Cafe Playa Negra Hotel

This tiny hotel is only eight rooms. We stayed in Suite 2, a large room with a king bed and huge spa shower. It was air conditioned and it is hot here! The mattress and pillows were first class. But the service! Better than I ever had in all my 76 years. I had a message and it was a needed service to an aching back. The place had a tiny pool but perfect for a dip to cool off or for little kids to frolic. The main town is about 30 minutes away by car, we went there once. Very lively and developed but the car congestion was awful, and some roads weren’t paved. The beach is a 10 minute stroll, I went into town just to buy two beach chairs to use for our week. We went to another beach, by taxi, which boasted a restaurant called Lola’s and that beach had chaise lounges and umbrellas to rent. We had the little beach here to ourselves, and enjoyed the glorious sunsets. There was a Japanese restaurant across the road that was popular but I thought overpriced. There is a little convenience store, very little. The nightlife here is limited but everyone was so friendly. And everybody here spoke English as well as Spanish. The manager was always available. The food here was fine, breakfast spectacular. Highly recommend this little surfer place.

I spent three days with my family at this hotel for my birthday, and it was a remarkable experience. The staff, especially Juan Carlos, the chef, Pascal, Rosemary, Alex, etc, made it extraordinary. Juan Carlos prepared some of the most exquisite dishes I've ever tasted, including an amazing Ceviche, along with superb fish and beef dishes. The birthday chocolate cake for me was the best I've tried – perfectly balanced in sweetness and taste. We appreciated their accommodating our late-night arrival after work. The hotel staff was consistently helpful and attentive to our comfort. The hotel's location is ideal, being near Playa Negra, an uncrowded beautiful beach with white sand and clear water during low tide in the morning. Additionally, it's just an hour's drive from Conchal Beach, one of Costa Rica's most famous and beautiful beaches, and an hour and a half from Catalinas, Danta, and Dantita beaches. I highly recommend this place for its exceptional service and the splendid Playa Negra. Parking can be limited, especially when the restaurant is full, but this isn't a major issue as the area is secure.

I spent three days with my family at this hotel for my birthday, and it was a remarkable experience. The staff, especially Juan Carlos, the chef, Pascal, Rosemary, Alex, etc, made it extraordinary. Juan Carlos prepared some of the most exquisite dishes I've ever tasted, including an amazing Ceviche, along with superb fish and beef dishes. The birthday chocolate cake for me was the best I've tried – perfectly balanced in sweetness and taste. We appreciated their accommodating our late-night arrival after work. The hotel staff was consistently helpful and attentive to our comfort. The hotel's location is ideal, being near Playa Negra, an uncrowded beautiful beach with white sand and clear water during low tide in the morning. Additionally, it's just an hour's drive from Conchal Beach, one of Costa Rica's most famous and beautiful beaches, and an hour and a half from Catalinas, Danta, and Dantita beaches. I highly recommend this place for its exceptional service and the splendid Playa Negra.

Parking can be limited, especially when the restaurant is full, but this isn't a major issue as the area is secure.

Beautiful rooms and fantastic restaurant. Staff are all friendly and very helpful.

We have stayed multiple times at Cafe Playa Negra and each time it gets better and better! The staff now remembers us and it feels like we’re coming home when we visit. The rooms are super clean and nice I love the showers and the food at the cafe is by far better than any other restaurant in town including the foofy over priced fancy ones. They have great live music too! Get the breakfast burrito, the shrimp rice and the lomo saltado. You won’t be sorry! I’m sad to be leaving and can’t wait to come back! CPN you are the best!

Room was comfortable, bathroom was spacious and clean. The pool area is nice and the food in the restaurant very good too. Location is good, quite close to the entrance of Playa Negra

The walls of the rooms are too thin so you can hear all the noise outside and from the other rooms. The air-conditioning made very loud noise when it was on so we had to turned it off

Great hotel near the beach in Playa Negra. Nice restaurant and staff, super relaxed. If you find yourself at this part of Costa Rica get on the right mindset and this will be the place for you. We can walk to the beach from here.