Balcon del Mar Beach Front Hotel

ground floor flat for direct access to the pool is amazing. pool was shallow for kids to enjoy. restaurant food was gorgeous. beach over the road. walking distance to loads of shops.

hotel is next to a big river mouth which had overflowed the beachfront with logs and debris. the beach waves were tougher than any other beach visited in 3 weeks. there seems to be a lot of builders rubble(broken bricks) scattered across the entire beach. we booked two double room and got a single and double which was not ideal. reception man wasn’t apologetic at all and offered me a mattress for the floor. when I asked for a price reduction they magically got a double bed in.

The location was right across the street from the beach. The hotel provides guest only beach lounge chairs and umbrellas. There was a person that worked at the hotel near the entrance most of the time, keeping an eye on the parking area and guest needs. Everyone in my group was provided a wrist band for use of beach chairs, pool and for breakfast. Internet worked well to do online COVID testing before returning home. Staff was great. Breakfast area is very nice and breakfast was good. Close walk to shops and restaurants. Noon checkout was good to give us extra beach time in the morning. Note, if you surf, the surf is more advanced level in front of hotel. You can rent surf boards or sign up for a lesson right in front of the hotel on the beach.

The room was missing the coffee maker and there were minor things broken in the room (toilet paper holder, curtains didn't slide/close, patio door didn't lock, bathroom window didn't open, walls in rough shape, lightbulbs burned out). No hand or beach towels provided. The hotel is a bit rough on the edges, but the location made up for it. It appears to be a bit rough of a neighborhood, but we had no issues with our car parked outside or while walking around.

Room was exceptionally clean, staff was very polite, food was outstanding and plentiful! Mattress was very firm but not uncomfortable, location was beach front! Awesome view! Pool was very nice. Location was within walking distance to everything you need!

Elevator was down (concierge helped carry bags up to room), water was down a couple hours one day, sauna tub too shallow to enjoy. Every morning between 4 and 5:30am a large group of locals would gather on beach in front of hotel and crank music and loudly converse and sing and party (not really hotels fault) but nobody would contact the police, I guess they don't have noise ordinance in Jaco?

This hotel is superb because it is in front of the beach, the balcony and room were awesome and large.

Unfortunately, both nights there was a large group of borrachos outside on the beach with really loud music. It definitely made it difficult to enjoy the sound of the ocean because they partied until 6am both nights. If it were not for them, we would have rated this a 10. The thumping of their club music just killed it for us, and I doubt we will go back because of the annoyance.

It’s was a great place in front of the beach

Well , I lost the room keys and they overcharged me 50 dollars , extremely expenses .

Great beachfront property for the value! The Restaurant food was good and the staff is accommodating!

Just to summarize; the hotel offers a really good price-quality relation. The location is great, the rooms are big and super clean. Breakfast is complete and with several options.

My room was the 4th without elevator and the hot water some days was not working.

Great location….very nice hotel with great staff and breakfast. Johnny was a wonderful host for beach activities. Hazel was a constant presence at front desk who was very helpful. we’ll be back😎👍

Right on the beach!! and just a block away from main street. The breakfast of toast-butter, fruits, juice and coffee was simple and functional for us vegetarians.

Elevator was not working so had to carry our luggage to the 3rd floor via the stairs. It was hot on the day we were there and the reception did not have any AC.

when I first arrived, the lock on the door was not locking properly, 30 minutes later, it was fixed. Little issues like this needs to be address & resolved before they rent the rooms to anyone.