Hotel Elixir

Wonderful venue, classic, clean, quiet, safe! Very nice, well maintained property with clear historical heritage. Great breakfast! Staff was very, very helpful. It’s a simple step across the street to the beach.

The facility and the room were kept very clean, so was a refreshing pool. They provide enough bath towels so we can use some on the beach, but there were face towels provided. (It could be a Costarican standard) The location was convenient yet quiet at night. The manager Daniel responds to our inquiries quickly, and is very informative.

After the confirmation via booking.com, they put a hustle about another online step for them to keep some deposit amount; according to an electronic engineer, this step takes us to a different site and our personal information is given outside the Booking.com site. No other hotels in Costa Rica have such a practice.

Great location, a nice little property and we liked the small pool area for relaxing. The room was clean, cool, comfortable and pleasant.

Should add some signs to tell people it’s ok to use the coffee machine, and other small appliances in the outdoor common area. It would be good to have someone onsite for a couple hours each day (there is a small office but no one was ever in). They do respond to messages in the app but service can be a bit slow (e.g. getting new towels, etc). Some face to face time would be more welcoming, at least once during the stay. Yes, it’s walking distance to restaurants, shops, and the beach but warning it is via a rough dirt road and there’s no sidewalk. We did enjoy our stay overall.

It was close to town. The staff was helpful and responsive.

The photos make out the property a lot nicer than it actually is. The pool is extremely small. My floor was not super clean. The towels were old and stained. I have no idea why this property is a 4 star. There is also no breakfast. We got caught in the rain and came back and there was no warm water for the shower. We actually were so cold that night! There is also no minibar or even a coffee maker .