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VIP Hotel Playa Negra

2.0 star property
Travelers explore the natural world through eco-tours and fitness classes at this oceanfront retreat, then wind down their days on a picturesque beach

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VIP Hotel Playa Negra sits oceanside, offering a family-friendly escape with a playground and garden where children can play. Guests relax on the sunny terrace or treat themselves to restorative spa treatments including massage services.

Reviews

7.8 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Spa
  • Parking included
  • Restaurant
  • Air conditioning
  • Gym

Room options

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  • 100 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 2 Twin Beds

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  • 50 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed
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About the neighborhood

Located in Cahuita, VIP Hotel Playa Negra is in a rural area and near the beach. Punta Uva Beach and Cahuita National Park reflect the area's natural beauty and area attractions include Finca La Isla Botanical Garden and Talamanca Family Art. Discover the area's water adventures with scuba diving, snorkeling, and windsurfing nearby, or enjoy the great outdoors with hiking/biking trails. Visit our Puerto Viejo de Talamanca travel guide
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70403, Limon, Puerto Viejo de Talamanca, Third left after Banana Azul, Playa Negra

What's nearby

  • Black Beach
    3 min drive - 1.5 km
  • Finca La Isla Botanical Garden
    5 min drive - 1.8 km
  • Talamanca Family Art
    5 min drive - 2.2 km
  • Playa Chiquita
    15 min drive - 9.9 km
  • Punta Uva Beach
    15 min drive - 10.6 km

Getting around

  • Limón Intl. Airport (LIO)
    58 min drive

Restaurants

  • Hot Rocks
    4 min drive
  • Restaurante Tamara
    3 min drive
  • Koki Beach
    4 min drive
  • Bread and Chocolate
    4 min drive
  • Café Viejo
    3 min drive

About this property

VIP Hotel Playa Negra

  • Family-friendly hotel by the ocean
  • Consider a stay at VIP Hotel Playa Negra and take advantage of a terrace, a garden, and a playground. Adventurous travelers may like the fitness classes and ecotours at this hotel. Treat yourself to a massage or other spa services. Laundry facilities, a 24-hour health club, and a kid's club are available to all guests.
  • You'll also enjoy the following perks during your stay:
    • An outdoor pool along with pool umbrellas
    • Free self parking
    • A roundtrip airport shuttle (surcharge), babysitting (surcharge), and a front-desk safe
    • Luggage storage, barbecue grills, and concierge services
  • Room features
  • All guestrooms are individually furnished, and offer comforts such as premium bedding and air conditioning, as well as thoughtful touches like separate sitting areas and separate dining areas.
  • More conveniences in all rooms include:
    • Bathrooms with showers and hair dryers
    • HDTVs with satellite channels and DVD players
    • Private yards, separate sitting areas, and separate dining areas

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Property amenities

Parking and transportation

  • 24-hour roundtrip airport shuttle on request for a surcharge
  • Area shuttle (surcharge)
  • Free self parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • 24-hour health club
  • Children's club
  • Ecotours
  • Fitness classes
  • Outdoor pool
  • Playground

Family friendly

  • Children's club
  • DVD player
  • In-room babysitting (surcharge)
  • In-room full-sized refrigerator/freezer
  • In-room kitchen
  • In-room microwave
  • In-room washer/dryer
  • Laundry facilities
  • Living room
  • Outdoor pool
  • Playground
  • Separate in-room dining area

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Garden
  • Pool umbrellas
  • Terrace

Spa

  • In-room massages

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • No elevator
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel

More

  • 1 floor
  • 5 buildings
  • Built in 2009
  • Colonial architecture
  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower

Entertainment

  • DVD player
  • HDTV with satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Cookware, dishware, and utensils
  • Full-sized refrigerator/freezer
  • Kitchen
  • Limited room service
  • Microwave
  • Separate dining area
  • Stovetop

More

  • Access via exterior corridors
  • Air conditioning
  • Ceiling fan
  • Free local calls
  • Individual decor
  • Individual furnishings
  • Living room
  • Safe
  • Separate sitting area
  • Washer/dryer

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 8 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon
Late check-out subject to availability
A late check-out fee will be charged

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
There is no front desk at this property
Guests must contact the property for check-in information
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property ahead of time using the information on the booking confirmation
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
2 children, up to the age of 3 years, can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Important information

Optional extras

  • Airport shuttle fee: CRC 250000 per vehicle (roundtrip)
  • Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
Reservations are required for massage services; reservations can be made by contacting the property prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms

Frequently asked questions

Does VIP Hotel Playa Negra have a pool?

Yes, this property has an outdoor pool.

Is VIP Hotel Playa Negra pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking?

Self parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at VIP Hotel Playa Negra?

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 8 PM. After-hours check-in is not available.

What time is check-out at VIP Hotel Playa Negra?

Check-out is at noon. Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability).

Does VIP Hotel Playa Negra provide a shuttle to the airport?

Yes, there's an airport shuttle that runs on request. A fee of CRC 250000 per vehicle applies.

Where is VIP Hotel Playa Negra located?

This family-friendly Cahuita hotel is located by the ocean, within 1 mi (2 km) of Finca La Isla Botanical Garden and Black Beach. Talamanca Family Art and Cahuita National Park are also within 3 mi (5 km).

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Reviews

VIP Hotel Playa Negra Reviews

7.8

Good

8.6

Cleanliness

6.8

Location

8.0

Staff & service

7.6

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 19 out of 49 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 14 out of 49 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 8 out of 49 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 4 out of 49 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 49 reviews

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Si anda buscando paz

Excelente ubicación y trato, instalaciones inmejorables.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2018
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Sonia

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Overpriced, needs mayor fixing and updates.

Overpriced hotel. None knew our two families were coming. Not very organized. Very basic kitchen, stove didn't work, TV didn't work, only one bathroom for two bedrooms, water flow extremely low, tasted and smelled extremely unpleasant, no lighting to walk from parking area to room ( we had to use our flashlights), gym was non operational, old, rusty, no A/C and windows broken. Pool was very nice but lights were loose (not safe). Pool beds were old and dirty (can't be used). WiFi worked randomly. Refrigerator, coffee maker and blender were nice. A/C in each room worked well. Place needs some mayor fixing up. Maintenance guy was very pleasant and nice, he came to show us a sloth that was crossing the street.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2017
Verified review

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
This "hotel" was the worst we took in our trip in Costa Rica. For that amount of money go to another hotel, DO NOT STAY HERE. It's away of beach, away of Puerto Viejo center, dark street, no signs to recognize there is a hotel. Is not a hotel, is a group of cabinas..
Verified review

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice place. Quiet place. We saw monkeys and frogs every day. Need car to get to the town. Yoga is relatively closed by.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

juan Carlos

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Hotel limpio y comodo

Demasiado lindo, todo excelente, recomendado
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Christian

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service

Expected more

Pros: surrounded by nature, wildlife and pure air. Rooms are spacious and comfortable, with full kitchens. The owner is generally nice and very involved in community and environmental affairs. Cons: the hotel is rather isolated and the road isn't very good. The beach is about 700 meters away. No air conditioning. Not very accessible to the elderly or disabled due to walkways covered with loose stones and slippery bathroom floors. Has no restaurant. Offers only breakfast which is individually prepared and then taken in turn to each room, which makes it a lengthy process. The staff is minimal.
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Not close to the Beach, You have to pay for.....

Not bad at all, but not like the pictures and we have to pay for the laundry
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Jürgen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Hotel mitten im Urwald und trotzdem in Strandnähe

Tolle, helle, ruhige, riesengroße und sehr saubere Suite mit einer großen Terrasse, auf der uns das Frühstück serviert wurde. In der Suite gab es auch eine Küche, die man hätte nutzen können. Braucht jedoch ein Auto um die Anlage zu erreichen. Sehr nette Eigentümer. Schöner Pool und nette Außenanlage mit vielen Blumen, an denen ab und zu Kolibries zu sehen waren.
Verified review

8/10 Good

GUSTAVO

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Comodidad en medio de la naturaleza

Buena experiencia, preciosos lugar
Verified review

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Terribile
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Marta

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

hotel de encanto

Muy agradable y el personal inmejorable
Verified review

2/10 Terrible

Franco

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Accesability: VERY POOR

After 25 minutes of searching for the hotel, due to the lack of clear signage, I went through A flooded creek(small) as it was pouring with rain. If you dont have a car or own transport, everytime you want to go to town, you have to get a cab at $7 for a 5 minute ride, each way. For this reason, I didnt stay. I want a refund
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Joaquín

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Bello y muy cómodo lugar

El personal y el hotel en sí fueron excelentes. Habitaciones completamente amuebladas con su propia cocina y sala-comedor muy cómodos para familias.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

ferias de verao

O hotel e excelente porem de dificil acesso e sinalizacao precaria colocada placas em arvores que a noite dificulta a sua localizacao. Porem fomos muito bem recebidos e depois de chegar e so aproveitar.
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

tiene muchos baches el camino hacia el hotel

Me gusto que el hotel este rodeado de árboles, me relaje mucho, dormi regular, . pero en general estuve feliz con mi familia.
Verified review

4/10 Poor

Geoff

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service

Not really a hotel

The VIP 'Hotel' is not really a hotel. It has no reception, bar or restaurant. It is two sets of three apartments either side of a good pool which was the best feature of the accommodation and a gym. Each apartment has a kitchenette so you're are really in self catering accommodation. It is poorly located being 1.5km down a poor quality dirt track road and quite difficult to find and realise that you have arrived when you get there. Breakfast was brought to your apartment at 8am and was not particularly good quality or the cooked part hot. We were glad to leave as this accommodation was very poor value for money.
Verified review

4/10 Poor

Jonas

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Way to expensive

This hotel was not worth the money and the rating it currently had. We asked to get the sorry excuse for breakfast early one day and they gave us some fruit instead. The location was way of the grid and the bicycles was in a bad condition and too few for the amount of people living there.
Verified review

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

In the middle of no where and too noisy!

I feel that the hotel is overpriced and breakfast is the worst I've had in Costa Rica, we skipped it after 2 mornings, eggs, or an omelette and some fruit served with dry bread on the side. We travel all around the world and for the money we paid, I would honestly say that it's the least value place I have ever stayed. It's situated down a very long dirt track at least 2km from civilisation. The nearest beach and hotel is the beautiful!!! banana azure hotel where he stopped for cocktails whilst watching a sloth in there tree's. The staff and owner do try to make you feel welcome and if it wasn't so remote and half the price I would not be writing this negative review. Also I have come to Costa Rica to see the wildlife, however the howling money's screamed at 4.50am every morning without fail- funny on the first morning- also just to add we never saw them!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Un comodo rifugio nel verde

Abbiamo passato 3 giorni in questo bel posto nel verde, non lontano dal mare. Gli alloggi sono molto spaziosi, con una bella camera con porta finestra che da sulla foresta, un grandissimo soggiorno con cucina completa, un grande bagno ed una fantastica veranda con amaca che da sul giardino e la piscina. La padrona di casa, Marian, e' molto gentile così' come Minerva, la giovane donna che l'aiuta e che porta la colazione direttamente nell'alloggio alla mattina. La spiaggia si raggiunge con un breve tratto in auto o in bicicletta in mezzo ad una natura lussureggiante. Sicuramente un posto molto bello e confortevole. Ci sono solo 6 alloggi e il luogo è' molto tranquillo.
Verified review

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness
Really nice outside of town. The owners are really nice and helped us with everything. The rooms were huge and had a full kitchen. Overall great experience just wish it was on the beach or in town.
Verified review

8/10 Good

Caroline

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Calme

Pas vraiment un hotel, plutôt des grandes villas de pleins pieds. Nous avons séjourner en couple 5 jours à l'hotel VIP Hotel playa Negra. Nous avons été les seuls résidents pendant notre séjour. Le pied! Le cadre est aypique: isolé au milieu de la jungle. L'accès nécessite une voiture. Les chambres n'ont malheureusement pas la climatisation. Mise à part cela, les petits déjeuners servis sur la terrasse sont excellent, on se sent bichonnés. La piscine est très jolie et très agréable. Un moment de détente pure.
Verified review

8/10 Good

Kjetil

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Hotel with nature experience

Lovely place where you really felt you where living in the jungle. The hostess was very helpful and we enjoyed the breakfast in the morning and the very beautiful pool and garden just outside our spacious "apartment". Around the fitness room you can watch the red-eyed tree frogs after dark. Treat them well, they are rare. Suitable for travelers with car or who like to be a little physically active. We loved it!
Verified review

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Buen lugar para vacacionar

La estadía en el Hotel fue muy buena, inicialmente fue difícil ubicarlo ya que llegamos por la noche, fue impactante no encontrar el lugar a pesar de que somos de la zona, nos preocupamos porque la entrada desde la calle de Puerto Viejo se nos hizo muy larga y llegamos a una propiedad con una trocha y unos árboles inmensos que nos asustamos, al fin llegamos. Luego uno se acostumbra a salir y entrar. Considero que se debe ir con vehículo ya que es largo del pueblo . Es sencillo accesar una hermosa playa que esta cercana al hotel, siempre nos movilizamos en carro. Como tal el hotel es hermoso y diferente, se descansa plenamente, se duerme en total tranquilidad. Las casitas están muy limpias y equipadas con lo que se necesita, increible salir y accesar la piscina a cualquier hora del día o la noche, muy limpia con agua refrescante y calida, La propiedad es presciosa y la atención de la dueña muy buena, es muy atenta a las necesidades que se presenten. Consideramos que la estancia en el VIP fue muy relajante, no hay complicaciones como en otros hoteles el trato es muy familiar y cordial, con respeto por lo que cada quien haga. En algunos momentos hizo falta el aire acondicionado pero en fin nada que no se pudiera manejar. Ah, lo olvidaba los desayunos son muy buenos, servidos en la habitación y bien surtidos... Recomiendo el lugar. Es importante acotar que para nacionales se deberían poder accesar tarifas diferentes aún por agencia.
Verified review

8/10 Good

serge

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

bain de nature

accueil chaleureux et retour à la nature et au calme
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Amy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Simply Amazing.

This hotel was truly amazing. It is hidden in the jungle which is exactly what we were looking for to get the "Costa Rican" feel. It is close to town and the beautiful beaches. Miriam is an angel and helped us set up our transportation to and from the airport and made sure we had everything we needed to make our stay a memorable one. Dilan who also works at the hotel is one of a kind. He set up all our tours and excursions for us and introduced us to awesome people throughout the trip. He made sure we were always in good hands and watched out for us. They are two very special people and we will never forget them. The hotel is very clean and offers an AWESOME complimentary breakfast every morning. We didn't get to have it one morning because we were going canopying early and we were so sad that we had to miss it. However, Miriam and Dilan made sure to put fruit and coffee in our rooms for us. This was by far one of the best vacations I have ever been on and VIP Playa Negra is the hotel to stay at when visiting Puerto Viejo. Looking up flights back right now actually =)