Cafe Playa Negra Hotel

First visit to Hotel Cafe Playa Negra. This hotel has a restaurant that you would think was in New York, Los Angeles or any world class city. Spent a week and everything on the menu was beautifully presented and outstanding taste and flavor combinations. I was not prepared for food this good in a town known more for surfing than resort living. Except for excursions to Tamarindo, all my meals were here. The restaurant also seems to be a local favorite

I had a wonderful stay at Cafe Playa Negra (2 weeks) in January. All staff members were so helpful and friendly. They set up tours and transportation for me. The linens were crisp and fresh, the towels were lovely, thick and soft. Their restaurant is awesome. Staff called me by name and always inquired about my day. My Spanish is very poor and the staff did their best to converse with me in English. I appreciated that. My Studio suite was quiet and peaceful. The walk to the beach took me 7 minutes and there were several nice restaurants right across the street. I hope to return to Costa Rica in the future and will definitely stay here. Good luck to one of the staff, Nixon, in his pursuit of a University degree!

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