Very clean. Great location - 6 minute walk to Manuel Antonio national park, 4 minute walk to the beach, lots of restaurants nearby. Trust me you don't want to drive around Manuel Antonio! The monkeys come to the hotel in the evening, so you don't even have to go to the park :) They make their own oven baked pizza. The staff is very friendly and helpful. The breakfasts were great, and they can make you an omelette that you want or pancakes or there are lots of other options to choose from.

Stayed in January 2023

Not one complaint

Beautiful room by forest, great staff. Excellent breakfast, great wood fired pizza, fun monkeys. Nice pool. Great location.

Stayed in February 2023

La Vela Boutique is a great and benefits from a wonderful setting. We enjoyed plenty of time by the pool, but even better was its location. Just a short stroll to the main beach and also the entrance to Manuel Antonio Park. We also enjoyed walking out of an evening to a nearby restaurant for our evening meal.

Stayed in January 2023

Nothing not to like

Small boutique hotel with friendly staff, great breakfast, daily visit from the monkeys during happy hour by the pool.

Stayed in February 2023

Overall we really liked it. It was a bit crowded over the weekend so we didn’t find a place at the pool but other days it was no problem.

Very good location, comfortable and clean room, how the hotel was decorated and the fact it was very green. the swimming pool is very nice and you can observe monkeys every day passing by and jumping on the roofs and trees in the hotel. There is also a happy hour from 16 until 18 and cocktails are served at the swimming pool.

Stayed in January 2023

Our room balcony faced the street which allowed us to view people walking by at a distance. Unfortunately, some of the beach vendors vehicles would also use this avenue to transport their goods and equipment in the morning and evening and several had broken mufflers which would create quite a racket in their comings and goings. Wifi was spotty on the balcony, better in the room.

Breakfast is provided and includes a wide variety of choices including fresh pineapple, watermelon and papaya. Service is personalized, the food delicious. the hotel is half way between the national park and downtown area, both walking distance but far enough away from the hustle and bustle. The beach is adjacent to the downtown.

Stayed in January 2023

We really enjoyed our stay!

The location is 200m from Manuel Antonia National Park, which you can walk in circa 5 minutes, so an ideal location. The hotel has parking and all the staff are most welcoming, the reception team are excellent with local knowledge of restaurants etc. It’s a 400m walk to the public beach and the restaurants, if you don’t want to drive, there is also an excellent restaurant next door as well. Breakfast was good and the hotel has a pool and lounge area, with pool bar. Would recommend…..

Stayed in January 2023

Great location near to the beach and the national park entrance. Lovely pool area and breakfast. Deluxe room much more comfortable than the queen room due to larger bathroom. Squirrel monkeys playing in the trees around the pool area.

Stayed in January 2023

Nothing really

Location to the national park beautiful gardens Iguanas and Monkeys Staff Beautiful pool area Parking

Stayed in January 2023

We had a wonderful stay at La Vela, we mentioned that we are in our honeymoon and we got upgraded to a suite room and a bottle of wine. The room was amazing and the breakfast was very nice. Very good location close to the beach and to the national park. The staff were very kind.

Stayed in September 2022

anything

location, a commutation and flexibility

Stayed in September 2022

Water pressure on the shower was not the best and neither was the water heater for the shower.

Very friendly and knowledgeable staff. Proximity to town, beach, and national park are incredibly convenient! Happy hour at the pool bar is an added bonus!

Stayed in August 2022

staff very nice and helpful

Stayed in August 2022

shower wasn’t very good

location is great bed was very comfortable aircon was excellent

Stayed in August 2022

While the morning breakfast was included in the price and the food was very good, it was poolside and the flies were uncontrollable

Very conveniently located outside Manuel Antonio park.

Stayed in July 2022

nothing

The location - so close to the national park. The staff are super friendly and helpful. The pizza option and cocktails:)

Stayed in August 2022

Nice rooms, convenient location (walking distance to Manuel Antonio National Park), fine breakfast and excellent pizza’s. Friendly and helpful staff!

Stayed in August 2022

Nothing

The staff are wonderful and we’re able to give a a roo for an extra night. The breakfast was very good

Stayed in July 2022

restaurant close very early at night

excellent beds. very friendly staff. very good breakfast. and extremely close to Manuel Antonio Park

Stayed in June 2022

the proximity to Manuel Antonio national park and the beach is just amazing. The hotel itself and the staff are so good also. the rooms are well styled and everything is clean!

Stayed in June 2022

Missing vegetarian/vegan and sugar free options at breakfast. Bigger safe for computers would be great.

Very friendly staff which is not always like this in Costa Rica. Just good people, not faked friendliness. Great location, a few steps from the entrance to Manuel Antonio National Park and the beach. Simple but very good breakfast with many options. You don’t need your car, like usually in Manuel Antonio.

Stayed in June 2022

There were some gaps around windows and almost a 1/2” gap around the large patio sliding door that let in some bugs. To be fair, bugs are expected and aplenty in the jungle, so this did not take away from our experience.

La Vela is a nice hotel in a fantastic location walking distance to the beach and Manuel Antonio National Park. I wouldn’t consider it a “luxury” hotel, but it’s very comfortable with an awesome bartender by the pool to indulge in some cocktails. The staff were friendly, helpful, and made the experience very enjoyable!

Stayed in June 2022

Pool was kind of small, we didn't use it since there were mostly kids swimming in it.

The location was awesome! It was walking distance from Manuel Antonio park and the beach. There are also a few different nearby restaurants that are walking distance and tasty, including a couple with happy hours where you can sit and enjoy the view of the beach. The breakfast was great, good options to choose from for the main course including omelets, gallo pinto (traditional rice/beans/plantain Costa Rican breakfast,) pancakes, and there were several pastries, fruits, yogurts, juices to choose from also, coffee included. The hotel room was clean and cute enough, water got hot, wifi was good. We also appreciated them accommodating our early check-in and giving us a free room upgrade.

Stayed in May 2022

Room a little small but comfortable

Great location and walking distance to manual Antonio park, great pool and staff

Stayed in May 2022

Quaint hotel, comfy rooms, tasty breakfast and nice pool facility

Stayed in May 2022