Hotel La Palapa Eco Lodge Resort

Hotel La Palapa Eco Lodge Resort Hotel in San José Province

About this hotel

Located in San José Province, this charming hotel for $305 per night is a fantastic option for your next vacation. Located in Portalón, 33 km from Manuel Antonio National Park, Hotel La Palapa Eco Lodge Resort provides accommodation with an outdoor swimming pool, free private parking, a garden and a terrace.

Amenities

Pool

Pets allowed

Kitchen / Kitchenette

Internet / Wifi

Smoking allowed

Parking

Laundry

Balcony / Patio

Wheelchair accessible

Garden

Family friendly

Map of San José Province

Nearby attractions

La Paz Waterfall Gardens Nature Park

59.70 miles

Parque Diversiones

42.72 miles

National Stadium Of Costa Rica

40.84 miles

National Museum of Costa Rica

40.12 miles

Hotel La Palapa Eco Lodge Resort

3.9

Good(295 Reviews)

Hotel in San José Province

4-Star Hotel

Reasons to book

Great for pets

Includes essentialsGarden, Pool, Pets allowed and more

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About this hotel

Amenities

Pool

Pets allowed

Kitchen / Kitchenette

Internet / Wifi

Smoking allowed

Parking

Laundry

Balcony / Patio

Wheelchair accessible

Garden

Family friendly

Map of San José Province

Nearby attractions

La Paz Waterfall Gardens Nature Park

59.70 miles

Parque Diversiones

42.72 miles

National Stadium Of Costa Rica

40.84 miles

National Museum of Costa Rica

40.12 miles

Reviews

3.9/5.0

Good(295 Reviews)

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6.0

Feb 2024

Très mauvais rapport qualité prix

Nous avons apprécié le cadre et l'amabilité du seul personnel : Adrian. Adrian parle anglais et un peu français. Le lieu à beaucoup de potentiel qui n'est pas exploitée, c'est dommage.

Le petit-déjeuner qui ne varie pas, est très simple : café, œuf brouillé, pinto de gallo et petite coupe de fruits. Les coupures d'eau, le manque de clarté et d'honnêteté de la propriétaire.

1.0

Feb 2024

Wong plance for Vacation

Trees around the property

Water leaking on to bed. Ants build home in the room. Mosquitoes. No food access after breakfast.

10.0

Jun 2023

Beautiful and tranquil place to relax and get in touch with nature.

It was quiet,peaceful and located in a gorgeous area. Many beautiful, secluded and safe beaches and hiking trails. The staff was so nice and welcoming. This is the place to relax and get in touch with nature.

10.0

May 2023

Beautiful Lodge in the Jungle

Was really surprised from when we drove up to the parking lot, how beautiful and peaceful this place was. Felt secluded setback in the jungle. The garden, is beautifully maintained, with mature tall native trees and a lot of flowering plants throughout the property. We saw many species of birds early in the morning. The location is excellent for exploring the coast. Its about 1 km from the main highway and 5 minutes from the beaches Matapalo, and Playa Linda which are the prettier beaches. Manuel Antonio is a 20 minute drive and Dominical 15 minutes. Helene upgraded us to a beautiful Villa with kitchen, and a lovely patio. The villa is very large, clean, with private bedroom, new fans, and even an outdoor fan on the patio. Bathroom had lots of hot water. Towels were new. The pool and deck, both new updated, had new lounge chairs, and a new Rancho where breakfast is served. We really enjoyed the pool area, its a very peaceful garden setting. The property had many recent updates. Overall a great value. Was glad we discovered La Palapa lodge.

8.0

Apr 2023

Very good

Size of rooms was lovely

Internet was iffy in places

10.0

Apr 2023

Excellent. Thank you Helene and your staff for keeping the jungle in the jungle!

We liked the somewhat remote location (not within the main beach towns) which was very secure and beautiful as the jungle location was undisturbed, very natural.

The kitchen could have had a bigger stove and refrigerator. A little more closet/ drawer space would have been nice too.

8.0

Apr 2023

Beautiful setting and relaxing stay.

Loved the beautiful jungle setting. Rooms were very comfortable and spacious. Very nice breakfast and great coffee. Lovely waterfall a short hike from the property where you can jump into the water.

I chose the hotel because description said there was a restaurant at the property. I didn’t want to drive anywhere in the evening. However, only breakfast is provided.

5.0

Apr 2023

Nice basic jungle lodge - definitely not 4-star

There are mixed reviews for this property so let me try to explain what to expect. The hotel will offer a very basic stay in the jungle which can be a great experience if that is what you are looking for. The owner is gradually investing in the property to bring the facilities up to standard but this will be a multi-year project at best. The location will allow for day trips to Manuel Antonio national park and Dominical, and you will wake up with jungle sounds or with a large gecko in the room, which happened to us.

We stayed in many ecolodges around the world both basic and luxury, and see two main issues with this property. The first one is that the apartments/houses are dirty. It was not properly cleaned and sheets had stains on them and were ripped when we arrived. The maintenance backlog is not helping either. We stayed 3 nights and realize that it is an ecolodge so we were not expecting bedding and towels to be changed daily. But emptying garbage cans, sweeping the floor and making the beds are not eco unfriendly and important when it comes to hygiene in the jungle. The second one is that this is listed as a 4-star hotel. This is not a luxury hotel, and should not qualify for four stars. There is no overall service, breakfast is basic, pool is cloudy, apartments are dirty and not well equipped (two plates, a fork, and 3 glasses for a apartment for 5 people). The maintenance backlog is simply too big. This is a 1 or 2 star at best.

10.0

Mar 2023

Exceptional

Everything

8.0

Mar 2023

Our stay was for 1 night only. Breakfast was good.

Beautiful pool, gardens and room.

Our rolling luggage couldn’t roll on gravel. Hard to locate. The waterfall was far from the property, no parking nearby and was a river.

8.0

Mar 2023

beaches and restaurants a short drive away

Jungle setting.

Staff could have been more friendly and attentive. I know one couple was left waiting for hours before there was anyone around to check them in.

7.0

Feb 2023

a relaxing stay

surround by a beautiful garden. many beautiful beaches nearby.

9.0

Feb 2023

Superb

Helene was very nice and very friendly. breakfast was very tasty and the hotel is in beautiful garden. pool is clear and refreshing.

8.0

Feb 2023

Nice place for the price

The owner is friendly and nice. In this place you will have good contact with nature

Might be kind of old facilities. Breakfast might be considered small

10.0

Jan 2023

there are some nice beaches near. Quepos is 20 min away and Manuel Antonio National Park is 30 min away in car.

I loved the nature, tranquility, beautiful place. Helene is so attentive and kind. There are hiking trails. The pool was clean and nice.

everything fine

3.0

Jan 2023

Poor

The breakfast was good

There was many things wrong, the shower was broken, the room was not clean and then the water that they display for the people don’t even has clean glasses next to it. Overprice for what it is

9.0

Jan 2023

An experience that cannot be missed

The owner is extremely helpful and very lovely.

The fact that it’s in the middle of the jungle and you get to experience a jungle life

7.0

Jan 2023

The property was gorgeous and quiet.

The gardens were beautiful, quiet overall, good breakfast.

Showers were cold only. My sister kept finding ants in her bed. The pool water was very cloudy.

4.0

Jan 2023

Give this property a miss

The host is very characterful. We had some friends come into town without a hotel room and though the property was fully booked, she offered the option of our friends staying in our room at no additional fee which was helpful. Remote and quiet.

The property is showing its age and needs attention. Some reviews cite this as charm but to us it felt like neglect. The rooms are sparsely furnished with aging furniture and lit with very few and ugly flourescent lights. The bathroom had exposed wires. The sidewalks through the property are crumbling, unlit at night and unsafe. We had to help another guest off the ground who tripped on unmarked steps. The breakfast was $15 but was of quite low quality and quantity for the amount (expecially when compared to other stays we had). Workers were building a new structure around the pool. This of course is fine but perhaps hold off on cutting aluminum panels with an angle grinder literally 10 feet from the guests eating breakfast until service is over at 9.30. This example will be a one-off problem but the host literally couldn't talk to us due to the noise and just let the workers continue which to us seemed odd.

10.0

Jan 2023

Safely in the jungle

I loved sleeping in the middle of the jungle, listening to all the fauna, it was a lovely experience. Everybody was very kind and helpful, they assist me with everything I needed.

It is quite far from everything, you will need to have your own car or spend money on taxis, colectivos or buses, walking somewhere is not an option, too far.

7.0

Jan 2023

good location and excellent helpful host

very much a jungle setting

rooms a little tired and needs more lighting at night

8.0

Dec 2022

Beautiful country Lodge

Surrounding garden and architecture, nature trail through the land and LOTS of wildlife.

Slightly run down and a little unclean

6.0

Dec 2022

out of shape lodge on a beautiful jungle like ground

Helen, the owner of the lodge is super nice & interested in her guests - also the area of the lodge is beautiful with a lot of great flowers. The breakfast was good as well & we got a very nice upgrade.

sadly the whole lodge is not at any state of the art anymore - from not enough kitchen material, to ripped towels, non working lightnings and a broke shower with no pressure at all - plus a pool which we had no desire to use. a beautiful place which needs a lot of work and renovation to get „in shape“ again.

9.0

Oct 2022

Superb

Rooms were very cool even though there was no AC - wasn't needed. Beautiful grounds, nice pool, good breakfast. Owner was very helpful and informative.

Hot shower wasn't hot.

7.0

Sep 2022

It's OK

It is very pretty and Helene is really nice. Breakfast is good.

The bed was uncomfortable, some of the lights didn't work, we found a cockroach in the closet, we didn't have hot water (they tried to fix it but never worked), and very bad wifi reception inside the cabin.

10.0

Sep 2022

Exceptional

Wonderful and very well maintained garden surrounding the buildings. Very wide green area with a nice jungle trail to follow that brings to nice waterfall where you can swim. The structure was very interesting: main building with leaves rooftop. Nice and warm swimming pool. Peaceful and silent atmosfere, with only the sounds of the jungle Helena, the owner, was very nice and caring, sharing with us several suggestions on places to visit Great breakfast which included fresh fruit and butter with jam on top of the local one (Gallo pinto) Very convenient place to stay if you are visiting Manuel Antonio and you have a car (25 mins by car) and you don't want to stay in very touristic and crowdy area

Our stay was simply great !

10.0

Jul 2022

We found this place by accident and I am so glad we did.

The property was extremely unique. Helene was amazing. I stayed here with my boys and they had THE TIME OF THEIR LIVES. They were surrounded by nature and loved it. We stayed 1 night… then came back and stayed a couple more nights because we loved it so much. Breakfast was delicious!

10.0

Jul 2022

Exceptional

Absolutely awesome place. The resort is simply a piece of paradise, in breath taking setting, cozy picturesque rooms, smiling staff and owner who goes above and beyond to make your stay perfect. We absolutely loved the place and its atmosphere. I highly recommend it.

8.0

Jul 2022

Amazing place, perfectly located in the south zone, warm attention from the owner.

Excellent location, close to Manuel Antonio, Dominical, Playa Matapalo and Playa Linda that are great. The rooms are inserted in the jungle, full o vegetation and birds. Nice pool and common space. Breakfast was very good.

The place is catching up for being closed during pandemic and is with being work to put it at 100%

10.0

Apr 2022

Exceptional

Very beautiful, quiet place...we feel like we are in the midle of the jungle. The bungalow was clean and comfortable, and breakfast was really good. We also enjoyed morning swim in the pool:) Elen was super nice and helpful. Hope to come back again someday...

10.0

Apr 2022

This property is a real treasure, beautiful gardens, wonderful pool and Tiki bar area, so much privacy and very close to

This was one of the best places we stayed in Costa Rica and I only wish we could’ve stayed longer! The bungalows were so wonderfully private and you really got the sense of being in the heart of the jungle, yet another beautiful garden of paradise!

8.0

Apr 2022

Very good

If (like me) you enthusiastically embrace the quirky, the off-the-beaten-path, and the funky, this is the place for you. It's remote, beautiful, beset by an air of benign decay, and populated by a cast of unusual characters. Rooms are ruggedly gorgeous. The unlimited hot water is fabulous. Breakfast is small-portioned but delicious.

It's currently in a state of post-pandemic reopening flux, with an only semi-functional pool and restaurant. The lack of AC naturally renders the rooms quite hot.

FAQs

How much does this hotel cost compared to others in San José Province?

The average price for a rental in San José Province is $94 per night. This rental is $211 above the average.

Is parking included with this hotel?

Yes, parking is listed as an amenity at Hotel La Palapa Eco Lodge Resort. For more information, we encourage you to contact the property about where to park.

Is there a pool at this hotel?

Yes, a swimming pool is available for use at Hotel La Palapa Eco Lodge Resort. Enjoy the water!

Is Hotel La Palapa Eco Lodge Resort pet friendly?

Yes! This hotel is pet-friendly. For more information, we recommend contacting the booking provider about animal policies.

What amenities are available at Hotel La Palapa Eco Lodge Resort?

We found 11 amenities for this rental. This includes pool, pets allowed, kitchen / kitchenette, internet / wifi, and smoking allowed.

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Hotel La Palapa Eco Lodge Resort

About this hotel

Amenities

Map of San José Province

Nearby attractions

Hotel La Palapa Eco Lodge Resort

Hotel in San José Province

Reasons to book

About this hotel

Amenities

Map of San José Province

Nearby attractions

Reviews

FAQs

How much does this hotel cost compared to others in San José Province?

Is parking included with this hotel?

Is there a pool at this hotel?

Is Hotel La Palapa Eco Lodge Resort pet friendly?

What amenities are available at Hotel La Palapa Eco Lodge Resort?

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