Hotel Guanacaste

8/10

Excellent

20 Feb 2026

vianne

Room was dark and I needed help to open the door. But it was ok for the price.

Self

6/10

Pleasant

17 Feb 2026

Siobhan

Staff were lovely, I struggled to find the entrance to the hotel for a while! There are two addresses on the street with the name Hotel Guanacaste - this one is the one called Restaurante Rancho y Hotel Guanacaste on Google maps!
The room was very rudimentary but it suited me well for a single night

Self

10/10

Exceptional

19 Jan 2026

JAMES

Staff was extremely courteous and friendly. Rooms are old and could use a little touchup, but pleasant.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

11 Jan 2026

Melissa

Friendly staff, clean and basic. Perfect location for catching the bus.

2/10

Poor

01 Jul 2025

ELIZABETH

Never made it there

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jun 2025

JoAnn

I've stayed at the Hotel Guanacaste for 15 years - the only times i have not is when they haven't had a room available- it's my preferred local. It's not a fancy place, but it suits my needs. It is very close to the bus stations and dining choices

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

15 Apr 2025

Jessica

This is an okay place to stay for one night when arriving in or leaving from Costa Rica. It is very basic and nothing has been replaced in decades, but it is clean and they do their best to take care of the place. The rooms are between two bars, so the partying is loud and continues into the night. The rooms are inside the grounds of one of the bars, but once the bar is closed for the night, the fence is closed and the gate is locked. My friend and slept soundly there and woke early to take a taxi to the airport, to which the lady at the front kindly arranged the night before. An older gentleman unlocked the fence for us and stood guard until our taxi arrived. There were several restaurants we walked to in about 5-10 minutes. I felt comfortable staying with a friend, but I may have felt a little nervous going out at night by myself. I heard an iguana crawling around inside the roof for a minute just before bedtime, but I think he settled down and went to sleep too.

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

03 Apr 2025

Michael

Although the room was small and simple, it was clean, comfortable, and with good A/C. No hot water but who needs it in 33 degree heat. A bit noisy from the adjacent bar, but no problem with ear plugs. Good food in the attached restaurant. The staff were fabulous - friendly and super helpful and went out of their way.

Leisure

2/10

Poor

12 Mar 2025

Monica

Gross

This place was gross. Our room had ripped sheets, stained bed cover, a cigarette butt among other dirt (despite a no smoking sign in the room) on the ground. I am generally fine staying in budget places and don’t need much but it was hard to stay in this room. On the flip side, the people working here were lovely and the bar/lounge area was decent/clean. I spent as much time as I could there before I had to go into the room to sleep.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

04 Feb 2025

Karen

It is an economic choice.. the price was right.. it was clean and staff was most helpful and the restaurant made it-so. convenient

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

26 Jan 2025

Stanislaw

We have just stayed twice at this hotel (2 days in the beginning of our trip and 2 days at the end).
You pretty much get what you paid for. The rooms are very basic, but clean.

PROS: The best thing were the guys at the reception. They were very friendly and helpful answering any question we had. The AC worked perfectly and was very quiet, the TV also worked well. The location was excellent. We had the opportunity to meet the owner, Sonia, and she was professional and pleasant. On our second stay, the matresses were more comfortable.

CONS: The worst asset of this hotel was the morning girl at the reception. She was rude, unpleasant and unprofessional. That by itself, turned any experience to bad. A few points to notel: there was no hot water and it was pretty noisy in the night. You can hear everything that is going on outside.

All in all, it is a reasonable place if you need a cheap place to sleep close to the centre and bus stations

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

16 Jan 2025

JoAnn

I'm a longtime patron of the Hotel Guanacaste. I'm glad to see it's had a recent renovation. My only complaint is that the restaurant/bar next door played loud music late into the night. But it was a Friday night, and I was especially tired from my bus trip. I will stay there again without hesitation.

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jan 2025

Vicky

Great place

Business_and_leisure

4/10

Poor

28 Dec 2024

Ricky

You get the price of what you pay, if you are looking just for a place to sleep and go then this is ok, no hot water, no shampoo and expect bugs and mosquitoes in your room. Close to amenities. Staff was friendly

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

18 Dec 2024

Bruce N

I have stayed with Hotel Guanacaste several times over the years when in Liberia..

Have noticed many improvements in that time.

The hotel has always been cheap & affordable, centrally located, clean with reliable Wi-Fi.

These are important to me and I will return as long as this is provided 😁

2/10

Poor

08 Dec 2024

Roció

The room we booked the AC did not work so they moved us to another room but was smaller than original room. The shower had no shower head it had just a pipe coming out of the wall, window was missing and had a plywood board instead, bed was very uncomfortable pillows were soo flat, the ac hose on the wall was so wide the mosquitos came in the room. The outside noise from 3 different bar/restaurant was terrible so loud until it stopped at 2am.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

25 Nov 2024

Natalia

Very accomodating staff, cheap clean place for short stay (in transit)

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

11 Nov 2024

Terry

I really like the people who work there

Business_and_leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

16 Oct 2024

Kenry

Cannot complaint too much for the price I paid. Nice place and staff was accommodating.

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

05 Sep 2024

Manny

Not worth the pay

10/10

Exceptional

14 Aug 2024

Victor

Good place to stay for the price if you’re in Liberia

6/10

Pleasant

20 Jun 2024

Terry

The hotel good for the price. I stayed for a night before going to the airport, and the hotel provided what I need. I liked the location, and the food/shopping options within walking distance.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jun 2024

Diego

Hotel Guanacaste is pretty accurate in what it advertises, it is a good budget hotel with nice staff and owners. We were even treated specially for being returning customers and that is something to value. There is a bar outside and music can be loud in certain rooms, so pack some earplugs if you are a light sleeper, but other than that we were really happy with the experience.

Business

8/10

Excellent

25 Mar 2024

Verified traveler

The place needs someone with vision to take many advantages there are around.

8/10

Excellent

11 Mar 2024

Brian

Was an inexpensive hotel. Nothing fancy but the staff was great. Good place for picking up or dropping people at Luberia airport

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

06 Mar 2024

CHARLES

Hotel for the locals

This is your local Tico hotel. No friles, no bells and whistles very basic but very old. The price is cheap for a reason but it is in a very good location.

Business

4/10

Poor

26 Feb 2024

Dragi

The bed very uncomfortable just a sponge as a mattress small room cold water in the shower

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

21 Feb 2024

Ingela

For a one night stay this property is OK. It's basic but it's very close to the bus station as you arrive from the Nicaraguan border and it's also less than 2 blocks from the airport bus stop.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 Feb 2024

Onter

It is nice

Business_and_leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

04 Feb 2024

jo anne

Not even a hook in the bathroom or on the walls for clothing. Had to leave bags at the end of the bed in order to get to the bathroom. Room was extremely small. There was a hole in the bedsheet provided. We would have been better to take a bunkbed room to have some floor space. We moved a medal folding chair outside the door during the afternoon in order to move around in the room. Brought it back in at nighttime to use as a bedside table. The folding chairs in the courtyard were filthy and literally had the stuffing coming out of them. The only thing this place had going for it was the cheap price and the proximity to the bus station. We were out the door by 7:15 am.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 Feb 2024

cassio

Good for short time

8/10

Excellent

24 Jan 2024

Georgina

Hotel was well situated for both bus stations, basic but what we needed.

Leisure Friends

2/10

Poor

20 Jan 2024

Patricia

The room I got was extremely tiny. To move around the room, I put bags on bed. This is not a good choice for an older person

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

11 Jan 2024

Bruce N

This is was my third visit to Hotel Guanacaste and I have seen many improvements from my last visit 1 ½ years ago 👏

This hotel is very safe, quiet, extra conveniently located a 5 minute walk from my TicaBus pickup and drop off point.

The convience food options are steps my the hotel and include McDonald's, Taco Bell, KFC, Burger King, Papa John's so many more.

The discount shopping 🛍️ options are endless with several discount Big box and grocery stores literally on the doorstep.

Well done, keep up the great work 👏👍👍👍

I will be back later in the year.

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

30 Dec 2023

Megan

Close to amenities and Central Park. Easy check in and access to wifi. Cozy for a stop over and friendly accommodating staff.

Leisure Self

2/10

Poor

27 Dec 2023

Lawrence

The staff were decent, however, this is the dirtiest place i have ever stayed. The walls and floors were extremely dirty. The staff cleaned the toilet as i waited to enter, but it was badly stained. The bed sheets were clean.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

25 Nov 2023

Melissa

I needed an affordable place to stay before my flight and this was exactly what I needed. It is fair to say that if you are accustomed to perfectly painted walls and high thread count sheets this is not your place. It was exactly what I needed-- a bed to sleep in, bathroom, and convenience of locality. The staff were beyond helpful and the only people who openly spoke the me in this city. Additionally, if you do not speak Spanish and are not willing to learn, this is not your place. Overall, I had an amazing experience for what I needed.

Leisure

8/10

Excellent

17 Nov 2023

Robert

Basics

A basic hotel without the frills I.e. coffee maker, tv that North Americans usually expect.

10/10

Exceptional

03 Oct 2023

Simon

Great advice from Reception!

Very friendly staff, helped me map my bus route through Costa Rica.

Self

2/10

Poor

16 Sep 2023

Line

le drap était lavé mais taché

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

24 Mar 2023

John

Too expensive for what you receive.

Business Friends

10/10

Exceptional

22 Mar 2023

Everlyn

Era conveniente por que el bus tiene una parada en el mismo hotel y no tuve que trasladarme con mis maletas a otro lado.

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

11 Mar 2023

Martha

Very good service

The cleanness was good; the condition of the hotel was ok;it’s very basic ; the service was excellent. The staff is very nice , friendly and very helpful

Self

8/10

Excellent

06 Mar 2023

ira

Over night stay, catching a flight from LIR

We only stayed one night and caught a flight from LIR. The room we had was very basic but it was good for what we wanted and what we paid. The staff we very helpful and friendly.

Partner

4/10

Poor

08 Jan 2023

Nathan

Got put in a room with a broken fan. Wonder how long it’s been broke. Got a different room but no Wi-Fi. The staff was excellent though.

8/10

Excellent

29 Dec 2022

Henry

Don't expect much for the price

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

05 Dec 2022

Brian

As always, friendly and helpful staff, very basic but clean rooms and the best bargain in Liberia, helped by a very convenient location.

Leisure Friends

2/10

Poor

01 Dec 2022

Tomasz

I am not a picky traveler but this was a horible hotel. Room felt like a prison cell. Dirty. Broken sink, beds on cardboard boxes. The young recepcionist really rude. Do not recomend.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

29 Nov 2022

Rosemin

Great for cheap, very basic rooms

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

18 Oct 2022

michael

Good location, economic

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

14 Oct 2022

OSCAR

I can’t complain much about this hotel considering the amazing price. We ended up finding a roach on the shower curtain so that provided a quick scare. Other than that, great hotel for the price and location.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

10 Sep 2022

David

The place is clean the staff is wonderful the location is perfect

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

23 Aug 2022

Gigi

Next to bars, loud, drunks, stinks,
Theres just a bed a dirty broken chair and a floding table with a tablecloth i was afraid to look underneath..shower head water ran like a faucet, no warm water, a toilet an sink.. no closet..

Business_and_leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

18 Aug 2022

JoAnn

i always stay here when i'm passing thru Liberia

Leisure Self

2/10

Poor

17 Aug 2022

Candice

Gave the Hotel Guantacaste several weeks notice that due family illness I would have to cancel my reservation,

Partner

8/10

Excellent

13 Aug 2022

Joejoe

Good Location. next to bus station. 15 min from airport. stores close by.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

25 Jul 2022

Ivan

I liked the service, the user-friendly process for the reservation, check-in and check-ou ptocess. It was clean and safe.
Definitely, the pet-friendly option is a great advantage. Good one!
In my opinion, it is necessary some investment in the facilities, for example, to have the rooms well painted, same for bathrooms, improve the beds and install better fans in the non-A/C rooms.
You would consider to re-activate the restaurant service so it can represent a plus for you.
WI-FI would also be a great service for you.
It will be a good option for economic lodging if you need a place where to move to ther places.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

17 Jun 2022

Evan

Local style accommodation with a smile

George and the staff are very friendly! My room had very strong aircon, however the rooms with aircon are far away from the router so no dice with the wifi. I was told the rooms toward the front of the hotel with fans have better wifi. The hotel is clean, though perhaps the walls could use a fresh coat of paint …but it was clean! For the value, I won’t complain -it was a deal! It is also very secure, and near a couple of great restaurants as well as the bus terminal.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

28 May 2022

jimmie

Very friendly staff

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

18 May 2022

Bruce N

Very centrally located. No wifi in my room, connected without service, router just needed to be rebooted 🤔 (I had Wi-Fi on my cellphone in case of this problem 😕)

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

27 Apr 2022

michael

It is a basic room. Could use a reading lamp and a paint job. Otherwise, ok.

Business_and_leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

07 Apr 2022

Bruce N

Very central and convenient, surprisingly quiet for it central location near many stores, transit & restaurants.

Will stay again on my next visit to Liberia, Costa Rica.

The price is right gor those that just need a bed to sleep & a central location to tour from.

(WiFi was unavailable in my room 1 of the 3 days of my stay, but a 5g connection was available in the lobby/lounge & I had a data plan on my phone so the inconvenience was minor and repaired come clerk shift change) (Signal without internet that simply required that the modem be refreshed and clerk on duty shrugged his shoulders as didn't have the capability 🙁)

Business Self

2/10

Poor

05 Apr 2022

KARLA

nothing, the air blew dirt and I could not sleep because of the noise

Business

4/10

Poor

31 Jan 2022

Lindsey

Bare bones hotel in rough area

This is the only hotel I've ever walked out of and found another place to stay. The staff was very nice, but this is in an extremely rough area. Very bare bones in the rooms - just concrete walls and floors, bars on the windows, barbed wire around the property. We didn't feel safe parking the car there, let alone sleeping there.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

18 Jan 2022

Verified traveler

Inexpensive and close to bus station

Inexpensive place not far from the bus station. Not a bad spot for a place to sleep and shower before heading to the border or the Liberia airport.

It is set against a bar restaurant, which potentially in normal times may be playing music into the night, but during these times of covid they only play music until around 10pm.

24 hour reception so you can check out very early in the morning if you need to go to the airport or take a bus.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jan 2022

Anthony

Our bus got in super late but had people at the front dress ready to check us in. Perfect place if you’re traveling through by bus

8/10

Excellent

05 Jan 2022

Brock

This place has character. I felt safe and totally looked after. Friendly staff and lots. of green space on the property....

Not too loud, even tho there are bars and restaurants across the street.

Sure the facilities could use a bit of paint, but if that is your focus than you aren't traveling for the right reasons.

I would come stay here again.

Business_and_leisure Self

2/10

Poor

01 Jan 2022

Wendy

Las instalaciones estan muy feas, el valor de la noche esta caro para la infraestructura del lugar, le falta pintura, espacio, ducha, la cama esta fea, no tiene ducha, las paredes no estan pintadas y estan manchadas

Business_and_leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

24 Dec 2021

Verified traveler

Fine if you can't afford more, otherwise pass

This is very basic accommodation (no AC, hot water, etc) which is what you pay for except I found there were three problems. First, no AC is fine but the fan they do have is very small and ineffective. Second, there's lots of gaps and cracks in the walls that make it very hard to make sure mosquitoes don't get in during the night and keep you awake, which happened to me. Finally, the wifi in the rooms wasn't working. If you're looking for a place to spend a night and are on a really tight budget, this is probably fine. Otherwise you could probably go up to a slightly higher price point and get significantly better value for money.

Self

8/10

Excellent

23 Dec 2021

Mariana

Budget friendly property with the basics. Very clean. Staff was great! very friendly and customer service orientated.

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

22 Dec 2021

Carlos

I found it expensive for the type of room.
For half cost you can have TV and hot water on other places, for example

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

01 Oct 2021

NUNO

Very nice and friendly.

Leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

29 Aug 2021

DONALD

Managers very kind and helpful

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

24 Jul 2021

Verified traveler

This is very basic place for budget sleepover. Staff is extremely helpful to fix You up with transportation (they called SJO-MGA bus to pull off the highway to pick me up in front of the hotel), how to get covid test done, wash your laundry, printing services etc. Hotel is near center of town, nice restaurants and shopping in walk distance.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

23 Jun 2021

Verified traveler

Smelled like the flowers blooming on the trees, and close to food. Great staff!

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

25 Apr 2021

Verified traveler

I LOVED the all the hotel employees. Martin was amazeing, and made me feel at home right away! More hotel personel should be like him and help people when they have questions and let them know where they can shop, get coffee, and just be very kind and willing! I think he was the best hotel person that i have had the pleasure to meet. Also loved the Gardinia trees in front of my room. Very nice!

Leisure Pet

4/10

Poor

29 Mar 2021

Verified traveler

It has a very good location. Next to it, there is a bar/restaurant and the food is good.
The gentleman in the front desk was very helpful.
The room could had accommodate 5 people.
It was a cheap price.
The room was not well cleaned. The mattress was old and too soft. We could not stay the night there. However it think that it will be a fair place to stay for someone with a low budget (like a backpacker).

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

04 Jan 2021

Steven

You get what you pay for. Great for a layover but that’s about it. No hot water, terrible internet when I was there.

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

29 Dec 2020

Verified traveler

This hotel is not for a vacation or a honeymoon. It would be perfect for traveler on budget for a layover between flight and bus if they would fix some problems. I was there waiting for my covid19 test results before bus ride to Nicaragua.
Good things:Location is great, walk distance from both bus terminals even if You have heavy luggage. Walk distance from downtown shopping, dining and hospitals, in case You need Your covid19 test done. A bar and a restaurant right next to the property, if You too tired to walk. Extremely helpful staff. They figured out when and where I can get covid19 test done in a minute, washed my shirt and helped me with transportation options and printing without reaching out hand for a tip. Clean sheets in the bed and functioning bathrooms.
Bad things: Rooms haven't seen fresh paint for a while, brush in front of the hotel heavily overgrown and in a desperate need of hedge trimmer, some rooms have A/C units removed and because of that have holes in the ceiling. Swarms of mosquitoes enter into the room from these holes in the night. You can't sleep not one minute! Next time I'm smarter and will plug that hole with towel. Most part of the year You don't need AC in this location, fan is enough. But in my room the fan was attached to the wall and was inefficient.

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

07 Mar 2020

Sophie

Basic but good

Great service and easy to find. Very basic rooms but fine for a quick stopover

Self

6/10

Pleasant

02 Mar 2020

Melinda

An OK stay

My time there was incredibly hot, and the building heated up as the day went on. Super uncomfortable nights with the heat (no AC, one little fan). Cold water shower. Bunk bed that was comfortable. Funky, disused, \"lobby\". Cheap though!

Self

6/10

Pleasant

27 Feb 2020

Verified traveler

The convenience to the airport was good.
The room was very hot and it was very noisy, could here everything!

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

24 Jan 2020

ELIZABETH

Not so good. Most tourists to Costa Rica would consider it a dump. No TV., fridge, A/C. A clean bed is the best it offers. Location is good— near the bus station, but the floors which have been repaired with concrete, then not tiled, leaves the room looking very bad. Nah!
Elizabeth Jane Donovan

Partner

2/10

Poor

19 Jan 2020

Verified traveler

There really is absolutely nothing to like about this hotel. It is a mess and rooms are beyond basic. Wifi & AC are the only bonus to this place. Don’t bother - no value for the price! Cold water shower. Stay somewhere else.

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

16 Jan 2020

Verified traveler

For the price really bad the place it is a mess not happy i will not back thats for sure i could get better hotel for that price in liberia

Leisure Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

13 Jan 2020

Rudie

For one overnight I have all basic things. That was for me important. But over all, is was't comfort. Bus terminals are nearby ; neighbourhood have places to relax, enjoy party and beers.

Self

8/10

Excellent

17 Nov 2019

Verified traveler

Excellent customer service. I would definitely recommend it for a quick night.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

31 Oct 2019

Verified traveler

Close to the bus station. quiet. easy come and go. close to restaurants and grocery. helpful and friendly staff. great value for the dollar and don't pay for what I don't need

Business_and_leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

09 Oct 2019

Verified traveler

Small, clean and exactly worth what you pay for. Close to bus stations (3 blocks) and restaurants.

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

31 Jul 2019

Verified traveler

Very small, basic rooms. The bathroom was in rough shape.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

09 May 2019

Verified traveler

Great location for what we needed, clean but run down. I had booked the single room, which is basically a bathroom with a bed in it, yes all in one room. It felt a bit like a jail cell, but had everything you needed. The staff were incredibly helpful and the location is super central, close to the bus station. If you just need a place to crash this will do the job, but a sense of adventure will help you get past the rough edges.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

26 Apr 2019

james

Good choice for the price

The room was a cheap alternative to stay in the center of town. The room was set up so that the fan drafted in the cooling evening air, The room was small and serviceable. Everywhere was walkable including the bus stations a couple of minutes away. If I am ever in Liberia again, I would stay here.

6/10

Pleasant

23 Apr 2019

Verified traveler

Ok for a layover on your way out of town

In a city with few hotels that rise above \"tolerable,\" this one is...tolerable. Clean-ish. Close to bus station and center of town.

Family

4/10

Poor

08 Apr 2019

Verified traveler

The AC could not Cool the small room. There is no hot water. They only give you one towel.

Business Self

4/10

Poor

20 Mar 2019

joe

They need to lower the price by half and it would be perfect for the money.

Business Partner

4/10

Poor

14 Mar 2019

Verified traveler

Dog eared dive. If you have no other option stay here. The bed was okay but the air conditioner didn’t work. Extremely uncomfortable temperature and no way to ventilate. The sink sprayed water out of the sink. Quite an experience.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

15 Feb 2019

Verified traveler

We thought they had a restaurant on the property. Not so. Very primitive but for the price was no surprise. Air conditioner was a noisy window style.
The plus was it was only a block to the bus station.
Staff was attentive. Very nice young fellows.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

02 Feb 2019

Verified traveler

Great little hostel. Seems safe and fairly clean. No frills but what you would expect for the money.

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

18 Jan 2019

Ramón

Need performance

Poor service, and expensive.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 Jan 2019

Verified traveler

Ronny was great host and completely made our stay feel safe!!! It was clean and had some great visitors !( egwanas )
All the staff and owners were very pleasant, a great basic hostel, close to all the shops and bus terminals , a very safe place to walk around for three Canadian girls . We had trouble with the Car rental place , so Ronnie helped us hire a car and driver. Which worked out great for us, we all three have nothing but praise for this little gem of a hostel .