Is parking available at the property?

Yes, free self-parking is available on-site. The property has limited parking spaces.

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

A complimentary full breakfast is served daily from 6:30 AM to 8 AM.

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

Check-in is from 2:00 PM until 9:00 PM, and check-out is at 11:00 AM. Late check-in is available for a fee of USD 10 for check-in between 9:30 AM and 11:00 AM.

What accessibility features are available for guests with disabilities?

The property features step-free entrances and wheelchair-accessible facilities, including public areas and bathrooms.

Where is the property located in relation to key landmarks?

The property is located in Monteverde, within a 5-minute drive of Monteverde Orchid Garden and The Bat Jungle. It is approximately 1.8 miles from Reserva Biológica Bosque Nuboso Monteverde and 2.2 miles from Curi-Cancha Reserve.

What are the policies for guests staying with children?

Children are allowed at the property, and kids can stay for free up to a certain age. Specific age details are not provided.

Mar Inn Costa Rica

What guests think

At Mar Inn Costa Rica, travellers consistently praise the friendly, helpful staff, walkable Santa Elena location, and clean, comfortable rooms with nice views, while noting recurring noise from traffic and footsteps, limited parking, and many rooms lacking air conditioning.

Breakfast draws frequent compliments, and several reviews highlight a good on-site restaurant and bar. Many describe rooms as spacious with balconies or terraces, making them a solid base for cloud forest and adventure outings. Overall, expect a practical, good-value stay focused on convenience over extensive amenities.

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Facilities

There is an on-site restaurant and bar, and parking is available but limited and tight.

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Jake

29 Apr 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Nice hotel. No hot water when we stayed since water heaters were solar and it kept raining. Clean and quiet. Good restaurant on site. Good breakfast

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Paulina

9 Feb 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

It was very nice and clean. My room did not have ac, so if traveling during summer just check. There is parking but I could never find a spot due to the high volume of cars. However, it was a very peaceful, clean and pleasant stay.

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Yuki

6 Jan 2023

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Stayed 19,362 nights

Staff was very friendly and helpful. It was an easy walk to the town. Breakfast was included and great! Parking is EXTREMELY tight and people need to park one behind another, blocking others in, making it difficult to come and go conveniently. Our room was clean, but I woke up to a scorpion in my running shoe.

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Peter

24 Dec 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

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Jackson

16 Apr 2025

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Stayed 1 night

On-site restaurant was good and view was nice. Rooms are large and comfortable.

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Jonathan

4 Mar 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

This was my second stay in Santa Elena. I chose this hotel due to its location (off the main street), and I was pleasantly surprised. I was looking for quiet, and Mar Inn allowed me to rest after hiking in the jungle. The included breakfast was substantial, and the service excellent. There is a coffee and spirits bar on-site. The host was very helpful, and one minor issue with our refrigerator was promptly remedied.

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bryan

7 Jan 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Family room for 5 was great. Hot breakfast with included. Limited parking.

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Chris

10 Nov 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Great little cozy place close to many shopping and dining options. Parking spots included which is nice. Breakfast was great.

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George

12 Dec 2022

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The property was good value for money and an easy walk into town. The bar at the property was great and the bar man was great, friendly and made some really nice cocktails, he was the best part of the hotel. Breakfast was okay but good considering the hotel price. One issue I did have is I booked a tour and when I showed up for the tour, they had already sent the tour guy away as they thought I had cancelled. Since it was my last night, i had no opportunity to do this tour again.

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Gianna

7 Mar 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Perfect bed and breakfast! In a great area and the restaurant that was connected was delicious!!!

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Cleanliness

Reviews consistently note clean rooms and well-kept spaces; a few guests reported pests or minor housekeeping lapses.

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SARITA

31 Dec 2023

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Stayed 1 night

There were bugs in the room

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Raymond

7 Jan 2025

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Stayed 1 night

This is a nice place close to Monteverde. We stayed one night before our hike in the cloud forest. Love the location, the service, and the cleanest of the hotel. The street in from is full of potholes, just like the roads leading to here. Not the hotel's fault, but a fact which I did enjoy that much in general when traveling through northern part of Costa Rica.

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Paulina

9 Feb 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

It was very nice and clean. My room did not have ac, so if traveling during summer just check. There is parking but I could never find a spot due to the high volume of cars. However, it was a very peaceful, clean and pleasant stay.

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Christine

14 Nov 2023

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Stayed 3 nights

Staff very helpful and friendly, food was excellent, convenient to town. Felt safe in the area. The location was noisy and the safe was broken however the room was clean. Nice rooftop and side patio but the chair padding was ripped. Overall the property could use an upgrade

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Yuki

6 Jan 2023

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Stayed 19,362 nights

Staff was very friendly and helpful. It was an easy walk to the town. Breakfast was included and great! Parking is EXTREMELY tight and people need to park one behind another, blocking others in, making it difficult to come and go conveniently. Our room was clean, but I woke up to a scorpion in my running shoe.

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Anna

26 May 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Great stay! We were very comfortable, everything was clean, the two dogs on property were super sweet!

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Silvana

28 Aug 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Clean and comfortable specially if your traveling with family. Close to town and to the Monteverde cloud forest.

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Maria Magdalena

10 Mar 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Mi comentario es que nos tocó en una habitación en primer piso y mis vencimos de arriba muy de madrugada hacían mucho ruido ( 4 am ) 😅😩 se solicitó sacar basura y no lo hicieron 😩

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Ra

25 Dec 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Spent couple of nights. Staff are very friendly. Facility was quite nice. Walkable to a lot of eateries and taxi stand etc. Good dinning options. Breakfast comes included and was adequate and good. Ate dinner one night , food was reasonably priced, and tasty. Room had nice view, bed was comfortable , had a fridge. Basic amenities, nothing fancy. No Fan or AC, did not need them, but just to note.

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Stephen

7 Feb 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Mar Inn is a good clean place to stay in Monte Verde. Room was spacious and clean and staff was friendly. It is conveniently located close and very walkable to the shops and restaurants of Monte Verde town. This place is a great option for budget minded tourists.

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Rooms

Rooms are spacious and comfortable, often with balconies or views. Several mention thin walls or footstep noise and the lack of AC or fans, and a few noted limited hot water.

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Carina

24 Feb 2026

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Stayed 2 nights

Venlig personale og værelset fint. Dog meget lydt. Vi boede i stuen og trampen ovenfra var meget tydelig.

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Pamela

29 Feb 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The beds are very cozy and comfortable with nice blankets. The shower is a nice rainfall shower with shampoo, conditioner, and body wash. But, the water was not very hot. It is located in a great area 5 minutes walk from downtown. The parking lot is pretty small. Breakfast is 6:30-8:30am made to order. The pancakes are fluffy and they have tea/milk/coffee.

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Jake

29 Apr 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Nice hotel. No hot water when we stayed since water heaters were solar and it kept raining. Clean and quiet. Good restaurant on site. Good breakfast

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Suzanne

30 Mar 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

We loved the location close into town. The room was clean and the beds very comfortable and we loved being able to sit outside our room on our balcony. The breakfast was great! This was a wonderful, affordable option for staying in Santa Elena. It is easily accessible to the beautiful hanging bridges and all of the other beauty in the area.

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Jackson

16 Apr 2025

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Stayed 1 night

On-site restaurant was good and view was nice. Rooms are large and comfortable.

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Chelesty

27 Dec 2023

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Stayed 1 night

We stayed here for one night. The room was tidy, clean and well equipped. We liked the sitting area next to the garden. The breakfast is okay. However, our room was on the first floor. We kept hearing the foot steps of the people staying in the floor above. We woke up multiple times during the night and early in the morning because of that.

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Bhargav

19 Mar 2025

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Stayed 1 night

It’s okay property to stay, when we visited it was very hot and humid, in room we just have natural ventilation, we requested front desk staff for fan, she give us 2 small desk fan… that help..! But if someone visit in March it would be more comfortable to rent room with A/C

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Nian

23 Jan 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

The location is good. Only 5-10 minutes to downtown. The room is clean . The balcony is so beautiful . We like it . But the room is not that soundproof . There is uphill slope from the hotel to the restaurant and grocery stores of downtown …

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Lisa

12 Jul 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

The bed was super comfy and the AC worked well. We had a large room with a shared balcony. The location is close to town with shops and restaurants, but it’s uphill from town, so the return walk got old pretty quickly.

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Heather

14 May 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

Price was good and breakfast was great. Nice view from the second-floor room. Had to keep windows open to cool the room and that brought bugs in at night. Also meant that you could hear people in nearby rooms. Wifi signal was too weak to reach our room.

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Service

Staff are widely praised as friendly, attentive, and proactive, helping with tour bookings, transportation, and local tips; they sometimes accommodate late checkout. One guest reported a tour booking mix-up.

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Jennifer

13 Apr 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The guy who checked us in was very friendly and took his time explaining the town and all the fun activities around.

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Jarret

5 Jan 2026

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Stayed 2 nights

Place was amazing! Staff was attentive to took care of anything that you needed.

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Mamun

30 Oct 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great service and breakfast

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Helen

17 Mar 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

The staff were extremely friendly and helpful with arranging tours and making reservations for us. The location is within walking distance to the main commercial area and not far from both the Santa Elena and Monteverde Reserves. Had a great couple of nights here.

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Constance

8 Jan 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Hôtel is basic but the perfect location to tour the area and the service is way above a average for the price range! Amazing staff - super helpful, fast, friendly. Really good value for money!

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Jonathan

4 Mar 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

This was my second stay in Santa Elena. I chose this hotel due to its location (off the main street), and I was pleasantly surprised. I was looking for quiet, and Mar Inn allowed me to rest after hiking in the jungle. The included breakfast was substantial, and the service excellent. There is a coffee and spirits bar on-site. The host was very helpful, and one minor issue with our refrigerator was promptly remedied.

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anup

5 Jan 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

The best part of the stay were the folks at front desk, who were the most helpful bunch I have ever encountered. Shout out to Zuleka. The room was very well maintained and had a cabin line feel.

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George

12 Dec 2022

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The property was good value for money and an easy walk into town. The bar at the property was great and the bar man was great, friendly and made some really nice cocktails, he was the best part of the hotel. Breakfast was okay but good considering the hotel price. One issue I did have is I booked a tour and when I showed up for the tour, they had already sent the tour guy away as they thought I had cancelled. Since it was my last night, i had no opportunity to do this tour again.

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Elan

2 Jan 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

We had a great stay here. It was conveniently located. Also, the staff was incredibly helpful both before and during our visit, they helped to arrange transportation whenever we needed it, especially to get to our next destination I would recommend a balcony room for the great views of the area.

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claudio

26 Mar 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Todo fue muy bien me trataron muy bien me check out era a la 11:00 am y me dieron mas tiempo para regresar de me tour que yo tenía me dieron más tiempo pero hay que hablar con el personal si puede y si no tiene otra opción dejar el equipaje en la recepción lo bueno es que son excelentes gracias

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Location

Convenient, walkable location near Santa Elena’s shops and restaurants and a good base for Monteverde attractions; some mention an uphill walk back. Traffic noise affects some stays, especially at night.

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Raymond

7 Jan 2025

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Stayed 1 night

This is a nice place close to Monteverde. We stayed one night before our hike in the cloud forest. Love the location, the service, and the cleanest of the hotel. The street in from is full of potholes, just like the roads leading to here. Not the hotel's fault, but a fact which I did enjoy that much in general when traveling through northern part of Costa Rica.

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Hermann

4 Apr 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Das Hotel liegt sehr gut zu den im nahen Umfeld vorhandenen Aktivitäten. Das Personal ist freundlich und hilfsbereit. Wir würden jederzeit wieder dort buchen.

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Noemi

11 Sept 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Empleados muy atentos y excelente ubicación

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ANNE-MARIE

20 Dec 2022

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Stayed 2 nights

Agréable de pouvoir se promener dans le village de Santa-Elena sans avoir à prendre sa voiture.

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Helen

17 Mar 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

The staff were extremely friendly and helpful with arranging tours and making reservations for us. The location is within walking distance to the main commercial area and not far from both the Santa Elena and Monteverde Reserves. Had a great couple of nights here.

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Sharon

19 Mar 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Great little hotel , very clean lovely toiletries Breakfast and staff good Walk back from town hard uphill so be prepared

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Seda

24 Mar 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

Very nice, cute simple accommodation! Little older but thw location is great, not in the heart of Santa Elena but a walking distant away from the crowded area. The staff were very pleasant and helpful. They have an organized schedule to all the acitvities around and multiple times for shuttles to different activities.

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Lisa

12 Jul 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

The bed was super comfy and the AC worked well. We had a large room with a shared balcony. The location is close to town with shops and restaurants, but it’s uphill from town, so the return walk got old pretty quickly.

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Marco

30 Mar 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

Ya es la Segunda vez que nos hospedamos y nos gusta porque es un hotel familiar y con una buena ubicación para caminar al centro de Santa Elena; el personal del hotel es muy especial.

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Wayne

8 Jul 2024

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Stayed 1 night

El hotel esta ubicada en Santa Elena. Por ende las noches son muy ruidosas por el tráfico constante de motociclistas de la zona. Lo cual si desean un hotel de descanso este hotel no sería una opción. Ese fue el único punto negativo durante nuestra estadía. Lo cual es un factor fuera de control de este alojamiento. Las habitaciones son muy confortables con baños amplios y limpios. El desayuno incluido es delicioso y variado.

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Dining

Breakfast is often tasty and satisfying, and the on-site restaurant and bar receive positive mentions. A few found breakfast portions or variety just okay.

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Afshin

15 Dec 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

It's clean and reasonable price. Staff are ready to answer to your tours questions. Breakfast is small and limited portion. There is no net for windows for keeping them open at night.

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stephanie

23 Feb 2022

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Stayed 1 night

Hotel très bien situé, confortable, bon petit dejuener et bon conseils pour les visites et réservations

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Suzanne

30 Mar 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

We loved the location close into town. The room was clean and the beds very comfortable and we loved being able to sit outside our room on our balcony. The breakfast was great! This was a wonderful, affordable option for staying in Santa Elena. It is easily accessible to the beautiful hanging bridges and all of the other beauty in the area.

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Mamun

30 Oct 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great service and breakfast

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Jackson

16 Apr 2025

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Stayed 1 night

On-site restaurant was good and view was nice. Rooms are large and comfortable.

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Marisel

27 Jul 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

La habitación estaba muy bonita y el desayuno estaba muy rico

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George

12 Dec 2022

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The property was good value for money and an easy walk into town. The bar at the property was great and the bar man was great, friendly and made some really nice cocktails, he was the best part of the hotel. Breakfast was okay but good considering the hotel price. One issue I did have is I booked a tour and when I showed up for the tour, they had already sent the tour guy away as they thought I had cancelled. Since it was my last night, i had no opportunity to do this tour again.

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Julie

1 Feb 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Propre, confortable et déjeuner satisfaisant

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Ra

25 Dec 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Spent couple of nights. Staff are very friendly. Facility was quite nice. Walkable to a lot of eateries and taxi stand etc. Good dinning options. Breakfast comes included and was adequate and good. Ate dinner one night , food was reasonably priced, and tasty. Room had nice view, bed was comfortable , had a fridge. Basic amenities, nothing fancy. No Fan or AC, did not need them, but just to note.

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Gianna

7 Mar 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Perfect bed and breakfast! In a great area and the restaurant that was connected was delicious!!!

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Mar Inn Costa Rica

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