Reef On The water

2.5 star property

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Panoramic Quadruple Room, Terrace, Sea Facing
Front of property
Panoramic Double Room
Front of property
Family Quadruple Room | Bathroom

Reviews

8.0 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • 24/7 front desk
  • On private beach
  • Laundry

Explore the area

Map
Carretera el Litoral Km 41.5, La Libertad, La Libertad
  • El Majahual Beach
    ‪12 min walk‬
  • Sunzal Beach
    ‪19 min walk‬
  • Playa San Blas
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • San Salvador (SAL-El Salvador Intl.)
    ‪55 min drive‬

Room options

Panoramic Double Room

  • Beach view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Panoramic Quadruple Room, Terrace, Sea Facing

  • Beach view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

Family Quadruple Room

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Bunk Bed

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About the area

La Libertad

With a stay at Reef On The water in La Libertad, you'll be within a 5-minute drive of El Majahual Beach and Sunzal Beach. .This beach hotel is 19.4 mi (31.2 km) from U.S. Embassy in San Salvador and 19.4 mi (31.3 km) from Plaza Merliot.

What's nearby

  • El Majahual Beach - 12 min walk - 1.1 km
  • Sunzal Beach - 19 min walk - 1.7 km
  • Playa San Blas - 3 min drive - 2.8 km
  • Sunset Park - 5 min drive - 5.9 km
  • Punta Roca Beach - 6 min drive - 5.7 km

Getting around

  • El Salvador Intl. Airport (SAL) - 55 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Day Cafe & Salad Bar - ‬16 min walk
  • ‪Esquina La comadre. - ‬17 min walk
  • ‪Kako's Gastrobar - ‬18 min walk
  • ‪Acantildos - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪La Bonita Beach Club - ‬18 min walk

About this property

Reef On The water

Hotel on the beach, with 2 outdoor pools
Reef On The water offers 5 air-conditioned accommodations with complimentary toiletries. Each accommodation is individually furnished. 40-inch flat-screen televisions come with cable channels.

Bathrooms include showers. This La Libertad hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.

2 outdoor swimming pools are on site along with a private beach.

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

Make yourself at home in one of the 5 air-conditioned rooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have showers and complimentary toiletries.
Spend the day on the private beach or dip into one of the 2 outdoor swimming pools. Additional features at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access and tour/ticket assistance.
At Reef On The water, enjoy a satisfying meal at the restaurant. Relax with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge or the beach bar. A complimentary full breakfast is served daily from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk, laundry facilities, and a safe deposit box at the front desk. Free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary full breakfast is served each morning between 8:00 AM and 10:00 AM.
Reef On The water has a restaurant on site.

Languages

English, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site
  • Onsite parking includes off-street options

Food and drink

  • Free full breakfast available daily 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM
  • A bar/lounge
  • A beach bar
  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • 2 outdoor pools

Family friendly

  • 2 outdoor pools
  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • On a private beach
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • No lift

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Shower
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 40-inch flat-screen TV with cable channels

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Individual furnishings

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 1:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 1:00 PM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

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

Payment types

Important information

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, debit cards, and cash
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
There is no hot water on site
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property

Property is also known as

Reef On The water
Reef On The water Hotel
Reef On The water La Libertad
Reef On The water Hotel La Libertad

Reef On The water Reviews

Reviews

8.0

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 131 out of 279 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 67 out of 279 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 33 out of 279 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 26 out of 279 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 22 out of 279 reviews

8.2/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

7.6/10

Amenities

7.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Manuel F.

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

4/10 Poor

Dennis

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
rooms did not look how the pictures did air conditioning was dripping water all night and soaked the whole floor did not get fixed staff just came to clean it up. water gets shut off every night at 8 and no hot water very inconvenient. road to get to the hotel was horrible no ubers could leave us at the front gate too rocky and bumpy for ubers to pull in
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Vilma

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

2/10 Terrible

Ana

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

4/10 Poor

Annie

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Ricardo, murrieta

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We enjoyed our staying, staff was friendly and helpful, the views were amazing.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Fernando

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 8 nights in Dec 2024

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort

Terrible experience

This hotel was a terrible choice. The staff was rude, and the restaurant was so-so. We got a much worse room than we thought we booked. The room had no view and looked more like a cell with one tiny window high up on the wall, not a hotel room. Even though we paid for additional guests (two adults and two children, so 40$ extra per child), the extra beds were not made. When we asked for them to be made, the staff handed us the sheets and we had to do it ourselves. We also had to ask for extra towels, the bathroom mat was also missing. The staff was rude and non-responsive to requests and questions. The so called private beach are large rocks in the water and one cannot enter the water, so one can only watch the waves. There is no shade whatsoever that is adequate so there is nowhere to rest or relax during the day. The only redeeming feature of this hotel is the view (if one is lucky to stay in a room with a view). For us, it was a thoroughly unpleasant stay. We were made unwelcome and undesired guests. When we tried to discuss this with the staff, they were rude and unresponsive. When we complained, the manager hung up on us in response
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Salvador

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had a good time . Staff super nice !
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Erick, Los Angeles

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Irene

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

Benjamin

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Pool area was great, rooms super blah - could use some more investments in them, like adding a desk or bed set or something to fill the space up
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Jovita

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
El hotel es pequeño, la ubicación es buena, áreas comunes son lindas con hermosa vista. Las habitaciones son muy básicas, camas, tv, baño y listo. El baño es muy pequeño. El desayuno incluído es muy simple y no tienen opciones para enriquecerlo ni con pago. A mi llegada no estaba lista mi habitación para esa noche y me dieron otra muy pequeña y con una sola cama matrimonial, aunque eramos 2 adultos y un niño
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jovanie

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Judit

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Enjoyed our stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Wendy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service

Great ocean view, but the rest needs improvements

The ocean view room was amazing because of the floor to ceiling windows and the position of the bed facing the ocean. The room was small, but decent enough. The only 3 things that I didn’t like was that it didn’t have a closet and there were a few issues with the bathroom. The sink was too small, it was clogged and it didn’t have any storage space. The shower was also clogged, the shower curtain was dingy and dirty, there were hairs on the walls and there was absolutely no space to place the soap, shampoo/conditioner, or anything really. Lastly, the towels were too old and super thin and the pillows were too small.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Juan, Charlotte

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

4/10 Poor

Karla

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
My stay at this hotel was terrible. The sheets smelled bad (like they were dirty), as did the towels. The shower curtain was full of mold, and the shower floor smelled like urine. They didn’t provide shampoo or conditioner, and when we asked, the manager told us that the “shower gel” was meant to be used as shampoo and conditioner. The rooms don’t have closets, just a small rack to hang your clothes. The TV doesn’t have cable, only Netflix. The internet gets turned off at 10:30 PM, which means you also lose access to the TV at that time. The hotel entrance is in terrible condition; the road isn’t suitable for low cars, with big potholes that can damage your vehicle. The staff is very friendly and does what they can, but I definitely wouldn’t stay here again, and I don’t recommend it. ———————————————————— Mi estadía en este hotel fue horrible, las sábanas olían feo (como si estuvieran sucias) igual que las toallas, la cortina de la ducha estaba llena de hongos y el piso de la ducha olía a orina. No nos proporcionaron shampoo ni acondicionador y cuando preguntamos la encargada nos dijo que el “shower gel” era el que se usaba como shampoo y acondicionador…. Las habitaciones no tienen closet solo un pequeño rack para colgar tu ropa, la televisión no tiene cable solo Netflix… el internet lo apagan a las 10:30pm por lo cual a esa hora también te quedas sin TV… La entrada al hotel está terrible la calle no es para carro bajito, hay hoyos feos donde puedes lastimar tu carro.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Teresa

Travelled with partner
Stay here if you want to experience a beautiful ocean view and the sound of waves crashing on the reef. The hotel is simple, clean and well maintained. The staff is helpful and friendly. As mentioned in other reviews, the short drive from the main highway to the hotel has some pot holes. But they are not uncommon in El Salvador. Hotel breakfast and restaurant serve good food. The staff are great. The pool was wonderful with beautiful nightly sunsets. The WiFi was adequate for general needs and calls. Not strong enough for video calls. Highly recommend walking down the stairs to the reef. At low tide, of course.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2024

6/10 Okay

Laura

Liked: Cleanliness
It’s not what you speak
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Sandra

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed for one and it was nice! Clean, and beautiful views but the rooms were small with small windows unless you had the ocean view rooms. The food was good but the restaurant wasn’t staffed well and took a very long time. Would stay again for a brief stay, very close to La Libertad and El Tunco.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Hugo

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Lineth

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Alma

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Had a great time! This place is a nice and cozy location that has great ocean view and access. I recommend it
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024