Hotel Bahia Azul

Costa Rica , Pacific South Coast
BALLENA, Parque Nacional Ballena
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48 reviews shown

10/10

Exceptional

08 Feb 2026

Loethers

Clean and close to park

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

16 Jan 2026

AnaLu

Muy caro para la habitación que es

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

14 Dec 2025

No hot water

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jan 2025

Tim

Stayed here for 10 days and loved it.

10/10

Exceptional

16 Apr 2024

Enrique

muy cerca de las 2 entradas al parque Nacional Bahia Ballena

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

02 Feb 2023

Malcolm

You Get What You Pay for

Basic room, no frills. The room has a kitchen; but no stove, no fridge, no pots, no dishes, no cutlery.

Clean room.

Breakfast is included and is okay. Service could be better. The one drink rule seems silly: If one has orange juice, one cannot have coffee.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

01 Dec 2022

Richard

fantastic,

4/10

Poor

25 Feb 2022

Catherine

Go see the whales

The hotel.staff was wonderful: food was great, well prepared. The proprietor apologized from r the run down conditions since COVID had affected tourism, but neither the internet nor THE TV stations worked in the room for the first night. The bed was very uncomfortable.

The chef, his wife and child ldren we're welcoming, helpful and pleasant.

Too bad. The city is lovely and the whale watching was fantastic!!

Self

8/10

Excellent

14 Sep 2021

Leonardo

Lo unico que nos desagrado fue los tiempos de espera para que sirvieran el almuerzo, 45 minutos, en lo demas no tuvimos problemas

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

08 Jun 2021

Verified traveler

They said reservations wasnt paid but i have proof and wouldnt let my driver check in he slept in his car!!
Owner said talk you for refund

Business_and_leisure

10/10

Exceptional

17 Feb 2020

Verified traveler

Great location close to Costa Rica Dive & Surf, friendly staff and the hotel's owner is always on property. Affordable rates.

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

18 Apr 2019

Pei Yao

Good place but not a great breakfast

Good place, but the breakfast is too small. Small portion which could not qualify for continental breakfast.

Family

8/10

Excellent

10 Apr 2019

Verified traveler

Great location and stay

Just a short walk (5-10 min) from the marina ballena national park. Beautiful area, near a couple of small grocery stores and a couple larger ones if you have a car. Restaurant food was good. Wifi was very good. rooms are pretty basic and could be updated, but overall met my needs for everything.

10/10

Exceptional

26 Mar 2019

Verified traveler

We loved our stay! Tanya is very friendly and accommodating. The rooms are comfortable and the a/c was much appreciated! The hotel is in the perfect location! The included breakfast is delicious!

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

25 Mar 2019

Janet

Great stay

The hotel was great. It did take about an hour to cool the room down after check in but after that, it was fine. The staff was very helpful . The beach was close and food was above average. We will stay there again!

10/10

Exceptional

07 Mar 2019

Patrick

Pura Vida!!!!!

great staff. super friendly and love the Tipico breakfast that comes with our stay.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

25 Jan 2019

Verified traveler

Excellent location staff was awesome Food was great. Accommodation was basic but clean and inviting.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

01 Jan 2019

Kenneth

Decent hotel in a wonderful spot

This is a very basic hotel. Nothing fancy but it was clean and had good a/c. Beds were ok but not great. The staff was very friendly and helpful. There is a pool and a restaurant on the premises. Ten minute walk to the beach and close to lots of restaurants and other businesses.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

24 Oct 2018

Kathie

The location was wonderful for easy access to the beach and a SCUBA diving trip to Cano Island. The rooms were not fancy, but adequate, though they had a kind of chemical smell from some cleaning solution I assume. The staff was friendly and helpful. The food was tasty.

6/10

Pleasant

11 Mar 2018

Verified traveler

Too price but in a good location and great service.

10/10

Exceptional

07 Mar 2018

Wilson

4 years in a row coming here!

Tania is the mos acomodating and lovley lady there is! The staff is always helpful happy friendly and respectful. The rooms are spacious clean and comfortable for the price charged you cant ask for a better place to stay!

10/10

Exceptional

28 Feb 2018

Justin

Cute little hotel near Uvita and the beach

The Hotel Bahia Azul is a wonderful, basic little motel in Uvita, Costa Rica, just down the road from a stunningly gorgeous beach, and near many activities, including the Envision Festival, which is about 5 minutes away by car. The restaurant on site is delicious. I mean REALLY good. We ate there at least twice a day, and didn’t feel much need to eat elsewhere, as they served everything from tuna ceviche to steak to seafood pasta with clams, mussels, crab, fish, squid and other delectable delights. The staff was super friendly and helpful, calling taxis for us and being generally wonderful. It is a very basic hotel, but our room had three beds and wonderful air conditioning, which is one of the most important things when staying in a hot, humid jungle environment. I would definitely stay there again.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

16 May 2017

Verified traveler

Good Tico Hotel

Simple. Three beds and a side table. Good hot shower, great staff, decent food. Beds not comfortable for me, but that could just be me. Good value. Good location, central to a lot of beach and other activity.

6/10

Pleasant

01 Mar 2017

Curtis

average hotel

the front desk lady was super nice

Family

6/10

Pleasant

28 Feb 2017

Verified traveler

Economy hotel close to Envision Festival.

Basic crash pad with AC for daytime power-up naps.

8/10

Excellent

12 Feb 2017

Sheryl

3 star hotel with 6 star service

The Bahia Azul is a modest hotel...what sets it apart is Tanya, the hotel manager. She was so incredibly helpful. She went searching for the different excursions I wanted...even finding them at 9pm the night before. Made sure I always had a breakfast, even if it was to-go because of an early morning activity. Also, I speak very little Spanish so Tanya helped me arrange local bus transportation and connections all the way to Cahuita. Finally, the restaurant serves fantastic food! ...but note, the restaurant is closed during the day on Sundays and Mondays.

10/10

Exceptional

15 Aug 2016

Janet

Friendly staff.

Great people, Tonya the manager was very helpful with telling us about the area. Rousa kept our room very clean with fresh towels everyday. Carlos the chef..excellent!!!!!! . Very clean,friendly atmosphere. I would differently come back again.

8/10

Excellent

02 Mar 2016

Mitra

Simple but sweet

Close to Envision Fest

6/10

Pleasant

04 Feb 2016

Mitchell

Good value and a good night's sleep.

The room was basic, but clean, and gave us a good night's sleep in air-conditioned comfort when we really needed it. The owner was very helpful and spoke good English. The hotel is a short walk from the beach and is near restaurants and grocery stores.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 Aug 2015

Victoria

Great hotel, close to the beach/ national park!

We really enjoyed our stay at Bahia Azul! Tania was a wonderful host, answered all our questions and gave great information about all the beaches in the area!

The free breakfast was delicious (typical CR breakfast) yummy coffee! The restaurant is open til 9pm, lots of options. We tried the supreme nachos, good stuff!

The rooms were clean and in good shape. Great water pressure in the showers and AC was a life saver in the heat! Clean pool on the property as well!

Great value for the price you pay. We would definitely return!

6/10

Pleasant

28 Apr 2015

Matjaz

Nothing special

We use this hotel only for sleep. The location was good, but the room had a humid odor(maybe a little like mold) because of all the moist. Thankfully the A/C worked fine. The breakfast was typical tico.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

18 Mar 2015

Amada

Nice hotel very close to the beach.

We stay only one day but was very nice, clean room, very good breakfast (included in the price), free parking.

8/10

Excellent

09 Feb 2015

Verified traveler

Hotel located 10 min to Marino Ballena national park, with a good local breakfast and a nice pool. The room was clean but it didn't smell clean and the bathroom door was difficult to close. Expedia rates may be not updated, beacuse I had some issues in reception, but she was going to fix the issue directly with them

8/10

Excellent

06 Jan 2015

Verified traveler

Average.

As a growing tourist destination there is not a great selection of mid-range accommodations. Bahia Azul met our basic needs. The owner is very nice, accommodating, and has knowledge about the area. The breakfast very good-gallo pinto. The room has a/c--which is needed in Uvita, the heat and humidity are brutal. However, the room is very unattractive (bare as a cell) and one of our beds needed a new frame (the mattress was slipping through a broken support bar).

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

05 Sep 2023

Ronny

Negación del café

No estuvo tan mal, algunas cosas que deben mejorar y si las mejoras ojalá las publiquen:
1. Habitación 6 cae una gotera encima de una cama.
2. Habitación 9 tenía olor a perro, quizá algún cliente metió un perro sin autorización de la administración.
3. Alimentación: Al ser las 3:00pm cuando uno como cliente acostumbra a beber café a esa hora, llegamos al restaurante a pedir que nos vendan café y nos dicen que a esa hora no se prepara café en el restaurante.
La justificación fue muy absurda, la muchacha encargada del restaurante dijo que a esa hora no se prepara café para no enredar al personal de cocina, por el asunto de los tiempos de comida.
A ver: En la mañana se sirven desayunos, obviamente con café, luego al medio día se sirven almuerzos los cuales pueden o no incluir el servicio de café, ¿Por qué en la tarde de 3:00pm en adelante no se permite la preparación de café para los clientes?
Tuvimos que ir a los restaurantes vecinos, uno algo cerca del hotel y otro muy alejado del hotel para comprar un bendito vaso de café negro.
Esa acción fue muy indignante, primero porque uno pide que le vendan café no que se lo regalen y segundo porque uno paga lo que le cobren, sin pedir descuento.
Lo peor del caso es que el rótulo que está a un lado de la carretera dice: CAFETERÍA.
Ojalá eso no vuelva a suceder con la clientela.

Friends_and_family Friends

4/10

Poor

01 Mar 2021

david

Énormément déçu par cet hôtel se disant 3 étoiles.
C'était le 8ème hôtel de notre séjour et c'était la première fois que nous n'étions pas accueilli avec le sourire.
La propriétaire nous donne une chambre en face de la cuisine (alors que l'établissement était presque vide) avec une douche qui fuyait faisant beaucoup de bruit.
Finalement elle nous donne une autre chambre sale, sable sur le couvre lit et douche qui venait d'être utilisée..
Une piscine qui ne donnait pas envie de se baigner et un petit déjeuner passable...
Bref 130 euro la nuit pour tout juste un motel selon moi ça fait cher.
Franchement à éviter

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

02 Jan 2021

Steven

Logement très basique, à éviter

Logement très basique avec le strict minimum, à mon sens, ce n’est pas vraiment un hôtel 3* mais presque une auberge avec chambres doubles et salles de bain privatives.
A notre arrivée on nous fournit les télécommandes ainsi que les linges à la réception. De plus pendant notre séjour de deux nuits, malgré les plusieurs demandes, nous n’avons pas eu d’eau chaude ! Le côté positif : c’est au calme, WIFI qui va bien quand il fonctionne, parking gratuit et à 5 minutes du club de plongée si comme nous, vous venez pour plonger et partir tôt le matin.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

29 Dec 2019

Brenda

Hotel permite mascotas una excelente opción!

El lugar permite llevar mascotas por lo que hace que el paseo en familia sea más agradable. Los que trabajan son muy amables sin embargo tienen muy poco personal en algunos momentos.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

21 Apr 2019

Henry

Excelente ubicación y muy buena atención del personal

Leisure Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

05 Jun 2018

maritza

maso

en cuanto relación precio y calidad lo vi mas caro que bonito, aunque la gente muy amable

Partner

8/10

Excellent

29 Mar 2018

Verified traveler

Bahia Azul is a nice hotel in Uvita close to the National Park. The host is very friendly and helpful and provided many informations about the area, tours, what to do and also about the country. The food was very tasty and the breakfast was good as well. I definitely would stay there again

4/10

Poor

01 Feb 2018

Julio

No lo recomiendo

Un televisor, por favor.. Ya los tvs están obsoletos... Baño pequeño... Mal oliente... Toda la habitación... Un ropero de madera sin puerta... En fin.... DECEPCIONANTE...

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jan 2018

Yesenia

Bahía Azul

Muy bien, un lugar muy cerca de restaurantes lugares turísticos siempre que viaje en carro o para quienes les gusta caminar y ahí tienen restaurante muy rica la comida y piscina para refrescarse.

Family

8/10

Excellent

07 Jan 2018

Anne

Le restaurant de l'hôtel est fort bon, lequel hôtel est situé à proximité du parc dans le village de Bahia, au calme. Je recommande.

10/10

Exceptional

07 Oct 2016

Verified traveler

Atención especial

Una linda experiencia en el Hotel y atención esmerada y excelente Servicio de Restaurante

Family

10/10

Exceptional

26 Dec 2015

Bryan

Verry nice

Verry nice, frindly staff, well done, thx again!!

Partner

2/10

Poor

09 May 2015

RAMÓN

Disgusto.

Nos llevamos una sorpresa cuando llegamos a registrarnos. En el Hotel Bahia nos indicaron que no había ninguna reservación a mi nombre. En realidad no sabemos si fue culpa del Hotel bahía Azul o de Hoteles.com. p
Por dicha en ese momento se cancelo una habitación y nos dieron esa y que llevábamos una copia en digital de la reserva y nos la dieron. Considero que Hoteles.com, debería de cerciorarse de las reservaciones que hacen a nombre del cliente.

Family

6/10

Pleasant

03 Mar 2014

Stef

ATTENTION PISCINE EN TRAVAUX

L'acceuil agréable mais chambre un peu sommaire, attention pas de piscine en ce momment car travaux en cours (ce que ne mentionne pas bien sur Hotels.com).

Family