Hotel Club del Mar

The hotel is close to the town of Jaco, easily within walking distance. The staff went above and beyond to accomodate us. The room was clean and the cleaning staff were excellent and althought they didn't speak English well we were able to explain what we needed and they were very gald to get us what we wanted. The onwers made a point of welcoming each guest and made sure there was nothing that we were lacking. The waiters were great and the food was excellent with reasonable prices. I would love to go back and stay there again.

Good beach location. Charming, dated and basic. Costa Rica wildlife experience: iguanas and macas overhead. Wifi only in lobby. Beds rock hard, typical of a European youth hostile. However, food pretty good, great surroundings, nice guests, has kind of a cult following with many repeat guests. Good value. Our kids loved it! We used this to balance out the first part of our trip, when we stayed in a 5 star, expensive resort. Balance worked well for us.

Checkin was easy. The room we stayed in was a 2 bedroom condo with a full kitchen, living and dining area plus a patio. One bedroom had a queen bed, private bath and small patio, the other just had two twin beds. There is a bathroom with shower that is common to the living area. Each bedroom had its own personal A/C unit with a "drying" option which came in handy on the wet days. It was a wonderful unit with plenty of space. Every room had a window and there was plenty of fresh air. Our room was kept impeccably clean by the staff although there were a couple friendly bugs of course. Restaurant was good, but nothing too special to write about. The included continental option is simply a plate of cut fruit and a plate of toast with butter and jam. It was served to me at a table. There is no buffet. If you want more food or something different you can order from a standard breakfast menu at additional cost. Lunch and dinner were of the standard american fair, plus some random italian options. Not very authentic. Location is at the south end of Jaco beach. Far away from all the action, but that might be a good thing as many of the other resorts have protective gates and fences. Either this area gets bad at night, or it used to be dangerous years ago. Many of the barred places are abandoned now. Jaco is a cool town with plenty to do, eat and drink. We were warned about going out at night and on the two occasions we did go out nothing happened, although some stranger offered to "watch" our car. Surfing on the beach is great! Club del Mar is a chill place and the owner, Philip, will do anything he can to help you enjoy your stay. However, I would suggest only staying here a couple days, unless you are the type that likes lounging around. We got bored after our few days in this town.