Marala Hotel is a hotel destination wedding venue in Esterillos Centro, Costa Rica.
Marala Hotel
Esterillos CentroPuntarenas Province, Costa Rica
Marala Hotel is a 10-room property in Esterillos Centro on Costa Rica's Pacific coast, with sea-view rooms, bungalows, gardens, a pool and an on-site bar.
Marala Hotel
About the venue
Marala Hotel is a 10-room property in Esterillos Centro on Costa Rica's Pacific coast, with sea-view rooms, bungalows, gardens, a pool and an on-site bar.
Weddings are hosted in a meeting and banquet space, with both indoor and outdoor reception options and in-house catering.
Wedding packages cover the reception space, catering and furniture, and the hotel is about 120 minutes from San Jose International Airport (SJO), with shuttle service available for you and your guests.
- 10 rooms, including sea-view doubles, triples, bungalows and a Suite with Hot Tub
- Indoor and outdoor reception options in a meeting and banquet space
- In-house catering, with reception space, catering and furniture included in the package
- Pool, gardens, on-site bar and parking
Ask about your month
Tell the venue your year and month, your guest count and your budget. They reply with the dates they have free and what a wedding with them costs.
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- You do not need a fixed date
Capacity, rooms and facilities
Staying over
- Rooms
- 10 rooms
- Room types
- 8 listed
House rules
- Pets
- No
- Children
- Yes
The place
- Swimming pool
- Yes
- Sea view
- Yes
- Gardens
- Yes
Money
- Included
- Reception space, catering and furniture
- Not included
- A coordinator
The spaces
- Event spaces
- Banquet room
- Reception indoors
- Yes
- Reception outdoors
- Yes
Food and drink
- In-house catering
- Yes
- Bar on site
- Yes
Getting there
- SJO, 120 min by car
- Yes
- Yes
Reviews of Marala Hotel
“The Marala! Our home away from home. We came across this hidden gem back in July of this year. We loved it so much we booked 2 more stays for only 2 months later in time.”
4.7out of 5, from 247 Google reviews
Questions about the venue
Where a number is our estimate, we say so.
What is included in the wedding package?
Packages include the reception space, catering and furniture. A wedding coordinator is not included. Full details are at https://www.maralahotel.com/wedding.
Can we hold the reception outdoors?
Yes. Marala Hotel offers both indoor and outdoor reception setups, plus gardens, a pool and an on-site bar.
How do guests get here from the airport?
The nearest airport is San Jose International (SJO), about a 120-minute transfer. Shuttle service is available, and there is parking on site.
How many guests can stay at the hotel?
There are 10 rooms in total, with room types ranging from double rooms for 2 guests up to triple rooms and family or superior bungalows for 3 guests each.
Are children and pets allowed?
Children are welcome at Marala Hotel. Pets are not allowed.
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Ask about prices and free dates for the month you have in mind. You do not need a fixed date.