hi I stayed in the hotel from june 23th untill june 26th. It was perfect! Perfect location at the beach, very nice people, great food, great room! Just perefct! I will definitely go back one day. Astrid from Holland. more

We spent the first week in March, 2009 at Totem Hotel in Cocles, down the road from Puerto Viejo. Totem is great hotel, and exceeded our expectations. The location is perfect, and the 2nd floor suite is wonderful! We stayed in room #6, and it has air conditioning, even though we only used it at night a couple times when... more

My husband and I went for a long weekend fith another couple of friends. We stayed in two separated bedrooms. King bed. Very nice hotel, clean organized.. We got earlier and we got assigned the rooms since they were available already... Also, the day we were leaving, we asked th staff if there was any problem of checking out later... more

A wonderful hotel with a great surfing atmosphere. Just across the beach, close to all the action but still a nice place to chill with some nice food and drinks. Lovely people managing the hotel. Unfortunately no surf possibilities while we were there (Oct 2008), but plenty other cool things to do as the village was within walking distance of... more

I stayed at Totem April 08' with my family including my 7 mo. old son and my mom. We had come from a place in the jungle with an outdoor kitchen and bathroom so this was a very refreshing change. we rented 2 suites that were right next to the pool, the door opened up 5 feet from tthe pool... more

Totem Lodge was very clean and the family that runs it was friendly. We liked having the small pools to cool off in. The restaurant was excellent!!!!!!! All the pastas and breads home made. Great location also. We would recommend rooms #7 & 8. more

We were there for a few days during Spring Break and disliked it very much. This year we are going back to the area but are looking to stay in a different place. The rates were too high for the service. The website leads to a wrong impression. While we were there the place was run by desinterested teenagers. Good... more

Wonderful location with beach directly across the road and restaruant a few steps away from our room. I stayed with my girlfriend in a suite (bedroom and adjacent sitting room) at the front of the hotel with the swimming pool right out the door (literally six feet away). Room was well furnished with natural woods and clean tile floors. Bathroom... more

I booked directly with the hotel via email, specially requesting the only room with a TV and air conditioner. When I got there the person at the front desk, (the owner's daughter), who acted like she was on vacation, told me that the room was $30 more per night, and on top of that, that the room was booked. After... more