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Hotel El Encanto

4.0 star property
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Deluxe Suite, 1 Bedroom, Partial Ocean View
2 outdoor pools, pool loungers
Beach nearby, black sand, snorkelling
Deluxe Suite, 1 Bedroom, Partial Ocean View | Balcony view
Studio

Reviews

9.4 out of 10

Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast included
  • Pool
  • Bar
    Bar
  • Room service
    Room service
  • 24/7 front desk
    24/7 front desk
  • Spa
    Spa

Explore the area

Map
300 meters west of Cahuita, Cahuita, Limon, 70403
  • Negra Beach
    4 min walk
  • Playa Cahuita
    11 min walk
  • Blanca Beach
    11 min walk
  • Limon (LIO)
    40 min drive

Room options

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Superior Double Room

Superior Double Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Superior Bungalow | Terrace/patio

Superior Bungalow

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 2 Twin Beds

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Triple Standard 2nd Floor

Triple Standard 2nd Floor

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Twin Bed and 1 Queen Bed

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Premium bedding, in-room safe, free WiFi, bed sheets

Family Triple Room

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Queen Bed

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Superior Triple Room | Terrace/patio

Superior Triple Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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Standard Quadruple Room

Standard Quadruple Room

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Deluxe Suite, 1 Bedroom, Partial Ocean View | Living area

Deluxe Suite, 1 Bedroom, Partial Ocean View

  • 80 sq m
  • Partial ocean view
  • Sleeps 5
  • 1 King Bed and 2 Twin Beds

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Standard Double Room | View from room

Standard Double Room

  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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Standard Triple Room

Standard Triple Room

  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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Studio

Studio

  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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About the area

Cahuita

With a stay at Hotel El Encanto in Cahuita, you'll be near the beach, just a 4-minute walk from Negra Beach and 11 minutes by foot from Playa Cahuita. .This beach hotel is 0.5 mi (0.9 km) from Cahuita National Park and 0.6 mi (0.9 km) from Blanca Beach.

What's nearby

  • Negra Beach - 4 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Playa Cahuita - 11 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Blanca Beach - 11 min walk - 1.0 km
  • Puerto Vargas Station - 6 min drive - 4.7 km
  • Playa Grande - 8 min drive - 4.7 km

Restaurants

  • ‪Soda Kawe - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪Del Rita Paty's - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪Bar & Restaurant Cahuita National Park - ‬11 min walk
  • ‪Restaurante sobre las Olas - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Restaurante Italiano Cahuita - ‬6 min walk

About this property

Hotel El Encanto

Elegant beach hotel and 2 outdoor swimming pools
Hotel El Encanto offers 8 air-conditioned accommodations with safes and complimentary toiletries. Beds feature premium bedding. Cable television is provided.

Bathrooms include showers. This Cahuita hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.

2 outdoor swimming pools are on site.

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

Guests can pamper themselves by indulging in the onsite spa services. Services include facials, body scrubs, and manicures and pedicures.
Make yourself at home in one of the 8 air-conditioned guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have showers and complimentary toiletries. Conveniences include safes and ceiling fans, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Relax and unwind with massages and facials. This hotel also features complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and a television in a common area.
Enjoy a meal at the restaurant or snacks in the coffee shop/cafe. The hotel also offers room service (during limited hours). Mingle with other guests at the complimentary reception, held daily. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. A complimentary full breakfast is served daily from 7 AM to 9 AM.
Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, a 24-hour front desk, and multilingual staff. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available on request), and free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary full breakfast is served each morning between 7 AM and 9 AM. A complimentary manager's reception is offered each day.
Hotel El Encanto has a restaurant on site.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

Catalan, English, French, German, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site
  • Return airport shuttle (surcharge) from 6:00 AM to 7:00 PM
  • Airport shuttle on request

Food and drink

  • Free full breakfast available daily 7 AM–9 AM
  • 1 restaurant and 1 coffee shop/cafe
  • 1 bar
  • Free daily reception
  • Room service available
  • Coffee/tea in a common area

Things to do

  • 2 outdoor pools
  • Horse riding/hire
  • Snorkelling
  • Spa services

Family friendly

  • 2 outdoor pools
  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • Banquet hall
  • Front-desk safe
  • Library

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Concierge services
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Laundry facilities
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour/ticket assistance

Business services

  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Picnic area
  • Pool sunloungers
  • Terrace

Spa

  • Body scrubs
  • Facials
  • Manicures and pedicures
  • Massages

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have any lifts
  • Accessible airport shuttle

More

  • Smoke-free property
  • TV in lobby

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Bed sheets
  • Ceiling fan
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Shower
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • 32-inch TV
  • TV channels

More

  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 9 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 26.0 per day
Cribs (infant beds) are available for USD 10.0 per day

Payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • Breakage deposit: USD 700 per stay
  • A damage deposit of USD 700 will be collected before check-in.

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Airport shuttle fee: USD 200 per vehicle (one-way, maximum occupancy 4)
  • Crib (infant bed) fee: USD 10.0 per day
  • Rollaway bed fee: USD 26.0 per day

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

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
This property reserves the right to pre-authorize the guest's credit card prior to arrival.

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property

Property is also known as

El Encanto Cahuita
Hotel El Encanto Cahuita
Hotel El Encanto Hotel
Hotel El Encanto Cahuita
Hotel El Encanto Hotel Cahuita

Hotel El Encanto Reviews

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 71 out of 91 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 12 out of 91 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 6 out of 91 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 91 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 91 reviews" "

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

9.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Elizabeth

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities
The cottages were perfect, great bathrooms, air conditioning, fans, comfortable beds but with awful pillows. The grounds were also perfect and beautiful with two small swimming pools. What needs improvement is their customer service. They made a mistake with the number of beds in our room. Instead of comping us or apologizing, they had us wait and pay an extra fee for the additional bed. We were never given complimentary drinks as per their cards in the room, nor were we given two for one drinks during happy hour. I asked on two occasions before booking if the restaurant provides vegan breakfast and if they have vegan choices for dinner. The breakfast was by far the worst breakfast we had in Costa Rica. I was offered dry stale bread with thin slices of avocado and two slices of tomato. No rice and beans like all the other hotels. The fruit was delicious. We had dinner once there on our first night and the bean burger was soft and not good so we decided not to eat there again. If visiting this area again, I would not stay here and probably stay in the Punta Uva area with better beaches, restaurants, more hotels to choose from and just more to do overall. This hotel has a lot going for it but the customer service and subpar food has made us think twice. Coffee only available after 7am even though tours start early in Costa Rica and you’re up at 4:30 or 5, and there is no coffee, and the breakfast we were given to go had no vegan options.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Monica, Centennial

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing little hotel across the street from the beach. Fantastic restaurant, coffee shop/deli right on the beach as well. Sloths in the trees, birds, super nice for such a small and remote town.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

gerard

Travelled with family
Receptionist gave us a garden tour introducing us to many CR plants and birds and iguana, sloths hiding. Made to feel very welcome. Ate at the restaurant— server very good and food excellent. Would recommend.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

LAURA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Grant, Brighton

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I absolutely loved this hotel. Spent my birthday here. Staff are fantastic, grounds are beautiful, breakfasts are great. Excellent location - a short walk to restaurants and the national park. It’s spotlessly clean as well and has aircon. It even has its own resident wild sloth in the gardens as well as lizards and frogs. There is nothing not to like, really enjoyed it 10/10
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Jose

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Liked the location, close to the beach, privacy and safety.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

chiara

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Absolutely beautifully managed property. Staff was very kind. Would stay here again.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sunrise

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely family trip to Cahuita
We loved our stay at Hotel El Encanto. The pool was the perfect temperature and never too crowded. The restaurant onsite had great food and drinks. We got a two bedroom room and it was spacious and comfortable. During our stay we saw multiple frogs and a toucan; it was a great experience! And the town of Cahuita had so many great restaurants and little shops, but wasn't super crowded our touristy - we loved it!
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Juan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
El hotel es muy limpio, el servicio excelente.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Charming and well-appointed. A classy little boutique hotel in the truest sense of the word. A true oasis in this part of Costa Rica.

10/10 Excellent

Leslie

Travelled with group
Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Beautiful hotel
Beautiful place looks just like the photos. Restaurant food was good and staff there and at reception were nice and efficient. Definitely recommend!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Mary

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Across the road from little local beaches, the hotel and our cabana felt like an oasis to return to after snorkeling in the national park or hiking. The staff were very helpful and we enjoyed our stay. We saw sloths and monkeys right on the property.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Mehdi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfy rooms, nice properties!
Perfect stay: the property is beautiful (amazing garden, with many frogs and birds), nice pool (warm, but not too warm!), the beach is walking distance, so is the heart of the city with shops and restaurants. Suggestion: something extra with the eggs at breakfast ? After nice fruits and toasts (with delicious jam!), we got some fried eggs later alone on a plate is a bit odd. Maybe bringing them at the beginning / together with everything else would have helped. Service was pleasant: very nice people ! The Cahuita park is close by and is a gem. We stayed two nights in a superior room with a king bed: these are in isolated bungalow, very privy and comfy.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kristi

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This property is so beautiful! The quietness...the ambience, the food, the wildlife, everything was beautifully amazing. The staff was so kind and accommodating. Playa Negra is just a couple minute walk down the street. Where you can enjoy a local beer, music or some good food.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

Simon

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Florence

Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2023

8/10 Good

Kathryn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

laura

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is a lovely romantic Pura Vida experience with amazing wildlife including a sloth and singing birds, gorgeous garden and comfy cabins. Loved the breakfasts and caring staff! The pools were refreshing too! Perfect spot to experience Costa Rica! Highly recommended!
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Eliza

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Had a great time, the service was great
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Donald Peffer

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2021

10/10 Excellent

Lindsay

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved the pool, fresh breakfast, and general loveliness of the grounds and room.
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2022

6/10 Okay

Donald

El Encanto has charm but the lack of air conditioning on hot nights is a big minus.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022

8/10 Good

Marc

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice, quiet place to stay in Cahuita. Rooms were very well kept. Local beaches are a short walk and not over crowded. Pool area is very pretty, especially at night.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2022

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
El Encanto was everything we’d hoped it would be: a beautiful, quiet setting close to town; a room that was clean, comfortable well appointed; a friendly and helpful staff, and delicious meals. We would definitely stay there again. Wonderful!
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2021