Name: Totem hotel Beach Resort
Address: Playa Cocles, 1.5 Km. South Puerto Viejo, Puerto Viejo, Puerto Viejo, Puerto Viejo, 8314-1965, Costa Rica
Rating: 8

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Totem hotel Beach Resort

Puerto Viejo

Amazing staff…one of the groundsmen found me whenever he found a new animal (Sloths/Snakes/Agoutis)
Lovely pool area with Sloths freely hanging around…
3 minute walk to beach, 2 minute walk to two excellent restaurants 
Highly recommend

An excellent introduction to Costa Rica

We have lived in Costa Rica for ten years and have travelled to various areas of the country.  We just returned from CariBlue and it is the best stay that we have had anywhere.  There are a number of reasons, but when you combine them all it makes CariBlue stand out.
The staff is the best that we have seen anywhere in Costa Rica.  They were attentive, polite, and friendly.  In five days we were on a first name basis with many of them and they knew us and spoke to us by name.
The location is excellent and the accommodations were very clean and well maintained.  We stayed in a Superior King Room which was quite secluded.  We were on the top floor so that entailed 17 stairs to get up and down.  We have booked a return week at the beginning of February and have booked a King Bungalow which only has three stairs, better for old knees.  We were able to have a look at one of the two King Bungalows while we were there and it looks awesome!  Very secluded and private.  The other rooms are well spread out and fairly private. 
Parking is excellent and guarded.  There is only one gated entrance and it is manned.
The food was fabulous! I am a picky eater and I was unable to try everything that I wanted on the menu in our five day stay.
There is an attached Sushi establishment that is right next to CariBlue and they offer a 15% discount for CariBlue guests.  They also offer access to the beach and have tables on the beach.  Each table has a red call button that you can use for food or the afternoon 2/1 drinks!
We saw an abundance of Sloths and Watusas.

A Place to return to

We had a good experience overall. 

The room is very comfortable and spacious and it is cleaned every day.  This is great because the weather is humid.  The safety box is in good condition. Air conditioner is not noisy and the fans worked well. The curtains block enough the light from the street.  Bed sheets and cover were always changed and cleaned. The beds were very comfortable. 

You cannot drink water from the tap but they provide water dispensers with filters where you can fill a bottle. 

In terms of food breakfast has good options and all traditional Costarican food so you get to try several dishes. Coffee and juices are good too.  Excellent customer service by don Jose María who was always paying attention to details and asking that everything was ok.  Many thanks! 

The main pool is good and from it you can see the two sloths that live close. The gate to the beach is quite handy and the location of the hotel is awesome: right in front of Cocles beach and other restaurants. 

There are tours you can book from the hotel. They offer the transport which is pretty convenient. 

Parking is available and gated. 

Definitely a place to come back.

Good for families. Definitely to come back

Arrived to a very hot room after a park hike. Shower had almost no pressure and I could not wash my hair. There were large cracks in my floor boards but, to my surprise, no bugs came in during the night althou I did partially cover them w a towel. On the plus it was a large and comfortable room. Not a great deal of walking area in their property but the beach is close. There is wildlife at the hotel to view. Good selection of food but omelets had an unusual taste (perhaps their choice of oil?). The main hotel section seemed clean but the back areas were dingy. Half the staff seemed disinterested. The handyman was very helpful. English was available. "Guard" at front entrance.  Hostel across the street seemed nicer. 

They need to put the AC on before you arrive!

Very friendly resort. Nice lodge with airco and fridge. Close to the beach. Restaurant is perfect, other restaurant are close by. Pool is nice with poolbar. Music is there, everything you need. Nice staff.

Very nice and friendly resort with beautiful garden.

Fantastic location, great staff and the location across from the beach is excellent.  

Saw a few different sloths on the property. 

The property is a little dated, but very clean and comfortable.  

The breakfast included is awesome, way better than expected.  

I would return here for sure.

Great location & great breakfast

Simply the best hotel to stay at Puerto Viejo, Limon!

Located at Cocles, just in the middle of everything you need. They have a great breakfast buffett, very complete. The staff is really friendly and helpful.

The spa has several offers, both massages and wellness treatments and the hostess makes everything smooth.

The jungle style is amazing, you can see sloths, a lot of birds among others.

Also you can rent bikes directly at the lobby and go to manzanillo, cahuita, punta uva etc, plus they also offer guided tours.

Location is everything: They’re Walking distance to nice restaurants and if you want to stay for dinner at the hotel the offer and quality is great… and they’re in front of the beach 🌴

Details: The pool and the wet bar 🤝

Bottom line, don’t hesitate to book your stay here, you will get a really good rest and relaxation.

Thanks to Kattia and all the management for a top level stay, hope to come back soon 🙌🏽

The best hotel in Puerto Viejo

Laid out in large grounds, the rooms are in small groups/ houses.  There are jungle/ grounds all around with agouti and monkeys and birds about.  Large room, comfy beds, small bathroom. WiFi & TV.  Average-size swimming pool.  Bar, restaurant.  My food, especially seafood ceviche, was delicious. Enjoyed my stay here.

Enjoyable Stay

Great jungle resort with amazing beach across the street.  There are several restaurants in walking distance and surf school options across the street.  We were really impressed, the food at the resort was great and there is a ton of wildlife on the property.

Incredible adventure…we loved this place!!!

On the surface the hotel appears to be a tropical paradise, but scratch it and you start to realise the place is unworthy of the prices charged. 

The team working the bar are all fantastic and super friendly, unfortunately the team behind the front desk where the furthest thing from this. Alberto in particular was rude, unhelpful and clearly very disorganised. Taxis not booked, horse riding not booked, our washing was forgotten and delivered three days late etc etc. a series of mistakes and issues with no apology… 

While we made the trip work, we faced a number of challenges. The food is simply OK for the prices & the breakfast selections were simply odd at times (I.e. meatballs or meat stews). 

The team in the kitchen did however put on quite the feast for us when we returned with a fresh catch of fish from our fishing trip (not organised through the hotel). This meal was probably one of the best in our two weeks - the head chef should have / be allowed more input into the restaurant menu, he’s clearly quite skilled. This is the redeeming factor that bumped them up from a 1/5 to a 2/5. 

The pool is nice. 

The rooms (we had 5) all appeared to suffer with a lack of hot water &/or very poor water pressure. 

Very little was met without challenge or a level of stress, when we were meant to be enjoying a relaxing holiday. Overall there needs to be a serious makeover of the majority of the hotel staff attitudes. 

Stand outs included:
Junio was just brilliant, helpful throughout and clearly quite passionate about spotting the local flora and fauna!! Holly and Joelia were also superb - even helping with some babysitting so we could head out for dinner. 

Don’t think we’ll stay here again.

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