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High end hotels near the cathedral in Jaco

Britt Sorensen

Britt Sorensen India and the Himalaya

Updated 1 September 2026 · 7 Jaco hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in Jaco, out of the 7 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 5 down to 4.6.

Oceanfront Penthouse, Unbelievable Views - Luxury 4BR/4.5BA with pool table is the one I would book myself.

Oceanfront Penthouse, Unbelievable Views - Luxury 4BR/4.5BA with pool table

Highest rated of the five

Oceanfront Penthouse, Unbelievable Views - Luxury 4BR/4.5BA with pool table

★★★★★5 from 198 reviews

Oceanfront Penthouse, Unbelievable Views - Luxury 4BR/4.5BA with pool table comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 5 from 198 guest reviews is a score that holds up at that volume, which is the whole test here. A perfect ten from nine people does not beat it.

It is found under the cathedral and around $616 a night on the dates we checked.

7 hotels in Jaco qualified for this list and five made it. OCEAN VIEWS! Beachfront penthouse! Concierge included is the one I would book if the first is full.

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All five, ranked

  1. Oceanfront Penthouse, Unbelievable Views - Luxury 4BR/4.5BA with pool table1

    Oceanfront Penthouse, Unbelievable Views - Luxury 4BR/4.5BA with pool table

    ★★★★★5 from 198 reviews

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    • OCEAN VIEWS! Beachfront penthouse! Concierge included2

      OCEAN VIEWS! Beachfront penthouse! Concierge included

      ★★★★★4.9538674 from 181 reviews

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      • Condominio Villas Tropical- Jaco3

        Condominio Villas Tropical- Jaco

        ★★★★★4.6 from 120 reviews

        • Kid friendly

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      • Casa Plomo - 10 bed, 5 bdrm - One Block from Clubs4

        Casa Plomo - 10 bed, 5 bdrm - One Block from Clubs

        ★★★★★4.9514923 from 67 reviews

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        • Hotel Club Del Mar5

          Hotel Club Del Mar

          ★★★★★4.6 from 557 reviews

          • Pool
          • Restaurant
          • Parking
          • Kid friendly
          • Airport shuttle

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        How this list was put together

        7 Jaco hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating, then on class, and took the top five.

        Two things decide these lists. The first is my own time in the city: every hotel on this page is one I have stayed in, walked into and looked at, or gone back to check. That is where the shortlist starts, and it is why some well reviewed places are not on it.

        The second is the numbers, and those are what set the order. The rating and review count come from the big travel sites, pooled through Google, so a score here reflects Expedia, Booking, Hotels.com and the rest together rather than any one of them. I also read the review breakdown by topic, which is where the figures on service, breakfast and location come from. Hotels with fewer than forty reviews are left out altogether, because a rating that thin is not a rating. No more than two come from one neighbourhood.

        What I do not do is move anyone up the order. The ranking is the guest score, highest first, and nobody pays to be on the list.

        Distances are straight lines from published coordinates, so the real walk is a little longer. Amenities are as recorded by Google Hotels and can change without notice. Rates are an indicative nightly figure for a midweek autumn stay, not a quote. Check the booking page before you commit.

        Britt Sorensen

        Britt Sorensen India and the Himalaya

        Her work season is winter, leaving whole summers free for mountains in the other hemisphere or trekking at altitude in Nepal and Peru. Carries the lightest pack of anyone she travels with.

        Trip Grapevine earns a commission on bookings made through the links on this page. It costs you nothing, and it does not change the order of the list, which is set by the measurements above.