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Casa Costa Azul

★★★★½4.8 out of 5 · 175 reviews

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Casa Costa Azul is a 5-star resort in Tourist Corridor with 14 rooms rated 4.8/5 by 175 TripAdvisor reviewers; typical rates from about $285 a night; direct beach access.

About

Casa Costa Azul is a small resort on the Tourist Corridor, about halfway between the two Cabos. The 4.8 rating comes from a strong service showing — it's 4.9 for both service and cleanliness, which tends to mean a well-run property with consistent attention. The 175 reviews suggest steady repeat business rather than a marketing push. Rooms and sleep quality both score above 4.7, and the value rating at 4.5 is solid for the Corridor, where beachfront usually means premium pricing. The location subrating is lower than the others, which tracks — you're not walking to town from Km 28.5, but you're also not dealing with marina crowds or the San José downtown grid. It's the kind of place that works if you want the beach and the quiet, and you're willing to drive or Uber when you want restaurants or nightlife. The service scores suggest the staff makes that tradeoff easier.

At a glance

Area: Tourist Corridor
Star rating: ★★★★★
Typical nightly: $285
Beach access: direct
Kid-friendly: ●●●○○
Party score: ●○○○○
Walkability: ●●○○○
Rooms: 14
Casino: –
Swim-up: –
Kids' club: –
All inclusive: –
Vibe: boutique
quiet
romantic
relaxing
intimate
family-run

Sargassum: not a factor

Not a sargassum coast.

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Recent Pulse

What travelers are saying.

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Travelers say Casa Costa Azul delivers an intimate beachfront escape run by the family who built it. The 15-room property earns consistent praise for spotless rooms, made-to-order breakfasts included in the rate, and staff who remember names and anticipate needs. You're steps from surf breaks and a long quiet beach, but a car or taxi is required for restaurants and nightlife—the nearest walkable options are Zippers five minutes down the sand. Guests report seeing whales and rays from their balconies, and many call the ocean-view end rooms worth the upgrade. This is not a resort with a bar or nightlife; it's a place to hear waves, watch sunrises, and unplug in a family-run setting where the owners built every detail by hand over 11 years.

Standing out

Family owners who built the hotel themselves remain hands-on, remembering repeat guests and offering local knowledge from lifelong Cabo residence
42 mentions
“Jorge spent 11 years building it and his wife runs the restaurant—you feel like family, not a guest number”
Made-to-order breakfast included with the room rate, featuring fresh-squeezed juice from the property's mango tree and custom omelets
61 mentions
“Breakfast changes daily with fresh mango juice from their own tree, not store-bought concentrate”
Immaculate cleanliness across rooms and grounds, with fresh linens daily and staff scrubbing railings that already look spotless
38 mentions
“Saw a woman scrubbing a terrace railing with a brush even though it already looked perfectly clean”
Ocean-view end rooms on upper floors offer 180-degree views, sunrise from bed, and constant surf sound from private balconies
29 mentions
“Room 23 on the second floor let us watch the full moon rise red over the water from bed”
Beachfront location with whale and manta ray sightings, walking access to Zippers restaurant in five minutes, and surf breaks including Zippers within 200 meters
47 mentions
“Saw a humpback whale nursing 300 meters offshore during breeding season, visible from the pool deck”

Watch-outs

Location at Km 28.5 on the Corridor requires taxi or rental car for every restaurant beyond Zippers—nearest town is a $10 cab ride, limiting spontaneous dining
18 mentions
“Every dinner meant calling a taxi and negotiating fares that varied by double, someone had to stay sober to drive back”
Heavy surf breaks directly in front make ocean swimming unsafe for most guests, with waves crashing every 90 seconds audible from rooms
14 mentions
“Waves crash so loud it sounds like a car accident every 90 seconds—needed earplugs to sleep through the rattling”
Minimal room storage with only two small drawers at wardrobe bottom, no shelf space in tiny bathrooms, and single bedside table for double occupancy
6 mentions
“Bathroom had zero shelves for toiletries so we stored everything on the dining table outside”

Tips from travelers

Request an ocean-view end room on the second floor or higher for sunrise views and 180-degree balconies
Book directly on the hotel website rather than third-party sites for better rates and full room availability
Rent a car if you plan to explore dining options beyond the one walkable beach restaurant
Walk to Zippers at low tide if heading south; high tide blocks the beach route to restaurants

Maybe skip if: Skip this if you need walkable nightlife, a swim-up bar, or ocean swimming—the surf break here is for experienced surfers only and the nearest town requires a cab.

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