Name: La Negra Surf Hotel & Soda
Address: Playa Guiones, Nosara, Nosara, Nosara, 50206, Costa Rica
Rating: 9

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La Negra Surf Hotel & Soda

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I stayed 5 nights in the hotel, mid December 2023. Issues:
1) booked a package hotel + surfing, the manager refused give me a surf lessons, which I payed for.
2) dirty sheets and even pillowcase with the poop of gecko;
3) terrible breakfast , I was informed about the closure of the break fast cafe one day before arrival;
4) cornice felt down almost to my head;
5) surf school wants to take money and lie about making video/ giving a reduction price. Agreed to have 2h lessons and had only 1h 15 mins including walking to the beach/ exercises in the hotel. Also asking clients out.

They want just to make money not giving any attention to the clients.

Horrible service / lying to get money from clients

LaNegra Surf Hotel is the perfect spot for your stay in Nosara. The rooms are impeccably clean and I slept very soundly each night on comfortable mattress. The staff at the hotel were super responsive and friendly always greeting me with a smile. The breakfast was one of the best I have ever had. Fresh fruit and fluffy croissants and the lattes are perfect! Finally this location cannot be beat - a quick walk through the woods and you are at the best break in Playa Guiones. I without a doubt, will be planning another trip to LaNegra!

Perfect stay from start to finish!

I did a week of surfing with Juan Carlos at La Negra and had an awesome time. He had a training plan for each day and I made a ton of progress throughout the week. We also had a day where he got someone to video so I could see my surfing and the areas that I needed to improve. I would definitely recommend doing a lesson or a week with him if you are in the area. He also showed me good breakfast spots and we had a couple meals together after a morning of surfing. Great guy!

Surfing with Juan Carlos

Great Surf School & the best location in town for access to the beach.

I booked La Negra for its location and its on site surf school. Neither disappointed. The hotel backs onto the forest through which you access the beach meaning a 2 minute barefoot walk from you room and you are on the sunning beach with one of best surf breaks in Costa Rica.

The room was spotless and the breakfasts spectacular. (The lack of five stars is because unfortunately, the noise and congestions from the major construction project opposite the hotel, undoubtedly detracted from the experience. But the project appears to be nearing completion, so I would expect this problem to disappear soon.)

The daily surf lessons from Juan Carlos were fantastic. His focus on nailing the foundations of surfing meant he had to 'un-teach' some of my bad habits, but was patient and encouraging throughout. His love of his craft is clear and infectious, and his relentless attention to detail had me riding the waves of my life by the end of the week! 

Great Surf School

Staying at Le Negra Surf Hotel turned out to be a lovely experience at a location that was just a short hike to the beach. Upon arrival, we learned that free breakfast would not be possible due to the adjacent restaurant that provides breakfast not being opened yet. Although we would have appreciated this being communicated by the Hotel prior, they offered us discounted surf lessons due to this inconvenience. This turned out to be well worth it. We were able to meet and take lessons from Juan Carlos at Le Negra Surf and had a wonderful time. He was a great teacher—very thoughtful, thorough and generous. My friend and I loved working with Juan Carlos and would recommend him and his surf lessons. We learned quite a bit in a short time while having so much fun!

Great Experience with Le Negra Surf School and Juan Carlos

Fantastic location right by the beach! Staff was great, especially Isabel who was super helpful. My room was clean and the patio was definitely super enjoyable. I am already booking my next trip :)

Could not have enjoyed it more. The food, location, cleanliness, and overall vibe was excellent. The staff from Derek (the owner), to Louise (the manager), to Ivan (the surf instructor), to all the wonderful people in the restaurant, and all the cleaning staff, could not have been more helpful or courteous in making sure we had a great stay. Thank you La Negra and looking forward to coming back.

Fabulous Boutique Hotel

We stayed at La Negra in 2018 and absolutely loved it! This is the reason why we returned for our honeymoon in February 2023 and stayed 4 nights.  We were very disappointed in our stay as things have changed and not for the best, in our opinion. It was great that breakfast was included in the price but when the restaurant was closed, we had to wait an extremely long time to be served (30 minutes for a coffee) and the options were very limited. When the restaurant, which is opened to the public, was opened, the wait time was even longer and the noise was unbearable….not to mention the construction right across the street! We much preferred our first experience when there was a self-serve coffee area and quietness! We were looking forward to waking up in the morning and serving our own coffees and sitting quietly by the pool.  We could not relax by the pool on hot afternoons as the restaurant was always busy and the noise of the people and BLENDERS took away any sense of peace and tranquility. They even moved the surfing boards cage right beside the rooms which means you cannot sleep-in as you can hear everything very clearly.  There is also an iguana living in the ceiling of room 7 so be warned as you will hear it move around all the time (we were told he’s been living there for a few years).  For those returning to La Negra, be prepared for a very big change and constant noise! Had we known about all of these changes and constant noise, we would have not stayed there again.

We had reservations to stay for three nights, ended up only staying for two as they did not have our reservation that we had booked and fully paid for two months prior. I had even called and confirmed our reservation after booking. They ended up having a room available for us to stay in as the rest of Nosara was booked, but was not the same room we had booked, so decided to leave but to be fair I do believe it was a honest mix up and the staff all felt bad about it as it was our anniversary.  The manager was so sweet and made it up to us! The location of our room was a bit loud being next to Destiny Restaurant who starts around 5:00am each morning, it is pretty loud but the breakfast at this restaurant made it worth it, best food of our trip and drinks! The location of this hotel can't be beat, steps to the beach, we rented a board from the hotel which was great, pool was nice and rooms were clean. Thank you La Negra for being so accomodating

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