Alma del Pacifico Beach Hotel & Spa

Small beach front hotel in a very non-touristy area between Quepos and Jako in Punterenas, Costa Rica. 2 hour drive from San Jose. A number of rooms are right on the beach - we walked out our patio door, onto a small patch of grass, and then the sandy beach to the ocean. Wild life included flocks of McCaws Beautiful. Friendly staff, clean and comfortable rooms. Restaurant on site. Miles and miles of beach to walk down, also included a lovely swimming pool and area.

Can't say enough great things about this hotel. The villas, the pools, the restaurant (breakfast is included), the spa (husband had a massage that was exceptional), the beachfront location, the staff and service - all amazing. We stayed 5 nights in a garden bungalow with king bed, located behind the pool area and furthest from the beach, but so private and the beach is still only steps away. The parking lot is staffed 24/7 with a guard who will check you in, and then open the gate as you leave/enter. The beach has miles of beautiful carpet-like sand and is not terribly busy. We felt very safe to leave our backpack on a lounge chair - with phones, watch, sunglasses etc. - while we went in the ocean or walked along the beach. The air conditioned villas are huge. Bed, side tables, long desk area, sofa, kitchen sink, water filter, bar fridge, glasses, mugs and cutlery, w/c, wardrobe, safe, sink and large vanity, indoor and outdoor showers accessed by a sliding door between the two. The restaurant serves a full complimentary breakfast as well as self serve fruit, yogurt, toast and jam. Nice selections for dinner and drinks (happy hour 4-6pm). Service was friendly and accommodating throughout. Pools are clean and refreshing - lots of chairs, loungers and tables with umbrellas.

We are local went for lunch…. Never ate. Asked for a Coke, never got it. Ordered calamari they came cold, twice. We didn’t eat them and couldn’t ever get anyone to bring that Coke or take a Lunch order. We paid for a water and left. Food is too expensive today to waste time with servers and cooks who simply don’t care. We won’t go back. So glad we didn’t stay there.

This was our third stay here. Rooms are large with a seating area, excellent shower and space for a couple of sun loungers on a small terrace area overlooking the ocean. It must be one of the best beaches in the world and there are spectacular sunsets. The pool area and gardens are super. Staff are all excellent and I thought it was good value for money. Criticisms are few - the buffet aspect of the breakfast is poor and didn’t change throughout our stay. We ate a couple of meals here and there is little in the way of atmosphere, However this is a small hotel so there are never likely to be large numbers of fellow diners. Unless you are a confident swimmer you are unlikely to venture into the ocean as the waves are impressive.However good for surfers!

We went here with our family in 2022 and it was amazing. Very beautiful, the staff was incredibly friendly and very helpful. And our three-year-old had the best time playing on the beach and in the pool and chasing iguanas. We told our whole extended family about how awesome it was and booked a trip for all of us to stay there. Health issues got in the way and ultimately we had to cancel the trip. It was a large reservation and Fernando was INCREDIBLY helpful, understanding, patient and kind in making sure we were refunded. Evelyn was also such a help! We really appreciate their efforts and we will definitely be visiting Alma again!