Know Before
You Arrive
Guest Policies
LÍA Hotel

Yes — with no curfew and no judgment. You’re welcome to have any visitor join you for any reason. Any guest not registered at the time of check-in falls under our Unregistered Guest Policy at a flat fee of $50.

Here’s exactly what that process looks like:

1. ID verification at the door. Our security team checks a valid government-issued ID and holds it securely until departure.
2. Front desk check-in. Your guest is registered separately at reception and a waiver is signed — a second, independent step from security.
3. You walk them in, you walk them out. When your guest is ready to leave, you escort them out personally. Their ID is returned once everything checks out.
4. Up to 24 hours. Your guest may stay with you for a full 24-hour period from the time of check-in. No curfews.
 
The two-step process — security and reception — is deliberate. It means no fees are ever handled informally, no one gets waved through, and no staff member is ever in a position to ask for anything on the side. Every unregistered guest goes through the same clean, consistent process. No exceptions. No back doors. No gray areas.

The $50 is the cost of doing this properly. It covers the security screening, front desk registration, waiver processing, and the accountability infrastructure that makes the whole system work — for you, for your guest, and for everyone else on property.

It’s not a penalty. It’s not arbitrary. It’s a transparent, fixed fee that goes directly to the hotel — not into anyone’s pocket at the door. In exchange, you get no curfew, a full 24-hour window, and the peace of mind that comes from a process designed to protect everyone involved.

Elsewhere in Jaco

  • Entry only after 10pm
  • Must leave before 5am
  • Informal fees at the door
  • Security “discretion” — for a price
  • No official accountability

At Lia

  • No curfew, no time restrictions
  • Full 24-hour stay
  • Fixed $50 fee, paid to the hotel
  • Two-step verified check-in
  • Full accountability at every stage
We built this policy because we believe a great hotel experience includes knowing exactly where you stand — and knowing the people around you are held to the same standard.

This applies to any guest not registered at the time of check-in, regardless of who they are or the nature of the visit — a friend you met at the beach, a family member passing through, a colleague, anyone.

The consistency is the point. Every unregistered visitor goes through the same process, full stop. That’s what makes the system trustworthy.

Your guest’s ID is held securely by our security team from the moment they arrive until the moment they depart. When your guest is ready to leave, you walk them out to the front of the property, security does a final check, confirms everything is in order, and returns the ID on the spot.

This step protects you as the registered guest — ensuring there are no outstanding issues and no liability before your guest leaves the property.

“We don’t bend rules quietly.
We wrote better ones.”

Lia Hotel Jaco · Adults Only · Jaco Beach, Costa Rica