Name: Roca Mar Playa Bonita
Address: 240 Moin, Playa Bonita, Puerto Moin, Puerto Moin, Puerto Moin, 00000, Costa Rica
Rating: 7

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Limon International Airport

Roca Mar Playa Bonita

Puerto Moin

My husband and I recently visited Costa Rica for our first time.  We wanted to see both coasts, so we first headed to Hotel Playa Bonita for two nights.  Getting there from San Jose Airport was a bit of an adventure due to major road construction on highway 32 (Nov 2021).  The hotel was easy to find.  Don't get discouraged as you're driving through construction and past the shipping harbor.  It's great once you arrive! 

Check-in at the hotel was a breeze.  We had a great room!  Third (top) floor with a window facing the beach.  The room was clean and the AC worked great.  The room reminded us of many of the properties we stay at when visiting Baja California, Mexico.  We're from San Diego, CA and drive down to Baja quite frequently.  The room has little quirks that are familiar to us and our style of travel, but may seem a bit "rough around the edges" for other travelers.  Overall, the room was GREAT!  Loved our stay!  Would recommend to most friends and family.  

The hotel restaurant and bar have a great open view of Playa Bonita.  We loved the breakfast that was included with our stay.  We also ate dinner both nights at the hotel restaurant.  We watched surfers while eating breakfast and enjoyed the sunset while eating dinner.  There are rocks and tidepools just below the hotel.  We spotted striped eels and red sea stars in the pools.  To get to the beach you can either walk along the road for 5 minutes, or carefully walk on the rocks to get to the sandy beach.  The water is warm and great for swimming.  Keep an eye on your stuff, or just leave everything in your room at the hotel.  

The hotel doesn't have a store/market, but there's a large market at the beach just 0.2 miles from the hotel.  

The hotel has a pool, which we did not use, but saw people swimming in it during our stay.  

All-in-all: We loved our stay at Hotel Playa Bonita.  We loved that there we hardly any Americans there (we may have been the only ones).  Playa Bonita is a great hub for visiting Cahuita National Park where we saw monkeys, racoons, sloth and iguana.

Great Location!  Wonderful Stay!

The entertainment was great we visited in October and it was amazing.The day activities were suited for all ages and there was many different things to do .Everybody was so welcoming and we all had a lovley time , many thanks to Mila Jóse and Mitchell.

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I stayed there a few times. One time I left over 500 $ in the room. The staff found it and returned it to me in total honesty. Just for that I give them a 20 if I could. 

Rooms are good. Food is excellent. But the best part is the people who work there and run it. You go there and you may be sure you are in great hands.

I have only good to say about them. It was an honor to get to know the staff.

The most honest and decent people. Plus great rooms and food

We arrived and our booking was cancelled, they said they received a cancellation request from hotel beds (expedia) 2 days after my reservation, but I had no email from the cancellation.
When I called Expedia they said the hotel send a message telling that they were closing the property and that was the reason of cancellation. A few minutes later while we were trying to find another place to stay, the hotel called and said they had a room available, but that we needed to do the reservation directly….that it was not available vía expedía, honestly a shame, just for around ¢40.000 more.
Expedía assisted us to move to another place in town, when we arrived the receptionist told us that we were the 3rd customer from the week that had the same situation.
So basically what they do is that they cancel your reservation for you to buy a direct room to them. 
If you don’t want to pay your % to an OTA, don’t have it available for reservations

They cancel your Expedia booking for you to arrive and buy a room directly

Improve the lighting in the hallways and the quality of the rooms so that the stadium is more pleasant, so that we can recommend it to other guests and we also return some rooms are newer than others even though the price is the same.

 improving facilities.

The hotel is overlooking the sea, which provides a very nice view of the dining room, but the hotel itself has no sea view.The breakfast is little varied, only served chicken pinto, you can order separate pancakes that are rich, or toastadas that are fried.The rooms are very austere and in the shower bathroom there is very little water, it is impossible to bathe.The people of the hotel are very friendly.The city of Limón is little touristy compared to the nearby city of Puerto Viejo, the ideal would be to stay there.

It wasn't what I expected.

The hotel presents itself as adequate in its rooms which are spacious, well equipped, all facilities are observed with good care and maintenance.The hotel is adjacent to the Caribbean Sea so its restaurant and swimming pool are a delight to have a good time.

Hotel next to the Caribbean Sea

Simply Excellent, spacious rooms, comfortable and comfortable beds, super clean. The personal attentive, friendly and warm. And to put a flower in the eye friendly with the environment as it has solar panels and use biodegradable cleaning products.

It is excellent.

A disappointing hotel. It needs a lot of maintenance. The worst of the rooms. Even the executive room is a closed window that can't be opened except by a roof. The disappointing breakfast. A painted chicken dish with egg and coffee. That's all. Absolutely no fruit. Nor does it have access to the beach even though it's on the front line. Too bad the place is precious. Too bad it's not looked after any more.

It was a disappointment.

We came in very late at night/early morning so we worked it out in advance that the security guard would have our key.  He was very nice, and walked us to our room with a flashlight where we all promptly passed out.  We had trouble making our reservations through hotels.com so we had to pay for our kids stay with us the next morning, and also worked this out prior to arrival. They said it would be $20 extra, which was fair.  Unfortunately when it came time to settle up, they decided our kids were adults and wanted to charge $50.  The room was $53 and if we were going to pay that much, we would have just gotten two rooms.  I had to pitch a mini-fit and point out our daughter was only 13, so definitely not an adult, and they agreed to the previously agreed upon rate.  The room was clean and the food was good.  The beach was pretty.  We were only there for 9 hours total.  We really appreciate them letting us in at 1AM!

Roca Mar Playa Bonita

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