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Social/tel Puerto Viejo

3.0 star property
3-star beach hotel with surfing/body boarding

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Yoga
Teepee Room
Interior
Teepee Room Plus

Reviews

8.0 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Pool
  • Breakfast available
  • Laundry
  • Housekeeping
  • Parking included

Explore the area

Map
Calle 256, 800m South of Puerto Viejo, Puerto Viejo, Limón Province, 70403
  • Playa Cocles
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Talamanca Family Art
    ‪14 min walk‬
  • Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre Gandoca-Manzanillo
    ‪18 min walk‬
  • Limón Intl. Airport (LIO)
    ‪67 min drive‬

Room options

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Bed in 12-Bed Dormitory Room

Bed in 12-Bed Dormitory Room

  • Sleeps 1
  • 6 Twin Bunk Beds

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Teepee Room Plus

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Bed in 6-Bed Dormitory Room

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bunk Bed

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Deluxe Room

Deluxe Room

  • 18 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Family Room

Family Room

  • 18 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Bunk Bed

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Standard Twin Room

Standard Twin Room

  • 15 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Standard Room

  • 15 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Small Room Shared Bathroom

Small Room Shared Bathroom

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Bed in 6-Bed Female Dormitory Room

  • Sleeps 1
  • 3 Twin Bunk Beds

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Suite

Suite

  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Two-Bedroom Apartment

Two-Bedroom Apartment

  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 2 Twin Beds

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Teepee Room

Teepee Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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About the area

Puerto Viejo de Talamanca

Close to the beach.Within a 15-minute walk of the hotel, you'll find Playa Cocles and Talamanca Family Art. Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre Gandoca-Manzanillo and Black Beach are also within 2 miles (3 km).

What's nearby

  • Playa Cocles - 5 min walk
  • Black Beach - 2 min drive
  • Foundation Jaguar Rescue Center - 4 min drive
  • Playa Chiquita - 6 min drive
  • Punta Uva Beach - 7 min drive

Getting around

  • Limón Intl. Airport (LIO) - 67 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Hot Rocks - ‬17 min walk
  • ‪Salsa Brava - ‬11 min walk
  • ‪Restaurante Tamara - ‬17 min walk
  • ‪De Gustibus Bakery - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪Restaurante Amimodo - ‬10 min walk

About this property

Social/tel Puerto Viejo

3-star beach hotel with surfing/body boarding
Along with a restaurant, there's a snack bar/deli on site. You can enjoy a drink at one of the bars, which include a poolside bar and a bar/lounge. A business center and meeting rooms are available.

WiFi is free in public spaces. An outdoor pool, a library, and a terrace are also featured at Social/tel Puerto Viejo. Free self parking is available.

This 3-star Puerto Viejo de Talamanca hotel is smoke free.

  • 37 guestrooms or units
  • 2 levels
  • 3 buildings
  • Meeting rooms
  • Built in 2017
  • Deli
  • Umbrellas for the pool
  • Business facilities
  • Conference space
  • Breakfast available (surcharge)
  • Dry cleaning
  • Self-service laundry
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Staff is multilingual
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Front-desk safe
  • Tour and ticket information
  • Game room or arcade
  • Pool or billiards table
  • Library
  • Terrace
  • Garden
  • BBQ grill(s)
  • Fireplace in lobby
  • Television in lobby
  • No smoking on site
  • Microwave in a common area
  • Refrigerator in a common area
  • Bar or lounge
  • Bar by the pool
  • Dining venue
Social/tel Puerto Viejo offers 37 accommodations. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Languages

English, Spanish

Property amenities

Family friendly

  • Arcade/game room
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Snack bar/deli

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site
  • Roundtrip airport shuttle (surcharge)

Food and drink

  • Local cuisine breakfast available for a fee daily 7:30 AM–10:30 AM: USD 13 per person
  • 1 restaurant
  • 1 poolside bar and 1 bar

Things to do

  • Arcade/game room
  • Bicycle rentals
  • Billiards/pool table
  • Outdoor pool
  • Surfing/body boarding
  • Yoga classes

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have elevators
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

Room amenities

Bathroom

  • Towels

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 8:00 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 7 AM - 11 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
At check-in, guests must provide a record of full COVID-19 vaccination
COVID-19 vaccination record requirement applies to all guests aged 12 and up

Renovations and closures

This property is closed from January 13 2025 to January 12 2027 (dates subject to change).

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 local cuisine breakfast: approximately USD 13 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
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher
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. The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, American Express, debit cards, and cash.
    For guests' safety, the property includes a fire extinguisher in each accommodation. At check-in, guests must provide a record of full COVID-19 vaccination. The COVID-19 vaccination record requirement applies to all guests aged 12 and up.

We should mention

  • This hotel caters to LGBTQ+ guests.
  • This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly).

Property is also known as

Selina Puerto Viejo Hostel
Selina Puerto Viejo
Selina Puerto Viejo Hostel Puerto Viejo de Talamanca
Selina Puerto Viejo Puerto Viejo de Talamanca
Selina Puerto Viejo Hostel
Hostel/Backpacker accommodation Selina Puerto Viejo

Social/tel Puerto Viejo Reviews

Reviews

8.0

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 47 out of 112 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 35 out of 112 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 16 out of 112 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 6 out of 112 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 8 out of 112 reviews

7.6/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

7.4/10

Amenities

7.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Rhiannon

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Fine
Our stay was fine, however the property was in need of some maintenance. Our kitchen area of the apartment was missing a window so we had many mosquitos in the room. Stayed at other Selina Hotels and this was certainly not one of the better ones
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Angelica Benitez

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jason, North York

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great!
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ricardo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I asked the staff for a very late check-in (11pm), due to transportation issues, and they were very understanding and help me out with no dificulties at my arrival
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I wasn’t planning on even leaving a review because I think this place caters to a certain demographic and for that demographic it is maybe a cool happening place. Here’s what I didn’t like: 1. The RUDEST staff. Everyone in puerto viejo was so kind and welcoming. I feel like they actively had to search for the rudest most unwelcoming people they could find. 2. Forget about trying to find this place in the dark. There’s a tiny tiny sign that says Selina which is not very lit at night. When I called the front desk for help they were wildly unhelpful then the security guard was also unhelpful when trying to figure out where to park when the gates were both locked. 3. I had a private room. It was FULL of mold and pretty gross. The toilet leaked from the bottom all over the bathroom floor and constantly smelled like poop. 4. I was feeling sick and asked the bar to SELL me a cup of ice, I offered to pay and did not ask for it for free. They would not SELL me a cup of ice (honestly should have been free but ok, I get it I’ll pay if that’s a policy). THEY WOULD NOT SELL ME A CUP OF ICE WHEN I FELT SICK AND JUST WANTED ICE WATER. That was really the straw that broke the camels back. They bartender went over to the “boss” likely the manager or owner to ask and he just said no. What an abysmal policy. They said because there’s a “festival” well I’m not part of the festival (literally 10 people in front of a dj booth, and 4 people at the bar) I’m a paying guest at the hostel who also
Toilet leaking from the bottom
Mold in shower
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Elias

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Flora

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very friendly and helpful team. Good location, close to Puerto Viejo and Cocles. Our suite was very spacious and quite with a good size fridge. In general very good but a bit expensive for what you get.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

KARINE

Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2023

8/10 Good

Melissa

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We had a nice stay. My son loved the pool and the location was great. It was a nice quiet spot right on the beach with a cool hike through the jungle.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

janice

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Has everything you need and more. Staff are super friendly. Great hang out areas. Nice walk to town on the trail. Great pool area. Very clean :)
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Karla

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We loved it. The place, the vibe, it was amazing. Also the breakfast was awesome.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

tammy

Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Dale

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Justin

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in May 2022

8/10 Good

Jan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Super gelegene Unterkunft inmitten von Palmen, direkt am Meer, sauberes Zimmer mit Internetzugang. Superschöne Umgebung, unweit von schönen Stränden entfernt. Nettes Personal, große Auswahl beim Essen (Frühstück, Mittag- und Abendessen). Kostenloser PP bei der Unterkunft. Sehr herzlicher Empfang und Verabschiedung.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Corrinne, Fort Lauderdale

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very accommodating
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Sean

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
My stay here was amazing! For that little bit extra per night compared to other hostels in the area you really do get a luxurious hostel which offers a lot of activities for the guests and a very high quality of service from the staff! When i arrived there was a problem with my reservation and instead of not letting me stay they upgraded me to a private room at no extra charge! I made a last minute decision to extend my stay for 2 nights and they were very accomodating and gave me another private room! The rooms i stayed in were always spotless and i ate in the hostel nearly every day due to the high quality of the food!
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2022

6/10 Okay

DOUGLAS

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2022

10/10 Excellent

Pedro

Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Amanda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Ziv

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Ziv

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good place
The place is tidy and inviting. The rooms are clean and the service is courteous
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Veronica

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fun and Pleasant stay!
Selina is the place to be if you wanna make friends and have fun. It is located a few minutes from Playa Cocles the most popular in Puerto Viejo. Staff is very friendly and the place has all kind of activities to make your day entertain or relaxing as you wish. The property is big and with beach access. Rooms have all type of options from shared dorms till private king. There’s a common kitchen where you can cook yourself and fridge storage or the restaurant has a full day service if you rather don’t cook. So you can choose what type of experience you want to have, knowing that is a priority for the chain to relate within guest as weekend parties are big event in the area.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Gal

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021