Name: Roca Mar Playa Bonita
Address: 240 Moin, Playa Bonita, Limon, Limon, Limon, 00000, Costa Rica
Rating: 7

Smoke-free property

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Multi-language staff

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Pets Not Allowed

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Limon International Airport

Roca Mar Playa Bonita

Limon

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The entertainment was great we visited in October and it was amazing.The day activities were suited for all ages and there was many different things to do .Everybody was so welcoming and we all had a lovley time , many thanks to Mila Jóse and Mitchell.

Entertainment

I stayed there a few times. One time I left over 500 $ in the room. The staff found it and returned it to me in total honesty. Just for that I give them a 20 if I could. 

Rooms are good. Food is excellent. But the best part is the people who work there and run it. You go there and you may be sure you are in great hands.

I have only good to say about them. It was an honor to get to know the staff.

The most honest and decent people. Plus great rooms and food

People were really nice and property was nice as well definitely would go back.

This trip did not include fancy hotels, 5-star restaurants, etc. It was a trip to learn about family heritage and celebrate the local culture. This hotel was AMAZING for the price. On the beach with the sound of waves crashing against the rocks at night and amazing food at the adjoining restaurant. Best tres leche cake I’ve ever tasted!  

Visiting family roots

My husband and I recently visited Costa Rica for our first time.  We wanted to see both coasts, so we first headed to Hotel Playa Bonita for two nights.  Getting there from San Jose Airport was a bit of an adventure due to major road construction on highway 32 (Nov 2021).  The hotel was easy to find.  Don't get discouraged as you're driving through construction and past the shipping harbor.  It's great once you arrive! 

Check-in at the hotel was a breeze.  We had a great room!  Third (top) floor with a window facing the beach.  The room was clean and the AC worked great.  The room reminded us of many of the properties we stay at when visiting Baja California, Mexico.  We're from San Diego, CA and drive down to Baja quite frequently.  The room has little quirks that are familiar to us and our style of travel, but may seem a bit "rough around the edges" for other travelers.  Overall, the room was GREAT!  Loved our stay!  Would recommend to most friends and family.  

The hotel restaurant and bar have a great open view of Playa Bonita.  We loved the breakfast that was included with our stay.  We also ate dinner both nights at the hotel restaurant.  We watched surfers while eating breakfast and enjoyed the sunset while eating dinner.  There are rocks and tidepools just below the hotel.  We spotted striped eels and red sea stars in the pools.  To get to the beach you can either walk along the road for 5 minutes, or carefully walk on the rocks to get to the sandy beach.  The water is warm and great for swimming.  Keep an eye on your stuff, or just leave everything in your room at the hotel.  

The hotel doesn't have a store/market, but there's a large market at the beach just 0.2 miles from the hotel.  

The hotel has a pool, which we did not use, but saw people swimming in it during our stay.  

All-in-all: We loved our stay at Hotel Playa Bonita.  We loved that there we hardly any Americans there (we may have been the only ones).  Playa Bonita is a great hub for visiting Cahuita National Park where we saw monkeys, racoons, sloth and iguana.

Great Location!  Wonderful Stay!

We came in very late at night/early morning so we worked it out in advance that the security guard would have our key.  He was very nice, and walked us to our room with a flashlight where we all promptly passed out.  We had trouble making our reservations through hotels.com so we had to pay for our kids stay with us the next morning, and also worked this out prior to arrival. They said it would be $20 extra, which was fair.  Unfortunately when it came time to settle up, they decided our kids were adults and wanted to charge $50.  The room was $53 and if we were going to pay that much, we would have just gotten two rooms.  I had to pitch a mini-fit and point out our daughter was only 13, so definitely not an adult, and they agreed to the previously agreed upon rate.  The room was clean and the food was good.  The beach was pretty.  We were only there for 9 hours total.  We really appreciate them letting us in at 1AM!

Nice surprise

Room is okay, bathroom functions but is not the greatest. The porch is a nice touch. The aircon works well and is good to have in that area.We managed to eventually convince the manager to call us a taxi.

Ok for the price - and with aircon

The building is actually quite new but it seems very old. The rooms are rather dark. There is a shared kitchen but with litte tableware. It does not seem very clean.A beautiful but dangerous beach is close to the hotel (rip currents in the middle, sharp rocks on the flanks, high waves everywhere). Stay in the shallow water! You find restaurants in other hotels in the neighbourhood only. There aren't any shops in the neigbourhood but a busstop to go to Limón or Moin, where the boats to Tortuguero depart. Buses TO the hotel depart from the Terminal in Limón

Low quality for a low price

My wife and i enjoyed a lunch at this reaturant. Very nice view of the beach and bay. The food was very good and seasoned just right. I found the prices a little higher than expected but not unreasonable. This review is for the resturant only as we did not stay at the hotel hotel itself.

Good food

We arrived to find the rooms to be tiny and fairly squalid, but we aren't terribly picky.  The bigger issue was that the nearby businesses play music that is loud enough that you could feel the baseline in your bones through a closed door.  We also reserved a room with two beds, and got a room with one, and then were unwilling to move us to another room or to refund the difference in rates--apparently they felt entitled to try to charge us for more than we were actually getting.  We ended up cancelling our reservation and staying elsewhere.

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