The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Santa Teresa

Where to Stay if You've Never Been to Santa Teresa

If it's your first trip to Santa Teresa for the activities and sightseeing, then you're in for a treat. But the biggest question is often where to stay for a first time visitor to Santa Teresa. With so many amazing hotels to choose from, it can be tough to make a decision to make the most of your first trip here. That's where we come in! In this comprehensive guide, we'll help you find the best hotels for first-timers in Santa Teresa. After analyzing all of the hotels based on price, location, amenities, ratings, and more, we have come up with our list of the best hotels in Santa Teresa for first time visitors. We'll cover everything you need to know about these hotels, including the amenities, location, prices and ratings. So, whether you're traveling solo, with family, or as a couple on a romantic getaway, you'll find the perfect hotel if you've never visited Santa Teresa beofre. So check out these terrific hotels, many of which have sparkling swimming pools, delicious restaurants, and top-notch amenities, along with the perfect balance of comfort, location, and affordability. So, let's get to it and discover the best hotels in Santa Teresa for your first trip!

(Prices are listed in U.S. Dollars.)

Funky Monkey Lodge

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $116 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Santa Teresa

Located at Centro de Santa Teresa, Funky Monkey Lodge has great rooms from $116 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, scuba diving, and snorkeling. It has a terrific 8.60 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 0.7 km from the city center, first time visitors will especially love a bar, hiking, rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, and child care at this relaxing hotel. Nothing says relaxation like having room service delivered.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Snorkeling
  • Kitchen
  • Horse riding
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Kitchenette
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Hot tub
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator


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Atrapasuenos Dreamcatcher Hotel

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $99 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for first time trip hotels.
  • Family-Friendly

A great place to stay is Atrapasuenos Dreamcatcher Hotel which has nice rooms starting at $99. Offering an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, and scuba diving, it also has a great guest rating of 8.50 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 1 km north of the Playa Carmen cross roads , in front of the superfresco. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers snorkeling, a bar, hiking, rooms with kitchens, and rooms with kitchenettes which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 2 km from the city center. You'll enjoy unwinding in the hot tub, too. It's also less than the average price for first time trip hotels, so it's a great value.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Snorkeling
  • Kitchen
  • Child pool
  • Horse riding
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Pool bar
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Private pool
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Nautilus Surf & Yoga Villas Santa Teresa

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $77 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Santa Teresa
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.

We found Nautilus Surf & Yoga Villas Santa Teresa to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $77. We loved that is has an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and scuba diving, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 8.90 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at 100 Mts Este de Hotel Selina Norte y Eat Street.. You'll also find snorkeling, a bar, hiking, rooms with kitchens, and rooms with kitchenettes which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 0.6 km from the center of town. Make sure to set aside some time for swimming in the pool, too. It's a great value, too, because it's less than the average price for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Snorkeling
  • Kitchen
  • Child pool
  • Horse riding
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Kitchenette
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator


Villas Santa Teresa

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $193 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

With terrific rooms from $193, Villas Santa Teresa, at Santa Teresa, Mal Pais Costa Rica provides an outdoor pool, room service, scuba diving, snorkeling, and rooms with kitchens. Its terrific guest rating is 9.60 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. New visitors will really like this amazing hotel which also offers rooms with kitchenettes, free parking, horse riding, laundry facilities, and bicycle rental. It's located just 1 km from the city center, too. The kitchen in the room is great, because you can cook your own meals to save time and money.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Snorkeling
  • Kitchen
  • Horse riding
More Great Amenities
  • Kitchenette
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator


Blooma Boutique Hotel & Kosher Restaurant

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $166 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Santa Teresa
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Heated pool

Blooma Boutique Hotel & Kosher Restaurant has a great guest rating of 9.60 out of 10, and offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a bar, and rooms with kitchens. The great rooms here start at $166 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at Pegado a Megasuper, Puntarenas Province, de. Furthermore, it also offers rooms with kitchenettes, pet-friendly rooms, a hot tub, free parking, and horse riding, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 2.6 km from the city center, this fantastic hotel is a terrific choice. The restaurant serves delicious food, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Kitchen
  • Horse riding
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kitchenette
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Private pool
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator


Hotel Nantipa - A Tico Beach Experience

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $281 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

The great guest rating of Hotel Nantipa - A Tico Beach Experience is 9.10 out of 10. This place has an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, and snorkeling. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $281, and it's located at 150 Mts Northwest of Super Costa. We also love the a bar, hiking, rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, and child care which are great for visitors. And since it's just 1.4 km from the center of the town, the location is great, too. Don't forget to spend some time at the terrific pool bar where you can unwind and relax.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Snorkeling
  • Kitchen
  • Horse riding
More Great Amenities
  • Pool bar
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Kitchenette
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Private pool
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Infinity pool


Fuego Lodge

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $76 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

A cool place is Fuego Lodge because it has great rooms that start at $76. It has an outdoor pool, scuba diving, snorkeling, hiking, and rooms with kitchens, it also earned a great guest rating of 9.10 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at 100 mt Norte de la Plaza Futbol de Santa Teresa. Only 0.8 km from the city center, travelers will especially love rooms with kitchenettes, horse riding, bicycle rental, family rooms, and a tour desk at this convenient hotel. It's always nice to have a kitchenette to cook some basic meals or have an easy breakfast. It's also less than the average price for first time trip hotels, so it's a great value.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Snorkeling
  • Kitchen
  • Horse riding
More Great Amenities
  • Hiking
  • Kitchenette
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator


Mal Pais Surf Camp

2-star Hotel with prices starting at $46 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Santa Teresa
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 2-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

Mal Pais Surf Camp offers an outdoor pool, a fitness center, scuba diving, hiking, and rooms with kitchens which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $46 (before taxes). It's located at Mal Pais Surf Camp and has earned a guest rating of 9.00/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers rooms with kitchenettes, pet-friendly rooms, a hot tub, a game room, and free parking which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 3.3 km from the city center. It's a great value, too, because it's less than the average price for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Kitchen
  • Horse riding
More Great Amenities
  • Fitness center
  • Hiking
  • Kitchenette
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Private pool
  • Refrigerator
  • Playground


La Posada - Hostel

Hostel with prices starting at $71 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.

Located at 400m Norte, Cruce Mal País 25Mts Este, La Posada - Hostel has great rooms from $71 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, room service, snorkeling, a bar, and hiking. It has a terrific 8.80 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find rooms with kitchenettes, child care, pet-friendly rooms, a game room, and free parking which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 2.4 km from the center of town. It's a great value, as the price is less than the average for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Snorkeling
More Great Amenities
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Kitchenette
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Pets allowed
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Private pool
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator


Calamocha Lodge

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $179 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Santa Teresa
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

A great place to stay is Calamocha Lodge which has nice rooms starting at $179. Offering an outdoor pool, scuba diving, snorkeling, hiking, and rooms with kitchens, it also has a great guest rating of 9.30 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 600 meters north the Football Plaza Manzanillo. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers rooms with kitchenettes, a hot tub, free parking, horse riding, and bicycle rental. It's located just 6.8 km from the city center, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Snorkeling
  • Kitchen
  • Horse riding
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Hiking
  • Kitchenette
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Infinity pool


Also, take a look at the first time trip hotels in nearby destinations: La Fortuna, Tamarindo, Monteverde, and Alajuela.

For more terrific hotel ideas in La Fortuna, make sure you also see Best Family-Friendly Hotels in La Fortuna, Best Luxury Hotels in La Fortuna, Best Pet-Friendly Hotels in La Fortuna, Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in La Fortuna, Best Hotels for a Weekend Getaway in La Fortuna, Best Hotels for One Week in La Fortuna, Best Hotels for One Night in La Fortuna, Best Romantic Hotels for Couples in La Fortuna, or Best Business Hotels in La Fortuna.


How much do hotels for first-time visitors cost in Santa Teresa?

Santa Teresa Average First Time Trip Hotel Price
$99

After analyzing 25 first time trip hotels in Santa Teresa, we found the average first time trip hotel price to be a remarkably economical $99. Naturally, this destination has many fantastic first time trip accommodation options with a variety of prices. The price will vary by the hotel's amenities, available dates, and the general location. If you're interested in more information about hotels here, see our guide to hotel prices in Santa Teresa.

The average prices of our suggested first time trip hotels by star rating:

  • 5-star hotels: $281
  • 4-star hotels: $148
  • 3-star hotels: $98
  • 2-star hotels: $57


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