Totally disappointing. As a start, since the hotel doesn't put their address on their website, I emailed them several times, and called about 15 times, and they never responded.
As far as all of the claims about karaoke and lifestyle and pool parties, etc on their website, it's all *nonsense*! This place is as dead as can be (probably because they don't answer their phones!?) It is currently the absolute peak of tourist season, hotels everywhere else in CR are totally sold out, and
The chill out area around the pool is dilapidated, and the pool itself cloudy.
There is no a/c, although the listing on expedia says there is.
I'm giving them a 2 for cleanliness, because although overall the room was clean, we killed THREE ginormous cockroaches, and the little ants were practically carrying our toiletries away. Call the exterminator!
My girlfriend and I live in Costa Rica, but stay in hotels about every other weekend, so are used to tropical conditions, but I have almost never been as disappointed by my visit to La Catalina / 'Desire'?
My advice to them, drop the whole 'Adult only' thing if they're not going to actually do it, and turn it into a kid-friendly hotel, they would have a lot of fun there on the big lawn, and families like to rent suites/houses for the kitchen.
Or get the party going again, but right now, the place is just not what you expect.