Ocotal Resort Hotel is a four-star beachfront resort, a leader among Costa Rica's hotels and resorts, known for its outstanding style, comfort, and service. The property lies along the country's beautiful Northern Pacific coastline and yields breathtaking panoramic views of the Papagayo Gulf.
Ocotal Resort Hotel offers an extensive variety of services, including romantic honeymoon packages, weddings, the best scuba diving in Costa Rica, sportfishing, exciting adventure tours, snorkeling trips, kayaking, superb cuisine, and comfortable rooms, all set against the captivating tropical scenery.
Our rooms have amazing ocean views, air conditioning, cable TVs, telephones, coffee makers, safe deposit boxes, hair dryers, and private terraces or balconies. Suites include a living room, refrigerator, and Jacuzzi. We offer food and beverage service to all our pools, rooms, and beach areas. The resort has 12 bungalows, five suites, and 42 standard rooms.
Enjoy excellent international cuisine with our magic-fingered chef Hugo Avelleneda. Hugo is a graduate of France’s world-famous Cordon Bleu cooking school and will titillate your taste buds. Also, at the K-lamar ranch bistro (adjacent to the open-air pool and wet bar) you can enjoy Hugo’s light lunches and tasty snacks – even as you stare at the ocean.
Playa Ocotal is a calm, sandy beach, about a third of a mile long; it's ideal for swimming, snorkeling, and other outdoor activities. It's also a perfect place to relax and enjoy the peace and quiet.
Ocotal Scuba Diving Resort
Ocotal Scuba Diving Resort and Hotel is considered one of the best world scuba dive destinations, with an extra touch in style, comfort & service. Ocotal offers a privileged location with panoramic views of Papagayo Gulf, you can enjoy an extensive variety of services, including: the best scuba diving safaris in Costa Rica, PADI scuba diving certifications, PADI scuba diving courses, sportfishing, adventure tours, health Spa, snorkeling, kayaks, romantic honeymoon packages, unique weddings, superb cuisine, fishing packages, mountain bikes... The best choice for your dreamed scuba diving vacation.
Experience the ultimate diving adventure, at one of the best resorts, with massive schools of fish, rays, jack's, whale sharks, giant mantas, sea turtles, bull sharks, white tip sharks, dolphins, and more.
Ocotal Sport Fishing Resort
Ocotal Sport Fishing Resort and Hotel is a unique 4-star beachfront resort, a leader among Costa Rica Hotels and Resorts, with an extra touch in style, comfort and service. A privileged location with panoramic views of Papagayo Gulf, offering an extensive variety of services, including: scuba diving, sport fishing, fly fishing, adventure tours, health Spa, snorkeling trips, romantic honeymoon packages, kayaks, mini gym, mountain bikes and much more.
Boats
Ocotal boats are 32 feeters with 12 ft beams and a comfortable clear fishing area, twin diesel power engines, shade top, flying bridge, outriggers and cabins with heads. They have approximately a 20 knot cruising speed. It is a 1 hour run to either of the two most important fishing grounds; bat islands or off shore.
Fishinig Seasons
There is a good fish catching at Ocotal year round. Sailfishing, marlin, roosterfish, dorado, tuna and over 15 other varieties of fish can be captured any month of the year, however specific species are more prevalent during the following periods:
SAILFISH
April to September, most fish from the 90 LBS. to 110 LBS range.
BLACK MARLIN
April to August with a peak run generally on May for two weeks. Most fish from 300 LBS. to 400 LBS. range, occasionally one over 700 LBS.
BLUE AND STRIPPED MARLIN
December to March. Blues run from 200 LBS. to 300 LBS. with occasional 500 LBS. plus fish stripped usually 120 TO 175 LBS.
ROOSTERFISH
Caught year round, mostly all trophy size fish 30 LBS. to 50 LBS with many 60 LBS. to 80 LBS. fish.
MAHI MAHI OR DORADO
Most prevalent on Spring to late Fall fish run anywhere from 5 LBS. TO 50LBS.
YELLOWFIN TUNA
May thru november, tuna most commonly are between the 10 to 20 lbs range with the larger 50 lbs to 150 pounders occasionally caught off shore.
CUBERA SNAPPER, AMBERJACK
Year round.
