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Marbella Surf Inn

3.0 star property
your current months are December, 2024 and January, 2025.
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Photo gallery for Marbella Surf Inn

Outdoor pool
Bar (on property)
Classic Double Room
Aerial view
Billiards

Reviews

7.2 out of 10

Good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Room service
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Pool
  • Breakfast available
  • Housekeeping

Explore the area

Map
300 meters West of the ICE Tower, Cuajiniquil, Guanacaste, 50603
  • Playa Coco
    4 min drive
  • Pitahaya Beach
    4 min drive
  • Soda Victoria
    4 min walk
  • Tamarindo (TNO)
    73 min drive

Room options

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Classic Double Room

Classic Double Room

  • 42 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed OR 1 Twin Bed

Basic Shared Dormitory, 1 Bedroom

  • Sleeps 3
  • 3 Twin Beds

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About the area

Marbella

When you stay at Marbella Surf Inn in Cuajiniquil, you'll be by the sea, within a 5-minute drive of Playa Coco and Pitahaya Beach. .This family-friendly hotel is 1.2 mi (2 km) from Playa Cementerio and 2.9 mi (4.6 km) from Playa Azul.

What's nearby

  • Playa Coco - 4 min drive
  • Playa Lagarto - 15 min drive
  • San Juanillo Beach - 17 min drive
  • Playa Azul - 18 min drive
  • Junquillal Beach - 36 min drive

Getting around

  • Daniel Oduber Intl. Airport (LIR) - 121 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Bar & Restaurante El Jardín - ‬16 min drive
  • ‪Tiki Hut - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Blue 47 - ‬10 min drive
  • ‪Restaurant San Juanillo - ‬16 min drive
  • ‪Restaurante Joya Del Lagarto - ‬11 min drive

About this property

Marbella Surf Inn

Family-friendly hotel with a 24-hour front desk and a coffee shop
Marbella Surf Inn offers 6 accommodations with ceiling fans. Rooms have partially open bathrooms. Bathrooms include showers and complimentary toiletries. Housekeeping is offered daily and hair dryers can be requested.
An outdoor pool and a children's pool are on site.

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

Make yourself at home in one of the 6 guestrooms. Partially open bathrooms with showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include ceiling fans, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Enjoy recreation amenities such as an outdoor pool or take in the view from a garden. Additional amenities at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, babysitting (surcharge), and tour/ticket assistance. Getting to nearby attractions is a breeze with the area shuttle (surcharge).
Grab a bite to eat at the hotel's restaurant, which features a bar/lounge, or stay in and take advantage of the room service (during limited hours). Wrap up your day with a drink at the poolside bar. Cooked-to-order breakfasts are available daily from 7 AM to 11 AM for a fee.
A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available on request), and free self parking is available onsite.
Cooked-to-order breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7 AM and 11 AM.
Onsite venue - This restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

English, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site
  • Return airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Airport shuttle on request
  • Local area shuttle (surcharge)

Food and drink

  • Cooked-to-order breakfast available for a fee daily 7 AM–11 AM: USD 5-15 for adults and USD 3-6 for children
  • 1 restaurant and 1 coffee shop/cafe
  • 1 poolside bar and 1 bar
  • Room service available

Things to do

  • Billiards/pool table
  • Children's pool
  • Horse riding/hire
  • Outdoor pool
  • Yoga classes

Family friendly

  • Babysitting (surcharge)
  • Children's pool
  • Outdoor pool

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Tour/ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • Garden

More

  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Ceiling fan

Bathroom

  • Bathroom (partially open)
  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer (on request)
  • Shower
  • Towels

Policies

Check-in

Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals welcome)

Children and extra beds

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

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for cooked-to-order breakfast: approximately USD 5 to 15 for adults, and USD 3 to 6 for children
  • Airport shuttle fee: USD 250 per person (roundtrip)

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
This property accepts credit cards

Property is also known as

Marbella Surf Inn
Marbella Surf
Marbella Surf Inn Costa Rica
Marbella Surf Inn Hotel
Marbella Surf Inn Cuajiniquil
Marbella Surf Inn Hotel Cuajiniquil

Marbella Surf Inn Reviews

Reviews

7.2

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 4 out of 15 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 4 out of 15 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 4 out of 15 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 15 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 15 reviews" "

8.2/10

Cleanliness

7.4/10

Staff & service

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The owner of this hotel is nothing short of amazing. He will help with any arrangements. The hotel is such a fantastic price, superb food - the pizza "wow". Go and check this hotel out.

8/10 Good

Larry, La Ventana, BCS

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice, mellow, beach-rural spot.
For my first 2 nights in Guanacaste, Costa Rica, this was perfect. Great host, casual food / bar ambience, nice pool. No pushiness...but they had everything I needed. Marbella is a very rustic, rural village - next to some world-class surf beaches. This is a great place to stay.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

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

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice Hotel...in the middle of nowhere.
This review should be two separate reviews, one based on the hotel and one on the location. The hotel is brand new and it has nice amenities such as a good resteraunt, good water pressure, nice pool area and gorgeous rooms with satellite tv. I would rate the hotel a 5 out of 5. Our issue was with the location. It seemed to us that it was more central but it is about 18 km on a gravel road that during rainy season is very rough and one of the other access roads was completely washed out. This hotel is truly in the middle of nowhere and we found it very difficult to get to. There are no resteraunts in the area (though the hotel food was very good and reasonable in price). If you are wanting total seclusion this place is for you. We were hoping to have this as a home base but the roads and location didn't allow that. The staff was friendly and the owner was accommodating but it didn't quite work out for us. We wouldn't stay there again and actually decided to cut our trip short one night.

8/10 Good

kelly

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfortable stay not too far from a lovely beach
Large, clean, modern rooms with kitchenette, well kept grounds, and a great pool. Open rancho area had potential but was always playing news on the t.v. which took away from the desired vacation ambiance. A short drive to the beach, not really walking distance away. Beach was lovely though not good for surfing while we were there. Well kept grounds and mostly friendly staff. Would stay there again.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Location and staff really nice. Owner is a good guy.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful hotel with only 6 rooms in a very peaceful village. Swimming pool, restaurant, bar, wifi... Amazing surf spot. Food in the restaurant is good, but walk 5 minutes to Pipidi's when you want to try something even more authentic. The owners and the staff were great, very helpful. I highly recommend it if you're looking for a place to relax and surf.

4/10 Poor

Mauricio

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Es una zona muy bonita, pero el servicio del hotel ha desmejorado e incluso no limpiaron habitación.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

4/10 Poor

Guillermo

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Tick bites and security risks
The hotel is nice but the location is very remote. You need a 4x4 car to reach and it takes 30min from the paved road, very dangerous road. I arrived a Monday and was the only guest in the property. We were handed over the keys and left alone, no personnel left in the middle of the darkness. Same story Tuesday and during the day we were very worried when we left because the back door didn’t lock. Again remember nobody on the hotel premises either guests or employees. Restaurant closed both days. Situation changed Wednesday because another family that traveled with us arrived. But then my baby 18 months old got bitten by a Tick and then also myself. Lots of insects and mosquitoes as well. I wouldn’t recommend the property even if the hotel is nice. Problem is that the owner is not around and the staff is not interested in customer service.
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2019

6/10 Okay

Mónica

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Hotel agradable pero lejos
El hotel es cómodo, desafortunadamente queda muy apartado de todo. Y la carretera es destapada.

6/10 Okay

Byron

Me parece un hotel aceptable ! Destacó la limpieza de la habitación

8/10 Good

Vanessa

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
komfortables Hotel mit guter Ausstattung
Hotel ist wie alles in dieser Region nur über Schotterstraßen zu erreichen, aber das Hotel ist es definitv wert. Wir hatten hier auf unserer zweiwöchigen Reise nicht nur die komfortabelsten Zimmer sondern auch die beste Ausstattung (Pool, Beratung)

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service
a pesar de que llagamos con la reservacion nos dijeron que nunca les llego que ellos ya no tienen ningun acuerdo con expedia

10/10 Excellent

Juan Ramón, Alajuela

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excelente
Lo recomiendo sin ningún temor, si lo q quieres es privacidad y descanso, es el lugar indicado x ser un hotel de solo 6 habitaciones, la atención fue muy buena y el restaurante tiene precios muy accesibles y la comida es muy buena!!