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Social/tel Puerto Viejo

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Reviews

8.0 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Parking included
  • Restaurant
  • Breakfast available
  • Business services
  • Bar

Explore the area

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Calle 256, 800m South of Puerto Viejo, Puerto Viejo, Limón Province, 70403
  • Place, Playa Cocles
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Place, Talamanca Family Art
    ‪16 min walk‬
  • Place, Black Beach
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Airport, Limón Intl. Airport (LIO)
    ‪69 min drive‬

Room options

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Room

Bed in 6-Bed Dormitory Room

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bunk Bed

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Bed in 12-Bed Dormitory Room

Bed in 12-Bed Dormitory Room

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 1
  • 6 Twin Bunk Beds

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Small Room Shared Bathroom

Small Room Shared Bathroom

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Room

Standard Room

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • 161 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Deluxe Room

Deluxe Room

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • 193 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Suite

Suite

  • 269 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Teepee Room | Exterior

Teepee Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Standard Twin Room

Standard Twin Room

  • 161 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Room

Teepee Room Plus

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Family Room

Family Room

  • 194 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Bunk Bed

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Two-Bedroom Apartment

Two-Bedroom Apartment

  • 269 sq ft
  • 2 bedrooms
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 2 Twin Beds

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Room

Bed in 6-Bed Female Dormitory Room

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 1
  • 3 Twin Bunk Beds

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About the neighborhood

Puerto Viejo de Talamanca

With a stay at Social/tel Puerto Viejo in Cahuita, you'll be within a 15-minute drive of Punta Uva Beach and Playa Cocles. .This beach hotel is 0.7 mi (1.2 km) from Talamanca Family Art and 1 mi (1.7 km) from Black Beach.

What's nearby

  • Playa Cocles - 5 min walk - 0.3 miles
  • Talamanca Family Art - 16 min walk - 0.9 miles
  • Black Beach - 4 min drive - 1.4 miles
  • Playa Chiquita - 8 min drive - 4.0 miles
  • Punta Uva Beach - 8 min drive - 4.4 miles

Getting around

  • Changuinola (CHX-Captain Manuel Nino Intl.) - 74 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Hot Rocks - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪De Gustibus Bakery - ‬13 min walk
  • ‪Nema - ‬15 min walk
  • ‪Salsa Brava - ‬14 min walk
  • ‪Bread and Chocolate - ‬2 min drive

About this property

Social/tel Puerto Viejo

Social/tel Puerto Viejo offers 37 accommodations. Housekeeping is provided daily.
Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor pool.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Make yourself at home in one of the 37 guestrooms.
Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as an outdoor pool or take in the view from a terrace and a garden. Additional features at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, an arcade/game room, and a communal living room.
You can enjoy a meal at Playground serving the guests of Social/tel Puerto Viejo, or stop in at the snack bar/deli. Unwind at the end of the day with a drink at the bar/lounge or the poolside bar. Local cuisine breakfasts are available daily from 7:30 AM to 10:30 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include a business center, multilingual staff, and laundry facilities. Event facilities at this hotel consist of conference space and meeting rooms. Free self parking is available onsite.
Local cuisine breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7:30 AM and 10:30 AM.
Playground - This restaurant specializes in Regional cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. Open daily.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Daily local cuisine breakfast available 7:30 AM to 10:30 AM for a fee: USD 13 per person
  • A bar/lounge
  • A poolside bar
  • A restaurant
  • Snack bar/deli

Restaurants on site

  • Playground

Things to do

  • Arcade/game room
  • Billiards/pool table
  • Library
  • Outdoor pool
  • TV in common areas
  • Yoga classes

Family friendly

  • Arcade/game room
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Safe at front desk
  • Shared microwave
  • Shared refrigerator

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • Business center
  • Conference space
  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Garden
  • Pool umbrellas
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • No elevator
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk

More

  • 2 floors
  • 3 buildings
  • Built in 2017
  • Communal living room
  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bathroom

  • Towels provided

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 8:00 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 7 AM - 11 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
At check-in, guests must provide a record of full COVID-19 vaccination
COVID-19 vaccination record requirement applies to all guests aged 12 and up
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Renovations and closures

This property is closed from January 13 2025 to January 12 2027 (dates subject to change).

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for local cuisine breakfast: approximately USD 13 per person

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly)

Property is also known as

Selina Puerto Viejo Hostel
Selina Puerto Viejo
Selina Puerto Viejo Hostel Puerto Viejo de Talamanca
Selina Puerto Viejo Puerto Viejo de Talamanca
Selina Puerto Viejo Hostel
Hostel/Backpacker accommodation Selina Puerto Viejo

Social/tel Puerto Viejo Reviews

Reviews

8.0

Very Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 47 out of 112 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 35 out of 112 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 16 out of 112 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 6 out of 112 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 8 out of 112 reviews

7.6/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

7.4/10

Amenities

7.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

Verified review

8/10 Good

Melissa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We had a nice stay. My son loved the pool and the location was great. It was a nice quiet spot right on the beach with a cool hike through the jungle.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Karla

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We loved it. The place, the vibe, it was amazing. Also the breakfast was awesome.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

janice

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Has everything you need and more. Staff are super friendly. Great hang out areas. Nice walk to town on the trail. Great pool area. Very clean :)
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great!
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024
Verified review

8/10 Good

Flora

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very friendly and helpful team. Good location, close to Puerto Viejo and Cocles. Our suite was very spacious and quite with a good size fridge. In general very good but a bit expensive for what you get.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Alan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
all great
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2021
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Ricardo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I asked the staff for a very late check-in (11pm), due to transportation issues, and they were very understanding and help me out with no dificulties at my arrival
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Verified review

8/10 Good

A.

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
In general the place is great, however, we rented the flat with two bedrooms and a kitchenette. However the kitchenette was in need of repairs and the dishes and utensils were dirty with dried out food and housekeeping was unreliable.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Rhiannon

Liked: Staff & service

Fine

Our stay was fine, however the property was in need of some maintenance. Our kitchen area of the apartment was missing a window so we had many mosquitos in the room. Stayed at other Selina Hotels and this was certainly not one of the better ones
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024
Verified review

4/10 Poor

Freth

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
It is gampling for 150 dollars.. it doesnt value the cost. Good service but the room is too old, bed is no longer usable it needs to be changed, it is impossible to sleep well here. It is a 20 dollars room from my experience.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022
Verified review

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I wasn’t planning on even leaving a review because I think this place caters to a certain demographic and for that demographic it is maybe a cool happening place. Here’s what I didn’t like: 1. The RUDEST staff. Everyone in puerto viejo was so kind and welcoming. I feel like they actively had to search for the rudest most unwelcoming people they could find. 2. Forget about trying to find this place in the dark. There’s a tiny tiny sign that says Selina which is not very lit at night. When I called the front desk for help they were wildly unhelpful then the security guard was also unhelpful when trying to figure out where to park when the gates were both locked. 3. I had a private room. It was FULL of mold and pretty gross. The toilet leaked from the bottom all over the bathroom floor and constantly smelled like poop. 4. I was feeling sick and asked the bar to SELL me a cup of ice, I offered to pay and did not ask for it for free. They would not SELL me a cup of ice (honestly should have been free but ok, I get it I’ll pay if that’s a policy). THEY WOULD NOT SELL ME A CUP OF ICE WHEN I FELT SICK AND JUST WANTED ICE WATER. That was really the straw that broke the camels back. They bartender went over to the “boss” likely the manager or owner to ask and he just said no. What an abysmal policy. They said because there’s a “festival” well I’m not part of the festival (literally 10 people in front of a dj booth, and 4 people at the bar) I’m a paying guest at the hostel who also
Toilet leaking from the bottom
Mold in shower
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Verified review

2/10 Terrible

Wendy

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Cuesta demasiado para lo que es, los baños sucios, no había agua, ella aire acondicionado no servía, la comida terrible y costosísima, y encima cobraron mi estadía por adelantado cuando Debía ser a mi llegada. Estuvo tan malo que me fui antes y y espero que me devuelvan el dinero aunque no veo gestión de parte de Ellos, lo que aumentaría Más aún mi insatisfacción
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

nina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Nina och Malin från Sverige

Mycket trevligt boende som ligger väldigt bra. Rekommenderas väldigt mycket att hyra cyklar för ultimata upplevelsen. Personalen i receptionen och vakterna känns som ens vänner och hjälper dig med vad det än är. Vi har ingenting att klaga på :)
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2023
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Victor

Disliked: Staff & service
No me agradó el trato de personal.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

5 tägige Tippi Trip

Bei unseren 5 tägigen Aufenthalt sind wir super zufrieden begleitet worden und hat sehr viel spass gemacht. Im Allgemeinen waren wir sehr zufrieden.
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2022
Verified review

8/10 Good

Guillermo

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort

Agradable estadía

Un lugar agradable, mi habitación amplia y confortable (314), personal atento, y la ubicación frente al mar lo hace especial, pese a que esa porción de la playa no es amplia y la más turística.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Vanessa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Ich fühlte mich wohl und willkommen im Hostel. Das ganze Personal ist sehr freundlich und zuvorkommend. Das Essen war jedes mal ein Highlight😍
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2022
Verified review

8/10 Good

Jan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Super gelegene Unterkunft inmitten von Palmen, direkt am Meer, sauberes Zimmer mit Internetzugang. Superschöne Umgebung, unweit von schönen Stränden entfernt. Nettes Personal, große Auswahl beim Essen (Frühstück, Mittag- und Abendessen). Kostenloser PP bei der Unterkunft. Sehr herzlicher Empfang und Verabschiedung.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Corrinne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very accommodating
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Sean

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
My stay here was amazing! For that little bit extra per night compared to other hostels in the area you really do get a luxurious hostel which offers a lot of activities for the guests and a very high quality of service from the staff! When i arrived there was a problem with my reservation and instead of not letting me stay they upgraded me to a private room at no extra charge! I made a last minute decision to extend my stay for 2 nights and they were very accomodating and gave me another private room! The rooms i stayed in were always spotless and i ate in the hostel nearly every day due to the high quality of the food!
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Ziv

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Good place

The place is tidy and inviting. The rooms are clean and the service is courteous
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2021
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Veronica

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Fun and Pleasant stay!

Selina is the place to be if you wanna make friends and have fun. It is located a few minutes from Playa Cocles the most popular in Puerto Viejo. Staff is very friendly and the place has all kind of activities to make your day entertain or relaxing as you wish. The property is big and with beach access. Rooms have all type of options from shared dorms till private king. There’s a common kitchen where you can cook yourself and fridge storage or the restaurant has a full day service if you rather don’t cook. So you can choose what type of experience you want to have, knowing that is a priority for the chain to relate within guest as weekend parties are big event in the area.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2021
Verified review

2/10 Terrible

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
For the price this property is disappointing. No ecological aspects to be seen, crappy mattress, bad shower and the list goes on. More like a dressed up campsite than a proper hotel
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021
Verified review

8/10 Good

Carlos

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

A great place to stay but not the best

It was good overall. I just wish the place was a little bit taken care of.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2021
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness
el servicio del personal fue muy bueno. esperaba una experiecia social y fue todo lo contrario
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021