Hotel Guide - Playa Matapalo hotels in , Costa Rica.

"The Palace is outdated, the decor of the rooms and the lobby is awful. Renovation is scheduled for August. The grounds are well maintained, pool area clean and the restaurants are kept clean. The workers are all very friendly and there to make the guests very comfortable. Servers and bartenders are helpful and nice. Entertainment staff is great, energetic and fun. We did a river cruise, which was fun. We saw a lot of alligators and monkeys, although we saw more monkeys next to the hotel. Take a stroll to the left on the beach to where the sign for the Monkey bar is. Walk into the jungle, there are a lot of white faced monkeys there. We wanted to go snorkeling, they try to sell you the catamaran cruise, includes alcohol and fruit, but who needs that when you're staying at an all inclusive? We ended up on a 3 hour snorkeling tour, but visibility was bad. Overall, the hotel is comfortable, the food incredible and lots of fun for no longer than a week."

"The pools were nice and not overly crowded, most staff were decent, although they were severely understaffed which I think caused some of them to be rude. The towels in the room were old and had a smell to them, the toilet always smelled like the gasket wasn’t installed properly or something. I’d rate the food quality maybe at like a 2-3 and availability pretty low they ran out of stuff kind of often. The restaurants were also just buffets and not that great. A lot of the food wasn’t labelled at all so if you have allergies it’s hard to tell if you can eat some of it. Lastly everyone on our trip got sick either on the second last day or the last day and a few are still sick at the time of writing this 5 days after leaving. All in all go somewhere else. "

"This is an absolutely wonderful place for a relaxing vacation. The villa is well appointed with beautiful ocean views. We saw many birds flying in and out of the trees in front of the patio and were visited by monkeys and the occasional iguana. It is a private space with the ability to go out to the restaurant if you want to. The upper pool is a short walk up the hill and we were alone there most of the time. The villas are on a hillside so we just drove down to the beach\restaurant\bar as there is a parking lot at the bottom. You should have a vehicle or a golf cart to access the beach. You can walk but you should be in good shape if that is your plan. A wonderful vacation spot. 5 stars!"

"Villa Las Olas was absolutely fantastic. Very comfortable for a longer stay. Bahia Pez Vela property was very pretty and laid back, we’d definitely come back. "

"Well stocked, strong air conditioning but Hot water turns off occasionally. Try to check before front office leaves. Tupperware, Saran Wrap, Tinfoil would have been handy. Laundry soap not supplied. Lots of steep uphill walking. Some outside furniture getting old. Sunsets behind hill around 5:30pm. Comfy beds, nice view."

"Rooms were very dusty "

"Great place, great pool. If I could really nitpick it would only climbing that hill to get to the house but the road is now mostly concrete with a short patch of dirt road, so not too bad at all. House itself is gorgeous and we'll maintained.Nicole was great and helpful. "

"This was such a perfect place for a relaxing vacation in Costa Rica! The check-in process with Jacky and Cesar was so easy - and they are very helpful with recommendations. We did not plan much in advance and just waited to see how we felt that day and it was perfect for me. The hosts Jane and John were so kind and understanding of a last minute date shift, and were able to help me work out some details, which I was so appreciative of. The villa was amazing, clean, well-stocked with plates, linens, beach towels. The resort pool was relaxing, and you could sit on the lounge chairs and enjoy a nice breeze while looking out at the beach. The beach was fabulous with good snorkeling right off shore. We saw howler monkeys right in front of our villa one day! We enjoyed the on-site restaurant - great food and service. I did not want to come home! Would love to stay again soon. "

"Property manager was super responsive, checked in daily to ensure we didn’t need anything "