Sunshine Sanctuary

Property class: 3
Mountain lodge in Cóbano with outdoor pool and pool bar

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Situated by the ocean, Sunshine Sanctuary is a great choice for a stay in Cóbano. Guests indulge in deep-tissue massages, then grab a bite to eat at the coffee shop/cafe. An outdoor pool, a poolside bar, and a snack bar/deli are other highlights.

Reviews

8.8 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Free breakfast
  • Spa
  • Airport transfer
  • Free parking
  • Free WiFi
$98
The current price is $111 total
includes taxes & fees
Nov 3 - Nov 4

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A poolside area with lounge chairs and a view of the ocean.

Comfort Double Room

  • Sea view
  • 34 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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A poolside area with lounge chairs and a view of the ocean.

Family Apartment

  • Ocean view
  • 2 bedrooms
  • Sleeps 5
  • 2 Queen Beds

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A room with a bed, a wooden shelf, a small table, and a large sliding glass door leading to an outdoor deck with a view of greenery.

Honeymoon Studio Suite

  • Garden view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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About the neighborhood

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200m NW of Amor de Mar Hotel, Suspension bridge on the right, Cóbano, Puntarenas, 60111

What's nearby

  • Montezuma Falls - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Montezuma Beach - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Montezuma Catholic Church - 13 min walk - 1.1 km
  • Montezuma Gardens - 16 min walk - 1.4 km
  • Montezuma School - 16 min walk - 1.4 km

Getting around

  • Cóbano Airport (ACO) - 21 min drive
  • Tambor (TMU) - 52 min drive
  • Airport shuttle (surcharge)

Restaurants

  • ‪The Bakery - ‬24 min drive
  • ‪Indígena Café & Chocolate - ‬18 min drive
  • ‪Cocina De Leña La Cobaneña - ‬11 min drive
  • ‪The Howler Café - ‬25 min drive
  • ‪Restaurante Montezuma Latino - ‬4 min drive

About this property

Sunshine Sanctuary

  • Situated by the ocean, Sunshine Sanctuary is a great choice for a stay in Cóbano. Guests indulge in deep-tissue massages, then grab a bite to eat at the coffee shop/cafe. An outdoor pool, a poolside bar, and a snack bar/deli are other highlights.

At a glance

CHECK-IN
2:00pm
CHECK-OUT
11:00am

Hotel size

    • 7 rooms
    • Arranged over 4 floors

Arriving/Leaving

    • Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 9:00 PM
    • Express check-in available
    • Early check-in subject to availability
    • Minimum check-in age: 18
    • Check-out time is 11 AM
    • Late check-out subject to availability

Special check-in instructions

    • Guests planning to arrive outside of normal check-in hours must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
    • To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation
    • Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Required at check-in

    • Credit card, debit card, or cash deposit required for incidental charges
    • Government-issued photo ID may be required
    • Minimum check-in age is 18

Children

    • No cribs (infant beds)

Pets

    • Pets not allowed

Internet

    • Free WiFi in public areas
    • Free WiFi in rooms

Parking

    • Free uncovered onsite self parking
    • Onsite parking includes off-street options

Transfers

    • Airport shuttle*

Other information

    • Smoke-free property

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Reviews

Sunshine Sanctuary Reviews

8.8

Excellent

9.0

Cleanliness

8.2

Location

9.0

Staff & service

8.6

Property conditions & facilities

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What guests liked

  • The pool was lovely and offered stunning views of the forest and coastline. (5 reviews)
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10/10 Exceptional

Clean, staff were great, price was good, pool was lovely. It’s a bit of a hike to town but the swinging bridge helped!!! Definitely check out the Montezuma Falls #3 free to guest
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4/10 Fair

This place has complicate location the entrence was on terrible conditions and the personal leaves the cabins at 2 pm and nearly answer the phones
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10/10 Exceptional

Host Anastasia was super friendly and helpful. Great breakfasts in a treehouse like setting. Arranged fabulous zip line tour.
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10/10 Exceptional

Tucked into the jungle it is definitely a Sanctuary. Monkeys and birds greet you along with an amazing view of the sunrise. A short walk to the water falls and Butterfly Brewery. The owner is a sweetheart and her hotel shows that. Everything about my stay was great
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10/10 Exceptional

Intimate small hotel with beautiful views of the ocean and tropical landscape (monkeys come visit you at the balcony). Staff and owner go beyond to make you feel at home. You do need a car (as there are no Ubers/taxi readily available). Access to the waterfall was a plus!
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10/10 Exceptional

Excellent stay, cute and relaxing! Close to the waterfall, friendly helpful staff, very clean rooms and easy parking. Amazing breakfast. After reading some reviews we were a little worried about the place, but it was not the case. Would highly recommend this place. If you are driving you can park right beside the hotel. If you are walking it would certainly be a trek, but the whole area is like that.
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10/10 Exceptional

We loved the property itself however it was difficult getting into the parking as it is a very narrow dirt road with large bumps, the water was also not working and we needed tubs of water to flush, now sink water or shower water. Views were incredible!
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8/10 Very good

Sunshine Sanctuary is a beautiful property, with gracious and helpful staff. Staff were very helpful with transportation as we did not have a car. Being so close to the waterfall was delightful, and the views were amazing! Tours to Tortuga can be picked up right at Montezuma beach. As others have noted, it is a steep hill, making one think twice about making the journey more than once a day.
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8/10 Very good

We had a lovely eight day stay. This small hotel is on the top of the hill with the fantastic view, surrounded with the tropical forest. Very quite and idyllic. Very close to the waterfall. I could even go on a trail and have my morning coffee on the waterfall. Or on the cover rooftop of the hotel, or at the pool. Room was spacious and clean. Hotel is pretty new and well maintained. The only drawback was that to go to Montezuma and to the beach we had to drive. I wouldn't mind walking over the suspension bridge and to the village, total of about 15 minutes, but my family didn't want to join me. Overall it was a great experinece.
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2/10 Poor

No one was there to greet us. I had to contact them via WhatsApp to find out that they had placed keys already in the hotel door the road from Montezuma to the hotel was extremely steep and the road looks like it was freshly cut out of the rock. the views were very, very nice, but the hotel itself felt very much like a youth hostel. We decided not to stay the night and to the credit of the hotel they did give me a refund minus one night . The pool is super tiny and had a dirt ring around it not very cared for.
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10/10 Exceptional

Beautiful jungle retreat on the hill above Montezuma. Limited number of rooms, bright and airy. Clean, with mini fridge and a complete kitchen below an open air dining with a great ocean view patio where a nice breakfast was served daily. Laundry is available for a fee. Access is up a steep, potholed road just out of town. Turnoff to lodge is a narrow dirt with ample parking. A trail head leading to upper falls with swimming is right out the door. Staff is outstanding and the owner was from the State where I live. Some erosion control work was being done during our visit and only a minor distraction. Highly recommended if your in the Montezuma area.
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6/10 Good

Beautiful views and nice balcony Rooms need fans in bathrooms and bedrooms. In our room the air conditioning was leaking on the television. Television did not work this wasn’t a problem for us but might be for someone else. This hotel has good access to beautiful falls if you like a little hike down and back about 20 minutes down to the falls. You will have to take a taxi to town if you’re not good to walk. The hike back to the hotel is very steep.
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8/10 Very good

We enjoyed our stay a lot.

We really loved this property. Location: it is a little out of the town, not by much but it is a steep hill to climb, so if you don't like a bit of a walk this is not the place for you. It has 2 access points, 1 by vehicle and 1 by foot. We read reviews about the vehicle access being concerning if you didnt have a 4v4. We had a Yaris and managed just fine. It is not a paved access road, but that is similar to most of Costa Rica. Walking access is available over a suspension bridge across the gorge. Only people at the hotel have a key to access the bridge. The views are amazing, from the balcony, the pool and the breakfast area. You also get free access to a paid trail down to the waterfall. It is about a 10-20 minute walk down to the main town/beach area. Room: spacious, clean. Extremely comfortable beds. The shower was big. Balcony's all overlooking the gorge and water. Pool: on the smaller side but the deck over looks the forest and you are in the canopy. You can see the coastline. Breakfast: was delicious. They have a set menu for the week. We had french toast the first day and scrambled eggs with avocado and toast and pinto gallo. Overall a lovely stay! I recommend!
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10/10 Exceptional

What an amazing hidden gem in the jungle! I felt so lucky to have an ocean view, yoga studio, salt water pool, free breakfast, and access to a waterfall and hanging bridge!! Absolutely incredible fir the price especially!
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10/10 Exceptional

Great location and friendly staff, Thank You !
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10/10 Exceptional

I wouldn't stay anywhere else after staying here!
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10/10 Exceptional

Wonderful location and staff!! The oceanview is amazing from the hotel, and is very close to the waterfall. The waterfall is difficult to get to, no matter where you start, but worth the hike.
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10/10 Exceptional

It’s absolutely beautiful here
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10/10 Exceptional

A beautiful small quiet hotel in the middle of the jungle! Great, clean room with an excellent view and easy access to town! Free access to Montezuma waterfall trial from Sunshine Sanctuary property. Good breakfast and lots of wildlife right on the property!
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10/10 Exceptional

Stunning view
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8/10 Very good

This was a very nice place to stay but wasn’t super clean and the breakfast was just a bowl of fruit. But it was very cute and the property was awesome with the bridge and waterfall.
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8/10 Very good

Beautiful sunrise views, room was spacious, wildlife was amazing. Pool was murky, breakfast was simple , room was not cleaned everyday. On a steep hill so could not walk back from town, needed a taxi
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8/10 Very good

The property has a LOT of potential, the landscaping needs more plants to hide pipes, and dead vines need out of the trees. The driveway into the hotel needs some dirt to fill in ruts. Swinging bridge needs lights in the night. The positive the hotel has a nice view, the rooms were clean, the staff was very nice.
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4/10 Fair

The room was lovely - clean and bright but unfortunately the construction in the adjoining unit was noisy and we had a lack of privacy. The breakfast was delicious. However, the main reason why we left a day early was the very rough state of the access road. Bottoming out in our rental car meant we were fearful of coming and going to the point of going without dinner one night. I believe your guests should be warned that they need a high clearance vehicle and warned that their room may be next to a room under renovation in your “sanctuary”.
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6/10 Good

Better be in great shape

I think there should have been more of an emphasis on the many stairs that one needed to negotiate. Some of us seniors are young at heart, but not in the greatest shape. I for instance could not negotiate the stairs without my husbands help.