Outdoor pool, open 8:00 AM to 9:30 PM, pool umbrellas, sun loungers

Reviews of La Villa Creole

3 out of 5
La Villa Creole
Calle Europa 20, Jaco, Puntarenas

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 316 out of 484 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 138 out of 484 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 25 out of 484 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 484 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 484 reviews" "

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

9.2/10

Amenities

9.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Max

Liked: Amenities
Stayed 16 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Abhishek

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful and safe place which is maintained excellently by the friendly owners. Lovely pool surrounded by trees on which you can see beautiful birds of Costa Rica such as Macaw Parrots. Excellently located within walking distance of Main Jaco Strip.

10/10 Excellent

patrick

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is the nicest place i have stayed since i have been in the country!! I wish i could have stayed here longer!!
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023
Response from Nicolas on Apr 26, 2023
Dear Patrick,I wanted to take a moment to express my gratitude for choosing to stay at La Villa Creole during your recent visit. It was truly a pleasure to have you as our guest.I am thrilled to hear that your stay with us was the nicest place you have stayed since you have been in the country. We are glad that you enjoyed our facilities and services, and we hope that you had a comfortable and enjoyable stay with us.We take great pride in providing exceptional service and amenities to ensure that our guests have a memorable experience. Your feedback is much appreciated, and it motivates us to continue our efforts in providing the best possible service.Thank you again for choosing La Villa Creole, Patrick. We hope to have the pleasure of welcoming you back soon.Best regards,La Villa Creole

8/10 Good

Rick

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
Little dated, needs renovation.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2023
Response from nicolas on Apr 21, 2023
Thank you for your feedback, Nick. We appreciate your comments and will take them into consideration as we work towards improving the hotel.

10/10 Excellent

Vivian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Peaceful and quiet stay in Jaco Beach.
This hotel is an oasis in itself. Lots of green space and tranquility only about a 15 minute walk from the hustle and bustle of Jaco Beach. The rooms are large and the pool is large to enjoy.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023
Response from Jackson, receptionist. on Mar 5, 2023
Hello Vivian!Thanks a lot for this awesome review! We are really happy to know you liked our beautiful rooms, we do our best so you can have that quality from us.And the renewed pool is perfect for the heat of Jacó.Hope to see you soon with us so we can exceed your expectations again.¡Pura vida!

10/10 Excellent

logan

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Cute little hotel with great staff. Jenny the owner went above and beyond for us.
Response from Jackson, receptionist. on Mar 5, 2023
Hello Logan.Thanks a lot for taking the time to review our hotel! All our guests opinions are very important for us and we are happy to know you enjoyed your stay. ¡Pura vida and hope to see you son!

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Exceptional host and location
Stayed 8 nights in Jul 2022
Response from villa creole on Jul 23, 2022
Thank you Paul. It Was so nice to have you here. I hope to see yo soon. Pura Vida

8/10 Good

Jonathan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Quiet. Private.
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2022
Response from Nico on Apr 14, 2022
Hello Jonathan, Thank you so much for your review and we hope to have the opportunity to welcoming you back again as guests the next time. Warm regards,pura vida!

10/10 Excellent

chad

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful and Quite and best of hosts!!!
This is very likely where we will stay when we are looking for our long term residences in Costa Rica. the hotel is quiet and and affordable. Small but workable kitchen. The owners are wonderful, very helpful and really great about giving good local information. Very close to Academia Tica for families who when to visit the school.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022
Response from Nico on Apr 14, 2022
Dear Chad, Thank you so much for taking the time to post a nice review. All our staff try to give the very best service to each and every of our guests and we are glad to know that you were able to experience it. We are looking forward to your next visit. Best regards from all the staff .

10/10 Excellent

David

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Quiet location although still close to the centre of Jaco. Room had a lovely patio sheltered from the sun. Didn't feel that the towels and sheets had to be changed every day. Staff very helpful and friendly.
Stayed 14 nights in Feb 2022
Response from Nico on Mar 1, 2022
Hello David, We are very happy that you enjoyed your stay , you are welcome again in Villa Creole any time. We do change the towels everyday as most people like it that way, but for the good of the planet, you can always opt it out at the reception or to the cleaning lady. Best regards from all the staff in Villa Creole. See you again

10/10 Excellent

Eranda

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This property was just perfect. Wish I stayed more than a day. Guy at checkin was very friendly and welcoming and very helpful in every way. The hotel is very safe, you can tell he takes care of it security wise. The property is super clean and a tropical lush. The pool is beautiful, clean and WARM! We swam at 8 pm and it was just beautiful. You can see the stars looking up. Its a quiet hotel even though being blocks away from the party scene. The room was a cute studio with a nice bed, not too hard not too soft. Bathroom was cute and clean. They dont have coffe in the room but you can go few feet away by the checkin area and the nice lady will hand u a fresh brewed coffee. The room has all you need to cook and eat with but we were there just for one night. Overall super happy and highly recommend. P.S. bring passport while traveling or picture of it as its the only approved ID. We weren’t aware so I am spreading the word just in case.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022
Response from Nico on Apr 14, 2022
Dear Eranda, We are very happy that you enjoyed your stay , you are welcome again in Villa Creole any time. Best regards from all the staff in Villa Creole. See you again

10/10 Excellent

Josue

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Well maintained, secured and safe place to stay with walkable distance to the beach and shops, a great option to be close to everything but yet far enough that you can relax in a quiet environment.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022
Response from Nico on Apr 14, 2022
Hi Josue, Thank you so much for your great review and we hope to have the opportunity to welcoming you back again as guests another time. Warm regards, pura vida!

10/10 Excellent

Stefani, San Jose

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice and quiet! Big pool
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021
Response from Nico on Oct 16, 2021
Hello Stefani, We are very happy that you enjoyed your stay , you are welcome again in Villa Creole any time. Best regards from all the staff in Villa Creole. See you again

10/10 Excellent

Aida

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It’s a beautiful hotel in a residential area. Very clean and well-maintained and pleasantly quiet with spacious rooms. It is 15 min walk from the main street where all restaurants and bars are, however you might end up walking more depends on your destination and this might be a bit uncomfortable on very hot days, besides that everything else was perfect. I personally would go back to this hotel again if I liked Jaco but unfortunately I did not this town that much as it has a very dirty and ugly beach! but if you plan to go there I recommend staying at this nice hotel.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2021
Response from Nico on Sep 24, 2021
Hello Aida, We are very happy that you enjoyed your stay , you are welcome again in Villa Creole any time. Best regards from all the staff in Villa Creole. See you again

10/10 Excellent

Celia

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021
Response from Nico on Aug 20, 2021
Hello Celia, Thank for your review, we are happy to know that you enjoy your stay with us, We hope to have you back one day.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021
Response from Nico on Aug 20, 2021
Hello Friends, Thank for your review, we are happy to know that you enjoy your stay with us, We hope to have you back one day.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I love this place and the location. The property is surrounded by nature and the staff was amazing.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2021
Response from Nico on Aug 20, 2021
Thanks to staying with us.We appreciate your perfect rate. See you again in Villa Creole.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfortable
The room was just a présentéd. Very nice and comfortable.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021
Response from Nico on Jun 10, 2021
Hello, Thank you for sharing your opinion. We hope you come back soon!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Class act
This Belgian mother and son team have perfection in mind for the Villa zcreole. The landscaping is awesome and attention tondetail total. The pool is great. The rooms spacious and quality is high. Nothing done on the cheap here. And the place is quiet, yet in the middle of Jaco, sort of the Vegas of Costa Rica. I could not recommend tje place more. It’s my third stay here.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2021
Response from Nico on May 29, 2021
Hi, Thank you so much for your great review and we hope to have the opportunity to welcoming you back again as guests another time. Warm regards, pura vida!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was great. It seems I need more words. So here they are!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2021
Response from Nico on May 29, 2021
Hi, We are glad you enjoyed your stay here at Villa Creole. Hopefully we will see you again .Thanks and Pura Vida!

10/10 Excellent

Kenneth

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Place
It was great
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2021
Response from Nico on Apr 17, 2021
Hi Kenneth, We are glad you enjoyed your stay here at Villa Creole. Hopefully we will see you again .Thanks and Pura Vida!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice, peaceful and very clean. I loved the view of the mountains. I would definitely stay at Creole Inn again on my next trip to Jaco, Costa Rico
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2021
Response from Nico on Apr 17, 2021
Hello, Thank you so much for your great review and we hope to have the opportunity to welcoming you back again as guests another time. Warm regards, pura vida!

8/10 Good

Alexander

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2021
Response from Nico on Apr 1, 2021
Thank you from all the staff from Villa creole.

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect stay
Absolutely amazing. Will always stay here in Jaco. Perfect. Quiet. Serene. Smiling staff always.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2021
Response from Nico on Feb 14, 2021
Dear Michael, Thank you so much for taking the time to post a nice review. All our staff try to give the very best service to each and every of our guests and we are glad to know that you were able to experience it. We are looking forward to your next visit. Best regards from all the staff .

10/10 Excellent

john

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The owners are very nice and friendly!
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2020
Response from nico on Jan 19, 2021
Hello john, we apreciate you've taken some minutes of your valuable time to share your experience at Hotel Villa Creole. All reviews are very important for us as our growth depends very much on them!! Thank you again for you nice comment about the hotel and the pool, we hard to make every guest happy. Hope to see you again !

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The grounds were so beautiful with many different types of tropical vegetation scattered throughout the property. The room was roomy with a very nice large shower. Very quiet!
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2020
Response from Nico on Dec 25, 2020
Hello, we apreciate you've taken some minutes of your valuable time to share your experience at Hotel Villa Creole. All reviews are very important for us as our growth depends very much on them!! Thank you again for you nice comment about the vegetation, we work hard to make every guest happy. Hope to see you again.

10/10 Excellent

David, DC USA

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
Very quiet. Off the main drag. You can be right in all the action and noise and then go 6 blocks away and have peace and quiet to rest or sleep. Very close to beach and everything else. It’s about as bare bones, just the necessities, as it gets but it has everything you need and the staff is friendly and professional. I’d def go back.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2020
Response from Nico on Nov 28, 2020
Hello, Thank you so much for your review, we try to do our best to satisfy our guests. We hope to see you soon again here in Villa Creole. Pura Vida!

10/10 Excellent

Jason, Alajuela

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I loved the quietness, the villa safely tucked neatly in a residential neighborhood. Friendly staff and very clean 5 ⭐️ My new go to place in Jaco
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2020
Response from S on Sep 19, 2020
Thankyou very much Jason! We hope to see you soon.

10/10 Excellent

Nick

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Secure and quiet. Good location. Nice people to assist at the hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020
Response from Nico on Apr 2, 2020
Hi Nick, Thank you so much for your great review and we hope to have the opportunity to welcoming you back again as guests another time. Warm regards, pura vida!

8/10 Good

Mick, Orange County, CA

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
the staff and beauty of the property exceeded my expectations. the only disappointment was that the mattresses were very uncomfortable.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020
Response from Sebastian on Mar 5, 2020
We try the harder we can to make and keep this place the most comfortable possible. Thankyou very much we appreciate your comment.

10/10 Excellent

Dakotah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Would definitely come back!
We loved this hotel. The location was great, and the small size — typical of Costa Rica — was perfect for privacy. We were usually able to go to the pool and not see any other guests (in the afternoon and evening). The owners were nice whenever we interacted with them, and the other small team of staff (who cooked breakfast, cleaned, answered questions and manned reception) were wonderful as well! Everyone was so nice. The rooms were clean, spacious, and well-appointee, but we kept getting mosquitos despite always having the doors closed. Seriously, we would open the door for 1 second and run behind each other. Nevertheless, new mosquitos every day. I guess it comes with the territory! We had so much bug repellent, it was fine. The pool was warm and clean. The breakfast was the same every day but wonderful and delicious: pinto, eggs, fresh fruit, toast, orange juice, coffee. We walked to the beach/main strip of town every day. It was an easy and short walk!
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2020
Response from Nico on Feb 28, 2020
Hello Dakotah , we apreciate you've taken some minutes of your valuable time to share your experience at Hotel Villa Creole. All reviews are very important for us as our growth depends very much on them!! Thank you again for you nice comment about the hotel, the pool and the breakfast. We work hard to make every guest happy. Hope to see you again !

10/10 Excellent

Peter, Shuswap Lake BC

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff clean spacious well equipped room nice pool quiet street good breakfast Thanks
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020
Response from Nico on Feb 28, 2020
Hi Peter, Thank you so much for your great review and we hope to have the opportunity to welcoming you back again as guests another time. Warm regards, pura vida!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Liked the orientation of our room. It was nice to have the beds offset, rather than side by side - gave me and my travel partner a little more privacy. The room had everything we needed and was clean and very comfortable. The breakfast was also great.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020
Response from Nico on Feb 28, 2020
Hi Friend, Tanks a lot for your beautiful review, we hope to see you again here in Villa Creole. We are very happy to know you enjoy your stay. Pure life!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2020
Response from Nico on Feb 28, 2020
Hi Friend, Thank you for your comment. It's nice to know that people are satisfied with our service. We hope to see you at the hotel Villa Creole again. Pura vida!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A great little hotel with a lot of privacy and well kept rooms. Friendly owners and not far from the beach
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2020
Response from Sebas on Feb 16, 2020
Thank you for staying with us and for your kind review!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2020
Response from Nico on Feb 13, 2020
We are so glad you had great time, we hope to have you back soon.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020
Response from Nico on Feb 1, 2020
Hello, Thank you so much for your review, we try to do our best to satisfy our guests. We hope to see you soon again here in Villa Creole. Pura Vida!

8/10 Good

Jugem, Victoria BC

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Well kept grounds . Nice pool. Breakfast hot and fresh . Off the main road so it was pretty quiet .
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020
Response from nico on Feb 1, 2020
Hi Jugem, We are glad you enjoyed your stay here at Villa Creole. Hopefully we will see you again soon... :) Thanks and Pura Vida!

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Rooms were spacious and perfect for a family. Full kitchen was a great added bonus!! Pool was very nice and well maintained. Nicholas and his mother were very kind, helpful and informative
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2019
Response from Nicolas on Jan 11, 2020
Dear friend, Thank for your review, we are happy to know that you enjoy your stay with us, We hope to have you back one day.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Tranquilité, magnifique aménagement payasager autour , proximité du centre et Propreté
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2020
Response from Nicolas on Jan 11, 2020
Hola, merci pour cette magnifique note, qui nous donne l'envie de continuer a faire ce travail avec le sourire en ayant le plaisir de satisfaire tout nos clients , en leur laissant en memoire des souvenirs de vacances inoubliables. Ce serait un plaisir de vous recevoir de nouveau ici a l'hotel Villa Creole.

10/10 Excellent

Scott, Snohomish, WA

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great property! Clean, quite, great breakfast, close to Main Street and the beach. Only negative was the Wi-fi was spotty. Enjoyed our stay.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019
Response from Nico on Jan 5, 2020
Tanks a lot for your beautiful review, we hope to see you again here in Villa Creole. We are very happy to know you enjoy your stay, also we will check on the wifi to improve the signal. Warm regard.

10/10 Excellent

Amy

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely family owned boutique hotel. Such a great way to end our trip. Short 10 minute walk to the main street of Jaco - very convenient!
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019
Response from Nico on Jan 5, 2020
Hello Amy, We are very happy that you enjoyed your stay , you are welcome again in Villa Creole. Best regards from all the staff in Villa Creole. See you again

10/10 Excellent

Alan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great pool
Very clean. Nice swimming pool , staff and owners were very pleasant
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019
Response from Juan Carlos on Dec 2, 2019
Thanks for your visit, we always try to make our best to satisfy our guests.

10/10 Excellent

Shawn, Washington, D.C.

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything was excellent, we will come back with the family.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019
Response from Juan Carlos on Nov 24, 2019
We appreciate your visit, we will be here with arms wide open waiting for all of you.

10/10 Excellent

Anna

Traveled with group, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We had a great time!
Stayed 13 nights in Oct 2019
Response from Juan Carlos on Nov 17, 2019
Thanks Anna, we are so proud you and your husband enjoyed the place, hope everything was fine in your arrival back in home.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent welcome from the owners, cleanliness of the room and pool, comfortable bed, free use of bikes. Nice little kitchen in the room with crockery and cutlery but we Brits would've liked a kettle to make tea. It's a beautiful oasis in the middle of the town, but unfortunate for us there was a building site noise from next door.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2019
Response from Juan Carlos on Nov 17, 2019
Thank you very much for your visit, we feel very well with your words and make all guest feel comfortable is one of the goals. 😉

10/10 Excellent

Anna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Little jewel
It’s our third time in Costa Rica and Villa Creole was the best stay. We’ve been there 3 weeks and we loved it. Great people, great location. They made us feel like we are family, very caring, very warm. Close to the buzzing Jaco center and yet quiet enough to have a good night sleep. The room was clean, all the equipment worked as it should. We used our fridge a lot, we shopped in Maxi Palí ( it’s like Walmart in CR) 5 min away from the hotel and if we didn’t feel like cooking there are two Soda places on the same street as Maxi Palí. Soda means eatery with original Costa Rican food where a plate will cost you around 3000 colones ($5). The pool was clean and very well lit so one can use it day and night. Also the hotel was full of plants and flowers, we saw lots of birds, butterflies and hummingbirds while having breakfast. We had such a great time and we will definitely come back.
Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2019
Response from Juan Carlos on Nov 14, 2019
It was a really pleasure to have you here, we had the same feelings having you and your husband, thanks for everything and for your help as well.

10/10 Excellent

Jason

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good stay
Great stay! Good wifi , pool, and very comfortable & quiet
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019
Response from Juan Carlos on Nov 5, 2019
Thank you very much for your visit. We hope to see you soon.

10/10 Excellent

BARRY.M, bronx NY

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
hello , had crazy flight ✈️. arrived. shaken up ,, nicholas and his mother , treated me like family , l. , real , sincere , kind people ! lovely !
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019
Response from Juan Carlos on Nov 21, 2019
Nice to hear you could do it well, thanks for your visit and we will treat you as our part of the family for sure.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019
Response from Nicolas on Aug 13, 2019
Thank you from all the staff from Villa creole.