Papagayo Beach Hotel

The other reviews are correct you should want to stay in the hotel rather than the resort because I do feel like the hotel is more modern and nicer and we really had a good time here compared to our last place however it can get loud at night with the parties and the hotel should really do something about that because it just keeps guests off until 1:00 in the morning. However that didn't throw my experience off as much as some of the other things I feel like this hotel is a little bit mismanaged in terms of checking who's for the buffet and who is for the pool and who needs to park. Are there resorts have you check in once and they immediately know your face or you swipe your room key to get into everywhere. However for some reason whenever you're going to breakfast or parking your car and it takes them like 5 minutes to do it; like why? The guy I was dealing with yesterday should at least recognise my face right now I had a conversation with him, why check they sheet again you see my papagayo bag and room key, im obviously staying here. Oh and we talked yesterday. It would not hurt to remember your guests a little bit. I just assumed they have so much riff-raff coming in from the bars across the way that they need to check everyone religiously. Oh and land scapping every morning. Which is great for the hotel but hearing a leaf blower every single morning at 6:00 a.m. when you are trying to enjoy the sunrise on your balcony just kills the experience. The maid service also knocked on the door asking if we got service the first day meaning they didn't do it right the first time. Just most of the experience it seemed like the staff did not care or was having a miserable day, expect for thr guy at the lobby who checked us in which was a quick experience. Im sure thr hotel is paying them nothing so that is not their fault. A great location though so close to shops/restaurants beach pools, you dont need a rental car but i had one anyway and I'm glad I did since they're laundry is like insanely expensive. All in all it was not a terrible experience I just think that they can do certain things to improve the guest experience and really bring it up to five stars. Get rid of the security checkpoints every 5 seconds since this is a resort not a prison lol.

Papagayo Beach hotel is a nice hotel with somewhat outdated rooms. It has everything you need, but it also needs some attention regarding maintenance modernization. There are no elevators, so staying on the third floor, means up the stairs with your suitcases after a long flight. The staff is really nice and give you a welcome feeling, the breakfast is good, as well as the bars, and the restaurant is really a treat.

Honestly, nice place but don't plan on sleeping. You'll hear bass until 12 am and it's not like normal bass. It's bass where the hotel will call all rooms to "find out who's banging"....hmmmm maybe the explosive bass still playing for the few drunks left who clearly only choose alcohol as a fuel source. Oh, they will also apparently have head of housekeeping knock on your door in the evening to make sure you got service. Haha being a former housekeeper, I know all too well what happened there. Oh well, hopefully I'm not tired for my flight tomorrow. Might want to book a place in a quieter area if you want more than 4 hours of sleep and be treated like a human. Sorry papa do better for the people who don't come here to guzzle down alcohol and listen to the same repetitive song for hours. Not everyone is an alcoholic. Omg update it's 12:23 am and they are racing bikes OR something and screaming. Seriously, unless you are deaf. DO NOT STAY HERE. Ghetto.