Raratonga Hotel & Apartments (Santa Teresa, Costa Rica)

About Raratonga Hotel & Apartments

For those who love Natural Ingredients,Raratonga Hotel & Apartments is the right place to stay.The lodge is situated in North Playa Santa Teresa, Costa Rica. A quiet neighborhood and a pretty virgin area.It offers our guests a comfortable place which is also clean, affordable and in balance with surrounding nature and wildlife. Completely made of fine local woods, Raratonga Hotel & Apartments in Playa Santa Teresa, Costa Rica features 4 private rooms, 3 apartments with kitchen and a pool. The accomodations are decorated in rustic style with a mediterranean touch. The lodge is ideal for couples and families with children, group of friends, and most of all surfers and nature lovers. One of our priority is keeping the quietness of the place to enjoy the lush sound of nature. In our garden you will often see squirrels playing around mango trees or crossing over on your patio rail. Also it is common to see iguanas and lizards, blu jays, parrots and many different birds and hummingbirds and owls. Waking up to Monkeys howling from nearby trees will be part of your experience in our hotel. We like to refresh and renew our units and grounds every year to make sure our guests can enjoy always a sparkling well kept place. We are located at only 70 metres from the path to the main surf spot, the “Lora Amarilla” one, 20 metres from the closest supermarket, local food restaurant and café.Local bus stops in front of our door.In 500 metres you will find many restaurants,cafes,bakeries,surf shops.ATM is at 3 km.We are right on the main street and offer a gated parking for 3 cars or external parking. SERVICES INCLUDED: we provide daily cleaning, linen and towels, soap and shampoo. RECEPTION: reception open on call during daily hours to offer touristic information and arrangement of activities/excursions. Concierge available on call for assistance in case of emergencies. OUR NEIGHBOURHOOD: At 1 minute walking a small trail will lead you to the main beach and surf spot. This is known as ” La Lora Amarilla” one. At only 20/70 meters we also have a well furnished supermarket and two of the best local restaurants in town. “Soda Tiquicia” and “Osa Restaurant” will serve you delicious meals at a very cheap price. A pizzeria and a Café open for breakfast are also a few steps away.A few more meters and you can eat in the best Italian restaurant of town, “Al Chile Viola” and a very good Sushi-bar restaurant, “Nami”. In 500 meters you will find many other restaurants, cafes, bakeries, surf shops. ATM is at 3 km away in Playa El Carmen area or the “Cross” as we call it. Local Bus stops right in front of our door YOUR HOSTS Let us introduce ourselves. We are Alessia and Stefano, an italian couple that came in Costa Rica in 2000, fell in love with it and never left again. After a few years in the North Pacific area, we moved to Santa Teresa in 2004 and started our own project, Raratonga Hotel & Apartments in Playa Santa Teresa, Costa Rica. Since then we dedicate our time to create a home away from home for our guests. We Love: the beach, the nature, the ocean, sunrises and sunsets, healthy food, travelling, yoga , dogs, cats and all animals. We live on the ground so you will see us often around and in the reception, with our baby girl Emma.