20 meters north of Ronny's #1, Santa Teresa, Cóbano, Puntarenas, 60111
What's nearby
Carmen Beach - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
Santa Teresa Beach - 4 min drive - 1.9 km
Playa Mal País - 9 min drive - 3.2 km
Cocal Beach - 17 min drive - 4.5 km
Hermosa Beach - 26 min drive - 7.0 km
Getting around
Cóbano Airport (ACO) - 31 min drive
Tambor (TMU) - 56 min drive
Restaurants
Kooks Smokehouse and Bar - 9 min walk
The Bakery - 4 min walk
El Carmen - 7 min walk
Pronto Piccola Italia - 9 min walk
The Roastery - 2 min walk
About this property
Selina - Santa Teresa South
Selina - Santa Teresa South puts you a short five-minute drive from Santa Teresa Beach. Guests can take a dip in the outdoor pool, and freebies such as WiFi and self-parking are added perks.
Languages
English, Spanish
At a glance
Hotel size
15 rooms
Arriving/Leaving
Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; check-in end time: 10:00 PM
Contactless check-in and check-out are available
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age – 18
Check-out time is 11 AM
Contactless check-out
Restrictions related to your trip
Check COVID-19 restrictions
Special check-in instructions
The front desk is open daily from 7:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staffed during limited hours
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 72 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation
If you are planning to arrive after 11 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation
At check-in, guests must provide a record of full COVID-19 vaccination
COVID-19 vaccination record requirement applies to all guests aged 12 and older
Required at check-in
Credit card, debit card or cash deposit required for incidental charges
Government-issued photo ID may be required
Minimum check-in age is 18
Children
No cots (infant beds)
Pets
Pets allowed*
Internet
Free WiFi in public areas
Free WiFi in rooms
Parking
Free on-site self-parking
Other information
Smoke-free property
Property amenities
Food and drink
Continental breakfast (surcharge) each morning 6:30 AM–10:00 AM
What to do
Beach nearby
Working away
Business centre
Meeting room
Services
Front desk (limited hours)
Luggage storage
Facilities
2 buildings/towers
Terrace
An outdoor pool
Room amenities
Home comfort
Air conditioning
Freshen up
Shower only
Towels
Stay connected
Free WiFi
More
Daily housekeeping
Fees & policies
Optional extras
Continental breakfast is offered for an extra charge of approximately USD 13 per person
Pets
Pets are allowed for an extra charge of USD 10 per pet, per night
Policies
Construction is underway at a neighbouring building and there may be noise disturbance from the construction work.
This property does not have lifts.
Guests can rest easy knowing that there's a fire extinguisher on-site.
This property accepts credit cards. Cash is not accepted.
Also known as
Selina Santa Teresa South Hostel Cobano
Selina Santa Teresa South Cobano
Selina Santa Teresa Cobano
Santa teresa South
Selina Santa Teresa South
Frequently asked questions
Does Selina - Santa Teresa South offer free cancellation for a full refund?
Yes, Selina - Santa Teresa South does have fully refundable room rates available to book on our site. If you’ve booked a fully refundable room rate, this can be cancelled up to a few days before check-in, depending on the property's cancellation policy. Just make sure that you check this property's cancellation policy for the exact terms and conditions.
Is there a pool at Selina - Santa Teresa South?
Yes, there's an outdoor pool.
Are pets allowed at Selina - Santa Teresa South?
Yes, pets are welcome. There's a charge of USD 10 per pet, per night.
Is parking offered on site at Selina - Santa Teresa South?
Yes, there's free self parking.
What are the check-in and check-out times at Selina - Santa Teresa South?
Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; check-in end time: 10:00 PM. Check-out time is 11 AM. Contactless social distancing and check-out are available.
What is there to do at Selina - Santa Teresa South and nearby?
Selina - Santa Teresa South has an outdoor pool.
What's the area around Selina - Santa Teresa South like?
Selina - Santa Teresa South is located a short 3-minute walk from Carmen Beach.
Selina - Santa Teresa South Reviews
Reviews
8.4
Very good
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8.4/10
Cleanliness
8.2/10
Staff & service
8.0/10
Amenities
8.6/10
Property conditions & facilities
7.8/10
Eco-friendliness
Reviews
4/10 Fair
8 Sep 2024
Kelly
Kelly, 2-night trip
Verified Expedia guest review
10/10 Exceptional
16 Apr 2024
Love Selina santa teresa south! The pool is so clean and beautiful and they clean the rooms if you want. They upgraded us to a private room but I’ve stayed in the shared bunks and it was very nice and clean too. The people here are super nice and friendly. Also monkeys. Lots of monkeys.
Verified traveller
6-night trip
Verified Hotels.com guest review
10/10 Exceptional
12 Apr 2024
George
George, 3-night trip
Verified Hotels.com guest review
2/10 Poor
30 Dec 2023
Bloody sheets upon check in could not be changed until the next day. Laundry service took 3x as long as promised.
Stay away
stephen
stephen, 3-night trip
Verified Expedia guest review
6/10 Good
23 May 2023
Good place
Stiven
Stiven, 2-night family trip
Verified Expedia guest review
8/10 Very good
19 Feb 2023
Selina South
Pros: great location, friendly staff. Cute decorative touches, lots of places to lounge, nice little pool, great workout area (no weights). Tasty food truck!
Cons: The curtains don't keep out any light, and there is construction everywhere starting super early. My room was on the second floor and above me sounded like about a thousand pigeons. Inability to sleep was my biggest bummer.
Kim
Kim, 6-night trip
Verified Hotels.com guest review
10/10 Exceptional
13 Dec 2021
Lovely stay!
We thoroughly enjoyed our stay. Rooms were clean and comfortable, there were lots of amenities and convenience was great. Location was great and we really love the coworker area. So nice to have filtered water and a beautiful apartment option with a kitchen
Sara
Sara, 1-night family trip
Verified Hotels.com guest review
8/10 Very good
12 Sep 2021
Nice place to stay on the southern part of Santa teresa walking distance from everything however you need to manage your expectations.
We had private room with shower and toilet.
In the room and outside everything was clean quite and well decorated.
Free parking is available.
Lovely pool, and good food at the food track.
You can take Yoga classed, surfing use co work space etc for extra payment.
And the Selina north facility is also available for the guests.
However in our room we had 2 huge transparent windows you can’t cover in the shower facing the neighbours we felt no privacy in additional we asked to change towels once a day and we have been told every day that towels are not available.
For Expedia VIP members, it was complicated with the hotel, we had to explain 3 times we booked through Expedia and we have some benefits on our reservation, it is written we have free drinks (we were not able to get them at first) some front members wasn’t aware what is Expedia others tried to help and took care of it in the end.
Regarding room upgrade it was not offered at all, we were not expected once we were told they don’t know what is Expedia VIP .
I will recommend staying Selina but bring extra towels.
Maayan
Maayan, 3-night family trip
Verified Expedia guest review
4/10 Fair
16 Mar 2021
Ya había estado en otros Selinas, y este Selina Sur me decepcionó
El desayuno que lo pagué al momento de la reserva se debía tomar en Selina Norte lo que implicaba una caminata de 20’ o taxi
Si me hubiesen avisado antes de sacar, hubiese elegido no tomarlo
He estado en otro hotel en Santa Teresa que por la misma plata (o menos) en habitaciones privada tenía muchos más servicios
Agua mineral, toallas sin cargo extra para la piscina, desayuno en el hotel, etc
A chequear extra costos antes de contratarlos nuevamente!!!!
Verified traveller
1-night trip with friends
Verified Expedia guest review
10/10 Exceptional
30 Sep 2020
Great community & environment with attentive staff
I had an excellent stay here! I came for a few days but I loved my stay so much I ended up extending for two weeks. The staff is incredibly helpful, Hariel and Diego took care of every question and need I had. They help create a good environment of digital nomads with an incredible coworking space and a relaxed and inclusive community. This is especially great when traveling as a solo female traveler. The staff went above and beyond to ensure I had a good stay. Location is excellent, off of the main road with access to a supermarket, many restaurants, and the beach within footsteps. Best sunsets in Costa Rica!
Andrea
Andrea, 3-night trip
Verified Hotels.com guest review
10/10 Exceptional
30 Sep 2020
I keep coming back to this hotel.
Another great stay at Selina Santa Teresa South! After coming for two weeks I booked a second stay to return for another two weeks here. Between the great coworking community and attentive staff, it's a perfect option for digital nomads or just visitors looking for a week or weekend break to surf and chill. Hariel, Diego and Minerva were really helpful with extending my booking and are always doing extra actions to accomodate guests (for example, when I wanted to buy fresh tuna from the fisherman in Malpais, Hariel arranged everything and purchased it on my behalf). Catalina also helped me with the proper paperwork I needed from the coworking space to arrange business expenses.
Thank you to the Selina staff for another great stay!
Andrea
Andrea, 5-night trip with friends
Verified Hotels.com guest review
10/10 Exceptional
10 Mar 2020
Loved our stay, got amazing check in and service from Hariel at the front desk. Really the most helpful, especially after having a bad experience at a previous hotel.
Our room was so clean and comfortable, we had everything we needed here.
The property could offer more free coffee and water and more experiences.
Verified traveller
2-night romance trip
Verified Expedia guest review
4/10 Fair
23 Feb 2020
Crazy how expensive it is for what you get
I paid 180$ for a private room and felt like an insane price for what I got. It didn’t feel that private since window faced people. The tiny shower had a dirty shower curtain. There was no hairdryer (asked for one, but no luck). Bed was very hard, as were pillows. Sheets dirty. Woke up with sunrise since curtains didn’t block light and needed to keep bathroom door open to feel a/c so got bright light from that side too. Also super loud/ no sound proofing so can hear everyone. And no real customer service. I get that it’s a hostel not a hotel, but for 180$ would expect a bit (or a lot) more
Verified traveller
1-night trip
Verified Hotels.com guest review
6/10 Good
16 Jan 2020
Paid $200 USD for a private hostel room, shared bathroom. Half the front desk staff was great, one girl had incredible attitude, really bad. I wouldn't stay at south selina ever again, but I do like Selina hotels in general.
Verified traveller
2-night trip
Verified Expedia guest review
10/10 Exceptional
24 Jul 2019
Verified traveller
8-night trip
Verified Expedia guest review
10/10 Exceptional
8 Jul 2019
Verified traveller
1-night trip
Verified Expedia guest review
10/10 Exceptional
11 Mar 2019
Gabrielle
Gabrielle, 5-night romance trip
Verified Hotels.com guest review
8/10 Very good
10 Mar 2019
Beautiful, clean rooms, professional and friendly
Beautiful, clean rooms, professional and friendly service. This Selina is head and shoulders above any other options on the Santa Teresa strip in terms of comfort, cleanliness and quality of service. But you do pay the price for it. Worth it, in my opinion. We chose a private double room for about $60 per night between two, so not all that much more than dorm options. There was a lot of noise from birds on top of the roof at dawn (hence 4 stars) but they were in the process of fixing this at the time we stayed.
Emma
Emma, 1-night romance trip
Verified Hotels.com guest review
10/10 Exceptional
24 Feb 2019
Great value! Friendly staff and close to the beach and local restaurants. The room is also a good size. It would benefit from having a small communal kitchen area.
Verified traveller
1-night romance trip
Verified Ebookers guest review
2/10 Poor
20 Feb 2019
we got to the hotel and they had no more rooms for us even tough we had a reservation , they sent us to the other sekina north and it felt like a frat house , and was too smelly to stay there
Verified traveller
1-night romance trip
Verified Expedia guest review
10/10 Exceptional
27 Jan 2019
Clean and comfortable! If you stay at South instead of North you have about a mile walk to the breakfast and most of the amenities!
Verified traveller
5-night romance trip
Verified Expedia guest review
10/10 Exceptional
25 Jan 2019
Great place to stay
it was wonderful. Quiet, clean and very close to the beach.
Verified traveller
2-night trip with friends
Verified Hotels.com guest review
10/10 Exceptional
30 Dec 2018
The design of the place is amazing, the stuff was super nice and helpful and the place is close to the beach and a lot of good restaurants
Verified traveller
6-night romance trip
Verified Expedia guest review
8/10 Very good
26 Dec 2018
Great location to Carmen beach and coworking space is available. Note the restaurant and most of the activities are at the other Selina north location.
Verified traveller
2-night trip with friends
Verified Hotels.com guest review
10/10 Exceptional
13 Dec 2018
Great hostel and good value for money.
This hostel is as good as the pictures look. It has lovely decor, the rooms are comfy (ours had air con which is great) and the staff were helpful. The vibe here is much more chilled compared to Selina North so we would recommend there if you’re after a party, but if you want to chill out then this place is great. It’s a bit of a walk out of Santa Teresa (probably 10 mins) but you can get to Playa Carmen beach in a matter of minutes. There’s some great places nearby to eat and drink too which is a huge plus. Would definitely recommend.