The gorgeous cactus garden makes a good first impression and the rest of this exansive, three-story hotel won't disappoint. Anyone looking for a beachside all-inclusive will be pleasantly pampered, an in winter the price even includes glimpses of whales from your balcony. Full Lonely Planet Review ›

If you want to surf and sleep in style, shack up at this deluxe surfers' favourite on the beach at Playa Acapulquito. The giant rooms are luxuriously comfortable, and many have views of the break. With direct beach access and a small but excellent restaurant, it's hard to beat. Full Lonely Planet Review ›

Perched on a small hill overlooking La Playita beach, this Swedish-run accommodation offers peaceful palapa-roofed cabañas and casitas with televisions and refrigerators. It's a casual place best suited for folks who just want to get away from it all. Full Lonely Planet Review ›

El Encanto is a two building hotel smack in the center of San José. Grounds have attractive gardens, a pool, fountain, and the older 'suites' (pricier) are plush and comfortable. Full Lonely Planet Review ›

One of the best deals in town, family-run Hotel Colli has immaculate rooms, free bottled water, a tiny back patio and a perfectly preserved, circa 1963, family-style feel. The owners are quiet but friendly. Full Lonely Planet Review ›

The clean, plain rooms here stay pretty cool, despite their lacking windows, and the family that runs the place is very friendly. Enter through a small lobby, and a linoleum-floor hallway takes you back to the rooms. Full Lonely Planet Review ›

Right smack on the beach, the InterContinental Presidente is definitely an authentic Mexican experience, but if you're looking for a do-nothing-but-sit-by-the-poolside vacation, you've come to the right spot. There's little need to leave the cushy confines of this massive mega-re… Full Lonely Planet Review ›

Owned by a friendly US couple, this small, four-room B&B is the perfect spot for low-key relaxation. Although it's a 15-minute drive from town, it's but a shell's throw from the beach. Plus, the Eastern Cape Rd (ie lots more beaches) begins right out front. Full Lonely Planet Review ›

This modest and friendly American-owned hotel is a short drive from town, almost in the sand of La Playita beach. Large, comfortable rooms wrap around an empty inner courtyard that spills onto the beach. Full Lonely Planet Review ›

Marisol, 'a Petit Hotel,' has only eight slightly smallish rooms running the length of a 3rd-floor corridor, but they are only a stone's throw from the beach, and rates include continental breakfast. If you need hardier fare, Buon Appetito restaurant, on the basement floor, serve… Full Lonely Planet Review ›

If cheap is the primary consideration then consider the Nuevo San José: its charms are long faded and the frills are long gone, but if you don't mind ramshackle, this is one spot that won't bust the budget, and it's centrally located to boot. Full Lonely Planet Review ›

Clinging to a hillside, high above Playa Costa Azul, Posada Chabela is a beautifully designed B&B with four private casitas (little houses) set within a meandering garden of banana trees, palms, succulents and other mood-enhancing vegetation. The views over the ocean are vast. Full Lonely Planet Review ›

The lobby in this old favorite is palacial, with dark wood and there's a spacious interior patio bedecked with chaise longues, tropical foliage and even tropical birds near the pool. Reasonable prices make it an especially good deal. Full Lonely Planet Review ›

Most affordable of the all-inclusives with food and atmosphere to match. It proximity to beaches means it's a great place to let the kids run wild. Family atmosphere. Full Lonely Planet Review ›

Offers European and all-inclusive plans. Classy feel, great swimming pool area, beach front position. Full Lonely Planet Review ›