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Café de Playa Beach Front Hotel

3.0 star property

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Land view from property
Outdoor pool, sun loungers
Lunch and dinner served
Beach bar
In-room safe, free WiFi, bed sheets

Reviews

8.0 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Room service
  • Housekeeping
  • Pet friendly

Explore the area

Map
Playa El Coco, Calle La Chorrera, 900 Meters Este de Lizards, Sardinal, Guanacaste, 60111
  • Coco Beach
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Playa Hermosa
    ‪5 min drive‬
  • Playa Calzón de Pobre
    ‪7 min drive‬
  • Liberia (LIR-Daniel Oduber Intl.)
    ‪34 min drive‬

Room options

View all photos for Junior Room, 1 Queen Bed, Beachside

In-room safe, free WiFi, bed sheets

Junior Room, 1 Queen Bed, Beachside

  • Partial ocean view
  • 646 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

View all photos for Family Room, Beachside

In-room safe, free WiFi, bed sheets

Family Room, Beachside

  • 861 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

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About this property

Café de Playa Beach Front Hotel

3-star Sardinal hotel steps from Coco Beach
An outdoor pool, a restaurant, and a bar/lounge are available at this smoke-free hotel. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include a snack bar/deli, dry cleaning, and laundry facilities. Housekeeping is available on request.
Café de Playa Beach Front Hotel offers 5 accommodations with safes and coffee/tea makers. 32-inch flat-screen televisions come with cable channels.

Bathrooms include showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. This Sardinal hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor pool.
The hotel offers a restaurant and a snack bar/deli. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Wireless Internet access is complimentary. For a surcharge, the property provides an area shuttle within 50 kilometers and an airport shuttle (available 24 hours). This beach hotel also offers an outdoor pool, tour/ticket assistance, and a garden. Complimentary self parking is available on site.

Café de Playa Beach Front Hotel is a smoke-free property.

Onsite venue - This restaurant serves lunch and dinner.
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 transportation

  • Free offsite parking
  • 24-hour roundtrip airport shuttle on request for a surcharge
  • Area shuttle (surcharge) up to 50 km
  • Free self parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant
  • Snack bar/deli

Things to do

  • Outdoor pool

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • On the beach
  • Pool loungers

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • No elevator (single-level property)
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible pool
  • Wheelchair-accessible public washroom
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch flat-screen TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Limited room service

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Dryer
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 4 PM
Contactless check-in available
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); to arrange pick-up, guests must contact the property 72 hours prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
The front desk is open daily from 11 AM - 6:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours

Renovations and closures

The property will be renovating from May 9 2025 to May 11 2025 (completion date subject to change). The following areas are affected:
  • Select guestrooms
During renovations, the hotel will make every effort to minimize noise and disturbance.

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 20 per pet, per day, plus a deposit of USD 20.0 per stay
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
1 total pets

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Airport shuttle fee: USD 60 per vehicle (one-way, maximum occupancy 2)
  • Pet deposit: USD 20.0 per stay
  • Pet fee: USD 20 per pet, per day
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

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
Guests must contact this property in advance to reserve cribs/infant beds
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and window guards

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
A car is not required for transportation to and from this property

Property is also known as

Café Playa Beach Front Hotel Coco
Café Playa Beach Front Hotel
Café Playa Beach Front Coco
Café Playa Beach Front
Cafe Front Hotel Sardinal
Café de Playa Beach Front Hotel Hotel
Café de Playa Beach Front Hotel Sardinal
Café de Playa Beach Front Hotel Hotel Sardinal

Café de Playa Beach Front Hotel Reviews

Reviews

8.0

Very Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 52 out of 126 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 35 out of 126 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 23 out of 126 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 10 out of 126 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 6 out of 126 reviews

8.2/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

7.6/10

Amenities

7.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Justin

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
Good location on beach within walking distance to main town with shops and restaurants. Noisy at night. Amenities are falling apart or broken.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

6/10 Okay

Dean, Fort Collins

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
We arrived before checkin time but assumed we’d sit poolside if our room wasn’t ready. We weren’t sure where to check in since the front building had no signage. We asked at the bar and they were able to check us in early
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

4/10 Poor

Allen

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Nice cafe/ beachfront, that’s about. Rooms reminded me of a worn out Super 8 motel in the US. Second night there was , not only booming bass music from the hotel, but from some place Nextdoor/ and it went on until 3 in the morning. None of the guest could sleep. Recliners on beach are broken, no chairs luggage racks or hook to hang wet clothing from. Shower was terrible (plumbing, fixtures and pressure). Could not wait to check out. I would not recommend this hotel to anyone. Oh, and way overpriced for what you get. Website indicated laundry, they do not.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jason

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The patio is amazing!! Staff were awesome. And the hotel is at the end of the beach which I was told by the locals Is so much better because it's cleaner and the run off from the town is way on the other side. Quiet, clean, great service. Recommend.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

6/10 Okay

Darren

Traveled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Our room was a little tired. Handle fell off in the shower, toilet leaks, large gaps in the door that i stuffed plastic bags into trying to keep cockroaches out. Found 3 in our room in the one night stay. The property is nice and the staff are very friendly. We never ate here, but paid 32USD for 2 pina coladas.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

6/10 Okay

James

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Evelyn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Karen And Gary

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Beautiful view…right on the beach. Lovely people!
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Chad

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great location, rooms in good condition. Staff was very accommodating and friendly, ensuring the experience was perfect. I would stay here again for sure.
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2025

6/10 Okay

Elizabeth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Heidi

Traveled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This place is very cute with its central pool and seating/hammocks. The beach restaurant is quaint and has great seating options and loungers. The staff is super nice and friendly! That said the room seemed clean but smelled strongly like a urinal cake/clenser. The shower was meh clean and I woke up to a big dead roach by my shoes. The walkway placement makes it noisy and people were loud as was the rolling of the cleaning crew cart right outside our door. That said, we only stayed one night and it was good.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Rodney

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Jacquline

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Stephen

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
First off, if you don’t read any further, just know this is an incredible property with only a handful of rooms and a few steps to the beach. The dining area is overlooking the waves and every staff member goes out of their way to make your vacation memorable. That being said, here were the surprises. Nothing that’s a dealbreaker, but just unexpected. There are less than 10 rooms for the entire property, so the guest noise is quite minimal. That said, the rooms literally exit into the dining area. You can be woken in the morning to the sound of chairs, tables, and silverware moving. If you open your curtain, you will be face to face with employees or others eating. The walk along the beach from the hotel to the Main Street is a gorgeous start to every morning. Overall, we are quite happy we stayed here.
Stayed 6 nights in Jan 2025

4/10 Poor

Zachary

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

2/10 Terrible

Lori

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Not very nice.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Heather

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice and quiet property.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Dave

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

Great Boutique Beachfront Property

Cafe del Playa in Coco was amazing. A boutique beachfront small property with a nice room, super clean and very friendly staff. The dining area looking out at the beach was amazing.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

David

Traveled with group, Traveled with pets
Extremely friendly staff. Beautiful location. Food was excellent and beachfront property.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

Needs a deep cleaning

This place is pretty worn. It looks like it could be nice, but it really needs a good cleaning. There was dirt on the walls in the bathroom, the tile floor was gritty, and it smelled of mildew. It does have a great view of the ocean and the sunset, but you can get that anywhere on the beach. It was ok, but I would look somewhere else until the condition of the rooms improves.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jacob

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Love how close it was to the beach :)
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Russell

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Anthony

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great boutique hotel right on the beach. Staff was amazing and accommodating. Shout out to Isabella for all the local advice.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024

2/10 Terrible

Dale

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Teagan

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
This place was amazing and will be my go to place for whenever I stay in Costa Rica
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024