Reviews of Hotel Aldea Pura Vida

It was located on the beach near everything

The property goes into a complete lockdown at 10pm there is no way in or out. Literally you cannot escape. The manager did not tell me anything about it when we checked in. My friend was locked out of the hotel and got mugged. There are no fire alarms or extinguishers. The upper floor is used to dry sheets and they hang all around the top of the rooms. There is no fire escape And the electricity is connected to the hotel in a manner that does not appear safe. The TV in the room is permanently set on a very low volume and the tv is so small and far away that you can barely see the closed captions. It says that the place is dog friendly but the manager told me 5 TIMES my dogs were not allowed on the bed. The lock on the door was very loose and easily opened with just a credit card or something similar. The manager was terribly rude and would not help me try and find my friend who got mugged and ended up in the hospital. All I needed from him was to speak with the 911 operator and he threw my phone back to me and told me to “Speak!” The call kept dropping and I could not understand the recording that was playing.

Very close to the port , great attitude and good customer service from staff 👍 they were very helpful to us 👍

The room smelled a lot of insecticide ..but went off next day

I feel safe here. Really great people, always very clean, soft sheets, and the restaurant is excellent. Real bacon for breakfast; not that composite particle stuff. Right on the beach. The sunrises AND sunsets are magical here. It's the only place I stay in Puntarenus.

There is nothing that could have been better!

Very comfortable bed, good breakfast

Old, dirty, obscure - even for a budget hotel it’s overpriced taking into account how old and low standards are the rooms

Good location for catching the ferry. They rang a taxi for me. Friendly service. Simple and clean.

Great location, right across from the beach.

It was average. The rooms were small but I expected that.

The location is great, everything is near by

Infrastructure, it looks abandon. If you want ti stay here don't expect luxury

Location

Parking, the bathroom the A/C was not good

Location

No warm water Wifi didn't work properly Room was very old and used

The restaurant had delicious food and coffee. We ate dinner the first night there. The Tartar Tuna was delicious and fresh, the seafood platter was good, yet the crabs were too small to eat. In the morning, we had coffee. It was nice not to have to find a restaurant. Adolfo was friendly and spoke great English and he was very helpful. They allowed us to park our motorbike on the property, which was very convenient.

The room was clean and had air conditioning, yet it didn't have a window. The shower was on the cool side, but very refreshing considering the weather was hot and humid.

The team was really nice and helpful, the location was just perfect. They gave us perfect recommendations and they allowed us to park in a private secured area

The room we had was not provided with hot water which was not a big deal given the hot temperatures

Descent rooms, but you get what you pay for. Our second room AC broke, hotel offered to put us up in a different (sister) hotel without any extra cost. Very friendly and helpful staff.

Strong smell of toilet cleaning product in our room. Hotel offered to change rooms due to small kids.

This was just a "stop on the road" from Drake Bay to Nosara. Mid size Tico town, but with good nearby eating places.

The location is great if you want to take the ferry boat. Although Google maps showed us a lication far up the street the locals could tell us where it was and we found it imediatly. The receptionist was very kind and we could park the car inside. The beds are very comfortable.

It is a very basic room and nothing very special.

Beachfront and pet friendly.

Terrible wifi.

Breakfast was good and filling

The price, location and the breakfast was a bargain.

The room was fair, the bed was ok, the plumbing needs work. Need to ascertain when cleaning service is provided and what it includes

Location and allows pet.

It has changed management and things are not as good. They tried to charge me for my dog and pet policy says no charge. Food and room service was terrible. They charged my card before I got there and I also booked for month of February and they charged my card in December. It is not that great place I use to love.