Allegro Papagayo Resort Nicoya Costa Rica. Best Hotel Deals & Reviews

Date of Stay: July, 2009

I've been to Jamaica, Bahamas, and Hawaii. Jamaica was the best so far BUT I think Costa Rica just passed that up. I recommend zip lining or white water rafting while you are there. I would also recommend to take a spanish dictionary to brush up on some spanish skills. Most of the staff knows a little english as well as the guides on the tours that you go on.)Pretty much everything about the hotel was awesome. I liked that this hotel had a swim up bar and that I never had to get out of the pool for a drink. The only thing that I can recommend is that the food or food selection could be improved at the buffet. The Tex-Mex restraurant was very good. I didn't try the Italian restrarant. Also, the entertainment was better on some days rather than others. But I did like that they included kids activities even though I wasn't traveling with kids.

Date of Stay: November, 2007

Don't stay at this hotel! The front desk staff was indifferent & rude! This is supposed to be a 4 star resort but we got a no star treatment. I've received better reception and help from a lower end "Motel" in the US. We reserved 2 rooms, but the hotel would not honor one of our room reservations when re arrived. They had overbooked. Both rooms were available, but would not allow us to check into the 2nd room since they had a group of 200 people checking in next day, they needed one of our rooms. If our experience is not enough...here's another incident during the same time us. An elderly couple confirmed twice with the hotel directly that they needed rooms on the ground level since they were disabled and not able to climb the stairs to the 2nd or 3rd floor. The hotel said no problem, but when they checked in, they were given a room on the 3rd floor! The elderly lady even had a walker and the front desk staff just didn't seem to care. There's many other hotels, don't pick this one. I was concerned about the mixed reviews, but never thought in a million years thought that I would spend 4 hours in the lobby only to be turned away and start my vacation angry! So basically we spent 80 getting to this hotel from the airport only to turn around 4 hours later (they did not even offer any refreshments during the 4 hours) to spend another 80 cab ride to the other hotel an hour away. This hotel doesn?t care about your vacation. Stay away!!

	Date of Stay: June, 2009
Furniture looked cheap and bathrooms could have been cleaner, as far as the shower. Otherwise I had a wonderful time.

Date of Stay: October, 2007

We stayed here for our honeymoon for 7 nights. The hotel is on a very steep hill so don't think you will be able to really walk around the hotel without getting out of breath! There is a shuttle that runs, but often times the wait was a bit longer then we hoped for. The rooms are very simple and the beds are not very comfortable. The Tex-Mex Restaurant was closed the entire time we were there. The original reason they gave us for this problem was that the staff couldn't get to the hotel because of the excessive rain, but 5 days later it was still not open with no explanation. We did eat at the Italian restaurant and the food was excellent. The general buffet was pretty good. They tried to change up the food theme everyday. The wait staff was very nice and brought you drinks very soon after you sat down. It rained the entire time we were there so we used Swiss Travel Service, located in the hotel, and we had 3 great full day tours. The beach at the hotel is more like dirt. We also never got to go to the white sand beach due to the rain. The pool was cold due to the rain, but was well maintained. They hotel also provides beach chairs and towels, which was nice. I'd like to come back to costa rica in 10 years when its more developed and during the dry season! All and all we had a good time, but should have gone during the dry season.

	Date of Stay: June, 2009
I thought the hotel did not care about its guests. While it advertises a black sand beach and a white sand beach, both were awful. The Italian restaurant was terrible. The buffet passable at best, other than breakfeast which was fine. The drinks seemed terribly watered down. The entertainment very poor. Little in the way of activities.

	Date of Stay: July, 2007
we stayed here for 8 days and enjoyed every minute there..the beach, pool, bars, food, staff and scenery were great. definitely will do again.

	Date of Stay: June, 2009
It was run down, the pictures do it more justice than what it actually looks like. the food was terrible, everyone there that we met didnt like the food. it reminded me of college campus food. also the staff was super friendly but not very informative, there was no welcome packet to tell you how things were run or anything, you had to figure it out yourself or ask other guests.

	Date of Stay: June, 2007
The hotel is on the side of a mountain in noware land.If you have any type of walking ,or back problem do not go,very hilly. This hotel has a bay view not ocean. The beach at the hotel has black sand.The hotel is all-inclusive for nothing, you must pay to keep busy.

	Date of Stay: May, 2009
Overall it was very relaxing. The clientele were very friendly. People who worked food, bar etc. were very friendly. Would have liked a restaurant that served authentic Costa Rican food. Requested a wake up call and did not receive one. Booked a tour before we left and Allegro would not allow the guide to come to the lobby to pick us up.

	Date of Stay: June, 2007
from the front desk to the general manager needs improvement, the rooms and furniture are not better than super 8 motel, the security is too extreme, felt like a prisoner, it was no need to over do it, do not need to check with guard to leave compound, will not recomend to my worse enemy, overpriced and very unhappy place.

Date of Stay: May, 2009

The views from the resort were beautiful. The pool at the resort was very nice. As for the food, not very good. Same old selections day in and day out. The rooms need some upgrading big time. The resort is out in the middle of nowhere--not a good place if you'd like to go out of the resort some. The best thing about the resort was the boat ride over to the private beach. The water was clear and snorkeling was great. There is a beach in front of the resort but it's not the nicest.

	Date of Stay: May, 2009
Allegro Papagayo is a Great hotel to get away from the city and enjoy the beatiful Costa Rica. Personally, I think the front desk should be more organized when receiving incoming guests. When I came in my friends and I had to wait hours to get in our room. Other than that I think its a great hotel, lovely people, FUN times.

Date of Stay: May, 2009

We were there April 30 - May 8, 2009. It was in the 90's with at least 90% humidity. Way too hot for me! Very difficult to get around the hotel property, steep steep hills but they did run shuttles to help you move about. The staff was outstanding, everyone was exceptional. Great language skills, very helpful, and friendly. The food was varied and well presented. We had a rental car which helped, as there is nothing in the area, at all.

	Date of Stay: April, 2009
hotel was ok for the value. really didnt have any problems. trip was as good as can be. food included lots of fish, rice, beans, and fruit.

	Date of Stay: December, 2008
Its a great place to get away but remember you get what you paid for. the rooms are clean but nothing special. my bathroom did smell humid but i just closed the door and the smell didnt travel to the rest of the room. my true complaint would be front desk. some of the staff is clueless and unprofessional. They might benefit from more days of training.

	Date of Stay: October, 2008
The staff wasn't very accomodating.

	Date of Stay: October, 2008
Do not expect any luxuries at Allegro Papagayo. It is a beautiful place and we enjoyed ourselves very much, but it is not what many people would call a great hotel. No room service. Food was ok. Shuttle bus was very convienent and very necessary to get up the hills. Wildlife was FANTASTIC.

	Date of Stay: June, 2008
I was dissaponted by the hotel location. Costa Rica is famous place for surfers, but this hotel is on the bay, so there are no waves, no way to surf. Also hotel staff was not very friendly and food was not the best. Practically no activities, my teenage daughters were very bored. We got a good time only on the tours, which are very expensive. Costa Rica is not cheap anymore!

Date of Stay: May, 2008

This hotel was in the middle of nowhere! You had to take a shuttle to get around the property. The food choices were next to nothing...very bad a for an all inclusive! No room service. No toiletries in the rooms. A/C did not work at night. We only stayed 2 of our 7 night booking and left and paid the extra money for a different hotel!! That should tell you how dissatisfied we were...I would not recommend it to any of my friends or family!!

	Date of Stay: April, 2008
The Allegro papagayo is a quiet place. If you need to relax I will recomend this all inclusive resort.

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