La Bocana Beach

The hotel is a 5 min drive down a dirt road from hwy 200 and is relatively remote. A few small hotels and several beach restaurants that were ok. There are a few tiny stores and one decent one along the beach dirt road. The hotel is located right on the beach. From what we understand, this was once the Ambarina Hotel and was recently bought by the Flavia Group and renovated. It is a small boutique 2 floor hotel with 15 rooms. Our 2nd floor room had a nice view and balcony and was ok. Floor tiles looked old and tired. Staff do not speak english, except for the German bartender and mgr Jorge who was very helpful. The food is a little higher $ than the other restaurants on the beach, but food was superior. All food and drinks can go onto your room tab which is convenient. Unfortunately most days breakfast started @ 10am and last chance to order dinner was 6:15 despite menus that say 8am-10pm. Evening dishes, bottles, left over food etc around the pool and beach beds don’t get cleaned up until late morning (10-11am). It would be great if these 2 issues were addressed. The beach beds with umbrellas and pool seats are unique and comfortable. The eating table chairs have wide gaps in the slats and are very uncomfortable. 3 km of great beach for walking to the east, mostly with no development. Ocean is beautiful but has constant large waves. Didn’t find it conducive for snorkelling. There were a few aspects that we had to get over and then we enjoyed the unique casual atmosphere.