Is parking available at the property?

Yes, free self-parking is available on-site. However, parking is limited.

What type of breakfast is offered and what are the serving hours?

A complimentary continental breakfast is served daily from 7:00 AM to 10:30 AM.

Does the property allow pets?

Yes, pets are allowed with a pet deposit of USD 25 per night. Service animals are exempt from fees.

What are the standard check-in and check-out times?

Check-in is from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM, and check-out is at 12:00 PM. Early or late check-in/check-out may be available upon request and could incur additional charges.

Are airport shuttle services available?

Yes, airport shuttle services are available, but details regarding pricing and how to arrange the transfer should be confirmed directly with the property.

What accessibility features does the property offer for guests with disabilities?

The property features step-free entrances and wheelchair-accessible facilities. Specific details about accessible rooms and bathrooms should be confirmed directly with the property.

Where is the property located in relation to key landmarks?

The hotel is located in El Tejar, within a 10-minute drive of Cartago Sports Center and Dr. Max Peralta Jiménez Hospital. It is approximately 16.9 miles from Sabana Park and 2.9 miles from Paseo Metrópoli.

What are the policies for guests staying with children?

Children are allowed at the property, and there is no minimum age requirement for children to stay for free.

What are the policies regarding extra beds and cribs?

The property offers rollaway beds for a fee of USD 25 per day. Advance request or confirmation may be required for availability.

Hotel y Restaurante El Guarco

What guests think

Across recent reviews of Hotel y Restaurante El Guarco, travelers repeatedly praise the friendly, accommodating staff, very clean rooms, and tasty breakfasts, while noting the convenient roadside location offers easy access but brings recurring traffic noise into some rooms.

Some guests appreciate secure, gated parking and pleasant indoor and outdoor dining areas. Room drawbacks observed across reviews include dated furnishings and repeated TV or cable issues, with a few noting firm beds. Expect a clean, service-forward stay with convenience and possible road noise.

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Facilities

Secure, gated on-site parking is widely praised, including covered spaces and an inner courtyard. Overall, guests feel the parking setup adds a strong sense of safety.

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Nicolas

May 27, 2023

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Very good place for a stopover while traveling. Rooms are spacious and clean, including AC and fridge. The staff is freindly and helpful and the included breakfast is freshly made and good as well. Secure parking is free of charge and possible in the inner courtyard, which is locked with a massive gate during the night and watched by a security guard during the day.

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Michel

Jan 28, 2022

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Stayed 1 night

Excellent motel, avec une vaste et confortable chambre et un parking privatif fermé. Bon petit-déjeuner. Excellent rapport qualité prix. Situé le long d'une route très fréquentée, le bruit du trafic est perceptible mais non rédhibitoire.

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Adrian

May 28, 2025

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Stayed 5 nights

Very clean, and conveniently located for our needs. We enjoy the restaurant eating areas both indoors and outdoors. Very friendly and helpful staff. Thank you very much!

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Ana

Jan 27, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Love everything specially the back open eating area

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Wade and Tonya

Dec 14, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

One of the only large hotels to stay in this area. Unfortunately it’s on a very busy road and traffic is heard 24/7. We enjoyed the Dinning a the staff was very helpful and nice. Parking felt secure as they allowed us to park within the alcove which had a gate and foot security. We stayed here for convenience but did not sleep well at all.

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Iliana

Jul 19, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Excelente servicio, limpias y lindas y amplias instalaciones. Un lugar muy apropiado para descansar. Parqueo techado y seguro. Definitivamente volvería a regresar :)

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Freddy

Jun 15, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Is the best Option in the Area, rooms are little bit old, can be improved! Breakfast is great!! Staff amazing!! Is Safe and has a covered garage which is amazing having the fact that rains a lot in Costa Rica!

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Carlos

Jul 29, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Buen parqueo y habitaciones comodas

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Terry

Jan 8, 2026

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Stayed 5 nights

Amazing and friendly people! Room was always spotless and the breakfast has a pretty good selection and the food was perfect always! Safe and gated parking inside the compound and never had any worries here! Totally adored the workers in every part of this place!

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arabelle

Sep 12, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Super cute hotel , you park right in front of your door in a little courtyard in the back . The beds were good , great water pressure. Only negative I would say would be the light that gets in early in the morning front to the top of the font door from the window . Otherwise very nice staff and place for the price close to a supermarket and restaurants

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Cleanliness

Rooms are consistently described as very clean or spotless; a few guests noted isolated issues like hair in linens and dead flies in bathroom light fixtures.

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Benjamin

Apr 19, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Clean, comfortable room. Very good staff

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Angel

Jun 7, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Excelente muy limpio y todo muy tranquilo

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Sallie

Apr 9, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Staff is always friendly, room very clean and safe.

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Adrian

May 28, 2025

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Stayed 5 nights

Very clean, and conveniently located for our needs. We enjoy the restaurant eating areas both indoors and outdoors. Very friendly and helpful staff. Thank you very much!

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Simone

Jan 22, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

It was a one night transit stay. The stuff was great. Very helpful, even with me just speaking a little Spanish. The room was clean, except some hair in the linen and the light in the bathroom. Dead flies in the light bulbs makes the bathroom very dark. Something to complain about is the misleading description at Expedia. The reception opening time is longer than 4 pm! The since of the Junior Suite is far away from 90m2! It's a regular room with a sofa.

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Bernal

May 26, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Lugar muy cómodo. Limpio. La ducha Exelente. Sábanas y cama muy cómodas. Desayuno muy bien.

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Cecilia

Apr 15, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

This hotel was a great stay! the room was comfortable, clean, and the staff was so nice! We did not eat at the restaurant but the food smelled delicious! If you are going to Cartago this is the place to stay!

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Robert

Jan 15, 2026

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Stayed 1 night

The room was immaculate and spacious. The grounds were very well kept. It is an older property but very well maintained. I will stay here again.

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Terry

Jan 8, 2026

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Stayed 5 nights

Amazing and friendly people! Room was always spotless and the breakfast has a pretty good selection and the food was perfect always! Safe and gated parking inside the compound and never had any worries here! Totally adored the workers in every part of this place!

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Mark

Feb 12, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Easy access and very clean room.

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Rooms

Rooms are generally spacious and comfortable, but traffic from the main road makes some rooms noisy; several reviews mention dated furnishings and recurring TV or cable problems, and a few guests found the beds firm.

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Juan

Dec 22, 2022

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Stayed 19,343 nights

No me gustaron las camas y que la televisión no se miraba bien se reporto y no hicoeron nada mala atencion

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Marisol

Jan 1, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Todo muy bien excepto que las camas eran exageradamente duras y sonaban mucho. Sim embargo, todo lo demás bien.

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Ronil

Jul 13, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

I like the great WiFi and good service. I don’t like that the hotel was on a noisy highway.

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Wade and Tonya

Dec 14, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

One of the only large hotels to stay in this area. Unfortunately it’s on a very busy road and traffic is heard 24/7. We enjoyed the Dinning a the staff was very helpful and nice. Parking felt secure as they allowed us to park within the alcove which had a gate and foot security. We stayed here for convenience but did not sleep well at all.

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Patricio

Mar 15, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

In general the hotel is good and with all the necessary things of a time to rest. The only thing was that the cable tv didn’t work and service wasn’t restored after three days.

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Freddy

Jun 15, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Is the best Option in the Area, rooms are little bit old, can be improved! Breakfast is great!! Staff amazing!! Is Safe and has a covered garage which is amazing having the fact that rains a lot in Costa Rica!

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Annie Liliette

Oct 22, 2025

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Stayed 5 nights

Las habitaciones no cuentan con mobiliario en buen estado (sillas rotas) lo que deja una muy mala impresión de entrada, los controles de los televisores en mal estado solo por nombrar algunas cosas. Sin embargo, el personal en la medida de lo posible logró resolver, si se preocuparan por el mantenimiento de las habitaciones sería genial.

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Robert

Jan 15, 2026

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Stayed 1 night

The room was immaculate and spacious. The grounds were very well kept. It is an older property but very well maintained. I will stay here again.

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Gerardo

Apr 26, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The property is very well located, with access to restaurants & close to the mall. The staff is awesome, very friendly and always willing to help! Since it's in the main road, it could get noisy at times due to the traffic.

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Service

Service is widely praised as friendly, attentive, and helpful, with staff offering useful guidance and accommodating needs. Occasional complaints involve unresolved in-room TV problems.

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Lenny

Feb 24, 2026

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Stayed 1 night

Fantastisch personeel. De dame achter de receptie gaf ons een uitstekende uitleg hoe met de bus naar de Cathedral te gaan. Ook prima personeel in restaurant.

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Gerardo

May 27, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Very well accessible location in Camargo, Staff is very friendly, capable, and did their best to accommodate our needs

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Gerardo

Feb 18, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The Staff in all areas is very friendly and do their best to provide great service. For instance, the staff in the restaurant was very accommodating on our dietary needs, since my family is allergic to gluten and dairy products. Since the day we visit it was breakfast buffet, they helped us to cook some eggs for us to avoid cross contamination. The only thing that we noticed is that the hotel is could be a little noisy, as is quite close to the main street. (which at the same time is convenient for easy access).

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ADRIAN

Aug 3, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Siempre que nos hospedamos en el Hotel El Guarco, la experiencia ha sido excelente. Hemos estado en varias ocasiones a lo largo de los años, incluyendo una estadía de aproximadamente dos semanas recientemente, y en cada visita el trato ha sido excepcional. El personal siempre va más allá para que uno se sienta cómodo y bien atendido. Un detalle que valoramos muchísimo es cómo tratan a mi perro de servicio, Chewie. No solo lo reciben con amabilidad, sino que incluso le ofrecen agua y algo de comida, lo cual hace que nuestra estadía sea aún más especial. Este tipo de gestos muestran una calidez humana que no se encuentra en todos los lugares. Gracias por su dedicación y por hacer que siempre queramos volver.

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Sven

Feb 14, 2026

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Stayed 3 nights

Sehr hilfsbereites Personal und super Zimmer

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Adrian

May 28, 2025

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Stayed 5 nights

Very clean, and conveniently located for our needs. We enjoy the restaurant eating areas both indoors and outdoors. Very friendly and helpful staff. Thank you very much!

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Bismark

Jul 5, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Fabuloso el personal!! El desayuno espectacular!!

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Maria Cristina

Jun 15, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Excellent place. The staff was welcoming and extremely nice. Breakfast was delicious

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Ana

Jan 22, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Amazing staff

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Terry

Jan 8, 2026

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Stayed 5 nights

Amazing and friendly people! Room was always spotless and the breakfast has a pretty good selection and the food was perfect always! Safe and gated parking inside the compound and never had any worries here! Totally adored the workers in every part of this place!

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Location

Convenient roadside location with easy access, and some guests note proximity to restaurants and a mall. A recurring downside is traffic noise.

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Brigitte

Oct 18, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Ein angenehmes Hotel für eine Nacht auf der Durchreise. Leider war die Durchgangsstrasse sehr laut. Das Restaurant war gut, der Service sehr nett.

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J Ruben

Dec 31, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Buen hotel , cómodo y en localización fácil de acceso

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David

Dec 19, 2022

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Stayed 1 night

Muy buen lugar, quizas el unico potencial inconveniente para la gente mas sensible es el hecho de estar justo frente a la carretera y se escucha un poco los autos al pasar.

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Gerardo

Feb 18, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The Staff in all areas is very friendly and do their best to provide great service. For instance, the staff in the restaurant was very accommodating on our dietary needs, since my family is allergic to gluten and dairy products. Since the day we visit it was breakfast buffet, they helped us to cook some eggs for us to avoid cross contamination. The only thing that we noticed is that the hotel is could be a little noisy, as is quite close to the main street. (which at the same time is convenient for easy access).

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Michel

Jan 28, 2022

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Stayed 1 night

Excellent motel, avec une vaste et confortable chambre et un parking privatif fermé. Bon petit-déjeuner. Excellent rapport qualité prix. Situé le long d'une route très fréquentée, le bruit du trafic est perceptible mais non rédhibitoire.

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Jon

Sep 5, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The traffic was annoying

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Adrian

May 28, 2025

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Stayed 5 nights

Very clean, and conveniently located for our needs. We enjoy the restaurant eating areas both indoors and outdoors. Very friendly and helpful staff. Thank you very much!

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Bradford

Mar 22, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Easy to find right of the main route. Staff was very pleasant and helpful

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Ronil

Jul 13, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

I like the great WiFi and good service. I don’t like that the hotel was on a noisy highway.

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Gerardo

Apr 26, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The property is very well located, with access to restaurants & close to the mall. The staff is awesome, very friendly and always willing to help! Since it's in the main road, it could get noisy at times due to the traffic.

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Dining

Breakfast and the on-site restaurant earn frequent praise for taste and quality; some mention good variety and enjoyable indoor or outdoor seating.

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Jenica

May 3, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Cosy hotel with wonderful weekend brunch.

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Gerardo

Feb 18, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The Staff in all areas is very friendly and do their best to provide great service. For instance, the staff in the restaurant was very accommodating on our dietary needs, since my family is allergic to gluten and dairy products. Since the day we visit it was breakfast buffet, they helped us to cook some eggs for us to avoid cross contamination. The only thing that we noticed is that the hotel is could be a little noisy, as is quite close to the main street. (which at the same time is convenient for easy access).

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GTM

Apr 12, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Habitación limpia y ordenada. Restaurante con un amplio menú. Recomendado

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Olga

Oct 18, 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

Very good breakfast

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Adrian

May 28, 2025

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Stayed 5 nights

Very clean, and conveniently located for our needs. We enjoy the restaurant eating areas both indoors and outdoors. Very friendly and helpful staff. Thank you very much!

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Bismark

Jul 5, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Fabuloso el personal!! El desayuno espectacular!!

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Stacey

Feb 2, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

I loved the food and staff. Bed was a bit firm for me but room was beautiful. Only downfall is do not follow the map expedia has linked to this hotel it is the wrong location! Hopefully expedia can update this for future tourists

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Maria Cristina

Jun 15, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Excellent place. The staff was welcoming and extremely nice. Breakfast was delicious

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Mandy

Feb 17, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

best breakfast we had on our trip in Costa Rica!

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john

Aug 15, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Very nice staff. Good food at the restaurant. Breakfast included.

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Hotel y Restaurante El Guarco

About this property

Location

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Standard Room

Junior Suite, 1 King Bed

Family Apartment, 2 Bedrooms, Kitchenette

Basic Studio, 1 Bedroom, Kitchenette

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