Cafe Playa Negra Hotel

This place is much better than the photos! The people are amazing. So cute! Extremely clean. Only 8 rooms in the whole hotel so it does book up in advance. There is a lovely shaded courtyard with a bar and lights and live music. Bright fresh airy rooms with high ceilings. I love this place! I got to meet the owner, it was his birthday and he was celebrating with friends and still went out of his way to welcome me. Roxy is the beautiful manager who is extremely thoughtful and welcoming as well. Great place!!

We booked to stay at Playa Negra Hotel for one night on our way down to Nosara, just as somewhere to stop off to enjoy the lovely Playa Negra Beach. As soon as we checked in we wished that we had another few nights to stay! The service was excellent, really friendly and welcoming. The room was pristine and really modern with the most comfortable bed I slept in during 3 weeks in Costa Rica. The view out of the window onto the beautiful trees and birdlife was awesome too. We ate dinner at the hotel which was excellent, there was live music which was also great and a little cocktail bar in the rear garden which was so nice too. Playa Negra is a bit off the beaten track with a very bumpy journey to get there, but this brilliant little hotel is well worth a visit with the lovely beach a 10 min walk or opposite the hotel. I felt that the price was excellent, such great value for money as most of the places we stayed were 50-100% more expensive, strangely I was nearly put off by the name as being English associated ‘Cafe’ with a local cheap eatery but there is nothing Cafe like about this lovely little hotel, also worth a visit for dinner or cocktails if you are staying in the area Thank you! Jane, Sarah and Josie

We had the best time here! Delicious food, perfectly crafted cocktails, yoga next door, and the friendliest staff! Rocsi was a dream come true - going out of her way to ensure we had a memorable stay. She even had the room decked out for my birthday!

This tiny hotel is only eight rooms. We stayed in Suite 2, a large room with a king bed and huge spa shower. It was air conditioned and it is hot here! The mattress and pillows were first class. But the service! Better than I ever had in all my 76 years. I had a message and it was a needed service to an aching back. The place had a tiny pool but perfect for a dip to cool off or for little kids to frolic. The main town is about 30 minutes away by car, we went there once. Very lively and developed but the car congestion was awful, and some roads weren’t paved. The beach is a 10 minute stroll, I went into town just to buy two beach chairs to use for our week. We went to another beach, by taxi, which boasted a restaurant called Lola’s and that beach had chaise lounges and umbrellas to rent. We had the little beach here to ourselves, and enjoyed the glorious sunsets. There was a Japanese restaurant across the road that was popular but I thought overpriced. There is a little convenience store, very little. The nightlife here is limited but everyone was so friendly. And everybody here spoke English as well as Spanish. The manager was always available. The food here was fine, breakfast spectacular. Highly recommend this little surfer place.

We have stayed multiple times at Cafe Playa Negra and each time it gets better and better! The staff now remembers us and it feels like we’re coming home when we visit. The rooms are super clean and nice I love the showers and the food at the cafe is by far better than any other restaurant in town including the foofy over priced fancy ones. They have great live music too! Get the breakfast burrito, the shrimp rice and the lomo saltado. You won’t be sorry! I’m sad to be leaving and can’t wait to come back! CPN you are the best!

Beautiful and well managed place. Just a perfect little luxury spot you want to be. I highly recommend the place