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Lizard King Hotel & Suites

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Outdoor pool, sun loungers
Apartment | 1 bedroom, premium bedding, free WiFi, bed sheets
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Suite with Kitchen & A/C - 2 Queen Beds | 1 bedroom, premium bedding, free WiFi, bed sheets

Reviews

7.4 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Air conditioning
  • Housekeeping
  • Laundry
  • Parking included

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Map
Puerto Viejo, calle principal, 600 mts sur del BCR, Talamanca, Cahuita, Limon, 70403
  • Playa Cahuita
    ‪10 min walk‬
  • Blanca Beach
    ‪10 min walk‬
  • Negra Beach
    ‪14 min walk‬
  • Limón Intl. Airport (LIO)
    ‪48 min drive‬

Room options

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Suite with Kitchen & A/C - 2 Queen Beds | 1 bedroom, premium bedding, free WiFi, bed sheets

Suite with Kitchen & A/C - 2 Queen Beds

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(4 reviews)
  • 538 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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1 bedroom, premium bedding, free WiFi, bed sheets

Deluxe Double Room, 2 Double Beds

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(6 reviews)
  • 323 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

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Suite with Kitchen & A/C - 1 Queen Bed | 1 bedroom, premium bedding, free WiFi, bed sheets

Suite with Kitchen & A/C - 1 Queen Bed

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • 431 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Deluxe Room, 1 Queen Bed | 1 bedroom, premium bedding, free WiFi, bed sheets

Deluxe Room, 1 Queen Bed

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • 269 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Apartment | 1 bedroom, premium bedding, free WiFi, bed sheets

Apartment

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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About this property

Lizard King Hotel & Suites

3-star Cahuita resort close to Cahuita National Park
Along with an outdoor pool, this smoke-free resort has a restaurant and a bar/lounge. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include a poolside bar, a snack bar/deli, and coffee/tea in a common area.
Lizard King Hotel & Suites offers 15 air-conditioned accommodations with complimentary newspapers and complimentary toiletries. Beds feature premium bedding. 32-inch flat-screen televisions come with cable channels.

Bathrooms include showers. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Recreational amenities at the resort include an outdoor pool.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Dining options at the resort include a restaurant and a snack bar/deli. Guests can unwind with a drink at one of the resort's bars, which include a poolside bar and a bar/lounge. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wireless Internet access. This Cahuita resort also offers an outdoor pool, a terrace, and multilingual staff. Onsite self parking is complimentary.

Lizard King Hotel & Suites is a smoke-free property.

Lizard King Hotel & Suites has a restaurant on site.

Languages

English, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transportation

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

Food and drink

  • A bar/lounge
  • A poolside bar
  • A restaurant
  • Coffee and tea in common areas
  • Snack bar/deli

Things to do

  • Outdoor pool
  • Yoga classes

Family friendly

  • In-room refrigerator
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • On the boardwalk/promenade
  • Pool loungers
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Front entrance ramp
  • No elevator
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge

More

  • 2 floors
  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch flat-screen TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Dryer
  • Free daily newspapers

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: 11:00 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Late check-out subject to availability
Late check-out fee: USD 35

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 7:00 AM - 11:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

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

  • Late check-out fee: USD 35 (subject to availability)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

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; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

Lizard King Puerto Viejo
Lizard King Resort
Lizard King Resort Puerto Viejo
Lizard Resort
Lizard King Hotel Resort Costa Rica/Limon
Lizard King Resort Puerto Viejo de Talamanca
Lizard King Puerto Viejo de Talamanca
Resort Lizard King Resort Puerto Viejo de Talamanca
Puerto Viejo de Talamanca Lizard King Resort Resort
Resort Lizard King Resort
Lizard King
Lizard King Resort
Lizard King Hotel Suites
Lizard King & Suites Cahuita
Lizard King Hotel & Suites Resort
Lizard King Hotel & Suites Cahuita
Lizard King Hotel & Suites Resort Cahuita

Lizard King Hotel & Suites Reviews

Reviews

7.4

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 60 out of 201 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 63 out of 201 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 44 out of 201 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 23 out of 201 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 11 out of 201 reviews

8.0/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

7.6/10

Amenities

7.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Positive and negative aspects of my accommodations

I want to express first the positive aspects of my stay for two nights as the staff members were exemplary beyond words as the professionalism which was displayed is one of the best of my many years of travel to Costa Rica as they should be recognized by management or owners of the hotel as they went beyond what is expected of a hotel employee. Now my stay unfortunately was a major disappointment as the room was extremely dated from cracked tiles, to facets leaking in bathroom, to the beds which the frames were extremely filthy along with the matress, the doors not opening properly in the restroom to the jacuzzi in need of a major remodel. The noise at night is constant with the suite I was provided as the wooden floors above you would creak each time a person would walk and disturb your sleep constantly and the constant noise at the front desk with individuals talking as the suite is within 2 to 3 meters of this location. This was my true and unbiased opinion of my stay as I hope in the future the rooms endure a complete remodel for guests to enjoy there travels
Jacuzzi
Bed frame
Front door repaired many times
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Debora

Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Carol

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was a great place to stay but we did experience problems with the hot water. They were able to fix it but it was a pain waiting for a hot shower.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

4/10 Poor

Shawn, Edmonton

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
All of the staff were very kind , helpful, and exceeded our expectations. The pool was very nice , the air conditioning in the room was good, and there was lots of comfy areas to lounge around in outside of our room. However, I would not rate this property as 3 star as shown on Expedia. I am well travelled and recognize that different countries may have different ratings for hotels, but I would rate this property as 2.5 stars. We were not aware of any dining options at the hotel, although it appeared that there may have been a kitchen in the past but not used today except for preparing coffee in the morning. It appeared that the property is not being maintained adequately as there were some annoyances : we were without water in bathroom for awhile and we often could not get hot water for a shower after 10 AM. A smoke alarm was chirping for two days because either the battery was running low or the lifespan of the device had expired. One light in our bathroom was finicky and would not always work. On our last day it failed completely and would not turn on. The rooms face the beautiful pool but on a couple days the noise from children screaming and shouting in the evening was quite excessive. It can be noisy with traffic in the evening but we expected that given the property’s location. We booked a “Deluxe Queen” room but it was lacking in some areas: no closet to hang our clothes, bathroom sink was size found on airlines, only cold water at sink, small room.
Stayed 6 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kathleen

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
This is a very good budget option and I have stayed three times over ten years. Staff are friendly and helpful and property is quite decent and very close to town.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Alison

Business traveler
The female manager was not nice or helpful but the male receptionist was really nice and even went out of his way late at night to let us know our car lights were still on. It would have been awful to wake up to a dead car battery. The hotel itself was quieter than I expected being right on the main street of Puerto Viejo but we had a room in the back area. They do not provide breakfast. It's in a good location.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

4/10 Poor

Evelyn

Traveled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities
"I had reserved two rooms, but unfortunately, both of them had a bad smell. Although the staff tried to address the issue with freshener, it only worked temporarily and the smell returned in the evening, making it difficult to sleep. In addition, there was loud music coming from neighboring properties, which added to the unpleasant experience. As a result, I would not recommend this place and would not consider returning.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Burton

Traveled with partner, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We were at Lizard King during some rainy days and loved the balcony/2nd floor lounge areas. My husband was able to open his laptop - and work in a very comfortable area.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

jo anne

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice location just on the edge of the village, totally walkable to the center of town in 5-10 minutes. Lovely pool and wonderful upstairs open air lounge to hang out in. Only downfall was street noise that affected sitting pool side.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Linda

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Definitely!

The room was spacious and clean. The air conditioner work very well. The pool was clean and wonderful. The breakfast that was included was delicious and filled us up. We would stay here again.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Rodney

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff is wonderful! They paid attention. Thank you so much for a great service. We add a Blas
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Nancy

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything was perfect
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2023

4/10 Poor

DENIA, SAN JOSE

Traveled with family and small children, Traveled with family
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Siento que el precio es elevado para lo que ofrecen. No hay tranquilidad. Para poder dormir y descansar había que pedir a los de recepción que callaran a los huéspedes cerca de nosotros, el piso del segundo piso es de madera y toda la bulla y cada paso de los huéspedes de arriba se escucha abajo y toda la noche. Solicité almohadas extras y nunca me las llevaron. El área de lavado no tenía luz, por lo que asearse y maquillarse era casi imposible. Las sillas de la cafetería muy duras y altas. La calidad de un desayuno típico, demasiada baja. Parecía más comida nicaragüense que tica.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Wieslaw

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

2/10 Terrible

Luke

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023

6/10 Okay

Michael P

Liked: Cleanliness
Staff were very nice but hotel was noisy both from the road and other guests. Only a cold water tap in the hand basin in the bathroom and the shower was very poor - cold/Luke warm water and very poor water pressure.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Marcos

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location
Stayed 8 nights in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Room is very dark, could improve the lightening
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022

2/10 Terrible

Aimee

Stayed 2 nights in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jeannie K

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

My return visit

Stayed 1 night in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Awesome place!! It has been nicely updated and is close to everything.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022

8/10 Good

Barbara

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Nice place to stay.

Missed our shuttle connection from the airport so had to delay arrival by one day. Was able to email the Lizardking and they were ready for us when we arrived. Pool was nice, breakfast was good. All of the staff were pleasant and helpful. Close to plenty of places to eat, had fridge in room with a grocery store within walking distance. The beach was across the street. Very narrow beachfront but very busy on weekend. Any questions or issues we had were readily taken care of. They made it easy to arrange tours to see things in the area. They rented bikes, if you are interested. A very nice, rustic room with good water pressure in the shower. We were very happy with our stay.
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

Constancia, New York

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location, accessible to beach and center of town with in a stone throw. Staff exceptionally helpful and friendly. The hotel in general very clean.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

Constancia, New York

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Just one complaint and has nothing do with the establishment; is the incentive guest who have no regards to others during the late hours of the night.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2022