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Hotel La Dolce Vita

2.5 star property

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On the beach, windsurfing, surfing, rowing
Panoramic Apartment, 1 Bedroom, Ocean View | Balcony
Outdoor pool
Panoramic Apartment, 1 Bedroom, Ocean View | Balcony
Panoramic Apartment, 1 Bedroom, Ocean View | Living room | TV

Reviews

8.0 out of 10

Very good

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Laundry
  • Kitchen
  • Air conditioning
  • Parking included

Explore the area

Map
50m from Calle Supersol, near El Vago, Esterillos Oeste Beach, Parrita, Puntarenas, 60901
  • Esterillos Beach
    1 min walk
  • Judas Point
    11 min drive
  • Hermosa Beach
    18 min drive
  • Quepos (XQP)
    49 min drive

Room options

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Panoramic Apartment, 1 Bedroom, Ocean View | Terrace/patio

Panoramic Apartment, 1 Bedroom, Ocean View

  • 322 sq ft
  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Superior Apartment, 1 Bedroom, Garden View | Living area | TV

Superior Apartment, 1 Bedroom, Garden View

  • 376 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Standard Apartment, 1 Double Bed with Sofa bed | View from room

Standard Apartment, 1 Double Bed with Sofa bed

  • 323 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Front of property

Marala Hotel

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Breakfast included
Parking included
Free WiFi
4.8 out of 5, Exceptional, (102)
The price is $129
per night
$146 total
includes taxes & fees
Dec 11 - Dec 12
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About this property

Hotel La Dolce Vita

Parrita hotel with outdoor pool
At Hotel La Dolce Vita, relax by an outdoor pool or hit the beach where you can enjoy surfing/body boarding. Housekeeping is available on request.
Hotel La Dolce Vita offers 7 air-conditioned accommodations with safes and coffee/tea makers. Rooms open to patios. Accommodations offer separate sitting areas. Kitchens offer refrigerators and stovetops. Bathrooms include showers and complimentary toiletries.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Cable television is provided. Housekeeping is provided on request.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor pool.

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

Hotel La Dolce Vita features an outdoor pool, a terrace, and a garden. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wireless Internet access. This beach hotel also offers laundry facilities, dry cleaning/laundry services, and a front-desk safe. Complimentary self parking is available on site.

Hotel La Dolce Vita is a smoke-free property.

Languages

English, Italian, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transportation

  • Roundtrip airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Free self parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Things to do

  • Horseback riding/rentals
  • Mountain biking
  • Outdoor pool
  • Rowing/canoeing
  • Surfing/bodyboarding
  • Windsurfing

Family friendly

  • In-room kitchen
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Laundry facilities
  • Living room
  • Outdoor pool
  • Separate bedroom

Conveniences

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

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (on request)

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • On the beach
  • Terrace

Spa

  • Massage

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking

More

  • 1 building
  • 2 floors
  • Built in 2005
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Kitchen
  • Refrigerator
  • Stovetop

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Ceiling fan
  • Living room
  • Safe
  • Separate sitting area

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 10 PM

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property ahead of time using the information on the booking confirmation
If you are planning to arrive after 6 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Children up to the age of 10 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

Property 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
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards

We should mention

No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property

Property is also known as

Hotel La Dolce Vita
Hotel La Dolce Vita Esterillos
La Dolce Vita Esterillos
Hotel Dolce Vita Esterillos
Dolce Vita Esterillos
Hotel La Dolce Vita Hotel
Hotel La Dolce Vita Parrita
Hotel La Dolce Vita Hotel Parrita

Hotel La Dolce Vita Reviews

Reviews

8.0

Very Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 69 out of 163 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 52 out of 163 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 21 out of 163 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 7 out of 163 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 14 out of 163 reviews" "

7.8/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

7.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Joe

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent location by a beautiful beach with people enjoying the weekend. But it is peaceful and empty during the week, especially heading west for 10 minutes, where you walk along a thin strip of coastline between the ocean and the jungle, seeing rock outcroppings, birds, and surf while hearing all sorts of sounds from nature.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We will come back!
It was a beautiful place, and we enjoyed every day of our stay. The hosts are lovely people.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Darya

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

2/10 Terrible

jim

Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities

10/10 Excellent

William

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Apartment was clean and comfortable. Large bath.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Audrey

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful, quiet beachfront location with plenty to do in the area. Kind staff and well maintained, cozy property. Loved this place, would visit again!
Stayed 5 nights in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Niger

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Tranquilidad cerca del mar
Buen lugar para estar en familia y a escasos metros de la playa. El personal nos atendió muy bien.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Varton

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very relaxing environment with great hospitality.
Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2021

8/10 Good

lori

Stayed 6 nights in Nov 2021

8/10 Good

Sanyamin

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We enjoyed our stay here, will definitely go back again.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2021

10/10 Excellent

Karen

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
The staff was very accommodating and friendly. The gardens are very well maintained and lush. The pool is very small but the beach is right there so a large pool is certainly not a necessity. The only MINOR negitive is the kitchen area needs a little TLC but touchup paint on the cabinet doors would fix that. Overall, we stayed a week and loved the place.
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2021

6/10 Okay

Jude Patrick

It is located in local family oriented area.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

George

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Place was clean and quiet. Directly on the beach with good swimming and surfing. Staff was friendly and available. Light breakfast provided. Parking was a bit tight but available on site. Restaurant next door. I would definitely stay here again.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hosts are very friendly and pleasant, and the continental breakfast was a great way to start the day. It was quiet, well appointed. The wifi allowed two of us to work, and have one phone connected, so it works quite well for standard communication and VPN (but slow for AutoCad or other highly demanding programs). Rustic charm, price point was very fair. Will recommend to friends and family.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2020

8/10 Good

Amy, VA

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff is great and the hotel is super cute and quaint.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2020

10/10 Excellent

Bryan, San Diego

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I was very happy over all. Not a fancy place, but comfy and good vibe. Felt like home.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2020

8/10 Good

Valerie, Ocean City NJ

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
You can’t beat this location! It’s right on the beach and there’s a wave to surf there. It has a nice little pool too that my son loved. The rooms are clean and comfortable. It is an older building but it’s maintained. The staff is friendly. There’s a continental breakfast (toast, jelly, fruit, coffee and orange juice) included. It’s a few hours drive from San Jose airport so it makes a nice stop. There’s a few resident iguanas on the property and I have seen a flock of scarlet macaws come into the almond trees at dusk. We would definitely stay again!
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disappointing
Poorly maintained and very much in need of an upgrade.
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fantastic place to stay. The staff/owners are very friendly and welcoming. Breakfast is simple, but very good. The kitchens in the rooms are very functional and useful.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Overall it’s good, on the beach and local with really awesome staff. However, don’t expect anything too fancy and the WiFi barely works. The bed and futon were 4/10 but we only stayed one night and got the job done.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing beach! This place is very clean and laid back. Garden is beautiful and well maintained! Cleanest pool I've seen at a hotel in a long time. There is a bar next door that can get loud but it just added to our experience! Highly recommend!
Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

BruceB, Tampa, Fl

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel La Dolce Vita has comfortable, clean efficiency apartments on the Pacific beach. The area is relaxed, not crowded. I noticed the hotel can hook you up with almost any type of Costa Rican tour, however the beach crowd was largely surfers and boogie borders. It is an excellent surfing spot, but also great place to unwind, read, write, walk. Wifi was great. The apartment has everything you need, well thought out. The AC was very cold. The staff were regular, good local people. A great Costa Rican hotel and you can't beat the price, I know I live down here half the year.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018