El Sano Banano Beachside Hotel

El Sano Banano Beachside Hotel Hotel in Cobano

3.9 / 5.0

Good(219 Ratings)

Hotel in Cobano

3-Star Hotel

Reasons to book

Free cancellationFull refund if you change your mind

Includes essentialsGarden, Air conditioner, Internet / Wifi and more

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About this hotel

This hotel is located in the Nicoya Peninsula and 10 minutes’ drive from Cabo Blanco Nature Reserve. It features free Wi-Fi, full access to the Ylang Ylang Resort’s beach and swimming pool located 10-15 minutes' walk from Sano Banano.

Amenities

Air conditioner

Internet / Wifi

Parking

Beachfront or waterfront

Gym or Fitness Center

Garden

Family friendly

Map of Cobano

Nearby attractions

Tortuga Island Tour

23.1 mi

Parador fotográfico Caldera

49 mi

Reserva Natural Cabo Blanco

7.9 mi

NATUWA Wildlife Sanctuary

52.4 mi

Available Rooms

1 Double • 129 ft²

Sleeps 3

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

2 Double • 150 ft²

Sleeps 4

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

1 Double • 107 ft²

Sleeps 2

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1 Queen • 172 ft²

Sleeps 5

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1 Double

Sleeps 3

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

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El Sano Banano Beachside Hotel

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3.9 / 5.0

Good(219 Ratings)

Hotel in Cobano

3-Star Hotel

Reasons to book

Free cancellationFull refund if you change your mind

Includes essentialsGarden, Air conditioner, Internet / Wifi and more

Book with confidenceWe partner with the top travel sites so you know you're getting a great deal on the perfect rental

About this hotel

Amenities

Air conditioner

Internet / Wifi

Parking

Beachfront or waterfront

Gym or Fitness Center

Garden

Family friendly

Map of Cobano

Nearby attractions

Tortuga Island Tour

23.1 mi

Parador fotográfico Caldera

49 mi

Reserva Natural Cabo Blanco

7.9 mi

NATUWA Wildlife Sanctuary

52.4 mi

Available Rooms

1 Double • 129 ft²

Sleeps 3

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

2 Double • 150 ft²

Sleeps 4

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

1 Double • 107 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

1 Queen • 172 ft²

Sleeps 5

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

1 Double

Sleeps 3

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

Ratings and reviews

3.9 / 5.0

Good(219 Ratings)

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4.0 / 5.0

Jul 2024

Great stay. I arrived really late and was still able to get into my room.

Beautiful facility. Delicious food. Loved that that were lots of vegan options!

3.5 / 5.0

Jan 2024

Posh stay if this is what you are looking for

Big room, perfect for 2 friends as both beds are huge. Great location and restaurant.

The windows dont open. We had no view at all (a wall in front of the window).

3.5 / 5.0

Apr 2023

good

despite the room looking kind of wacky, it was clean and comfortable. a decent sized shower with good water pressure. beds were comfortable and made every day by the staff. located right in the centre of montezuma

1.5 / 5.0

Mar 2023

Poor

Close to town and access to the pool at yalang yalang resort 15min walk away.

Room was right above the kitchen so it was noisy untill then pm and started up at 6 am. Smells of grease all the time. No hot water kettle or tea or coffee in the room and the website said free breakfast but we were told it wasn't included with our room option.

4.5 / 5.0

Feb 2023

Would recommend staying here

Food was excellent. Great customer service. Convenient location with easy beach access. Checking in and out was easy.

The service at the restaurant was slow sometimes.

5.0 / 5.0

Feb 2023

Exceptional

good food, good location, great place to watch the world go bye

5.0 / 5.0

Dec 2022

love staying here.

location, great outside eating area, good food, good service.

it’s not a didn’t like, but just a suggestion - maybe hang a couple hammocks in the “lounge area”. I think that would just be the finishing touch on the place.

0.5 / 5.0

Dec 2022

Extremely overpriced, terrible stay, avoid if possible

- free parking

- window to passageway that means no daylight and other guests will see you from 2 meters away if you don’t close the curtains - the bathroom has no window at all. You can imagine what missing ventilation means for a bathroom … - bathroom old and the shower head looked disgusting (glued with yellow-brown glue) - the main room has the AC which must be turned on to get some „fresh“ air into the room. Sleeping with AC fully turned on was terrible - at 3AM some drunk guy knocked a minute at our door until I opened it and told him he’s knocking the wrong door. - at 5 AM someone from the staff knocked again. He spoke no English so I didn’t understand what he wanted. - when checking out, it was more important for the receptionist to answer phone calls than to serve us. Nobody here cares how you liked the stay. - extremely overpriced

4.5 / 5.0

Sep 2022

Superb

Very good location in the center of the village and two steps away from the beach, good bar/restaurant, great service, staff was very nice and helpful. The access to the Ylang Ylang pool is also greatly appreciated.

Small room and no direct window on the outside.

4.5 / 5.0

May 2022

Great location

Great location, good wifi, rooms are good Food in restaurant is also very good

Our room was left unlocked and door wide open after the cleaner came. Once we told the staff at reception it was managed well.

3.0 / 5.0

Apr 2022

Pleasant stay

Friendly helpful staff. Very close to restaurants, waterfall, nice beaches. Good restaurant in hotel. We had access to the sister hotel Ylang-ylang. This is a 15 minute walk away and has a swimming pool.

Our triple room had a single bed and double as expected. The double was surrounded on 3 sides by walls. The wall at the foot of the bed was sloping. This made it very difficult for the person sleeping on the furthest side to crawl over the other person if needing the loo in the night! El Sano Banano has a sign stating there is pool access. I believe that only applies to guests in triple rooms. Apparently we were not eligible for free breakfast because we booked through Booking.com. The windows had a rattan type shutter which let in a lot of light from 6am.

5.0 / 5.0

Apr 2022

Exceptional

Fantastic. Just what you need. Super comfortable and clean

5.0 / 5.0

Mar 2022

pura vida

great and relaxing vibes. staff was inviting and super friendly. great location and parking.

4.0 / 5.0

Mar 2022

Very good

the location of this hotel is unbeatable and the garden restaurant is great. staff was also very nice and helpful! AC was fantastic!!!

The room did not have any window to the outside so it felt a bit closed in but they did a good of job of making it bright so you didn't notice as much. The cleaning product they used had a VERY strong smell though which I couldn't air out due to no windows. also music from club next door was SO LOUD Saturday night and went to 4 am. It was the only night of my 3 night stay it was an issue though.

3.5 / 5.0

Mar 2022

Convenient location & nice staff. Fell short in several areas though.

Staff & location nice.

I specifically chose the room that I did because of the pictures. I did not get what I had seen on the listing. Requested quiet room & was told yes. Yet I was put next to the stairs & close to the restaurant. Two glass windows look out at a hallway meaning people can look in too. They didn’t have anywhere else to put me. Other people checking in were told of complimentary breakfast. I was excluded of that because I used booking.com. I was told if I booked through them it would be same price & breakfast would be included.

3.5 / 5.0

Mar 2022

Good

Brilliant staff, lovely clean rooms with A/C, hot water and really comfortable beds. Pool is around a 20min walk along the beach which we really enjoyed using also. The bar restaurant area is a lovely place to sit with great value happy hour cocktails and good food.

The rooms are quite small however we didn’t spend much time in there. We had a lovely stay but do feel this place is overpriced seeing as the pool isn’t on site and no breakfast included.

4.5 / 5.0

Mar 2022

Hard to beat the value received here!

The food here was very good. The location is very convenient to everything in town. Although centrally located the room was very quiet and sleeping was no problem.

We didn’t have a window in our room-would have been nice. Other rooms do have windows overlooking the street.

4.5 / 5.0

Mar 2022

Highly recommend this hotel. I would stay again if I return to Montezuma.

Staff were super friendly and helpful. Breakfast at the restaurant was wonderful. Breakfast bowl smoothie was the best. And had the best nights sleep in the massive King size bed. Access to the pool at Ylang Ylang hotel was the cherry on the cake!

Wifi was often not working so was tricky to do work from the laptop.

5.0 / 5.0

Mar 2022

Fantastic Stay!

Everything was fantastic! The location, the staff, the restaurant. Everything was great! Also—to people that complained about hot water—the showers were great! There is a box right over the shower that lets you increase the temperature. also—the pool is a short walk away on the beach like 7 minutes. And it is fantastic! I highly recommend this hotel!

3.5 / 5.0

Mar 2022

Good

Fare accomodation near the beach and town center

There was only window looking to the corridor in my room

3.5 / 5.0

Feb 2022

it was ok for a short stay

location very good, foyer was nice, big bathroom, nice smoothies

noisy (we stayed Friday and Saturday night), very sticky hot room with “window” onto corridor, slow service at the restaurant, access to swimming pool - long way away

4.0 / 5.0

Feb 2022

Restaurant

The room was great

The workers at the restaurant was very bad except one

4.0 / 5.0

Feb 2022

Spacious and clean room. Food in the restaurant was good and personal very friendly.

4.0 / 5.0

Feb 2022

Very good

We had a great time here, the staff made our trip so special. Having access to the pool at Ylang Ylang was such a treat, we used it every day. I loved Montezuma and El Sano Banana is right in the heart of everything!

I like to go to bed early so the front rooms were a little noisy sometimes. If you are like this then ask for one at the back.

4.5 / 5.0

Feb 2022

Superb

The hotel was overall very convenient and pleasant. We asked for a room with windows and were accomodated. Everything was simple, but sufficient. Great value for money and excellent location!

The hotel restaurant had very slow service, but not much slower than the montezuma average.

4.0 / 5.0

Feb 2022

Beautiful location with great amenities

Great restaurant, great location and very friendly staff

Rooms were average, but nothing wrong with them

5.0 / 5.0

Feb 2022

Perfect

It was a perfect location, very easy. Staff was very nice. AC worked great. The hot water worked almost all the time!

The room was extremely small.

1.5 / 5.0

Jan 2022

Would not recommend

The room was big enough.

I would not recommend El Sano Banano. The room we were given had no windows in it, which immediately was a red flag for us. It felt like a cave and also smelled musty (probably due to the lack of ventilation). We asked if we could switch rooms and they said there wasn't anything else available. We would have appreciated some warning when we booked it that there would be no window as we would have stayed somewhere else, the lack of natural light was unsettling. It wasn't cheap either, for much less money we stayed in much nicer places in the same town. The staff was not particularly friendly or welcoming. We got there a few hours before check in and asked if there was any chance of getting in early (something that every single other hotel we stayed at in Costa Rica was happy to at least check for), the man checking us in immediately said no, without even checking to see if the room was already cleaned. We are very reasonable, we understand that its not always possible but it was the fact that they didn't even check and were rude. The restaurant downstairs is okay, hit or miss though in terms of quality. During our trip we have stayed in over 15 hotels and air BNBs and this was our least favourite. The wifi was also patchy.

2.0 / 5.0

Jan 2022

Disappointing

the staff was very helpful and courteous

no hot water for the shower. the room safe was inoperable.

4.0 / 5.0

Jan 2022

Very good

Everything great, the food is delicious, the location is perfect and the staff very friendly and accommodating!

The only thing is the absence of windows in the room.

FAQs

How much does this hotel cost compared to others in Cobano?

The average price for a rental in Cobano is $286 per night. This rental is $181 less expensive than the average.

Is parking included with this hotel?

Yes, parking is listed as an amenity at El Sano Banano Beachside Hotel. For more information, we encourage you to contact the property about where to park.

Is there a pool at this hotel?

We didn’t find pool listed as an amenity for this hotel. It may be worth double checking if a pool is important for your stay.

Is El Sano Banano Beachside Hotel pet friendly?

Unfortunately, this hotel is not pet-friendly. Try searching again and filter for "Pets Allowed"

What amenities are available at El Sano Banano Beachside Hotel?

We found 8 amenities for this rental. This includes air conditioner, internet / wifi, parking, tv, and beachfront or waterfront.

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El Sano Banano Beachside Hotel

Hotel in Cobano

Reasons to book

About this hotel

Amenities

Map of Cobano

Nearby attractions

Available Rooms

El Sano Banano Beachside Hotel

Hotel in Cobano

Reasons to book

About this hotel

Amenities

Map of Cobano

Nearby attractions

Available Rooms

Ratings and reviews

FAQs

How much does this hotel cost compared to others in Cobano?

Is parking included with this hotel?

Is there a pool at this hotel?

Is El Sano Banano Beachside Hotel pet friendly?

What amenities are available at El Sano Banano Beachside Hotel?

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