Hotel Good Life
Small family-run pool hotel in Playas del Coco, under 1 km from the beach and 21 km from Liberia airport
About this stay
Hotel Good Life pairs air-conditioned rooms, private bathrooms and terraces with garden or pool views, plus a tea and coffee maker and refrigerator in each room for the small daily comforts. The property's own sun terrace, garden and outdoor swimming pool anchor the common areas, backed by a coffee shop, outdoor seating and room service. It carries a 9.4 overall rating from 515 reviews, among the strongest and most reviewed on this list, and couples rate the location a 9.2 for two-person trips. Coco Beach sits under a kilometer away, with scuba diving listed as a nearby activity for guests planning a harbor day. A tea and coffee maker and free toiletries are standard in every room, ordinary comfort behind the property's strong review record.
- Built in 2024, eight rooms
- Under 1 km from Playas del Coco beach
- About 21 km from Liberia's Daniel Oduber airport
- Air-conditioned rooms with private terraces facing the garden or pool
- Outdoor pool, garden, coffee shop and room service
- 9.4 guest score from 515 reviews
Our take
Hotel Good Life is a small hotel built in 2024, with eight rooms around a garden and outdoor pool, less than a kilometre from the beach at Playas del Coco. Each air-conditioned room opens onto its own terrace facing the garden or the pool, and reviewers keep returning to the family-run welcome. Liberia's Daniel Oduber airport is about 21 km away, which makes it an easy first or last night in Guanacaste. I would pick it for divers and couples who want a quiet room near Coco's dive shops; travellers who want to step from the room onto the sand should look at beachfront addresses instead. Guests rate it 9.4 across 515 reviews.
- ✓Book dive trips from Coco: it is the usual launch point for the Catalina Islands, where boats reach sites such as Shark Cave in roughly 30 to 45 minutes.
- ✓The Bat Islands are for advanced divers, with strong currents and bull sharks at Big Scare; one Coco dive shop says crossing there is very hard from December to March.
- ✓Use it as the first night after landing at Liberia: the airport is about 21 km away, so a late flight still leaves time for dinner in Coco.
- ✓Ask for a pool-view room if you want to watch the water from your terrace; the others face the garden, so the view is not the same across categories.
Why we love it
- 9.4 rating from 515 reviews
- Garden and pool-view rooms
- On-site coffee shop
- Room service available
Why guests love itHotel Good Life works for families with older children who want a calm base rather than a resort with activities. With eight rooms, the pool rarely feels crowded, and each room's private terrace gives parents somewhere to sit once children are asleep. The beach is under a kilometre away, so a morning on the sand and an afternoon at the pool is easy without a car. A coffee shop and room service cover simple meals on arrival days. Teenagers who are certified divers have plenty to do, as Coco's boats head to the Catalina Islands. Families with toddlers wanting a kids' club or a shallow beach right outside will find more at the larger Papagayo resorts.