La Vela Boutique Hotel
Costa Rica
Visit Manuel Antonio early in the morning for the best wildlife viewing opportunities.
Nestled near the edges of Manuel Antonio National Park, La Vela Boutique Hotel provides a unique escape in a lush tropical setting in Quepos, Costa Rica. The hotel offers an intimate ambiance with rooms designed to feel like a cozy home away from home. Each room allows guests to immerse themselves in the natural beauty of the surroundings, offering glimpses of local wildlife such as howler monkeys and colorful birds from the comfort of their patios.
La Vela Boutique Hotel is a short walk away from some of the best attractions in Manuel Antonio. These include the world-famous Manuel Antonio National Park, known for its rich biodiversity, and Espadilla Beach, where visitors can partake in swimming, surfing, and boogie boarding. The hotel's grounds themselves are replete with tropical gardens, contributing to a serene environment that enhances relaxation.
For dining, La Vela features a delightful breakfast included in the stay, complete with fresh-brewed Costa Rican coffee to start the day with zest. The hotel takes pride in its brick-oven pizza, a highlight for many guests. Visitors can also enjoy a variety of drinks at the new Tiki Bar by the pool, adding to the laid-back, tropical atmosphere, although this is seasonal. The area around the hotel is bustling with options, offering an array of over ten restaurants catering to a variety of tastes and budgets.
La Vela serves as an excellent base for adventure and animal enthusiasts. The nearby vicinity offers numerous opportunities for adventure activities like ziplining, rafting, and horse riding. Birdwatchers and animal lovers will appreciate the frequent visits from three species of monkeys, two species of sloths, and various vibrant bird species passing through the hotel grounds.
With service always provided with a smile, guests can expect attentive care and daily housekeeping while they enjoy the amenities like the swimming pool and free WiFi throughout most areas of the hotel. The hotel's gift shop offers high-quality, authentic Costa Rican souvenirs and gifts, ideal for memories of an unforgettable stay.
Reviews
Excellent breakfast, service staff and location. It’s 5 mins to the public beach and 4 mins to the main entrance of the national park. The staff, especially at the reception, very welcoming and always in a good mood.
Only a short walk to the beach and the Manuel Antonio park entrance. Awesome staff, you can enjoy talking with fellow guests, a nice pool,a fantastic Happy Hour poolside, and good breakfast included with room. See monkeys, iguanas, birds in their environment- in hotel's open air tropical design.
Tricky drive to get there but well worth the effort. Very helpful and pleasant staff. Handy pool and pool bar serving top notch cocktails. Also? The best pizza we'd had in a very long time. Wildlife around the pool was pretty curious to meet folk.
A great little boutique hotel, which lives up to the positive reviews. The staff are super helpful and friendly. The place is spotless. The room perfectly good for a couple. It's 200m from the beach and 500m from the National park. Plenty of restaurants in quick walking distance. Yes the pizza is very good. Made fresh in the wood fired oven by the pool. Breakfast is fine, enough choice to suit everyone. Its secluded and beautiful. The local common basilisk and common lizard visit and are very tame. Plenty of Capuccine monkeys on the road to the NP but none to bother residents here.
We enjoyed our stay. Hotel is close to the beach and National park, which was a good location for us. We shuttled to any excursions and did not go into town. The staff were all helpful and friendly. We booked a couple excursions through them. Pool was nice. Bed was comfortable.
