Kalawala

Location: 256 Avenida 71, Puerto Viejo, cr

Star Rating: 9.2 Stars

Property Type: Guest houses

About this Property

Important Information

Policies

Check-in: 02:00 PM - 12:00 AM

Check-out: 11:00 AM

Amenities & Facilities

• Offsite parking discounted rates available
• Parking
• Non-smoking rooms
• Air conditioning
• Restaurant
• Terrace
• Pets allowed
• Luggage storage
• Express check-in/check-out
• Safety deposit box
• Non-smoking throughout
• Private check-in/check-out
• Coffee Shop on site
• Staff adhere to local safety protocols
• Guest rooms disinfected between stays
• Cleaning standards that are effective against Coronavirus
• Physical distancing rules followed
• Cashless payment available
• Fire extinguishers
• Sanitized tableware & silverware
• Contactless check-in/check-out
• Invoice provided
• Guests can opt-out any cleaning services during stay
• Smoke alarms
• Shared stationery like menus, pens are removed
• Guest room sealed after cleaning
• Physical distancing in dining areas
• Food delivered to guest room
• CCTV outside property
• Access to health care professionals
• Screens / Barriers between staff and guests for safety
• Television in common areas
• Express check-in
• Free wired internet
• Self parking (surcharge)
• Offsite parking discounted rates available
• Internet access
• Japanese garden
• Secured parking

Rooms Available

• Two-Bedroom House

  Featuring a private entrance, this air-conditioned holiday home consists of a kitchen, 2 bedrooms and 1 bathroom with a walk-in shower and a hairdryer. Meals can be prepared in the kitchen, which comes with a stovetop, a refrigerator, kitchenware and an oven. A seating area with a flat-screen TV, a tea and coffee maker and a patio are provided in this holiday home. The unit offers 2 beds.

  Max Occupancy: 5 (5 Adults)

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Shower
  • Safety deposit box
  • TV
  • Air conditioning
  • Hair dryer
  • Bathrobe
  • Refrigerator
  • Desk
  • Seating Area
  • Fan
  • Toilet
  • Microwave
  • Private bathroom
  • Kitchen
  • Additional toilet
  • Private entrance
  • Tile/marble floor
  • Dining area
  • Electric kettle
  • Mosquito net
  • Wardrobe or closet
  • Oven
  • Stovetop
  • Coffee machine
  • Linen
  • Dining table
  • Outdoor furniture
  • Entire unit located on ground floor
  • Semi-detached
  • Clothes rack
  • Toilet paper
  • Bottle of water
  • Trash cans
  • Cots
  • Shampoo
  • Body soap
  • Socket near the bed
  • Smoke alarm
  • Fire extinguisher
  • Key access
  • Single-room air conditioning for guest accommodation

• Two-Bedroom House

  Boasting a private entrance, this air-conditioned holiday home comes with 1 living room, 2 separate bedrooms and 1 bathroom with a walk-in shower and a hairdryer. In the fully equipped kitchen, guests will find a stovetop, a refrigerator, kitchenware and an oven. Featuring a balcony with city views, this holiday home also features a tea and coffee maker and a flat-screen TV. The unit has 3 beds.

  Max Occupancy: 5 (5 Adults)

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Shower
  • Safety deposit box
  • TV
  • Air conditioning
  • Hair dryer
  • Bathrobe
  • Refrigerator
  • Desk
  • Seating Area
  • Fan
  • Toilet
  • Microwave
  • Private bathroom
  • Kitchen
  • Additional toilet
  • Private entrance
  • Sofa
  • Tile/marble floor
  • Dining area
  • Electric kettle
  • Mosquito net
  • Wardrobe or closet
  • Oven
  • Stovetop
  • Coffee machine
  • Linen
  • Dining table
  • Outdoor furniture
  • Outdoor dining area
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Private apartment in building
  • Clothes rack
  • Toilet paper
  • Bottle of water
  • Trash cans
  • Cots
  • Shampoo
  • Body soap
  • Socket near the bed
  • Smoke alarm
  • Fire extinguisher
  • Key access
  • Single-room air conditioning for guest accommodation

• Vacation Home

  Boasting a private entrance, this air-conditioned holiday home includes 1 living room, 2 separate bedrooms and 1 bathroom with a walk-in shower and a hairdryer. Guests can make meals in the kitchen that is fitted with a stovetop, a refrigerator, kitchenware and an oven. This holiday home has a tea and coffee maker, a seating area, a flat-screen TV and a patio. The unit has 3 beds.

  Max Occupancy: 5 (5 Adults)

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Shower
  • Safety deposit box
  • TV
  • Air conditioning
  • Hair dryer
  • Bathrobe
  • Refrigerator
  • Desk
  • Seating Area
  • Fan
  • Toilet
  • Microwave
  • Private bathroom
  • Kitchen
  • Additional toilet
  • Private entrance
  • Sofa
  • Tile/marble floor
  • Dining area
  • Electric kettle
  • Mosquito net
  • Wardrobe or closet
  • Oven
  • Stovetop
  • Coffee machine
  • Linen
  • Dining table
  • Outdoor furniture
  • Entire unit located on ground floor
  • Semi-detached
  • Clothes rack
  • Toilet paper
  • Sofa bed
  • Bottle of water
  • Trash cans
  • Cots
  • Shampoo
  • Body soap
  • Socket near the bed
  • Smoke alarm
  • Fire extinguisher
  • Key access
  • Single-room air conditioning for guest accommodation

• Vacation Home

  Boasting a private entrance, this air-conditioned holiday home comes with 1 living room, 2 separate bedrooms and 1 bathroom with a walk-in shower and a hairdryer. Guests can make meals in the kitchen that features a stovetop, a refrigerator, kitchenware and an oven. Featuring a balcony with city views, this holiday home also features a tea and coffee maker and a flat-screen TV. The unit has 4 beds.

  Max Occupancy: 5 (5 Adults)

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Shower
  • Safety deposit box
  • TV
  • Air conditioning
  • Hair dryer
  • Bathrobe
  • Refrigerator
  • Desk
  • Seating Area
  • Fan
  • Toilet
  • Microwave
  • Private bathroom
  • Dressing room
  • Kitchen
  • Additional toilet
  • Private entrance
  • Tile/marble floor
  • Dining area
  • Electric kettle
  • Mosquito net
  • Wardrobe or closet
  • Oven
  • Stovetop
  • Coffee machine
  • Linen
  • Dining table
  • Outdoor furniture
  • Outdoor dining area
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Private apartment in building
  • Clothes rack
  • Toilet paper
  • Bottle of water
  • Trash cans
  • Cots
  • Shampoo
  • Body soap
  • Socket near the bed
  • Smoke alarm
  • Fire extinguisher
  • Key access
  • Single-room air conditioning for guest accommodation

Guest Reviews

• Gloriana (10/5): Increíble servicio - Muy muy cerca del centro. El lugar es espacioso y tiene parqueo Nada
• Jourdan (8/5): Bel appartement - Appartement très confortable conçu avec des matériaux de qualité. Il est vraiment très joli ! Le matin nous avons été réveillés au son des singes hurleurs que nous avons pu apercevoir dans les arbres juste en face de la terrasse ! La gentillesse des personnes de la boulangerie qui nous ont même monté un repas dans l'appartement ! Les lits sont très confortables. Le.matin il est difficile de dormir après 5h du matin (route, boulangerie). L'isolation avec l'autre appartement est très très fine.
• Esteban (10/5): - La cabina es súper cómoda y limpia, en un lugar céntrico perfecto para salir a la playa o a lugares de comida en el centro Nada, todo fue perfecto
• Edson (9/5): Maravillosa, muchas gracias - Ubicación, limpieza, trato. Todo Hay un tema pero no es culpa del lugar. Hubo unos carros parqueados frente a la habitación y costó mucho lograr ingresar el carro porque bloqueaban bastante el ingreso. Tal vez sea bueno supervisar y evitar que la gente no se parqué ahí ya que obstaculiza la entrada del garaje.
• Estefany (10/5): -
• Laura (8/5): -
• Gonzalez (10/5): - Super limpio y la ubicación es excelente
• Victoria (10/5): Fantástico alojamiento - El apartamento es muy acogedor. Con un mobiliario precioso y muy buenas calidades Estaría bien poner una luz en el Parqueo
• Moritz (10/5): - Very nice House located perfectly in Puerto viejo! The Host is very friendly and good to reach if there Are any problems. I would definetly recommend to stay here!
• Ana (7/5): -
• Endrina (10/5): - La casita esta super cómoda, muy linda y aseada. Es muy privado y seguro. Sin contar que esta en puro centro de Puerto Viejo. Es una exelente elección.
• Mariano (9/5): - Excelente ubicación, departamento muy conveniente y confortable, limpio y agradable
• María (9/5): María - Lo céntrico, la privacidad, las de limpieza son atentas y el descuento de la panadería es un plus porque es muy bueno y rico, todo muy bien Salir muy temprano
• Agata (8/5): -
• Mar (9/5): Cómoda estancia en una casita linda - La casa está muy bien equipada, es cómoda y está ubicada cerca de la playa y de todo. La atención del personal fue rápida y amable. Hay muchos mosquitos, hay que ir preparada para eso.
• Lobo Alvarado (9/5): - La ubicación excelente, muy cerca del centro de puerto viejo. La cabina muy bonita, limpia y ordenada. Lo único negativo es el área del parqueo, es pequeño e incómodo, pero si volveriamos.
• Andrés Castro V (10/5): -
• Sheryl (10/5): A comfortable cottage walking distance to town. - Cute little cottage with full kitchen, plenty of dining space and sitting areas, roomy bedrooms with comfortable beds. Close to town and beaches. Very safe and secure. Nothing really. No complaints.
• Jaime (9/5): Casita confortable y bien ubicada.. - No hubo desayuno, la ubicación es muy buena El que no haya habido contacto personal con los dueños...
• Stacy (10/5): -
• Jacob (10/5): -
• Alberto (10/5): -
• Vladislava (9/5): -
• JingleJangle (8/5): -
• Vivian (10/5): -
• Dr. Elena (8/5): Comodo e pratico - Bel appartamento nella cittadina parte bella di puerto viejo. Vicino alla panetteria ottima ottima! Appartamento grande e comodo con portico e parcheggio integrato nel giardino proprio con cancello! Ottima cosa! Non é sicuramente un alloggio di lusso (non é nemmeno il suo scopo). C é molta umidità e un po’ buio dentro. Anche il bagno non é tra i più moderni
• Tulus (8/5): Feel like at home - Good facilities and comfortable. Location at the main road and close to the beach. Like holiday house. Because at the main road a bit noisy, It’s not easy to find the place because there is no Sign 🪧 of the Building and must be self chek-in.
• Carol (9/5): Excelente… un lugar cómodo y limpio, ideal para un grupo familiar o de amigos - Lo céntrico de las instalaciones y lo limpio No define que cuarto era el de uno…
• Andreas (9/5): Prime location with lots of character and charm - Really cute property with loads of character The road can get quite noisy along with a barking neighbours dog.
• Gonzalo (10/5): The place have a charging area for battery vehicles for free - Clean Close to the beach
• Alison (10/5): Sin duda volveré - Desde el recibimiento, hasta la salida, lo limpio, privado, las camas super cómodas, estaba bien equipada, la ubicación! No tengo quejas en absolutamente nada
• Pedro Jesus (9/5): Casa con encanto. - Todo perfecto. Todos los detalles están geniales.
• Cornelia (10/5): A beautifully furnished house in a good location very close to the beach. - A beautifully furnished house in a good location very close to the beach. It was clean and comfortable.
• Michele (10/5): La dispobilita e cordialità dei proprietari e il loro interesse verso gli ospiti. La casetta era un incanto. - Casetta indipendente molto carina, in posizione centrale ma tranquilla e accanto alla loro strepitosa Backery. Nulla
• Beatriz (10/5): -
• Danielle (7/5): - Clean and great location awesome price Sliding door lock was broken
• María (8/5): - Mucho calor, en el salón no hay aire acondicionado. Hay bastante ruido al dar a la carretera principal .
• Josue (10/5): -
• Yury (9/5): -
• Jacqui (9/5): Excellent local accommodation! - Great location and property was well secured.
• Priscilla (8/5): - La ubicación fue espectacular! Y la gran ventaja es que hay una cafetería extremadamente deliciosa ahí mismo, el personal 'una meraviglia' 🤌🏼 No me gustaron las gradas de la casa Tucano, no eran cómodas, tuvimos 2 veces inconvenientes con el agua sin embargo, lo solucionaron rápido, el baño se empozaba y faltaba ventilación en la sala ... Son detalles
• Peter (10/5): Nice location and cute house that was close to attraction and just far enough away to be quiet. - It’s was clean, safe and easy to communicate with the owner. They were helpful and attentive. The bakery is also excellent. Got to see sloth up close one morning from the porch and multiple iguanas as well. Loved it all.
• Kat (9/5): Superb - Easy to find, excellent location and within walking distance to water and town (5 minutes). The casita had everything needed for a long or short stay. It was immaculately clean, 2 king size beds, one room with television, both rooms with A/C, fan in the living room, kitchen equipped with all needed items to cook and eat, tastefully decorated. Wi-fi and front door parking with secured gated parking. Definitely exceeded my expectations. Quick and easy messaging with host. I would stay there again my next visit and recommend to others. The secured gate was really hard for me to get into. You have to push the key all the way in with some muscle behind it. Low water pressure in the shower, definitely needs to be looked at.
• Yarnold (8/5): It had most everything we needed. Host was always quick with responding. - It fit our lifestyle It was booked for ONE night in the middle of our stay, would have stayed longer.
• Kjk (9/5): Superb -
• Frank (9/5): We would definitely consider staying here again! - The location was perfect, right above the bakery. The beach is basically right across the street too. The place was beautiful, clean, and stocked well. The air conditioning was less than ideal. The two wall units, one upstairs and one in the bedroom, make cooling the whole unit to the same temperature impossible. But...definitely better than not having A/C at all!
• Luis (9/5): Will book again next time and recommend to friends and family - Really nice and clean little house. Equiped with everything you need and location can’t be better Noisy neighbors (really noisy until really late the night) but that is not , of course related to the property.
• Amir (9/5): Superb - Clean, well equipped nice beds, good coffee place beneath It's on the main road and it's very noicy. Woke us several times. There are many windows which cannot be covered and you get light very early.
• Rivas (10/5): Exceptional - Beautiful house
• Maximilian (10/5): Exceptional -
• Dillan (10/5): Exceptional -
• Jana (6/5): decent place in a good location - the location was great. close to the center, stores supermarket and beaches. the aparment was decent, aquiped clean and in a good location, but lower your expectations. I get that the owned had good intention to make it a nice place, and the pictures are aqurate but it made the apartment look better then it was. when we arrived, there was a bad smell that didnt go away, the A/c and the tv didnt work. the owner was nice, and did it best to address our discomfort but with a little success. for the price he asked i suppose it was a good deal, but we didnt feel comfortable there.
• Emily (9/5): Lovely apartment in town. - Beautiful apartment with perfect location to town and beach. The host was super helpful, especially when I managed to lock myself out and my family were still asleep, they came out to help immediately. The apartment is over a lovely bakery which we enjoyed when we went. Very clean, great air con, facilities were fantastic. Host had excellent recommendations, so make sure to ask. It was a bit noisy with traffic and wildlife - but hardly complaining as it was the monkeys that made most of the noise. It felt great to be so connected with nature.
• Ria (10/5): Great experience - would recommend! - We loved the closeness to town and the bakery, as well as the discount at the bakery. It was a very cozy spot and the bedrooms were great and very comfortable.
• Gustavo (10/5): Wonderful - I like the location. It is on top of the bakery, which is very convenient to have breakfast in the morning plus the owners gives a 15% off of the breakfast. Moreover, the beach is at a walking distance from the place. Inside is very clean, the staff is very friendly and helpful. We had a great time. The word karawala not everyone knows it for direction.maybe if they add the word karawala to bakery it would be much easier to find the place.Other than that the place is fantastic.
• Onno (9/5): Superb -
• Jacqueline (8/5): Very good - It was a bit confusing at the beginning but once we made contact with the host everything went very smoothly . The staff on location when we arrived didn't have any English and unfortunately we had limited Spanish but one of the girls went to the trouble of contacting a colleague by phone who had perfect English but we had reached the host at this point so all was good. The confusion at the beginning and after travelling for a bit patience is a bit low all you want to do is crash
• Jennifer (10/5): Perfect family beach rental - This house was awesome. Clean, everything in working order, cute, great location, secure, and comfortable. 💯 We would stay here again. We loved the vibe of the beach town, it was perfect for our family. We ate at the bakery 3 times! Nothing to change!
• Pearlie (10/5): This is a great Airbnb in the center of town. - The accommodations were excellent. Tom patiently answered any questions I had. I also highly recommend the bakery downstairs. My family and I enjoyed the savory pastries and coffee.
• Piotr (10/5): Exceptional - The house was very comfortable and the balcony was great. The host responded to everything we asked for. We would definitely recommended it.
• Nikole (8/5): Overall was good; I would suggest just two things: 1. Have an advertisement in the Main Street that can help identify th - It was great the location as restaurants, shops and bars were surrounding the property. The apartment was on a second floor and made a bit difficult to be with our pets.
• Melissa (10/5): Todo excelente! Súper recomendados -
• Noelia (3/5): Poor - I did like the facilities, all the kitchen furniture and appliances, but I recommend to ask what are the house facilities available before booking. The apartment is located at the left of the entrance, is it terribly loud and imposible to sleep, starting at 6am you can hear ALL THE NOISE coming from the Bakery kitchen located just below the master bedroom, so, if you're looking for a place to rest I don't recommend this one. You will have zero to none rest. All the noise coming from the kitchen, starting at 6am, it's is terrible loud and imposible to get any sleep.
• Krista (9/5): We loved the staff and how friendly and accommodating they were! Property was nice and we enjoyed our stay. - Everything is within walking distance, including the beach. Both bedrooms were nice. Kitchen had most of what we needed. Appreciated we could arrive in the middle of the night. Balcony was nice. The bakery below is a gem! We appreciated the discount and how friendly and accommodating everyone was. It can be a little loud both because of street traffic and because it’s above the bakery. There were a few tiny issues within the property but nothing huge. The back sliding door wouldn’t shut completely and the shower water heater and water pressure weren’t as good as I’d hoped. The outside locks were tricky.
• Jean (8/5): Very good - The place is very nice and easy to go in downtown in Beaches When we do the reservation,we got very nice pictures of the rental, but when we arrive it was not the same
• Jhonny (10/5): Exceptional -
• Stefano (10/5): Exceptional - Large house. Very well kept with everything you might need. Easy to check in / out. Nice balcony. Situated close to the center of the town and on top of a small bakery with very friendly staff. Only negative for us was the proximity to the main street , which meant quite a lot of noise at night and early morning. Not a deal breaker but sometimes to keep in mind if you are a light sleeper
• Mónica (10/5): Exceptional - A very comfy place. Really close to the center of Puerto Viejo. Those who assisted me were extremely friendly and helped me with everything.
• Anonymous (10/5): Exceptional -
• Naomy (9/5): Superb - Air conditioning Doesn’t have pool
• Lindsay (9/5): Fantastic place in a great location near everything. - Loved the location, the unique loft bedroom, and the convenience of being near great restaurants and beaches. The beds are really comfortable and the kitchen has everything you need It was a bit noisy but we were expecting that given the location.
• Nerea (9/5): Very nice property in middle of Puerto viejo. - Location was very good and the property was very clean and nicely decorated. The bathroom was too small for a 2 bedroom property and the shower not powerful enough.
• Alejandro (9/5): Superb -
• Charles (10/5): Kalawala was wonderful! - Kalawala was the perfect stay for our family. it was center ally located with the best bakery below. it was a little loud
• Catherine (9/5): Superb -
• Natasha (8/5): Great stay. Cute place. Good AC. Pura Vida! - Location of property. Both bedrooms had AC! Had nice lil patio. Loved they had he’s h towels for 4 to use. Unfortunately bakery was closed entire stay so couldn’t try. Would definitely return! I loved it but possibly Could put a tv in 2nd bedroom for kids and add 2 more face towels as there was only 2 but nothing was bad. It was a great stay!!
• Cj (10/5): Exceptional - Amazing host and the location is perfect Everything was perfect
• Mar (10/5): Would go again - Everything was amazing
• Mauro (10/5): Caribbean holiday with all comfort. - Italian staff, Italian style. Kitchen tools for any needs, excellent soap, towels and products in the bathroom, very nice house. Near the centre, the beach and major Parks.
• Marius (9/5): very nice - very nice and big apartment with all facilities.
• Robin (8/5): Pretty noisy - Great location in the city. Close to everything. It is right on a very busy street with loads of cars. Really recommend sleeping with ear plugs. The bakery makes a lot of noise from very early morning.
• Pablo (10/5): Exceptional -
• Dora (9/5): Superb -
• Fabienne (10/5): Exceptional - It was located close to the town and the Host (Tom) was very helpful and well organized. The check-in and check-out was very easy. And the bakery close by is absolutly amazing!!
• Cristhian (10/5): love it!!! - it was nice and clean, easy access to everything, great food at the restaurant, super friendly staff all was good
• Angélica (10/5): Exceptional -
• David (10/5): Exceptional - The place was great, beautiful, well decorated and very maintained. We had everything we needed and more. The kitchen is equipped with everything you can think of and all like new! It sure is and by far, the best place we've been in Costa Rica. Tom was wonderful, so helpful and always there to assist. We've been there for only two nights and wish we could spend there a lot more. The bakery beneath the hotel is super delicious and great as well. Thank you very very much for the wonderful stay.
• Diana (10/5): Exceptional -
• Joanna (10/5): Exceptional -
• Joshua (8/5): cool and comfortable, close to everything but not too close to relax 😎 - location was great! kitchen was well appointed with the essentials. outdoor patio with hammock was great for people watching. the house style was really cool, vintage and arty with rustic touches the bathroom was nice and large, but plumbing is weak 💩
• Kitty (9/5): Superb -
• Sharon (10/5): Exceptional -
• Tatiana (10/5): Exceptional -
• Angélica (10/5): Exceptional -
• Nahuel (9/5): Superb -

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