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Puerto Carrillo Hotel

50 meters from the Iglesia Catolica | 150 meters East of the football field, Playa Carrillo 05235, Costa Rica
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Puerto Carrillo Hotel
4.0 of 5 stars 17 Reviews
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New York, New York, United States
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4 reviews 4 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 April 2012

This hotel is certainly over-selling itself on its website. While it is indeed a good value (~$60/night) and does indeed have a pool and restaurant and A/C and parking lot, it's about as basic of a hotel as you can get. (It's the equivalent of a Red Roof Inn for a beach town). The free "breakfast" included coffee and toast,... More

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Alajuela, Costa Rica
2 reviews
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 January 2012
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I just came back from a 3 day stay at this hotel with my husband and daughter. I was looking forward to the stay after reading such wonderful reviews but I must say that we were disappointed. 1. When we arrived and recieved our room we noticed the bathroom had not been cleaned. Used toilet paper in the basket, sand... More

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San jose
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12 reviews 12 reviews
Reviews in 9 cities Reviews in 9 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 January 2012

Very inexpensive for what you get: king size bed, air conditioner, ceiling fan, cable, refrigerator and hot water. The owner definitely knows how to make you feel comfortable. The food at the restaurant might not be as good as I expected, but that doesn't mean that it was bad.

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Charleston, South Carolina, United States
1 review
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 October 2011

The owners were delightfully helpful and the room was clean and spacious. They went above and beyond to make sure that we were taken care of and we stayed an extra few nights because we enjoyed it so much (and it was very affordable). The beach is an immaculate, white-sand beach with little islands dotting the distance. You can walk... More

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Vacaville, California
2 reviews
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 June 2011

Great place to stay around Samara, just up the road from playa Carrillo a spectacularly beautiful, long, sandy, mostly empty beach lined by palm trees.

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Lisbon, Portugal
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16 reviews 16 reviews
Reviews in 16 cities Reviews in 16 cities
18 helpful votes 18 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 April 2011

We have been in Puerto Carrillo Hotel for two nights. Owned by two Italians the place is nice, comfortable and quiet but rooms are not clean well enough and two of them didn´t had hot water during our stay. Also breakfast was not OK: coffee, milk, bread slices, a broken toaster, butter and jam … no juice, fruits, ham or... More

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San Francisco, California
1 review
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 February 2011

Your hosts at Puerto Carrillo Hotel are Silvio and Luka, who opened their laid-back, low-key and easy-going hotel in 2008. Silvio is very kind and helpful! You can listen to him greet his guests in 4 languages. The hotel is operated in the spirit of an Italian pensione - clean, comfortable room with no fuss, A/C, mini fridge, cable TV,... More

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canada
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 March 2010

My wife and I stayed here for a couple nights in Feb and were quite happy with our stay. Here is what this hotel "is" and "isn't" to help outline our experience. Puerto Carrillo Hotel is...... Near great and pretty quiet Carrillo Beach with great swimming Clean and comfortable and quiet Good price ($70-80/night) Nice rooms with good AC (hot... More

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maryland
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3 reviews 3 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 January 2010

You'll find a great hangout here in the quiet village of Carrillo - about a 5 minute walk to the beach. We stayed 4 nights and loved every bit. You can take the local bus into Samara if you want a change of scenery, but Playa Carrillo is a fantastic beach and you probably won't want to leave. The owner... More

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USA
1 review
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 July 2009

We stayed at Puerto Carrillo Hotel for three nights in June 2009 and we had a very great experience with this small hotel. The hotel room is sparse, but very clean with WIFI, ice cold A/C and cable t.v. This is not a luxury spot, but the price is very affordable for the budget traveler and it exceeds expectations with... More

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50 meters from the Iglesia Catolica | 150 meters East of the football field, Playa Carrillo 05235, Costa Rica
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