“Safe Hotel No need to leave the resort”

We enjoyed our stay this was a last minute trip, we had a great time overall. There was not a lot of people on the resort during our visit so it was a relaxed atmosphere. My biggest problem was the flies around us and the food since it was outdoor eating. Other than that it was prefect. The staff spoke English and communication was never a problem. Not much of a nightlife, very calm place. This was not for 25-35 year olds.

“Can't wait to go back, despite the negative reviews we read before our visit!!!”

Don't let the negative reviews scare you off, we are so glad we gave this hotel a try. WE WILL DEFINITELY GO BACK and are planning a trip with our extended family to go back soon. It is not the Four Seasons for sure. It is a little dated, but we were absolutely satisfied with our stay. I dreaded eating the food as there were so many negative reviews, but we had nothing but good experiences with the food. The fried calamari in the a la carte Italian restaurant was the best we ever had!! Both a la carte meals were AWESOME (even for my picky 11 and 6 year old daughters) My girls had a great time in the black sand beach!! (but I would use your old bathing suits for this beach) Yes there is only one beer selection, but for my well rounded beer drinking husband he did not complain, he enjoyed it very much. We had no problem with the shuttles that took you up to the lobby, no it is not for the elderly to walk. This was not a busy,hopping hotel, but we enjoyed that, did provide enough activities to keep us entertained. We recommend renting a car, we did for 2 days, next time we will rent for the week & not pay for hotel transfers. Must do's on our list: Miravalles, Los Hornillas waterfalls, mud bath, hot springs and active crater. We went to Thermo Mania for an amazing lunch. Drive down south to all the different beaches, Coco, Chonchal, and Tamarindo. We gave it a chance and are so glad we did, we would've missed our most amazing vacation ever. Building 10 was the best!

“Allegro Papagayo - Secluded”

The Allegro papagayo is perfect hotel if you are looking for a relaxing / secluded vacation. The service and food were very good. The staff very friendly. It is not a great hotel if you want to surf. It's beach is protected and has basically no waves at all. We had to leave the property to find a good surf area (1 hour drive) I would recommend renting a car

“Good Value”

Nice clean rooms, not luxurious but more than adequate. Friendly staff. Good quality and variety of food. Excellent overall value for the price.

“For a good deal in price the hotel is a good choice”

Hotel needs some maintenance in rooms and some common areas. Food is simple but good- don't expect anything extraordinary. Shows are fairly entertaining. Hotel beach is awful but they have a club beach which is beautiful and they take you by boat. International calls and tours are ridiculous expensive; tour reps are not helpful. Good for kids. Net; if you get a good price ($50 pp all inclusive) I recommend it.

“Relaxing trip”

We had a wonderful trip to Costa Rica. I think we might of had the best room on property, 1030, 3rd floor and overlooking pool and the bay. There was 1 thing... bats.. which was our nightly ritual to scare them away from above our door. Food was good, nothing amazing but always found good things to eat. Wait staff was wonderful and very friendly. The pool was the center of the social scene. We recommend the Coco Loco and Margarittas as the two "go to" drinks. The beach is black sand and hardly used at all. Check out the white faced monkeys and the lizards on the beach. The resort is located on a hill so take the shuttle up to the main building. I bought aloe in the hotel store for $15.00 but the chocolate covered almonds are amazing!

“Second time, still good!”

Had a great time. This was our second time to this hotel. Although it's very far from San Jose, the hotel itself was an excellent stay!

“Beautiful”

The hotel was beautiful but the food sucks- we only ate rice and beans for a week. You need reservations in advance to eat at the italian and tex-mex restaurants for dinner, and the buffet is only open til 9:30. THe pool opens late and closes by 7.

“ABILITY TO WALK UP/DOWN STEEP HILLS - A MUST!”

This hotel is very typical of Central America, its not the Ritz but we don't choose our hotel based on the amenities. When we travel we don't intend to sit around the hotel, we travel so we can see the sights! Basically we're only sleeping there and it was definitely sleep-worthy. Since this was all-inclusive, we have to mention the food. We were expecting to get to try some authentic Costa Rican food, however, they didn't serve much local flavor at all. There was a lot of Italian pasta and sauces every day and a variety of rice, beans, chicken, pizza, breads and salad. If you like plain old American food, you will be happy. The layout of the resort is on the side of a STEEP hill that leads down to the water. You have to be in good shape to trek down the hill to go to the beach, pool, restaurants and all the activities. The lobby is at the top and getting up there is quite a journey by foot. Thankfully they do offer shuttle vans running up and down the property all day and into the night. It is located way out on a peninsula which is quite a ways from the party spots and shopping but is nice since there are relatively few beach vendors. Monkeys can be seen on the beach regularly and iguanas are running around in large numbers as well. All in all it was a good stay except for the walking up and down the steep incline from our room to the restaurant and bar. We definitely wouldn't stay there again because of the inconvenience and strenuousness of the walk.

“Sean”

Nice hotel but AC leaked water in the room the whole 5 days they claimed to fix it multiple times but problem was never resolved. Also they charge you separately to use wifi otherwise workers were very very very nice.