Located in Ballena, Villas Alturas is by the ocean, a 5-minute drive from Playa Dominicalito and 7 minutes from Hacienda Baru. .This spa resort is 4.3 mi (6.9 km) from Playa Dominical and 4.9 mi (7.9 km) from Sunset Surf Dominical - Day Lessons.
Alturas Wildlife Sanctuary - 1 min walk - 0.0 miles
Playa Dominicalito - 5 min drive - 2.1 miles
Hacienda Baru - 7 min drive - 3.6 miles
Playa Dominical - 8 min drive - 4.4 miles
Nauyaca Waterfalls - 19 min drive - 10.8 miles
Getting around
Quepos (XQP) - 44 min drive
Restaurants
Scala - 6 min drive
Tortilla Flats - 10 min drive
Restaurante La Parcela - 5 min drive
Coco's Restaurant - 9 min drive
Fuego Brew Company - 9 min drive
About this property
Villas Alturas
Resort in Ballena with free breakfast and spa services
Villas Alturas offers 7 air-conditioned accommodations with safes and coffee/tea makers. These individually furnished accommodations have separate sitting areas and include dining tables. Accommodations at this 3.5-star resort have kitchens with refrigerators, stovetops, microwaves, and separate dining areas. Bathrooms include showers and hair dryers.
Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Televisions come with cable channels. Housekeeping is offered daily and in-room massages can be requested.
Recreational amenities at the resort include an outdoor pool.
Guests can pamper themselves by indulging in the onsite spa services. There are massage/treatment rooms and couples treatment room(s). Services include body scrubs and body treatments.
Make yourself at home in one of the 7 individually furnished guestrooms, featuring kitchens with refrigerators and stovetops. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Conveniences include safes and separate sitting areas, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Pamper yourself with onsite massages and body treatments. Additional features at this resort include complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and wedding services. Getting to the surf and sand is a breeze with the beach shuttle (surcharge).
Grab a bite to eat at nFusion Bistro, a poolside restaurant where you can enjoy drinks at the bar/lounge, take in the pool view, and even dine alfresco. You can also stay in and take advantage of the room service (during limited hours). Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the poolside bar. A complimentary cooked-to-order breakfast is served daily from 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM.
Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, multilingual staff, and laundry facilities. Free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary cooked-to-order breakfast is served each morning between 7:00 AM and 10:00 AM.
NFusion Bistro - This poolside restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can order drinks at the bar and enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting). A children's menu is available. Happy hour is offered.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
Languages
English, Spanish
Property amenities
Internet
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Parking and transportation
Beach shuttle (surcharge)
Free self parking on site
Food and drink
Free cooked-to-order breakfast available daily 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM
A bar/lounge
A poolside bar
A restaurant
Coffee and tea in common areas
Snack bar/deli
Restaurants on site
nFusion Bistro
Things to do
Outdoor pool
TV in common areas
Family friendly
Dining table
In-room kitchen
In-room microwave
In-room refrigerator
Laundry facilities
Living room
Outdoor pool
Separate in-room dining area
Snack bar/deli
Travel crib
Conveniences
Laundry facilities
Limited-hour front desk
Safe at front desk
Guest services
Concierge services
Dry cleaning/laundry service
Housekeeping (daily)
Multilingual staff
Tour and ticket assistance
Wedding services
Outdoors
Beach towels
Garden
In a national park
In the mountains
Picnic area
Pool loungers
Pool umbrellas
Terrace
Spa
Body scrubs
Couples treatment rooms
In-room massages
Spa treatment rooms
Accessibility
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
Grab bar in shower
Grab bar near toilet
Handrails in stairways
Raised toilet seat
Stair-free path to entrance
Upper floors accessible by stairs only
Well-lit path to entrance
Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
Wheelchair-accessible restaurant
More
1 floor
7 buildings
Banquet hall
Built in 2004
Designated smoking areas
Room amenities
Bedroom
Bedsheets provided
Free extra futon
Bathroom
Hair dryer
Private bathroom
Shampoo
Shower
Soap
Toilet paper
Towels provided
Entertainment
25-inch TV with cable channels
Food and drink
Blender
Cleaning supplies
Coffee/tea maker
Cookware, dishware, and utensils
Dining table
Electric kettle
Kitchen
Limited room service
Microwave
Paper towels
Refrigerator
Separate dining area
Stovetop
Toaster
More
Air conditioning
Ceiling fan
Connecting rooms available
Individual furnishings
Living room
Safe
Separate sitting area
Policies
Check-in
Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 9:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18
Check-out
Check-out before 11:00 AM
Special check-in instructions
The front desk is open daily from 8 AM - 4:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
Access methods
Front desk (limited hours)
Pets
No pets or service animals allowed
Children and extra beds
Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Property payment types
Important information
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
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit
We should mention
This property does not have elevators
Pool access available from 6:00 AM to 8:00 PM
Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments; reservations can be made by contacting the property prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property
Property is also known as
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Villas Alturas Reviews
Reviews
9.4
Exceptional
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What a great fine alturis was!
Fun accommodating staff. Cool setting, incredible views. And the red snapper dinner was the best i've ever happened!
Hope I get a chance to go back.
Amazing place, views, pool landscape, beautiful and first class location. Staff is extremely friendly and accommodating (shout out to Casey). Consider that car is necessary ideally 4x4 as all roads in area are dirt and not all are well maintained. Part of the beauty of the area. Restaurant at hotel is lovely with great selection. A home run!
I had a blast. It feels intimate and not too crowded. It feels serene yet close to many beaches and restaurants. The staff were wonderful. Would definitely be back here!!
We booked this last minute as an alternative to our more rugged lodge in the mountains. It was a perfect antidote! The staff was exceedingly friendly and helpful, the location overlooking the ocean was breathtaking. The food was probably the best we'd experienced during out 10 day Costa Rican visit! Would definitely return!
Beautiful hotel with excellent staff that are efficient with requests and speak great English; grounds are very well tended to by gardeners on site; rooms are very clean and kitchen is well stocked; efficient check in. Incredible views, quiet and secluded with howler monkey sounds at night. An easy 15-20 minutes to Uvita central, parque Ballena. Food is decently priced and very creative compared to most local fare. In the rainy season one would definitely need a 4x4 car to get up the hill, our 4x2 almost didn’t make it in the dry season. Great value- we will be back!
I can not say enough great things about our stay here. It was absolutely amazing. Our room was huge with a nice kitchen, bedroom had a comfortable mattress, the living room had a futon and the balcony view of the ocean was incredible. In the dinning area and pool area we saw and heard all sorts of wildlife. Monkeys were just down the driveway. Finally and most importantlye, the staff were all very accomodating and kind. Id love to be pen pals with the front desk girls (find me on facebook- sidney latch). You ladies really made our experience at this hotel special and we are so grateful to have stayed here for our honeymoon. Thank you for everything!
Amazing place to stay. Very clean and staff was amazing. The views are fenomenal. No filters needed. The Villas are very spacious. We are definitely coming back. Super happy with our stay.
Beautiful mountain view of the ocean from private villa & the restaurant. Staff is friendly & helpful, food is delicious/gourmet & bonus! Location is right next door the the wildlife sanctuary (highly recommended, very informative & interesting).
What a great place, we loved it! It is small, just seven one- and two-bedroom villas, so it feels very much like a private retreat. We stayed in #3 which had an amazing view of the ocean.
The food (we had one dinner and two breakfasts) was the best we had on this trip to Costa Rica. Can highly recommend the mani-mahi, and also the fresh pasta with shrimp and aurora sauce -- a tangy tomato sauce.
Don't miss the wildlife sanctuary just up the road. It's not part of the hotel, but the walking tour leaves from the lobby. One thing to note -- the air-conditioning unit is in the bedroom. It worked very well but there is not a unit in the living room/kitchen. We left the bedroom door open and it dried and cooled the living room but was still a bit warm.
Very nice hotel, excellent food and great staff. We very much enjoyed staying at the hotel and will definitely return. The villas are excellent with a lot of space and great views. My only recommendation would be to add air conditioning in the living room/kitchen.
We loved our room, as well as the staff who were so helpful during our three day stay. Breakfast was amazing, and the view, unbeatable! We plan to go back sometime it was that good.
This was our second time staying at Villas Alturas and it was just as magical now as it was 7 years ago. You climb a very steep drive to a piece of paradise. The view is to die for.