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• Beautiful Beach + excellent dive shop

  Submitted on: 03/17/2009

  We stayed at this hotel in april, 2008. our small room was on top of the hill with a fantastic view of the surrounding ocean. the room was clean, the ...

  We stayed at this hotel in April, 2008. Our small room was on top of the hill with a fantastic view of the surrounding ocean. The room was clean, the air conditioning was adequate, and the price was reasonable. There is cable tv in the rooms, and Internet service in the lobby. The hotel serves a wonderful breakfast at its restaurant, however you can get a much better dinner at the Playas del Coco town beach area. The most important fact is that this hotel has the best diving facility in that area of the country. Wonderful competent dive staff, good shop which includes Nitrox for those certified. The local beach area and water are clean, and the snorkeling is great. There are local vendors who rent kayaks for those brave enough to fight the tricky currents outside of the area. Be careful, there are no lifeguards, and your not in Disneyland. There is also a wonderful little restaurant on the beach for drinks and lunch. So if your looking for a beautiful quiet, secluded area, with good facilities this is the place. You will need to rent a car if your going to see other areas of the country, and the driving can be tough. We spend most of our time on or around the water and did not see much of the rest of the country. That will be on our next trip, which will be sooner rather the later. Really like Costa Rica and its people, although I am a little worried about unchecked development.

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• Loved this place!

  Submitted on: 02/17/2009

  Wanted a unique hotel that was quite and costa rican in style and right on the beach. did not want a giant hotel on a beach. at ocotal this is ...

  Wanted a unique hotel that was quite and Costa Rican in style and right on the beach. Did not want a giant hotel on a beach. At Ocotal this is exactly what I got. Wildlife was all around us, amazing views, the perfect place to sit back and relax and close to some great touring sites. Food at the restaurant was overpriced and ok, better to go to the nearby town for some great seafood dinners at half the cost.

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• Washed out

  Submitted on: 04/07/2008

  The accomodations were adequate for a stay on the beach and day tripping. rooms were in drastic need of updating and repair. no headboard until day two of our stay. ...

  The accomodations were adequate for a stay on the beach and day tripping. Rooms were in drastic need of updating and repair. No headboard until day two of our stay. The room safe and closet doors were broken. The staff was friendly and responsive for the most part. The pool bar closed at 4:00 ( when everyone was arriving!)
  The most dissapointing part was the last day when a thundershower caused toilets to back up and the roof to leak. We sat with no electricty, wet bedding , soaked luggage for over two hours in the dark! When we called the front desk they told us they would move us to another room but only after the electricity came back on. It was too dark to pack and too late to go the bar!! When we asked for a table at the restaurant they balked at the fact that we had no reservations.To top it off, when we asked for compensation we were given NOTHING.

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