Name: Bahia Pez Vela Resort
Address: Playa Del Coco, El Ocotal, 99999, CR

8/10

Excellent

21 Jul 2026

Stephen

My family enjoyed our stay at the property. I would recommend having a car, as the property is pretty secluded and nothing is near by to walk to. The restaurant is nice but a bit pricey.

Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

13 Jul 2026

Heather Lynne

When we arrived to the resort around 4pm af
the office had already closed and we were given a packet by the security guard who spoke very little English. We were hoping to speak to someone when we arrived to confirm all of our excursions for the next day. We also rented a golf cart and it was supposed to be there when we arrived and it was not. We also walked into our condo and the ac was broke. Due to the office being closed we had no way of contacting someone so we had to go down to the restaurant for them to contact someone for us. They did end up sending someone out but our condo never cooled down until the next day. The condo was very dated and our beds were hard as a rock. The resort itself is beautiful and the private beach is very nice. The on site restaurant was our favorite, the food was delicious but it always took forever to get our food even if we were the only ones there eating. The resort location is nice but it’s about 21 min to town and the area you have to drive through to get to town is very sketchy!!! We were also not impressed with the town. If we ever come back to Coasta Rica we will definitely stay in a different town!!

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

30 Apr 2026

Lyle Lee

Staff was amazi

8/10

Excellent

24 Apr 2026

Julie

Beautiful view and very nice accommodations, a bit remote and quiet if you have kids, it’s difficult to get around the hilly resort if you are high up. Will need a car or golf cart. Front desk was not very helpful when trying to book activities. Main restaurant is delicious, pool and beach area are very nice - we had it almost all to ourselves (late April)

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

20 Apr 2026

Alistair

Best vacation ever.

10/10

Exceptional

05 Apr 2026

Nicole Leah

Well stocked, strong air conditioning but Hot water turns off occasionally. Try to check before front office leaves. Tupperware, Saran Wrap, Tinfoil would have been handy. Laundry soap not supplied. Lots of steep uphill walking. Some outside furniture getting old. Sunsets behind hill around 5:30pm. Comfy beds, nice view.

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

31 Mar 2026

Vandy Blue

The property is beautiful and the staff is great.

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

20 Mar 2026

Jill

The casita was better than expected. The kitchen was fully equipped and the beds were very comfortable. In the heat, good ac was also a plus although an afternoon breeze always came in to cool things down. Sara at the restaurant was wonderful and Cesar and Jacky assisted us with our questions and a wonderful tour we took.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

28 Feb 2026

Oren

Immensely beautiful location. Pristine accommodations, super friendly and helpful staff.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

22 Feb 2026

Rich

The villa was gorgeous. All the appointments inside the home were updated and very classy. The view is outstanding. I'd love to come back again.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 Jan 2026

Kim

Loveley resort! Great beach! Xlnt food!

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

11 Jan 2026

Olga

The resort in clean. The villas are very comfortable for your stay. We had snorkeling and kayaking equipment in the villa. The kitchen was well equipped. The restaurant on the property is really good.

6/10

Pleasant

05 Jan 2026

Jessica

Location was great but our Villa was old and tired compared to others on property. I booked last minute so there wasn't much available over the busy holiday season. Definitely needs a deep cleaning and major updates. Not much pride in ownership.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

25 Dec 2025

Shailendra

Excellent property with great views and nature all around. Great onsite restaurant

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

18 Dec 2025

William

Enjoyed my experience there immensely. Staff was very attentive. Beach, pool, very nice

10/10

Exceptional

21 Sep 2025

Jeff

In short, it's a place best suited for family retreat

Business_and_leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

07 Aug 2025

Justin

Loved the semi private beach. The staff at the restaurant was always kind and helpful. Everything was clean and well kept. Pools were beautiful. Villas was super clean and very comfortable to stay in. Thanks for a great experience.

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

24 Jun 2025

Allison

Ton of bugs - rooms were not sealed properly

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jun 2025

Marcia

Beautiful beach with black sand. Perfect for swimming. Our villa was right on the beach gorgeous view of the sunsets every evening. Loved the wildlife around the hotel. The villa was spotless and very comfortable for our family of 6. The kitchen was fully stocked, had everything we needed. Would love to come again,

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

19 May 2025

Nachiketa

Beautiful private development that is somewhat isolated and on a steep hillside. Depending on location of your villa, there may be quite a climb to get up from beach/pool/restaurant.
We took taxis/uber to get to town for other food and other beach.

6/10

Pleasant

26 Feb 2025

Renea Jean

The stay overall was fine. The unit we stayed in doesn’t have parking and we were asked to park up the street. It’s a very steep hill even for those of us that are in good physical shape. The view from the unit was beautiful but the neighboring property has the pool right outside our unit so it was noisy. I probably won’t make that my 1st choice on my next visit.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 Dec 2024

shafat ullah

Good

Leisure

6/10

Pleasant

30 Aug 2024

Jessica

The hotel staff were very friendly but the hotel itself was not that great. Definitely make sure you have a car or you’ll have to climb mountains to go anywhere. Definitely don’t book the studio room- it isn’t very clean and it isn’t in a good location.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

27 Jul 2024

Gholam

Superb

Villa was perfect. Staff very friendly. Dinner was however unfortunately overpriced goven the quality and proportion of servings.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

30 Jun 2024

Liany

Stayed here with my boyfriend, very quiet and peaceful property with stunning views of the ocean and forest, not super far from the popular activities, and close by to coco beach town center. Restaurant food and staff was wonderful!!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

12 May 2024

Umid

Beside the bugs everything else was great ! We will definitely come back again. The best part was the private beach and the reef with the exotic fish (left side of beach)

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 Mar 2024

Kurt

A very beautiful and secluded resort just off of the Ocotal Beach area. A short drive from Playa Coco that includes beautiful black sand beaches. The villa was spacious and had lovely views of the ocean.
If you have a car, it is an ideal stop as you can access other restaurants nearby, like father rooster, and others in coco.
The restaurant at the hotel was also very tasty, and the staff was very friendly.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

24 Dec 2023

Keith

We had the most beautiful view from our room. I loved that every space was an individual cottage, so there was no “hotel” noise from other guests. The beds were comfortable and the staff was very friendly.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

22 Sep 2023

MARK

This property is in a very nice quite cove with stunning views and gorgeous plantings. Very nice property with onsite dinning. Its a ten to fifteen minute trip into town for dinning alternatives.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jun 2023

Jeffrey Sangalang

It was our first time staying at this resort. The home/property that we resided in during our visit was nice and well maintained. The home was very comfortable and surroundings was quiet. The resort itself was clean, safe and well maintained. The resort staff were friendly, welcoming and helpful. The resort restaurant was very good and had many food/drink options. We would definitely like to come to this resort again.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

28 Apr 2023

Jeffrey

Restaurant was really good. Fresh seafood was delicious.
Beach was small, not clear water, dirty ocean water, Room 41 was small, outdated, bugs, scorpions in the room, they did spray for them when we told them. No parking at the cabin so we had to park in another unoccupied spot accross the street. Shower was dirty when we arrived. Would i stay there again? Probably not. Would i recommend to friends, no.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

25 Apr 2023

Verified traveler

Lovely!

This is a lovely little resort. Clean, well maintained and super friendly staff. We stayed in villa 20 which was perfect for the two of us. Beautiful grassy area and nice little patio with a slight view of the ocean. Easy walk to the restaurant and beach although coming back is uphill. Pools were clean and the small bay was quiet. My only complaint ( if you can call it that) is the room amenities. No maid service, no coffee or any condiments needed to cook any food you may have brought. Not a huge deal but considering the restaurant does not open til noon, at least coffee should be provided. There are no ice machines or any typical amenities you might expect. For us, these were minor issues. We absolutely would stay here again!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

31 Mar 2023

Debbie

Great value

Check in staff- amazing and accommodating.
Prices at restaurant were a bit high.
Great value.

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

20 Mar 2023

geoffrey

Staff, amenities and seclusion just far enough away from everything but close enough for all the family to enjoy.

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jan 2023

Elizabeth

Lovely views; nice accommodations but long walk to beach.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

09 Oct 2022

Wendy

Beautiful beach that is not crowded,sits on a bay that makes for swimming without strong waves. Lots of wildlife...we saw puffer fish, ray, dolphins, whale, racoons, iguanas and of course, the local blue jay.Onsite restaurant is great, staff was friendly and helpful.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

02 Sep 2022

Arianne

A friend and I stayed at this resort for one week and every aspect of our stay exceeded our expectations. From the minute we arrived, we were met with nothing short of impeccable service. Every employee at this resort went above the highest bar to ensure we had the best experience as first-time visitors of Costa Rica. The servers at the restaurant did an amazing job in making us feel welcomed during each visit and went out of their way to give us special experiences, such as preparing a table for us along their beachfront. Abi, the concierge, also went above and beyond to ensure all of our itinerary-related needs were taken care of and immediately addressed any concerns we had in the most efficient, professional matter. The conditions of the resort, the amenities (i.e, the pool at the top of the resort), and the views we had from our two-person villa were also amazing. Overall, I highly recommend BPV to anyone who wants to visit Costa Rica and know this will be my go-to place when I come back.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

21 Aug 2022

Rabih

beautiful property, amazing view, nice small beach with black sand.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

03 Aug 2022

farokhzad

clean, friendly and helpful staff, beautiful

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

19 Jun 2022

CHARLES

The property is very well kept. The staff and that is all the staff were wonderful and extremely helpful.

The resort and location is great if you want to disconnect and just chill and relax. I was glad that I did read other reviews before going down. I was not planning to rent a car but we are very glad we did. You need a car if you want to do anything like site seeing and to eat at any other restaurants other than the one at the resort. The food at the resort was fantastic along with the drinks but it can be expensive. We stayed there a week and would have be bored if we did not rent a car.

The unit we stayed in was fantastic and unbelievably clean. Had a great full equipped kitchen. What we did to help ourselves was we visited the marcados/ grocery stores and bought groceries to cook at the house and save money

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jun 2022

Shardae

Loved everything except fighting the bugs in the room but that’s expected. Only suggestion is to have more desserts options.

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

24 May 2022

ROY

Property was excellent in general, construction for 3 days straight next door not so much. Intermittent hot water supply an issue.

Business Partner

8/10

Excellent

22 May 2022

Angela

Good location, great restaurant. The pools are perfect. The unit was a little dated. A lot of little details just weren’t quite right. For example there was a coffee maker and filters, but no coffee. And, no place on the property that served coffee in the morning anywhere. But overall very comfortable, nice staff, great views.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

09 Apr 2022

David

This is the most beautiful location we’ve ever visited. It was quiet and private- with plenty of birds and stunning ocean views.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

27 Mar 2022

Xavier

Incredible place! It is off the beaten track which is what we wanted - no crowds- but once we arrived it was an oasis of beautiful homes tucked into a cove with its own private beach. We were often the only ones on the beach during the week of our stay. Plus an amazing restaurant right there, as well as pools, beachside massages, and a very welcoming and helpful staff. They made our stay so easy and enjoyable, and even arranged a sailing tour which picked us up right at the private beach! There is 24 hour security as well. Would recommend a car so you can also explore the area and get groceries etc. fantastic and lovely place, we plan return!!!

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

31 Jan 2022

Thomas

Views to die for. Multiple pools, even one near the upper units. Lots of howler monkeys on site. Friendly guests to share experiences.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

11 Dec 2021

Michelle

Beyond perfection! Highly recommend! Heaven

Excelente! Everything was amazing! Excellent customer care, the food was delicious, the villa was beyond anything we could ask for. Our new favorite place! Thank you

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Aug 2021

Verified traveler

Beatiful location, well stocked unit, super helpful staff, great restaurant. Would be great if breakfast was available. 15min ride to town can be tough without your own car.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jul 2021

Verified traveler

Excellent service, beautiful location, incredible on site restaurant. Only negative is that it is a bit secluded and one cannot walk into town.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

19 Jul 2021

Verified traveler

Bahia Pez Vela is a GEM. Not only are the villas fantastic with an unbelievable view, the staff is incredible as well.

The infinity pools, the private beach access, the yummy restaurant…need I go on?

I can’t honestly say the pictures of this community don’t do it justice.

Leisure Partner