - ‬33 min drive

About this property

Santa Elena Lodge

Hotel in Santa Elena with free breakfast and a coffee shop
Santa Elena Lodge offers 5 accommodations. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access (speed: 250+ Mbps (good for 3–5 people or up to 10 devices)). Bathrooms include showers. Change of towels and change of bedsheets can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.
Make yourself at home in one of the 5 guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms with showers are provided.
Make use of convenient amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access, gift shops/newsstands, and a communal living room.
Enjoy a meal at the restaurant or snacks in the hotel's coffee shop/cafe. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. A complimentary local cuisine breakfast is served daily from 7:00 AM to 8:30 AM.
Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, multilingual staff, and refrigerator in a common area. Free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary local cuisine breakfast is served each morning between 7:00 AM and 8:30 AM.
Santa Elena Lodge has a restaurant on site.

Languages

English, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 250+ Mbps (good for 3–5 people or up to 10 devices)
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Electric car charging station on site
  • Free covered self parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking and van parking available
  • Onsite parking options include a garage

Food and drink

  • Free local cuisine breakfast available daily 7:00 AM to 8:30 AM
  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • Shopping
  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • Grocery/convenience store

Conveniences

  • Gift shop/newsstand
  • Grocery/convenience store
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Shared refrigerator

Guest services

  • Change of bedsheets (on request)
  • Change of towels on request
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff

Outdoors

  • In a nature reserve

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • 11 accessible parking spaces
  • Front entrance ramp
  • Handrails in stairways (80 centimetre high)
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible business centre
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk (102 centimetre high)
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant
  • Wheelchair-accessible van parking
  • Wheelchairs on site

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
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 - 10:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours

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

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, debit cards, and cash

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

Santa Elena Lodge Hotel
Santa Elena Lodge Santa Elena
Santa Elena Lodge Hotel Santa Elena

Santa Elena Lodge Reviews

Reviews

9.8

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 13 out of 16 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 3 out of 16 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 16 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 16 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 16 reviews

10/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Staff & service

9.2/10

Amenities

9.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Pilar

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was clean and comfortable, it had all the items we needed. The location was great to explore various beaches around the area (we visited 8 or 9 but there are over 40!). Food was really good and service was incredible. Don Manuel and his family are great hosts.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Thomas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Familia de propiedad si desea una auténtica estancia costarricense con áreas para caminar y actividades de playa oceánica. Este es un buen lugar para ir por un par de días.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We enjoyed our stay for 2 nights in a friendly, family environment. Close to grocery and souvenir shopping. Also close to Santa Rosa National Park and other natural areas and beaches.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Noemy

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness
Personalized attention by the owners make a difference. Well located place.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

STEVE

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wonderful owner and his family cared for us during our stay in this wonderful hand crafted place with beautiful woodwork and friendly caring staff. Room was nice, clean and beds were comfortable. Service and food were excellent and the staff were very helpful with ideas about fun things to do in the area. Definitely want to come back soon and spend more time!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Yamil

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Love this place, the attention from all the staff is very friendly
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Janis

Travelled with family

Santa Elena Lodge in northern Costa Rica

Lovely lodge off the beaten path. Owners accommodating and very friendly. Located near several beaches and nature reserves. Breakfast included was mediocre.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

lorena

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Personale gentilissimo, ristorante qualità prezzo ottima.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024