Vacation to Playa Conchal

The hotel is absolutely great, From the design, to the amenities and all the way to the excellent customer service. I rarely write reviews - but this hotel experience was so good., I had to let people know what a wonderful property this is. Mark K - Toronto

The Staff here at the Santarena Hotel are fabulous. A very serene setting and relaxing place to stay.

Stayed at this property 3 nights with my husband. We had a beautiful room with a balcony overlooking the jungle and ocean. Great place to lie in the hammock or sit and watch the sunset. The room was very nice just as in the pictures and very comfortable beds. Great shower with lots of hot water. The pool/hot tubs were very nice. Loved our delicious breakfast every morning. Had dinner on-site one evening and it was wonderful also - lots of vegetarian choices. We did an excursion booked through the hotel to see baby sea turtles hatching - we met up at 4:15 in the morning. It was early but so worth it! Truly magical! Yes, as other reviews have said the road leading to the hotel was a bit tricky in places - pot holes, steep in places… but if you drive slowly it is not so bad and we rented a small suv which made it easier.

Our first two nights were at the Hotel Hacienda Guachipelin. I underestimated how remote it is. Be prepared to eat all your meals at the hotel. The food was just okay. We wanted only one side to include mushrooms, and instead, they put mushrooms on the whole thing and left off the other supreme toppings. They fixed it, but it was just ok, as it is not a wood fired pizza. My son had a hamburger and could not finish it as it was very rare and tasteless. I had the garlic fish (mahi mahi) and it was rather blah too. The included breakfast buffet had variety. The room was just okay, as the beds were not the comfiest. We did not know that the AC was controlled by a remote.The property is beautiful, and you truly feel like you are in the jungle. Your stay incudes a visit to the hot springs, and that was nice. We had a car, but I think the hotel will shuttle you there as it is 6 km away. I chose this hotel for our first two nights was because they have the Adventure pass, you can horseback ride, zip line and river tube in one day. I need to warn you- this was more adventure than I needed. I am in my fifties, in good health. The ride started out with 25 riders and 3 guides. This was too many and horses were nipping each other. The river tubing was rough and most people got thrown out at rapids. I have severe bruising on my back and had to pass on the ziplining because I was too beat up from . My son said they sent people on the zipline while he was still on it which was unsettling.