Cabinas Las Olas

10/10

Exceptional

27 Jun 2026

Jay

Cabins are clean and comfortable, especially the rooms with A/C to cool down after a day at the beach. Restaurant serves excellent meals for breakfast(included with the room), lunch, and dinner. Great location and value.

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

14 Jun 2026

MICHAEL

Room was kept clean. Food was prepared well and enjoyed. AC worked perfectly and was well needed. Staff was amazing, gracious and kind. From our first point of Memo to Evana to Marlon to Kevin to Celestina. All were kind and always helpful. High five to the team.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jun 2026

Paul

Great service !!!

10/10

Exceptional

28 Apr 2026

Rocio

Staff

10/10

Exceptional

26 Feb 2026

Jake

Great access to the beach via a board walk through the Mangroves. Surrounded by birds and so many cool animals, this is truly a gem of a stay. The room was great, and had comfortable beds, large bathroom, and AC. Highly recommend. The only struggle I had was getting assistance from the staff for arranging tours and activities even though their website mentions they can help. Highly recommend the Oropopo Experience guided Avellanas Wildlife Walk.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

17 Feb 2026

Cindy

We love Cabinas Las Olas for its uniqueness. If your looking a resort this is not it. If your looking calm , quiet not crowed very simple place to stay this is it.
Food is amazing and the staff is also great.

10/10

Exceptional

16 Feb 2026

Samantha

We absolutely LOVED staying at Cabinas Las Olas. We wish we could've stayed longer. The room was beautiful and very clean. Everyone was friendly and so helpful. We felt at home. Memo and everyone at the restaurant were great! We will definitely be going back.

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

31 Dec 2025

Yogendra

If there was a 0 star i would have given that but unfortunately the lowest is 1. Save your money and skip this hotel. There is no ac, the fan is a joke, the bathroom looks disgusting (the toilet pot was stained), the bathroom walls had mold, there were dead mosquitoes on the pillow cases, the bed sheets looked as if it has never ever been washed. We got out immediately and had had to book another hotel for the 2 days that we planned to stay in this hotel. We were hoping to get refund because we thought there are base standards for hotels listed here but unfortunately we were given 1/4th of the amount back after corresponding with Expedia for multiple times. It was horrific experience and will not recommend this hotel to my worst enemy.

10/10

Exceptional

24 Nov 2025

Romy

What a magical spot nestled in Playa Avellanas! We loved our time at Cabinas Las Olas - the rooms are great - clean and super comfortable. The grounds of the hotel are absolutely gorgeous and we loved the rustic boardwalk which led to the most stunning beach. The food was absolutely delicious and everything felt super safe and clean. Ryan was incredible - so kind and generous and there to answer all our questions! There are fun games (darts, ping pong, etc) to play by the restaurant and we rented a surfboard and had the best day at the beach! Highly recommend and would stay here again :)

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

18 Sep 2025

Madia

The staff was great, very helpful and accommodating! Two of the staff members went above and beyond! The food was really good. The room wasn’t as clean as I would have liked it. Seemed like the towels and bedding weren’t fresh, they smelled like someone used them.

6/10

Pleasant

17 Sep 2025

Michael

The property is NOT ocean front. You have to walk on a long suspended wooden walkway which was very slippery after the rain. Not possible if you are handicap or have balance issues. None of the electrical plugs worked as they were old and loose. You cannot get an early start as the restaurant didn't open until 7:30 for breakfast. A little disappointing...

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

08 May 2025

Alvaro

Very useful for nearby race.

I had Mountain Bike race in the area and the hotel was near the race exit.
Service is too good that they provided breakfast the night before as breakfast starts at 7:30am and the race started at 5:30am.
There are hammocks to relax after race.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

06 Apr 2025

Verified traveler

Na

10/10

Exceptional

02 Dec 2024

Zlati

Close to the beach, beautiful outdoor setting. If you are a beach lover, this place is recommended!

Partner

8/10

Excellent

18 Jan 2024

Seyedmasood

The internet quality is not so good, make sure to reserve a room with AC if you don’t like the heat. The road to the cabinas is. Very bad but that I guess is true for anywhere in Costa Rica

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

15 Jan 2024

Alonso

Great spot. Avellanas is beautiful, and Las Olas, while basic, has everything you need.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 Jan 2024

Monique

The highlight of my 4 week stay in Costa Rica. You feel in nature, at the same time by the beach. The staff are genuinely friendly and helpful. Definitely a place not to miss

Self

10/10

Exceptional

18 Apr 2023

Shevlin

Wonderful staff and the property is beautiful.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

12 Apr 2023

James

Very close to beautiful beach, terrific staff. Nice bar and restaurant on premises. Would absolutely return!

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

08 Mar 2023

Wendy

We enjoyed every moment with this crew of beautiful staff! Friendly and welcoming each and every moment. The fish tacos were a favourite of mine and I don’t think a day went by that I didn’t enjoy them!
This was a peaceful retreat from the world and a beautiful setting to reset!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 Feb 2023

Verified traveler

Highly recommend

Wow. This place was great, the beach is a short walk on a board walk through a mangrove and it is by far the best beach we visited on our CR trip. The cabinas were very cool and we saw monkeys and iguanas while here too. The food at the restaurant was very good and the staff were very friendly. If you are looking for laid back and rustic this is your place. No tv in the room but it did have ac.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

20 Feb 2023

Mary

Las Olas is a quiet place with individual cabins spread across a nice property, with mellow little dining area and bar. Nice room with space to spread out a bit, porch and hammock, fan. Howler monkeys greeted us in tree off the path. The boardwalk over the mangroves to the beach is surprisingly long. Its a lovely special feature, but means no easy access to the beach -- especially at night. You have to drive out to other places for dinner.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

29 Jan 2023

James

Absolutely fabulous place to stay!! Very simple, but very clean, great water pressure in the shower and the food was delicious!! I highly recommend Cabinas Las Olas!!

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

11 Jan 2023

Craig

Incredible place! We felt removed from the world and dropped into paradise.
Staff were amazing, location amazing, beach was amazing, and we never wanted to leave.
Once we arrived and parked the car, we had no reason to move. And we didn’t.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

23 Dec 2022

Adam

Friendly staff, convenient meals, and a beautiful walk to the beach!

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

30 Nov 2022

Christine

The rooms are large, I loved having a hammock right outside my door. The staff is exceptional, surf boards are available to rent and it's a great walk through a mangrove boardwalk to waves. I highly recommend this gem.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

14 Aug 2022

Verified traveler

Nice quiet beach hotel

Very friendly staff. Close, easy access to beautiful beach.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

04 Jun 2022

Peter

The staff are very welcoming and professional, taking into account the informal and pastoral nature of the property and surroundings.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

27 Jan 2022

Alexander

Relaxed spot, camping-vibe. Close to the beach. Staff is lovely

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Jan 2022

Tom

Steps to the beach

Without a doubt the best place to stay on playa avellanas. Service is top notch and the staff is amazing.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

13 Dec 2021

Lukas

Perfect Avellanas Cabins

Fantastic place, right by the beach. Can't wait to go back!

Partner

8/10

Excellent

27 Nov 2020

Emory

Very Ourdoors

My girl and I had a great time here but the lack of air-conditioning would be a nice thing to be able to search hotels.com for and filter. We did not know it had no air-conditioning but I suppose we could’ve looked a little closer. We did have a great time surfing together and the restaurants in the area were great. Also it was really cool to be in the outdoors

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

25 Feb 2020

Ana

The only negative aspect is the access. I would recommend to go with a SUV as we got a flat tire on the first day. But overall, the place is great and allows you to truly connect to nature. They accept pets and that was the main reason I choose this place.

Leisure Pet

10/10

Exceptional

15 Feb 2020

Paulo

Is in a great location, but the staff Is very helpful

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jan 2020

Tracy castelli

Hidden Gem

This place was a rare find in a more developed part of Costa Rica. Owner and staff were lovely. Location to beach was an adventure in itself. Diner was delicious and fairly priced as was breakfast. Great low key place. Saw monkeys too. The boardwalk through mangroves to beach sunset was a beautiful surprise.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 Jan 2020

Philip

Great place for a beach getaway

had a very relaxing stay at Las Olas - great place, comfy cabins well spaced out throughout the property, so you don't feel crowded at all. the staff were exceptionally friendly, and of course the beach is just a couple of minutes stroll away along the boardwalk through the mangroves.

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

05 Jan 2020

Verified traveler

Great location in Avellanas

Went as a couple. Overall a great stay and would definitely return

Pros:
Great location in Avellanas
Beach access, short beautiful walk
Room was very private, clean and comfortable
Dinner Shift Staff friendly and great service
Wifi works ok

Cons:
No pool
No TV in room but did not miss it.
Room was not ready at the time of check in, waited about 2 hrs to get the room.
Breakfast service is slow.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Aug 2019

Paula

The place is awesome, just a few meters over the marsh to Avellanas beach.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 Jun 2019

Verified traveler

Quiet, mellow location. Beautiful walk to the beach. Staff very friendly.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

04 Mar 2019

Dorothea

Small locally owned cabanas give you an authentic Costa Rican experience with beach access. Great bar with good food! A real gem!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Feb 2019

Verified traveler

This place is an absolute must if you are going to Costa Rica. If you’re looking for the late night party scence then it’s not for you(but it’s only 30min away if you want to bounce back and forth). But if you want to get the true Costa experience go there. The staff is beyond awesome, the beach is right there, you feel like your off the grid but not it’s a bad way at all. We got a cabina without AC, I’d recommend one with AC but it’s not the end of the world if not. The little bar will surprise you with the best food ever and it’s open until 9pm. Everyone congregates down there and you’ll meet some radical people. The waves are extremely fun and there’s 4 different peaks you can choose from. I may go back tomorrow after writing this. Pura Vida.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Feb 2019

Verified traveler

It was very pleasing to the eyes. We saw monkeys, iguanas, beautiful birds, and beautiful sea shells. The property had a board walk that led to the beach, we tried surfing, we swam in the

6/10

Pleasant

05 Feb 2019

Verified traveler

We waited a long time for our room to be ready. When I finally got annoyed, a call was made and, in fact, the room was already cleaned.
There was no chair in the room-just hard chairs on the patio. The lighting was poor and there were very few electrical outlets. The mattress was good and the air conditioner worked well. Nice patio.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

01 Jan 2019

Verified traveler

The privacy was very good with the rooms and space also of the room was good as well. But the room has no phone or internet and shower didn't work very good

8/10

Excellent

02 Dec 2018

Verified traveler

Great for surfers. Last 15min drive to the property is on a potholed dirt road.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

13 Apr 2018

Emory

outdoorsy

outdoorsy feel is what gives the place character

Family

10/10

Exceptional

05 Mar 2018

Verified traveler

Beautiful and great place to be relaxed and connected with nature

10/10

Exceptional

04 Mar 2018

Dorothea

If you’re looking for an authentic Costa Rican experience make sure you check this place out! Good people, great beach and bar/restaurant! We would definitely go back again!

Partner

8/10

Excellent

21 Jan 2018

Verified traveler

Nice place, not that fancy but really nice and comfy

8/10

Excellent

21 Jan 2018

Rannae

Friendly people

When our house we rented through VRBO ended up being a dump, the friendly folks at Cabinas Las Olas were able to get us a couple of their rooms. The staff were all so nice and helpful. Food was delicious and reasonably priced. The rooms were comfortable and the AC was nice to have. I know they like to think of their hotel as a great mix of comfort with nature, which it is, but I do think having some kind of weather stripping along the bottom of the doors in the rooms would keep some of the nature outside where it belongs. :) I was unpleasantly surprised by a scorpion one morning that had crawled under the door... Yikes! I'm not used to those things and it took some courage to get it out the door! The property itself though is really cool. There are iguanas everywhere in all different sizes and lots of howler monkeys. This was the only place we actually saw them (and heard them ☺) up close. This is also the best spot to get to the beach. You walk down a bit of a sketchy and smelly mangrove boardwalk but its worth it because the beach is amazing. Its considered a surfing beach but lots of folks swimming there as well. All in all, Cabanis Las Olas was a great part of our trip and I'm so happy we stayed there.