My fiancee and I just spent a week at Raratonga on our first real vacation together. And we could not have been HAPPIER with the entire experience. From Alessia's welcome upon our rather late in the evening arrival, to the comfortable, charming, and unique accommodations- everything was perfect (even the rates!!) We truly felt like we were welcomed into the... more

Awsome, would definitaly recommend Hotel Raratonga!!! Came down for a surf vacation for 2 weeks and originally just booked the first week ( in case we didn't like the hotel or found a better place) but ended up staying here for the whole time. Good location-a quick walk to the beach,grocery store, and resturaunts, but on the outskirts of town... more

more noisy then Ny I don't think so!!!!!! Is very quiet end the owner are lovley nice peaplo. more

This hotel, while appearing to have nice rooms in the photos, is a dump. The walls are paper thin and you can literally see through the cracks so not only can you hear your neighbors, you can watch them as well. Furthermore, the hotel is surrounded by rooster farms, the inhabitants of which begin "roosting" when the sun goes down... more

I wish I did not reserve three nights stay at this hotel. The photos do reflect what the hotel looks like, but what they don't share in the photos is all the noises around this hotel. I believe every rooster in Santa Teresa lives outside of this hotel. Now a rooster off in the distance heard now and again is... more

We stayed at Raratonga over Xmas and new year 08 and would thoroughly recommend it to anyone. Alessia and Stefano are a charming couple that make you feel really welcome and are very helpful. The hotel offers great value, the rooms were clean, well equipped and the entrance to one of the best surf spots on santa teresa beach is... more

I have to say that now it has almost been one year since we last visited Santa Teresa and stayed at Rarotonga, we are very excited to be planning our next trip. In terms of what someone said about the noise...this is Costa Rica...there are chickens running around the yards and monkeys in the trees. This is expected--especially when staying... more

I found Hotel Raratonga thru this website and was very skeptical because of the first review. After looking around i decide to contact the owner, Alessia, about reservations in the apartment for one week. Alessia was more than willing to help me out in any way and went beyond the standard hotel owner and offered to set up any trips,... more

Booked 2 nights here (on the basis of one suspiciously good TripAdvisor review...) as part of a 2 week circuit of Costa Rica by hire car. Indeed the owners give a nice welcome and the wooden accommodation is clean inside. However, we did not sleep due to all night fighting dogs, quad-bikes passing, cockerels that cock-a-doodle-doo'd from 1am, plus we... more