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Hotel Luz de Luna

3.0 star property
3-star guestrooms with free WiFi

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Outdoor pool
Front of property - evening/night
Deluxe Single Room, Pool View | 1 bedroom, free WiFi
Terrace/patio
Standard Double Room, Private Bathroom, Garden View | Bathroom sink

Reviews

8.4 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Breakfast available
  • Air conditioning
  • Housekeeping
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
200 m al suroeste, del Puente del Río Uvita, Ballena, Puntarenas
  • Uvita Beach
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Marino Ballena National Park
    ‪8 min drive‬
  • Punta Uvita
    ‪13 min drive‬

Room options

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Deluxe Single Room, Pool View | 1 bedroom, free WiFi

Deluxe Single Room, Pool View

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

View all photos for Standard Double Room, Private Bathroom, Garden View

Standard Double Room, Private Bathroom, Garden View | 1 bedroom, free WiFi

Standard Double Room, Private Bathroom, Garden View

  • 194 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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1 bedroom, free WiFi

Economy Quadruple Room, Pool View

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Twin Bunk Beds

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Economy Triple Room, 1 Bedroom, Pool View | 1 bedroom, free WiFi

Economy Triple Room, 1 Bedroom, Pool View

  • 50 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Twin Bunk Bed and 1 Twin Bed

About the neighborhood

Uvita

Close to the beach.Within 2 miles (3 km) of this Ballena hotel, you'll find Uvita Beach and Playa Colonia. Catarata uvita and Secret Lau Pool are also within 2 miles (3 km).

What's nearby

  • Catarata uvita - 4 min drive - 1.1 miles
  • Uvita Beach - 4 min drive - 1.8 miles
  • Marino Ballena National Park - 8 min drive - 2.5 miles
  • Punta Uvita - 13 min drive - 1.8 miles
  • Playa Hermosa - 14 min drive - 3.1 miles

Restaurants

  • ‪Pizzeria La Fogata - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Scala - ‬13 min drive
  • ‪The Bakery - ‬16 min walk
  • ‪Sibu - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪Pizza Time - ‬19 min walk

About this property

Hotel Luz de Luna

3-star guestrooms with free WiFi
There's a restaurant on site. Public spaces have free WiFi. A business center and a meeting room are available. An outdoor pool, a terrace, and a garden are also featured at Hotel Luz de Luna. Self parking is free.
  • 1 building
  • 12 guestrooms or units
  • 2 levels
  • Conference center
  • Business facilities
  • Breakfast available (surcharge)
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Terrace
  • Garden
  • Dining venue
Hotel Luz de Luna offers 12 air-conditioned accommodations with complimentary toiletries. Cable television is provided.

Bathrooms include showers. This Ballena hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is offered daily and hair dryers can be requested.

Languages

English, German, Spanish

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Property amenities

Family friendly

  • Outdoor pool

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Daily full breakfast available 7:00 AM to 9:30 AM for a fee: USD 10 per person
  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • Outdoor pool

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • Cable channels

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer (on request)
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

More

  • Air conditioning

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 2:00 AM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cribs (infant beds) are not available.

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Fee for full breakfast: approximately USD 10 per person

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover.

Property is also known as

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Frequently asked questions

How close is Hotel Luz de Luna to the airport?

Hotel Luz de Luna is 130.3 mi (213-min drive) away from the Juan Santamaria Intl. Airport (SJO) airport, the closest popular airport to the property.

Does Hotel Luz de Luna have an airport shuttle?

Airport shuttle services are not available at Hotel Luz de Luna.

How close is Hotel Luz de Luna to the beach?

This hotel is 1.1 mi (4-min drive) from Punta Uvita and 1.2 mi (7-min drive) from Uvita Beach. Don't forget your sunscreen!

Does Hotel Luz de Luna offer free breakfast?

Free breakfast isn’t provided at Hotel Luz de Luna, but full breakfast is offered for a fee of USD 10 per person. It's available every day from 7:00 AM to 9:30 AM.

Is there a casino at Hotel Luz de Luna?

No, there is no casino at this hotel.

What time is check-in at Hotel Luz de Luna?

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 2:00 AM.

Is there free parking at Hotel Luz de Luna?

This hotel offers free self parking.

Does Hotel Luz de Luna have a pool?

Hotel Luz de Luna features an outdoor pool.

Does Hotel Luz de Luna have a restaurant?

Hotel Luz de Luna is home to La Fogata, which features Italian cuisine.

Does Hotel Luz de Luna have a spa?

There are no spa services available at this hotel.

How close is Hotel Luz de Luna to downtown Ballena?

Hotel Luz de Luna is 0.3 mi away from Uvita.

Hotel Luz de Luna Reviews

Reviews

8.4

Very Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 30 out of 62 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 18 out of 62 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 10 out of 62 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 62 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 62 reviews

9.0/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

robert

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 9 nights in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

Faheem

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

DHIRAJ

Disliked: Staff & service

Ok. New management needs to make improvements

We stayed here for 4 nights during Envision festival. Hotel is under new management now and I felt like cleaning service was lacking. Our mattress kept sinking in. Our room was not cleaned every day. We ran out of shower gel and toilet paper. Rooms did not have any luggage rack or hangers or closet. Restaurant and the breakfast was excellent and is still managed by the old owner (Philippe). The staff was very friendly. Hopefully the hotels new management takes this feedback and makes improvements.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

Dori

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This little gem nestled in the heart of Uvita is the brain-child of Jade and Tyler; two millennials who have both energy and vision. Since taking over in early January, they have made major changes to the facility. It's clean, unpretentious and ticks all the boxes. They have teamed with Roxie, the proprietor of the restaurant 'La Fogata' next door where you can enjoy a huge and wholesome breakfast. Actually having dinner there was also an excellent option. Very good food! The only thing we missed was a bar fridge in our room... which I was assured has been ordered and is on a truck somewhere moving slowly along those Costa Rican roads! Oh well.... Next time!
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The breakfast is amazing and the lady cation ideal
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2020

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Uvita

Great place, pool, nice restaurant and food. Very close to Ballenas State park.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lived the property and the service! Everyone and everything was just wonderful. ❤️
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Chey, Maine

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A real gem. Stayed here for the second time for envision festival. The owners are so nice and helpful. The breakfast spread was amazing and FREE. The mattresses are comfy and the rooms are clean. We will be staying here again. Highly highly recommended if you’re in the Uvita area.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Nice stay. Amazing owner!!

Excellent hotel. The owners are super friendly and very accommodating. Location is fantastic 5 mins walk to the city center. They serve delicious breakfast. Highly recommended.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Anthony

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Quiet, affordable, and clean...all you can need!

Hotel Luz de Luna is a really small, quaint hotel on a side street in Uvita. It is clean, but simple. Good room, secure, and staffed by VERY nice people. The restaurant next door is also ran by the hotel owners and has fantastic food. Not really walkable to the beach, but a short drive on a quiet, untraveled road and you're there. The bed is not very comfortable, unless you are into REALLY firm mattresses. The mattress is fine, but it sits on a concrete block base, which hardens the mattress a little too much. But there is free WiFi and breakfast and it is not expensive at all. I cannot emphasize how accommodating and nice the staff is. Anything you need, including a late check in, and it was taken care of. I would definitely stay there again.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

6/10 Okay

Gail

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

OK Lodgings in a Great Place

This is a nondescript motel with a god restaurant in a great area. The bed wasn't very comfortable and the WiFi barely worked. Neither did the light outside our room. On the plus side, it had a god bathroom and the restaurant is a deservedly popular and lively place. Overall it seemed a bit overpriced for what we got, but Uvita is great with lovely beaches and access to all that this fantastic part of Costa Rica offers. Try to do better than this motel, but if you can't stay here and enjoy the Costa de Ballena.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2019

6/10 Okay

Susan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Simple beach motel with amazing restaurant

This hotel was more like an American motel, very basic but clean with tiny rooms and particularly comfortable beds. Fit our needs for a one night stay just to sleep, as it was close to the beach and had a (fabulous) pizza restaurant attached to it. Breakfast at the restaurant (included in our reservation) was the best we had on our entire trip.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

6/10 Okay

Gregory

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Filipe, the owner, was very nice and is in the process of improving the property. He has a ways to go. The rooms are small, with limited amenities, but very clean. No coffee maker (but breakfast is included), no seating in the room other than the bed (but no room for chairs anyway). The AC was great, which is nice in Uvita at this time of year. Filipe gave us detailed information on things to do in the area. We are pulling for him to make this place a big success. One other thing, the food at the attached restaurant is really good, especially the pizza.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018

8/10 Good

Marla

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The hotel is difficult to find using GPS (Garmin) which does not think it exists and there are no signs along the road to direct you. Even the locals walking along the unpaved road nearby did not know it existed. Management agreed they need signs. The service we got was great, and the food was the best we ate in our two week stay traveling around Costa Rica. Their restaurant, Fogata, was well known to the locals who came as couples and families to especially enjoy their pizzas, spit roasted chicken, and other great offerings including the best corvina and mussels we have ever eaten in our travels! The room was very small but the bed, AC, and bathroom were good, and there is only space for a couple of cars to park in their lot and the rest must park on the dirt road. We would stay here again or recommend it to friends. A special person was Rosanna, "Roxy," who served our food and helped us with whatever we needed.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018

8/10 Good

Douglas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

6/10 Okay

Carlton

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

basic and clean

March 2018 Hotel is on a dirt road a quarter a mile from the main road. Its a basic, small, clean room with exposed shelf and no where to hang clothes.No safe in the room. Swimming pool on premised but did not use it. We had memory foam bed. Not my favorite but adequate. Hot water and air conditioning worked. We were on second floor which had a table and chairs on the balcony away from the room. Nice to sit there and watch birds. Good breakfast and nice staff. The hotel is on the road to Whale's Tail about one and half mile from the hotel. Little to far to walk in the heat. Parking is available at park entrance, $4 for the day. The beach is hot,large and beautiful with shade at the forest edge. The ocean is like a lake and in the upper 80s. Beach towels where not supplied by the hotel. There are no chairs or umbrellas at the beach.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2018

2/10 Terrible

david, canada

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

It was a dump

W e got there at 5:00 in the afternoon.the place was a real dump beside a gravel road. we had paid in Sept. through Expedia. the place was rented to somebody else. i would never recommend that dump. the pictures on line are not even the same
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Good hotel near the national park beaches.

I'd give this hotel 3.5 stars. My room was quite basic, but clean. The location was good for access to the nearby national park. The associated restaurant was also good and breakfast was free for guests. Fair value for the cost.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2018

10/10 Excellent

Ramon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great Place to Stay

Room was in terrific shape. The hotel and restaurant staff was so nice and friendly. I wish I could have stayed longer!

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Good Location, Good Pizza

This little hotel has a lot of potential! My partner stayed here 5 years ago and was raving about it so we booked it for this trip. However, the quality is seeming to fall into disrepair due to little to no management. When we arrived no one was at recpetion(and no one was there the next day for check out). We had to go into the resteraunt to find someone to check us in . She was very helpful and checked us in as best she could as we weren‘t even in the book (we had prebooked). Once we got to our room we had to kill a few bugs but the room was clean for the most part, it just seemed that it needed a make over as the water had a hard time draining in the shower. The water was hot though and the bathroom had lovely light coming in through the windows. We didn’t get to swim in the pool because the lights weren’t on. The restraunt had great service however, and the staff there were friendly and helpful! The pizza was delicous and prices were decent. Even the reseraunt needed to be cleaned more than it was though. Overall, I would still recommend this to someone. It seems like it just needs someone to put some time into the upkeep again as my partner said his friends wedding was there 5 years ago and that it was such a lovely little place. A few touches here and there and it could be like that again I think. Still worth the stay, and it really is in a good location!
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018