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Hotel El Tecal

2.5 star property
Beach hotel with free breakfast in Ballena

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Outdoor pool
Deluxe Apartment
Beach nearby
Aerial view
Standard Double Room | Terrace/patio

Reviews

8.4 out of 10

Very good

Popular amenities

  • Pool
    Pool
  • Breakfast included
    Breakfast included
  • Laundry
    Laundry
  • Pet-friendly
    Pet-friendly
  • Air conditioning
    Air conditioning
  • Parking included
    Parking included

Explore the area

Map
300 metros del parque Marino Ballena, Ballena, Puntarenas, 00011
  • Playa Colonia
    7 min walk
  • Uvita Beach
    7 min walk
  • Marino Ballena National Park
    13 min walk
  • Drake Bay (DRK)
    1 min walk

Room options

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Family Shared Dormitory, 1 Bedroom

Family Shared Dormitory, 1 Bedroom

  • 80 sq m
  • Sleeps 7
  • 3 Double Beds and 1 Twin Bunk Bed

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Deluxe Apartment

Deluxe Apartment

  • 120 sq m
  • Sleeps 8
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Family Room

Family Room

  • 50 sq m
  • Sleeps 5
  • 1 Twin Bed, 1 Double Bed and 1 King Bed

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Family Room, 3 Bedrooms

Family Room, 3 Bedrooms

  • 80 sq m
  • Sleeps 7
  • 3 Queen Beds OR 1 Large Twin Bed

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Superior Double Room

Superior Double Room

  • 55 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Superior Triple Room

Superior Triple Room

  • 40 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Queen Bed

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Superior Quadruple Room

Superior Quadruple Room

  • 72 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Deluxe Studio Suite

Deluxe Studio Suite

  • 55 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 King Beds

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Economy Triple Room, 1 Bedroom

Economy Triple Room, 1 Bedroom

  • 32 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Twin Bed and 1 Queen Bed

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Standard Quadruple Room

Standard Quadruple Room

  • 1160 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

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Free WiFi, bed sheets

Family Apartment

  • 75 sq m
  • Sleeps 16
  • 6 Queen Beds and 2 Twin Bunk Beds

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Standard Quadruple Room

Standard Quadruple Room

  • 38 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

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Free WiFi, bed sheets

Family Room

  • 75 sq m
  • Sleeps 12
  • 4 Queen Beds and 2 Twin Bunk Beds

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Standard Double Room

Standard Double Room

  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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CA $71 total
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13 Oct - 14 Oct
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About the area

Uvita

Oceanside stay.Your stay at this Ballena hotel places you within a 10-minute walk of Playa Colonia and Uvita Beach. Marino Ballena National Park and Punta Uvita are also within 3 miles (5 km).

What's nearby

  • Uvita Beach - 7 min walk
  • Marino Ballena National Park - 13 min walk
  • Catarata uvita - 6 min drive
  • Punta Uvita - 12 min drive
  • Playa Hermosa - 15 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Pizzeria La Fogata - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪La Choza de Alejo - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Mirador Don Roger - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Restaurante Marino Ballena - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪Restaurante Maracuyá - ‬3 min drive

About this property

Hotel El Tecal

Beach hotel with free breakfast in Ballena
Free breakfast is served daily. WiFi is free in public spaces. An outdoor pool, barbecue grills, and tour/ticket assistance are also featured at Hotel El Tecal. Self parking is free.

This Ballena hotel is smoke free.

  • 12 guestrooms or units
  • 2 levels
  • Built in 2011
  • Full breakfast (free)
  • Self-service laundry
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Tour and ticket information
  • Garden
  • BBQ grill(s)
  • Outdoor picnic space
  • No smoking on site
Hotel El Tecal offers 12 accommodations with air conditioning. Flat-screen televisions come with cable channels.

Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers with rainfall showerheads. This Ballena hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided on request.

Languages

English, Spanish

Property amenities

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Refrigerator

Internet

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

Parking and transportation

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

Food and drink

  • Free full breakfast available daily 6:00 AM–8:30 AM

Things to do

  • Outdoor pool

Accessibility

  • This property does not have elevators

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • Cable channels
  • Flat-screen TV

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Bed sheets

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels

Food and drink

  • Refrigerator

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10 PM
Contactless check-in available
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 - 10 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
For more details, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

  • Pets: USD 10 per pet, per stay
  • Only dogs are allowed
  • Maximum 1 pets

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Kids stay free! Children stay free when using existing bedding. Children may not be eligible for complimentary breakfast.
  • 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.

  • Pet fee: USD 10 per pet, per stay

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 Diners Club.

We should mention

  • There is no hot water on site.
  • Children may not be eligible for complimentary breakfast.

Property is also known as

Camping y Cabinas El Tecal Hotel Uvita
Camping y Cabinas El Tecal Hotel
Camping y Cabinas El Tecal Uvita
Camping y Cabinas El Tecal
Hotel El Tecal Hotel
Hotel El Tecal Ballena
Camping y Cabinas El Tecal
Hotel El Tecal Hotel Ballena

Hotel El Tecal Reviews

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 25 out of 48 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 13 out of 48 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 6 out of 48 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 48 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 48 reviews" "

9.0/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Andrew

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Quality rooms and the restaurant has good food. Outside of the main town, walkable to beach.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

SHAWN

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
2nd night good place to stay.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

SHAWN

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Had a few noisy neighbors our first night, they have a pool looked nice did not use, 2 minute drive to whale tail beach entrance. Breakfast was excellent.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

6/10 Okay

Anthony, Alajuela

Travelled with family
There's not enough space in the rooms. Kind of uncomfortable
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Shana

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Oleksandr

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Agata

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Love free breakfast
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Pamela

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hotel is right next to the beach, walking distance and great location. Across the street is a great restaurant! The staff is so friendly. Breakfast there starts at 6:30am and is made to order. The beds are comfortable and you have a fridge and freezer and can control your own AC temperature. They give you two towels each which is very nice. They have a pool and showers. There is a cute orange and white hotel cat. I wish they had a lamp and towel hangers in the room.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Grettel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Karol

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

4/10 Poor

Cristian

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Swimming pools are above ground and highly chlorinated, no where to sit and socialize around pool(s) area. There was no Internet nor cable television which is not the hotel's fault BUT they should have offered a discount or have a solution ready.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

sarah

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
For such an economical price i did not expect a nice breakfast included. Or a pool. Or a kitchen in our units. The staff are very courteous and keep the facilities clean. This place is definitely a good bargain.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Chantelle

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean, beautiful room with all we needed. Full breakfast and friendly staff. Would definitely stay here again.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

2/10 Terrible

Eileen

Travelled with group
Construction noise woke up at 5.30 am every day .
Extremly dissapointed . Hotel was good but i was woken every morning between 5.30 and 6am with very loud construction noise . On the last day they also started a reno on the room next door . They droped something on my door at 5.30 am then stated moving stuff in and out and banging on the pipes. Im on vacation i dont want to be up before 6 am . Tried to explain to staff and ask for the manager they said he wasnt in . I paid good money yet got little sleep . Id like a refund .
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2023

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Decent hotel
The hotel seemed new and was very clean but a little impersonal but well located. There are other hotels closer to the beach though for the same price
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The rooms were spotless clean, you could eat off the floors.
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

Alexander

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I stayed at this hotel at the end of January. Overall I was very pleased with the hotel. The reception staff didn’t speak much English but were doing their best to be helpful. My room was clean and cozy. The hotel is located within walking distance from the Uvita beach. There are a few restaurants close to it. I would definitely come back again.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2022

8/10 Good

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort
Nice but our room was visible to the neighbors.
We stayed in the Deluxe Apartment and overall it was very good. The bathroom was amazing, the beds were comfortable, everything was clean, the staff was nice, and it was quiet. However, we were pretty uncomfortable the next morning to find that the closet that was locked off to us was open to the adjacent apartment, and they could easily look right through the spaces beside the sliding closet doors into our room. If they fix that, I’d gladly stay there again but otherwise we would not be interested in going back.
Entrance
Parking
Deluxe apartment balcony on the left
Hotel hallway
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family, Travelled with pets
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Estuvimos en la suite y fue excelente. El trato del personal muy amable y muy servicial.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2021

8/10 Good

TwoHappyMonkeys

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
The location is perfect! Unfortunately, the gates close at 10:00 pm and apparently you won't be able to get to your room if you miss your curfew. Our room had no windows and the shower was either too cold or too hot from one second to the next. Worst part was that we could clearly hear our neighbor in the next room via the connecting door and we could even see him through the cracks. But, the price was right and again, the location is amazing!
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Leyna

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place!
Great place, nice rooms, very clean, great location!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Luis, Los Angeles, CA

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The view of the green forest and the sea is amazing.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excelente todo, estaremos allí en otras oportunidades.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Mrs. V

I traveled with my 2 years old daughter. We had a lovely time . It’s clean and closed to the beach. The swimming pools are good. The lower point is the lack of hot water in the shower .
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel is convenient to the beach, with a little grocery store within just a few feet. Enjoyed the pool, kitchen and patio.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018