Hotel Karahe
Manuel Antonio
Enjoy easy beach access and warm tropical vibes at the Hotel Karahe in Manuel Antonio. This affordable and budget-friendly hotel is set at the base of the hill in Manuel Antonio and is spread out in two sections, one on each side of the main road. Hotel amenities include beach access from the beach side of the property, an open-air seaside restaurant, swimming pool, tropical gardens, and WiFi in some areas.
Manuel Antonio is an ecotourist paradise with plenty of options for just about everybody. Hotel Karahe is set in close proximity to many of the areas top attractions. A walk down to the beach side of the property allows easy access to the picturesque golden sands of Playa Espadilla, Manuel Antonios most popular beach. Manuel Antonio National Park is right around the corner, only a couple of minutes drive away and there are shops, restaurants, and more right in the same area as the park entrance.
Guests of the Karahe can also just unwind and take in the relaxing vibe of the hotel. Take a short stroll down the beach in front of the hotel. When you come back, the swimming pool is a great place to unwind. Surrounded by lounge chairs and tropical gardens, you can take a dip and then soak up the sun and work on the perfect tan.
The open-air seaside restaurant is well-known for Peruvian dishes and typical Costa Rican fare. They also serve a delicious selection of fresh seafood. Not hungry? That's okay too, order up some Costa Rican coffee or even a pina colada and enjoy the sounds of tropical birds and the waves crashing in the background.
Rooms at the Karahe Hotel are distributed on both sides of the main road of Manuel Antonio. The Beachfront Rooms are on the lower end, on the beachfront side of the property. The Standard Rooms are on the opposite side of the hotel, on the mountainside, and the villas require a significant hike up stairways to access. Please check the Room Amenities section for a comprehensive list of amenities offered in each room style.
Latitude: N 9° 23' 40.62"
Longitude: W 84° 9' 5.86"
01/22/2023
Loved this hotel as well.
01/19/2023
Pool cold
11/09/2022
The first impression of the hotel is a let-down. It looks run-down. But once we checked in and went to the bar and beach, we realized what a value it was!
03/22/2022
A bit far from other restaurants, shops, etc.
03/03/2020
Lovely hotel. Perfect location to get the mixture of quiet and beach. Close enough to two towns to access easily.
08/07/2019
Only the person at reception on arrival was not too helpful, otherwise great
08/01/2019
The frontbeach rooms are quite nice (I upgraded this hotel).
The standard rooms are very close to the main road and are very noisy.
07/30/2019
This hotel exceeded my expectations. All of the staff was great. The room was simple but very clean and functional. The property is beautiful and the access to the beach was perfect.
07/10/2019
We enjoyed staying on the beach side of the road and were able to see the ocean from our 3rd floor balcony. Upon arrival, we were greeted by monkeys which was exciting. We did eat in the restaurant 2 nights.and liked the food. The breakfast was great to have.
04/10/2019
Although this hotel was good I think it was probably because we upgraded to a beach room when we arrived as the standard rooms are directly overlooking the main road to the national park. Food very expensive and only ok but great location
02/10/2019
Great place on the beach. Staff were friendly and professional. Location is perfect for exploring Manuel Antonio
12/21/2018
Great location, we were on the beach side. So going for morning walks on the beach were easy, breakfast were great. Again having so many animals - monkeys, iguana's crabs, lizards and others was really awesome.
11/19/2017
This hotel was a fantastic location and had amazing breakfast with a breathtaking view of the beach! Also had direct access to the beach and free beach chairs for guest use. The staff was friendly and super accommodating, our time here was fantastic!
01/05/2017
We loved Hotel Karahe; the room, the staff, the beach and the restaurant were all wonderful. Being on the beach was the best.
03/06/2016
The view was spectacular from our room, the only drawback was all the stairs to climb to get to it.
01/01/2016
This was a great hotel with a wonderful on-site restaurant with good food. It has great beach access, friendly staff willing to help any way they can and nice rooms. The only reason it did not receive all 10's was the layout of the hotel. We stayed in one of the rooms on the hill, the office was at mid-level of the property and the restaurant and beach access were at the bottom of the hill, including a very dangerous run across the main street at a curve to reach the lower amenities. It made getting to our room difficult after eating.
08/01/2015
The best part was the proximity to a beautiful beach. The next best was ERICA! The rooms size was good and recently updated third floor was well done. The restaurant staff was very pleasant. The restaurant quality was very good. We were a bit taken aback upon arrival, when we were not greeted and upon entering the room, seeing no phone and no way to contact staff, no place to put our personal items or no luggage racks. There were two small bedside tables, but no dresser and no luggage racks. The safe was not connected to the wall and could have been easily carried away and left unused. I hope they did not charge for that or the pool towels. All in all a great place with just a few tweaks to increase the ratings. We are very happy we were at Karahe instead of the Falls. While we did not see the Falls, without a car, it would have been very inconvenient to the flexible go to the beach goal.
