Villabosque

Costa Rica , Pacific Central Coast
MANUEL ANTONIO, 200 Meters Before the Main Entrance to
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8/10

Excellent

12 Mar 2026

Vicki

We enjoyed this hotel very much. Our room was very clean, beds comfortable and upgraded washroom. It had the best water pressure in all of Costa Rica in our experience from similar hotels. The breakfast was pretty mediocre and the wifi was ok. The location to the beach and the park was fantastic - literally a 3 minute walk with no hills. Would definitely recommend!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Jan 2026

Kevin

Nice staff. Spacious rooms

10/10

Exceptional

14 Jan 2026

Emanuela

What a lovely hotel we chose for our stay in Manuel Antonio! Super clean, quiet, in the perfect location: at walking distance to the beach and to the National Park, with its own restaurant and surrounded by several nice restaurants and shops. Everyone was just incredibly kind, from the reception to the cleaning service, to the staff in charge of the restaurant. Thanks so much to all of them. The swimming pool was never crowded: it was a pleasure to relax there after a long day spent hiking or at the beach. The bus stop of TRACOPA (the company that runs the bus service from San José) and of the local bus to Quepos (which runs every 10 minutes) is just a short walk away.
If you like to have more interaction with the several animals that live in the area, ask for a room with a balcony (we stayed in room 14): you will enjoy daily visits from iguanas, birds, monkeys, and the occasional heavy rains!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jun 2025

Aurea

Quarto muito confortável! Gostei de tudo!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 Oct 2024

David

Everything was very clean, the bed was comfortable, and the shower was excellent. Overall, everything was very satisfactory.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 Aug 2024

Edwin

The hospitality was great. The place was kept clean always. The swimming pool was relaxing. Shopping and beaches were at walking distance and nature surrounded the place. I would recommend it to all tourist who wish to relax or get adventurous.

Leisure

8/10

Excellent

14 Jul 2024

Todd

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

30 Jun 2024

IVETTE

Buen desayuno y el personal muy amable.
Me encantó la cercanía al parque, la playa y restaurantes.

Recomiendo.

10/10

Exceptional

28 Oct 2023

Julian

Above and beyond

We absolutely loved this place. The staff was so friendly ans they went above and beyond to accommodate our needs. Theu treated us as if we were one of their own and helped answer any questions we had. Wendy and Ronaldo are wonderful people! Pura Vida. Thanks guys

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

29 Jun 2022

Richard

The staff at this hotel were extremely welcoming. This is a great option for Manuel Antonio

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

06 Jun 2022

Joe

Absolutely loved it, we saw all the other hotels nearby only after we arrived, and we're so glad this one was ours! Great value for money

10/10

Exceptional

23 Mar 2022

Rustom

Fantastically situated between the National Park and the beach. Lovely room.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

20 Feb 2022

Audrey

We absolutely loved our stay at the hotel. The rooms were extremely clean and comfortable. The staff was friendly and so helpful. There are so many fun things to do in close proximity to the hotel so u don’t need a car. We will definitely stay with them again!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 Feb 2022

Catherine

Great place!

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

22 Dec 2021

Rodrigo

Very close to the beach.

Very comfortable & cozy hotel. Besides it's closeness to the beach, it's also close to the world famous natural park and reserve of Manuel Antonio.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

29 Nov 2021

Matias

Great location, 200 meters from public beach and 200 meters from park entrance. Very nice hotel and super friendly staff. They even helped arrange my Covid test in my room.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

12 Nov 2021

Karla

Paseo

Excelente servicio, el hotel está en muy buenas condiciones. El personal es muy amigable y servicial.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

10 Jul 2021

Verified traveler

This was a nice, clean, friendly service environment. It's walking distance to both Manuel Antonio national park and the public beach. It's also within a short ride of some really good restaurants, like El Avion. My only issue is that they didn't provide the advertised free breakfast, their food was subpar and expensive, especially compared to the really good food found in the local restaurants.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

30 May 2021

Verified traveler

We stayed for 7 days at the hotel. The property is located within walking distance to restaurants, bus stop, and Manuel Antonio Park. The property is well maintained and it's cleaned everyday, it's also very peaceful and quiet. The restaurant in the lower level is ok, would have liked if they had a broader selection of foods, but like I said the food was decent. I would definitely stay again at this hotel and would recommend it to anyone considering to stay close to Manuel Antonio Park.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

04 Apr 2021

Abiel

The owner was a little rough

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

05 Feb 2020

Anna

The staff was helpful. The property was very elegant with tons of sitting areas. Everyone had their own porch sitting area along with porch light they could turn on to welcome them back at night. AC was heavenly!

Leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

26 Jan 2020

Verified traveler

air conditioning was not working in our room when we arrived. It was fixed about an hour later, but it was HOT. Room was very small, hard to find a place for all 3 of our suitcases.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

29 Oct 2019

Verified traveler

Wonderful Hotel. Friendly Staff. Very close to the main attractions of the area. Would definitely come back and stay here!

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

18 Feb 2019

Damien

Nice place

I stayed one night and it was correct. People are nice, the room was clean. Its bad luck because the AC has been leaking on the bed during the night. But it can happens, not their fault, it will be repaired. Also, I was on ground floor and I have been disturbed by the room above, hearing footstep during the night. It may be particular to the room I had. The breakfast was not included, but I found it a bit expensive, even if they made me pay 14$ instead of 16 wich is nice. The swimming pool was confortable. Also the hotel is idealy situated between the park and the beach, accessible within 200m.

8/10

Excellent

15 Feb 2019

Verified traveler

Like: Location, pool
Dislike: Lack of coffee maker or free coffee in lobby

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

23 Jan 2019

Verified traveler

Great place to stay

Friendly service, great location, clean rooms and bathrooms. Few minutes walk to beach and National Park. Perfect for family, friends or couples.

Friends

8/10

Excellent

11 Jan 2019

Verified traveler

Nice, near the beach (400 feet), near the park (500 feet), near good restaurants. Their restaurant seems expensive and by the comments not that good, we didn't try it though. The rest was good, a bit pricey but good. Wifi = useless

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

30 Dec 2018

Verified traveler

Simple and clean. Location is ok, not much to do in the evenings.

8/10

Excellent

29 Apr 2018

Keri

Perfect location

The reason we picked this hotel was for the location, and it met that requirement. It is equidistance from Playa Espadilla Norte and the entrance to Manuel Antonio Park. Close to some good places to eat - Marlins, Baldi’s Fresh, Sol Yogurt. I was disappointed by the hotel restaurant and bar. Not very flavorful breakfast or cocktails.

10/10

Exceptional

21 Mar 2018

upendra

Nice hotel with reasonable price

Overall our stay was very good. Hotel staff were very nice. Our room floor was not very clean. This hotel is located in a very convenient location and in a very beautiful surrounding.

Family

6/10

Pleasant

17 Mar 2018

Philip

We stayed 3 nights. The hotel is close to the public beach and the park entrance (100 - 200 yards). Our room was quiet, well-lit, but small. It came with 2 double (yes, double) beds, a fridge, ice bucket and safe.. There was no place to sit in the room. We'd have preferred 1 king or queen and a table with at least one chair. The shower had plenty of hot water but none in the sink. Per the front desk, this is the way the rooms were designed. The shower stall's tile floor got dangerously slick when wet, but no shower mat was provided; we used the stepout towel as a mat. Probably because the hotel is close to the ocean, used toilet paper was not to be thrown into the toilet but in a trash can next to it. AC worked well; the beds were comfortable. Daily maid service was good. The walk-in closet was quite large with adequate shelves, rods, and hangers. There were plenty of electrical outlets. Rooms and facilities on the second floor, including the pool, did not appear wheelchair accessible. Front desk staff were pleasant and helpful. Common areas were roofed but otherwise open air. We did not eat in the restaurant (meals seemed pricy to us) but did have several beverages. The smoothies were excellent and beer was priced fairly. Free parking was included. In all, the hotel was adequate but nothing special. If we were going back to M-A, we'd look at other places first but would be okay with returning to the Villa Bosque.

8/10

Excellent

08 Mar 2018

Katia

Hotel is in the perfect location: 1 block away from park's entrance. Lobby area and pool is inviting and beautiful. Staff at the front desk is super helpful and friendly. The only suggestion I have got is : invest in better mattresses, since they are not the softest or most comfortable. Otherwise, rooms are small but sufficient since most of the time you are in the park and nearby restaurants/shops/bars. This little town has a great atmosphere! Next time I visit, I will be staying here.

2/10

Poor

18 Feb 2018

Max

Double booked room, unpleasant staff

Double booked our room - no apology, refused to refund our money so we could stay elsewhere, forced us to therefore stay at another hotel they had booked for us up the road. The rudeness of the male member of staff who was dealing with this issue was quite staggering. The hotel itself is quite nice but walls are paper thin and we had disturbed sleep. My advice would go elsewhere as there are two other very nice hotels next door.

Partner

4/10

Poor

01 Oct 2017

Javier

Great host, bad facilities

the hotel owner is a great person, however the hotel doesnt reflect the cost of each night,

8/10

Excellent

15 Sep 2017

Victor

Great location to Manuel Antonio Park

I loved staying here it was clean and near the National Park Manuel Antonio. The staff was super friendly. The only thing I didn't like was the fact that the bathrooms don't have fan and after taking a shower the floor was really wet other than that it was great. FYI... breakfast and food can be quite expensive. There is a hostel near the hotel where you can eat super delicious and cheap.

10/10

Exceptional

04 Sep 2017

Verified traveler

Nice hotel

This hotel is a short walk to the beach or manuel antonio. Good location and the staff is friendly. Howler monkeys in the tops of the trees visible from hotel.

8/10

Excellent

05 Jul 2017

Verified traveler

The hotel was very nice,the grounds were beautiful

Everyone was very nice. Helen at the reservations desk made my trip exceptional. She helped me with tours, recommendations and even travel to the next city. Employees like her make trips memorable. The location is excellent being right down the street from the bus, across from the beach and ocean, walking distance to Manual Antonio and lots of nice eateries.

8/10

Excellent

10 May 2017

Chuck

Excellent Location for Quepos.

The Hotel Villabosque is a nice hotel with, to me, the perfect location, for enjoying the Manuel Antonio beach area. The hotel property is very nice and has a local, on property, restaurant.

Things I liked:
1. Price was great compared to other properties nearby
2. Condition of overall property was excellent
3. Private balcony for our room...nice place to relax.
4. LOCATION - walk to all the beach areas and many little restaurant and shops and park
5. Staff was nice to talk to

Things I disliked:
1. Air conditioner was strained in the room and may have broken on the last night, as it couldn't reach the set temperature...us Gringos need A/C in Manuel Antonio...lol
2. Room size was smaller than I expected. My wife and I travel quite a bit, and this was the smallest hotel room we have dealt with. It was adequate, and proportional to the price, but we had to plan moving around, especially in the bathroom, for getting dressed to go out for beach or other activities. The hotel management offered a different room, but we didn't want to inconvenience them, nor use a two-bed accomodation.

Overall, a good property, though.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

30 Mar 2017

Daniel

Good location but......

Location is great close to all the attractions. But the service and the staffs are terrible. Every little additional services either require deposit or extra charges. This includes breakfast (not inclusive), beach towel (deposit), and Wifi (extra). The staffs did not give you a feeling of welcome or to serve.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

27 Mar 2017

Verified traveler

Great location

Food was fantastic for dinner. Just a short walk to Manuel Antonio national park and also to town

10/10

Exceptional

13 Mar 2017

Verified traveler

Very nice I loved the atmosphere

Awesome place great setting friendly staff good food and I loved the rooms very cute and the balconies were great complete with rocking chairs! The wild monkeys all around were so funny lots of wildlife to watch from my balcony and from the restaurant, I loved this place and did not want to leave!!

10/10

Exceptional

03 Feb 2017

Verified traveler

Great Location, Friendly Staff, but Bad Internet

Pros: Excellent Location, Comfortable Room, Very Friendly Staff

Cons: Internet was Horrible, Room and Furniture Very Old

Partner

8/10

Excellent

07 Dec 2016

Michelle

Nice hotel close to the Manuel Antonia Park

Our stay was great in the hotel but we got too much rain to enjoy the park.

10/10

Exceptional

24 May 2016

ciscokidz16

Couldn't have stayed at a better place...

I loved it here.. loved everything.. perfect on a budget getaway, .. quaint and peaceful

8/10

Excellent

04 Apr 2016

Verified traveler

Nice hotel, next to beach and the park. Expensive compare to other hotels of same rating in Costa Rica but in line with Hotels in Manuel Antonio.

10/10

Exceptional

14 Oct 2015

tom

Great hotel!

The hotel was first rate and the staff was wonderful. A very short walk to both the beach and the park. Would definitely stay there again.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

12 Oct 2015

AMEER

Amazing location, great hotel

Great location, right next to Manuel Antonio park - you can't beat the location. You can just cross the street to the beach or walk 2 minutes to the park entrance. A little far from the restaurants on the main road, but the hotel restaurant was delicious. Breakfast was great, and overall the hotel was clean and helpful at setting up excursions. There were bats on the otherwise of our window which were a little creepy, but overall was fine.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

10 Oct 2015

Ilan

Good location

Good location. 200 m from Nacional Park Manuel Antonio.
Poor internet.
Over priced, but we got a better deal by hotels.com.
Service was good. Dinner at restaurant was good but expensive.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

27 Sep 2015

Verified traveler

Nice place

In general a great place, superb location right next to the national park and 200 meters from the beach. A bit far from moat of the restaurant yet in a regular taxi drive.

Family

8/10

Excellent

18 Jul 2015

Verified traveler

Nice hotel close to beach and national park

Walkable distance to both beach and national park.
Staffs were really nice. Breakfast was tasty. Lunch at restaurant was good, too.
Our room was very humid and hot when we first walked in. I'm sure it's like that in other places nearby, too. We turned on the a/c whole time.