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Hotel Margarita

2.5 star property
Colonial hotel with full-service spa and lazy river

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Luxury Double Room, 1 Bedroom, Accessible, Partial Ocean View | View from room
Restaurant
Reception
Reviews
9.2

Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Breakfast availableBreakfast availableBreakfast available
  • SpaSpaSpa
  • Parking includedParking includedParking included
  • RestaurantRestaurantRestaurant
  • Free WiFiFree WiFiFree WiFi

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200 meters west of Drake Bay school, Drake Bay, Puntarenas, 78654
  • Popular LocationSchool & Soccer Field1 min walk
  • Popular LocationDrake Bay Beach7 min walk
  • Popular LocationDrake Bay Hiking Trailhead10 min walk
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Standard Double Room | In-room safe, rollaway beds, free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard Double Room

10/10 Exceptional

Highlights

Balcony
Air conditioning
TV
Private bathroom
Daily housekeeping
In-room safe
  • 388 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Twin Bed and 1 Double Bed

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Luxury Double Room, 1 Bedroom, Accessible, Partial Ocean View | In-room safe, rollaway beds, free WiFi, bed sheets

Luxury Double Room, 1 Bedroom, Accessible, Partial Ocean View

10/10 Exceptional

Highlights

Furnished balcony
Separate sitting area
Air conditioning
TV
Separate bedroom
Shower/tub combination
Deep soaking bathtub
Private bathroom
  • 484 sq ft
  • Partial ocean view
  • Sleeps 5
  • 1 King Bed, 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Sofa Bed

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Superior Triple Room, 1 Bedroom, Mountain View | In-room safe, rollaway beds, free WiFi, bed sheets

Superior Triple Room, 1 Bedroom, Mountain View

8.8/10 Excellent

Highlights

Air conditioning
TV
Separate bedroom
Private bathroom
Daily housekeeping
In-room safe
  • 377 sq ft
  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 5
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Double Bed

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About the neighborhood

Drake Bay

Located in Drake Bay, Hotel Margarita is near the airport and near the beach. Drake Bay Hiking Trailhead and Bajo del Diablo are worth checking out if an activity is on the agenda, while those wishing to experience the area's natural beauty can explore Drake Bay Beach and San Josecito Beach. Corcovado National Park and Violin Beach are two other places to visit that come recommended. Discover the area's water adventures with kayaking and scuba diving nearby, or enjoy the great outdoors with hiking/biking trails and horse riding.
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What's nearby

  • School & Soccer Field - 1 min walk
  • Playa Colorada - 5 min walk
  • Drake Bay Beach - 7 min walk
  • Drake Bay Hiking Trailhead - 10 min walk
  • San Josecito Beach - 31 min drive

Getting around

  • Drake Bay (DRK) - 18 min drive

Restaurants

  • Delicias Bahía Drake - 5 min walk
  • Mar y Bosque - 5 min walk
  • Roberto's Marisquería - 4 min walk
  • La Choza - 4 min walk
  • Kalaluna Bistro - 18 min walk

About this property

Hotel Margarita

Hotel near Drake Bay Beach
Located close to School & Soccer Field and Drake Bay Hiking Trailhead, Hotel Margarita provides a terrace, a garden, and dry cleaning/laundry services. Adventurous travelers may like the boating at this hotel. Treat yourself to a massage at the onsite spa. Free in-room WiFi is available to all guests, along with a restaurant and a snack bar/deli.
You'll also enjoy the following perks during your stay:
  • An outdoor pool with a lazy river
  • Free self parking
  • Cooked-to-order breakfast (surcharge), a roundtrip airport shuttle (surcharge), and smoke-free premises
  • Concierge services, a reception hall, and a front-desk safe
Room features
All guestrooms at Hotel Margarita offer comforts such as air conditioning, as well as amenities like free WiFi and safes.

Languages

English, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transportation

  • Roundtrip airport shuttle (surcharge) from 8:30 AM to 3:00 PM on request
  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Daily cooked-to-order breakfast available for a fee: USD 9 for adults and USD 7 for children
  • A restaurant
  • Snack bar/deli

Things to do

  • Boat
  • Full-service spa
  • Lazy river
  • Outdoor pool

Family friendly

  • Lazy river
  • Outdoor pool
  • Refrigerator on request
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Terrace

Full-service spa

  • Massage
  • Spa open daily

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • Colonial architecture
  • Reception hall
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer (on request)
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • TV

Food and drink

  • Refrigerator on request

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 11 AM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 10.0 per night
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for cooked-to-order breakfast: approximately USD 9 for adults and USD 7 for children
  • Airport shuttle fee: USD 10 per person (one-way)
  • Airport shuttle fee per child: USD 8
  • Rollaway bed fee: USD 10.0 per night

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 cash
Safety features at this property include a security system

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property

Property is also known as

Hotel Margarita Drake Bay
Margarita Drake Bay
Hotel Margarita Costa Rica/Drake Bay
Hotel Margarita Hotel
Hotel Margarita Drake Bay
Hotel Margarita Hotel Drake Bay

Frequently asked questions

Does Hotel Margarita have a pool?

Yes, this property has an outdoor pool.

How much does it cost to stay at Hotel Margarita?

As of May 29, 2024, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Hotel Margarita on Jun 9, 2024 start from $58.49, excluding taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

Is Hotel Margarita pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Hotel Margarita?

Self parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at Hotel Margarita?

Check-in begins at 11 AM. After-hours check-in is not available.

What time is check-out at Hotel Margarita?

Check-out is at 10 AM.

Does Hotel Margarita provide a shuttle to the airport?

Yes, there's an airport shuttle that runs 8:30 AM–3:00 PM on request. A fee of USD 10 per person applies.

Where is Hotel Margarita located?

Situated near the airport, this spa hotel is within a 10-minute walk of School & Soccer Field and Drake Bay Beach. San Josecito Beach and Corcovado National Park are also within 6 mi (10 km).

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

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9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

MARK

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

randall

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The overall appearance of the property was favorable, but one soon observed that many small details needed attention: a large, loosened panel on the main stairway was not only a tripping hazard but was unsightly as were many pieces of rebar emanating from the concrete that clearly previously supported something but were left in place in a most unsightly manner. A few simple tools and hardware pieces would be an easy fix for both. The exterior wall of the facility possessed many pock marks that also could be easily fixed. The pool was accommodating but lacked half of the decorative tiles from the top of the pool leaving unsightly spaces of adhesive. A nearby container housed a large collection of these tiles that were apparently meant for patrons to add to upon additional tiles falling off. Draining a few inches from the pool and using simple tile adhesive to the unattached tiles would be an easy fix. Upon entering the property, there was no sign indicating where to check in. It took a few minutes to find the small office where the attendant wasn't unfriendly but not particularly welcoming either. The chef, on the other hand, was wonderful and clearly enjoyed talking with the guests. Food was fairly priced and was decent. Rooms were sparsely furnished but fine, and a small fridge was helpful.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great hotel and location for the price. Simple and clean, functional, nice staff. Highly recommend for this budget!!!
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Judy

Traveled with partner
Liked: Amenities
We were met from Drake Bay upon arrival and took us up the road to our hotel. The kitchen was very accommodating for breakfast and made us early breakfasts several days. The pool was beautiful and the room was air conditioned. Very nice. We also had a great view from the balcony of the trees and mountains and toucans on a nearby tree one night.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

DANIEL

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The hotel is good value for money and in a nice location. Our room was quite dark as only the bathroom has a window but this was not a problem as we did not spend much time in the room. The pool area is quite small with only 4 chairs at the poolside which is not enough for a hotel this size. The staff are friendly and helpful. The hotel feels slighly outdates and could do with some renovations but the price reflects this.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Colleen, Lakemore

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wonderful place to stay, we loved it!
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Sylvie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Très bon rapport qualité/prix pour la chambre, propre avec frigo et congélateur. Accueil super, on est venu nous chercher à la plage et reconduire après nos 5 jours. Le personnel de l'office est très serviable. La piscine est un plus et la cuisine est un peu chère mais bien bonne. La plage est à 10 minutes de marche.
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely hotel
Our room was clean, spacious and very well appointed with a comfortable King bed and a queen bed. Plenty of hot water and a good shower. Good pool and terrace with hammocks. The tree outside our window was visited every day by 3-4 toucans - fantastic to watch all their behaviour at such close quarters. Thanks to Mauricio for all his help. Highly recommended.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jerry, Oak Park

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We had a very nice stay at this property. It's close to everything, rooms were clean, beds were nice and everything worked great. Staff was helpful if you needed anything, the pool was nice. Thanks!

10/10 Excellent

Hilary

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We loved our 2 nights at Hotel Margarita! The room was large, loads of windows to watch the birds, private patio, air conditioning, and the pool were great features. Friendly helpful staff as well.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jason

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Mauricio the property manager is very helpful with information on tours in the area and anything else you may need during your stay. Laundry service on site is reasonable and quick. I was a week into my trip when I arrived at Hotel Margarita and I dropped off laundry in the morning and it was ready when I returned from my excursion. I highly recommend Hotel Margarita and will stay there again when I return to Drake Bay!
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Rich

Traveled with partner
Liked: Amenities
Mauricio was very helpful when we arrived, even gave us a better room as ours was on the second floor. And, carrying luggage upstairs would have been difficult. The location was good too as we had a whale watching tour the next morning and were able to leave our bags with Mauricio and walk down to the beach. Would recommend staying here!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

6/10 Okay

Timothy

Traveled with family and small children
We spent 5 nights at Hotel Margarita and our experience was up and down. We arrived on the boat from Sierpe and unfortunately the hotel had made no arrangements to pick us up. When I walked up to the hotel the staff were clueless. When they put us in a room the A/C and fridge weren’t working. They did move us to another nice room. It was very comfortable with nice beds and it had a beautiful bathroom. We liked the views and they have a lovely patio area with hammocks where we could read, relax and watch the birds. The pool looks great but unfortunately they use some type of chemical that’s not chlorine and it stings the eyes and tastes terrible. It was very hot while we were there and we would have spent more time in the pool if not for the chemicals. The little bar and restaurant are run by Dixon who is a great chef and made a wide variety of dishes that were delicious. Even if you’re not staying here, it’s a nice option for dinner. The property was well kept up except sometimes dishes were left lying in the common areas for too long. Overall it was a nice, comfortable place to stay and a little more care from front desk would make a world of difference.
Stayed 5 nights in May 2023

8/10 Good

Susan

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Hotel Margarita has the best pool so far on this trip. Unlike other pools it was refreshing, (but not cold). The hotel staff was wonderful and very helpful. The only negative for me is that their standard rooms have windows that gave the common hallway. When closed for privacy the room feels like a cave. Although it was very comfortable I need natural light to truly be content.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jacqueline

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This hotel is a gem in this remote little town adjacent to Corcovado National Park. It has a lovely pool plus a large terrace and decks where you can watch colorful birds in the surrounding trees. The hotel restaurant is very good and the staff were extremely helpful in setting up tours for us and helping us with other recommendations. We would definitely stay here again.
Stayed 6 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Liliana

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The restaurant has delicious options of meals and the staff are friendly
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Chandra

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We loved our stay at Hotel Margarita. Our rooms were comfortable and clean and the property is quaint and pretty. There is a small pool for cooling off and great views of birds in the trees all around. It’s just a few minutes walk to the water for all your boat based activities but it is dirt road and a bit steep so keep that in mind for your own physical abilities. What makes this place stand out is the staff. They are so kind and helpful and we enjoyed talking with Maurico and learning more about this area. He’s a busy guy but always goes out of his way to help. A very special shout out to Dixon, the chef at the attached restaurant, DinerCraft. My daughter has celiac and can also not eat dairy and he not only understood her needs but went out of his way to make her delicious meals that she could eat and stay healthy. All of our food here was exceptional. The bar is good too, we got many fresh fruit smoothies and cocktails, all delicious. I would highly recommend Hotel Margarita and DinerCraft for anyone looking for personalized service right in the middle of town.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Scott

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great stay at Hotel Margarita. From getting picked up from the boat (a mini-adventure itself), to a easy check-in, made for an stress-free arrival at Drake Bay. The quiet pool was glorious after morning tours. The only issue was wifi reception in the room was poor, but decent by the pool/office/restaurant area.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Angela

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Maurico, the manager was excellent and very helpful in booking us a trip to Sirena Station. The pros: it was clean, quiet, and you could hear the beautiful jungle birds and animals. One rainbow-colored tropical bird visited us every day at our shower window. The neighborhood dogs were a delight. The attached restaurant's dishes were delicious and the cook was very kind and accommodating. The pancakes for breakfast and the smoothies were incredible and my daughter is still raving about them. The air conditioning was wonderful. It was located near a lot of the activities and walkable to the beach pickup. The cons: could have used a dryer somewhere on the property for wet clothes. Wifi was spotty, but that might be the case anywhere in Drake Bay. A TV would be great.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place to stay. Mauricio was very welcoming and hugely helpful with booking me onto a Sirena Corcovado tour at late notice. Pool was clean and a real bonus, rooms very spacious. Overall very impressed!
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2022

6/10 Okay

Jose, San Rafael

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities
Este es un hotel pequeño. Se puede ir caminando a restaurantes, super mercados, y a la playa Agujitas.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Cynthia

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
This is a wonderful little hotel right in town. Our room (B) had a lovely deck where we watched spider and howler monkeys! The staff is very helpful, rooms are very clean, as is the rest of the hotel. All our tours were set up by the front desk(in advance) and they helped with all our questions. The restaurant is quite good, they even arranged an early morning breakfast on the day we had an early tour. Hotel is in town so there are typical noises for the location. Highly recommend this property.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

karen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2022

8/10 Good

Norris

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great room & location in Drake Bay
We loved our clean room and large balcony. We had great views to enjoy the island and local wildlife. The attached restaurant had good food and drinks available through the day and night. The hotel pool and patio area also provided the right amount of socializing. The hotel manager, Mauricio, was also very attentive.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2021

General hotel information

Reasons to Book
Property Cleanliness & Room Cleanliness
Check-In Time
11:00 AM
Check-Out Time
10:00 AM
Star Rating
2.5