Hotel Bosque del Mar Playa Hermosa

Beautiful property on the beach. Excellent dining opportunity at the onsite restaurant. Service was outstanding. Rooms are spacious & comfortable, beds are extra firm. Eco conscious. Pool area is small but lovely. Lounge chairs with afternoon bar service available on the beach.

A rare boutique beauty on a quiet beach. With jungle-like grounds leading right up to the sand. It’s bigger than the condos or other small local hotels, but smaller than the corporate resorts and all inclusives which are off by themselves. Staff and locals were very nice and there is an on-site restaurant, spa, and tour options (expect to pay US prices, which are 1.5-2x more than some of the other local options). Even in the “slow” season, there were 3-5 local restaurants open within walking distance with good food available. A couple of walkable mini markets as well for snacks and drinks to stock your hotel mini fridge with. The hotel can call a cab or van for you but can be expensive, so be sure to ask for the price up front (there is no free airport shuttle, and I was shocked by the price they quoted after I’d already taken the ride). It was conveniently located near the Liberia Airport and most tours in the area will pick you up on site. Overall a beautiful hotel and would stay here again!

My husband and I recently stayed here for a week. We have traveled extensively and were immediately struck by the atmosphere, the grounds, and the friendliness of the staff. The food was excellent. The waitstaff service was prompt and attentive. The beach was in very close proximity and uncrowded. It gets a bit still and hot from around 11-2, but we expected this. You can sit upstairs in the bar area to catch the breeze, which we enjoyed anyways, as we were fascinated by the nature we could see with our field binoculars. There are insects, but we anticipated this also, and as long as you have repellent, you will have no problems. August is the beginning of rainy season, but the storms were short and lovely, as they brought gusting winds and the howler monkeys out for the evening. The best time to see the monkeys is either first thing in the morning or around 4-4:30 pm, as I discovered by befriending Benjamin, the delightful front gate attendant. I was able to get excellent pictures of birds, native squirrels, and other wildlife, as well as several videos of the monkeys. The staff is able to arrange a variety of excursions, from trips to Bijagua to see the sloths, bird watching, snorkeling, and more. By far, the most significant attribute to the resort is its staff. Management: HUGE shout out to Emanuel, Shirley, Benjamin, Alan, Maythe, Carlos, Jean Carlos, and Yorxi! Each of them was exemplary!

I traveled with my two adult daughters and we loved this place. The rooms are very comfortable and the staff are friendly and willing to assist in any way they can. The beach area is nice and very convenient for pick ups for water based activities. The pool is small and tends to function as a nursery. The restaurant is expensive, as are others in the area. The breakfast is good, and seating is comfortable and has a nice view. Great for animal lovers. There are better choices in the area for lunch and dinner. Also, the area is not very walkable, so we had to rely on ubers and hotel transportation for everything we did.

Stayed here after a week touring round Costa Rica for some relaxation. Not much going on around or outside the hotel. The check-in was good the property/our room was superb large clean good bathroom good towels good bedding good air-conditioning. Breakfast was very good. Staff friendly. Enquired about some day trips but didn’t bother as we found them extremely expensive. Beach is good see was a good temperature. We ate in the restaurant all the time we were there plenty on the menu for us to taste. Not cheap but decent quality had a few drinks in the bar upstairs and watched the sunset . Check out was straightforward. Our bill was what we were expecting no complaints.

Paddleboarding yoga with Claire was such a unique and amazing way to experience Costa Rica and I’d recommend it to anyone! From paddle boarding across the warm blue waters, to getting to see a beautiful secluded beach, to feeling strong and empowered from doing yoga while on a paddleboard on the ocean, I am so glad I did this tour. Claire is such a kind teacher and person, and I love how she modified the class to incorporate poses that we were interested in. She is a knowledgeable yoga instructor as well as taught us how to stay safe while paddling, and take safe falls into the water. Whether you’re a beginner, or an experienced yogi, this experience makes you feel so strong and badass- not to mention the awesome pics Claire takes!

I recently visited Costa Rica with my daughter and wanted a serene activity on the ocean. I learned about the SUP yoga excursion with Claire through my Airbnb hosts who highly recommended her. Decided to try it, and the experience exceeded my expectations. Claire is the most lovely person with such positive energy. Claire made the activity feel safe and fun, and it was beautiful to be on our own little private secluded beach and bay area. I highly recommend Pura Vida SUP yoga with Claire, it was a highlight of our week!

I really want to give this place a higher star rating but I still cringe (several weeks later) about the lack of cleanliness in the room and other experiences. Starting with the good: -By all accounts, Hotel Bosque Del Mar is one of the few on-beach hotel properties in the area. The hotel itself is set in a beautiful tropical forest, with each building nestled in the trees like tree houses. We even saw a troop of howler monkeys swing through over the pool area. That was very neat. -We found the food to be quite good. We thought breakfast was delicious with lots of options. Our favorite item on the menu for lunch was the fish wrap - it is amazing. The staff in the restaurant is awesome, kind, and quick. -Claire Rojas, the activities concierge is a gem! Claire helped us book a fishing tour, and she was so sweet and even followed up to confirm our trip and well as to check how it was after. -The ocean view room was right on the beach. We could hear the waves. -The driver, I think his name was Sergio, is very nice, and he gave us lots of great information. Now the not so great: -We stayed in room 604 for reference. It was a 2 double bed, ocean view. We were on the first floor. The exterior door to the room is a sliding, barn-style, wood door. Our door did not lock correctly unless we triggered the door latch with our hands and then SLAMMED the door. My 8 year could not open or close the front door. It is a very nice entrance design, but as with all things we discovered about the hotel, it was not well thought through. The barn-style-door had NO stripping or anything on the bottom to fill the 1 inch gap from the door to the floor; this allowed all kinds of creepy crawlies, including cockroaches and mosquitoes to enter the room. Also, the barn-style prevented there from being any other way to lock the door from the inside. There was no deadbolt or security latch. Just something I like to have even when in a "safe" area so that the cleaners don't walk in on me in case the "Do Not Disturb" sign should fall off. -When you entered room 604, you enter into a sitting area with a sleeper sofa, a split AC unit, a ceiling fan, and mini fridge area. The ceiling fan had cobwebs on it. The split AC unit was broken and just blew hot air. The mini fridge froze everything solid; even on the lowest setting. The wall switches were missing their faceplates. And lastly in this room, the sleeper sofa bed was disgusting, covered in dead bugs. My kids wanted to sleep on the sleeper bed even though they had a bed in the other room, so my husband and I went to pull the bed out and make it for them. The mattress itself was disgusting. It was flat and stained, and like I said, covered in dead bugs. Knowing that sofa and it's grossness was in the same vicinity as us made me sick to my stomach. My husband didn't want me to complain because based on some of our other experiences with the front desk we didn't think much if anything would be done. -The bedroom itself is ni

We booked 6 nights here. My husband, me, and almost 4 year old came in July. The place is elegant, has a sense of luxury and right on the beach. However, after going to have lunch in the small town where the restaurants are, I liked the vibe there better and there were much less mosquitos. Bosque del mar was filled with mosquitos. I had to kill some in the room too and you can see the evidence of squashed bugs on the wall from previous people too. Appreciated the free yoga class. Also, did not see 1 monkey here during our stay. And we are on night 4/6. We have seen tiny lizard in our room and 2 tiny crabs! Location: This hotel is isolated from town. Town is 1.4 miles away. This hotel is on the south end of playa hermosa. It is like a rainforest meets beach vibe. Its right on the beach, which is nice. But if u stay at a beach front hotel in town its a true beach vibe. Better prices. More restaurants, markets, vendors etc close by. Bosque del mar is super dark at night. Very romantic but us as a family with a small child I should have picked a place in town. Food: Their lunch/snack/kids/dinner prices are very high so we ended up going to town, which was inconvenient. It was 1.4 miles each way which was not walkable for our little one. We had breakfast included but options were limited and my picky eater wasnt a fan of the choices. She ordered pancakes for example and was disappointed not to get traditional pancakes but rather fancy looking things with blueberry sauce. They were delicious but she wasnt very interested. They had buffet one morning and had live music and much better! The room: Big,spacious. Low water pressure. Comfortable beds. Two holes/screw in walls made it look unkept. Gap in the front door where the door lock is and under door which gives critters and mosquitos access and maybe not very safe and can be broken into. No internal lock for front door. Little living room and patio. Had to call front desk bc safe wasnt working. The batteries were installed incorrectly. Staff: All very polite, kind, nice and friendly.