Hotel Bosque del Mar Playa Hermosa

The hotel property is beautiful, but the hotel lacks some very basic things, which did not make it worth the money in my opinion. No umbrellas or shades in the beach (they rely on shade by trees, which did not always work and had all guests pulling chairs around), very narrow beach access next to a public beach entrance with lots of people. The pool did not have lights (inside the pool or in the surrounding area) making it difficult to use at night. There was not wet bar/snack area....there is only one restaurant (main floor) and one bar area (second floor) but neither allow swimsuits and there was no service by the pool. This kind of broke our day because we had to dress up to have lunch in the middle of the day. The safe in the room did not work and it took two calls for staff to tell us it was the batteries that often run out and they ended up giving us a key instead of using the code option. The hotel did not include breakfast and there was no bottled water provided like other hotels we stayed at in Costa Rica. The a/c unit was loud and seemed to take a long time to cool. There were monkeys climbing trees over the pool area right outside the rooms. It was fun for the kids, but these are howling monkeys super loud as early as 4am and it made me thing they probably were pooping into the pool. So fun, but not in a practical sense. Other than this, we enjoyed free parking across the street and the convenience of a smaller boutique hotel right next to the beach (steps away).

We stayed at Hotel Bosque Del Mar both for one night when we first arrived in Costa Rica and on our last night. It’s about 20 minutes from the airport, but we loved the location and the amenities at the hotel. The rooms were spacious and clean, we liked the food at the restaurant, and we enjoyed walking the beach and swimming in the pool and sitting in the hot tub. Without a doubt, I would choose to stay at this hotel again as the first and last stop in Costa Rica for relatively easy access to the airport. The staff is kind and accommodating. Fantastic, all around.

Perfect jumping off point for our Costa Rica trip - this oasis was just 35 minutes from Liberia airport and gave us both the beach and jungle vibes we were dreaming of. Very comfortable and well decorated room, steps away from a calm beach. We were picked up for a private boat ride from the beach and walked to dinner at a nearby beach restaurant. We loved swimming at happy hour with monkeys above the pool as entertainment. Only con was food/drinks were a little on the pricier side, but to be expected as this type of beach hotel.

I enjoyed everything about this property! It was right on the beach and so beautiful!

What a wonderful find of this boutique hotel. Ocean view room had two big picture windows overlooking the beach with balcony and living room. Bath tub outside on deck. Up and walked beach at 6 am 25 minutes from airport.

Everything was excellent except the restaurant. We had supper one night and the food and service was very poor. About a one star

This property is very old, and it has not been renovated. There are wasps in the room, and I have gotten bitten.We have noticed that there are glass doors which does not close and there is mesh with lot of holes through which wasps come into room. No fan in any of those rooms, it was pretty hot, only option is to open the patio door, but it brings wasps into the room

Beautiful grounds and everything is a 30 second walk which makes it nice for familes with small children. Some of the staff were great like the parking lot attendant who volunteered to wash my car at no charge but ither hotel employees (restaurant staff) are inattentive and extremely forgetful. Some also seemed quite annoyed with some of our average requests. Overall, nice hotel but the staff could use an upgrade.

I liked all the animals but you need to keep a look out for the monkey poop