Ventura Santa Teresa

What to say? We had an amazing stay at Ventura! The stuff is oustanding. They are all sooo helpful, friendly and even humorous - and they really take care. We got an upgrade, so our room was just amazing. It‘s the first hotel that simply has enough hanging hooks - in general everything was made smart and it‘s very clean. Around the hotel there are lots of shops, restaurant, cafes ans most important: beaches. We can definitely recommend it! Thanks for an amazing stay.

Loved the location. Walking distance to shops, restaurants and the beach. Staff was very friendly and helpful. They helped organize a day trip to Tortuga Island (which was excellent). Beds and pillows were comfortable. There are 3 hangout spots around the hotel where you can eat, drink, and just chill with friends. The pool is nice but a bit small. The attached restaurant although expensive offers a discount to hotel guests.

Great little spot, we stayed in the terrace with balcony and it was a great size. The standard rooms looked a little smaller but they looked to the same excellent standard as our own. The pool was small but a lovely little spot to cool down in the sun. Staff were excellent and couldn’t be more welcoming and helpful. The beach is less than five minutes walk away with good resultants and super markets very close!

We really enjoyed and can highly recommend this hotel. It is very modern and gives a feeling of high quality, even though it may be aimed at younger guests. The room was cleaned and towels changed everyday (the cleaning ladies did an excellent job!), which is very nice in this sandy and dusty part of Costa Rica. No breakfast included, but there is a big and modern supermarked straight across the street, and of course you need to try the Danish Bakery, which has everything you need for breakfast. For dinner, you just have to walk a couple of meters outside of your door. Very convinient on holiday. Air condition is a must have, if you're not use to this kind of heat. The beach is very close, but in general: Santa Teresa is a place for surfers, not swimmers, because of the VERY strong waves. It is better to swim some 100 meteres further north. For surfers: this location is excellent if you are an more advanced surfer. For beginner/intermidien surfers: Booking surf lessions through the hotel is HIGHLY recommended. Maykol was an excellent and experienced teacher. His place is just a 5-10 min walk from the hotel. He will quickly advance your level in surfing! If you are starting on the green waves/line up: Let him know if you have your own car, because you then are more free to drive to other locations, depending on the weather. For beginners there is a neverending supply of white water, all day, all the time :) But note that even the white water is STRONG.. Yes, the rooms are a bit small (at least when you are 3 people), but I would choose this new, modern, clean, higher quality feeling hotel style over room size, any day. If you are going to rent a car: Just listen to the car dealer, when he says that you WILL need a 4x4 ;) We are very glad we did, because we could enjoy driving over a mountain with 4 river crossings :) The roads are bad in this area, but fun with a good car.

The location, friendliness of the staff. Very clean, we had room cleaned daily (the cleaning ladies did an excellent job to get rid of sand and dust!) Parking availabe next door. Close to beach and shops. Good design (modern and chic). Comfy beds. Very good toiletries in bathroom from local brand (the banana hair conditioner was HOT!).