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Reviews of Hotel Bahia Azul

3 out of 5
Hotel Bahia Azul
Parque Nacional Ballena, Ballena, Puntarenas

Reviews

7.8

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 19 out of 56 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 17 out of 56 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 14 out of 56 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 4 out of 56 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 56 reviews" "

8.0/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

7.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Malcolm

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness
You Get What You Pay for
Basic room, no frills. The room has a kitchen; but no stove, no fridge, no pots, no dishes, no cutlery. Clean room. Breakfast is included and is okay. Service could be better. The one drink rule seems silly: If one has orange juice, one cannot have coffee.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023
Response from Tania on 4 Feb 2023
Gracias por su comentario.Nuestras habitaciones NO cuentan con cocina, y en ninguna parte esta promocionado de esa manera, no se a que te refieres. Y claro que en el desayuno puedes tomar chocolate, batidos, café, capuchinos, agua, lo que gustes. El asunto es que en el desayuno básico que esta incluido por el precio de la reservación solo esta incluida 1 bebida, todas las demás debes cancelarlas por aparte.

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
fantastic,

4/10 Poor

Kristi

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

4/10 Poor

Catherine

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Go see the whales
The hotel.staff was wonderful: food was great, well prepared. The proprietor apologized from r the run down conditions since COVID had affected tourism, but neither the internet nor THE TV stations worked in the room for the first night. The bed was very uncomfortable. The chef, his wife and child ldren we're welcoming, helpful and pleasant. Too bad. The city is lovely and the whale watching was fantastic!!
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2022

8/10 Good

Leonardo

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lo unico que nos desagrado fue los tiempos de espera para que sirvieran el almuerzo, 45 minutos, en lo demas no tuvimos problemas
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2021

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
They said reservations wasnt paid but i have proof and wouldnt let my driver check in he slept in his car!! Owner said talk you for refund
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021
Response from Tania on 15 Jun 2021
La reservacion de hizo en horas de la noche cuando ya habiamos cerrado, no habia nadie en las instalaciones para darle la habitación y el guarda de seguridad no pudo dejarlo ingresar debido a que no fue notificado de la reservación. Como ya le expliqué vía teléfono debe realizar su reclamo de la devolución del dinero a la plataforma de Expedia directamenta y no por este medio, ya que al NO recibir yo el huesped no cobro el dinero y ellos se lo deben reenvolsar a usted directamente. Disculpe las inconveniencias pero por eso las reservaciones se deben realizar con anticipación y en horas hábiles.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location close to Costa Rica Dive & Surf, friendly staff and the hotel's owner is always on property. Affordable rates.
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2020
Response from Tania on 18 Feb 2020
Thank you stay with us, I really glad to hear that you enjoy the stay, I hooe to see you back soon.

6/10 Okay

Pei Yao

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Good place but not a great breakfast
Good place, but the breakfast is too small. Small portion which could not qualify for continental breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019
Response from Tania on 25 Apr 2019
So sorry to hear that you don´t enjoy the costarrican tipycal breakfast.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location and stay
Just a short walk (5-10 min) from the marina ballena national park. Beautiful area, near a couple of small grocery stores and a couple larger ones if you have a car. Restaurant food was good. Wifi was very good. rooms are pretty basic and could be updated, but overall met my needs for everything.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019
Response from Tania on 25 Apr 2019
Thank you.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
We loved our stay! Tanya is very friendly and accommodating. The rooms are comfortable and the a/c was much appreciated! The hotel is in the perfect location! The included breakfast is delicious!
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2019
Response from Tania on 28 Mar 2019
Thank you, it was a pleasure to have you here.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2019
Response from Tania on 30 Apr 2019
Muchas gracias por tomarse su tiempo de evaluarnos.

8/10 Good

Janet

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay
The hotel was great. It did take about an hour to cool the room down after check in but after that, it was fine. The staff was very helpful . The beach was close and food was above average. We will stay there again!
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2019
Response from Tania on 28 Mar 2019
Thanks for your comment, I hope to see you back.

10/10 Excellent

Patrick

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Pura Vida!!!!!
great staff. super friendly and love the Tipico breakfast that comes with our stay.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2019
Response from Gerente on 13 Mar 2019
Thanks for your comment, I hope to see you back here soon.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Excellent location staff was awesome Food was great. Accommodation was basic but clean and inviting.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2019
Response from Tania on 29 Jan 2019
Thank you very much for your comment.

6/10 Okay

Kenneth

Liked: Staff & service
Decent hotel in a wonderful spot
This is a very basic hotel. Nothing fancy but it was clean and had good a/c. Beds were ok but not great. The staff was very friendly and helpful. There is a pool and a restaurant on the premises. Ten minute walk to the beach and close to lots of restaurants and other businesses.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018
Response from manager on 8 Jan 2019
Thanks for your important comment, It was a pleasure to have you here in our place.

8/10 Good

Kathie, Salt Lake City

Liked: Staff & service
The location was wonderful for easy access to the beach and a SCUBA diving trip to Cano Island. The rooms were not fancy, but adequate, though they had a kind of chemical smell from some cleaning solution I assume. The staff was friendly and helpful. The food was tasty.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Penny

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018
Response from Tania on 22 Aug 2018
Thank you.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018
Response from Tania on 22 Aug 2018
Thank you.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Too price but in a good location and great service.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2018

10/10 Excellent

Wilson, NJ

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
4 years in a row coming here!
Tania is the mos acomodating and lovley lady there is! The staff is always helpful happy friendly and respectful. The rooms are spacious clean and comfortable for the price charged you cant ask for a better place to stay!
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2018

10/10 Excellent

Justin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cute little hotel near Uvita and the beach
The Hotel Bahia Azul is a wonderful, basic little motel in Uvita, Costa Rica, just down the road from a stunningly gorgeous beach, and near many activities, including the Envision Festival, which is about 5 minutes away by car. The restaurant on site is delicious. I mean REALLY good. We ate there at least twice a day, and didn’t feel much need to eat elsewhere, as they served everything from tuna ceviche to steak to seafood pasta with clams, mussels, crab, fish, squid and other delectable delights. The staff was super friendly and helpful, calling taxis for us and being generally wonderful. It is a very basic hotel, but our room had three beds and wonderful air conditioning, which is one of the most important things when staying in a hot, humid jungle environment. I would definitely stay there again.
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Good Tico Hotel
Simple. Three beds and a side table. Good hot shower, great staff, decent food. Beds not comfortable for me, but that could just be me. Good value. Good location, central to a lot of beach and other activity.

6/10 Okay

Curtis

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
average hotel
the front desk lady was super nice

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Room comfort
Economy hotel close to Envision Festival.
Basic crash pad with AC for daytime power-up naps.

8/10 Good

Sheryl

Liked: Staff & service
3 star hotel with 6 star service
The Bahia Azul is a modest hotel...what sets it apart is Tanya, the hotel manager. She was so incredibly helpful. She went searching for the different excursions I wanted...even finding them at 9pm the night before. Made sure I always had a breakfast, even if it was to-go because of an early morning activity. Also, I speak very little Spanish so Tanya helped me arrange local bus transportation and connections all the way to Cahuita. Finally, the restaurant serves fantastic food! ...but note, the restaurant is closed during the day on Sundays and Mondays.

10/10 Excellent

Janet, Tampa Florida

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Friendly staff.
Great people, Tonya the manager was very helpful with telling us about the area. Rousa kept our room very clean with fresh towels everyday. Carlos the chef..excellent!!!!!! . Very clean,friendly atmosphere. I would differently come back again.

8/10 Good

Mitra, Gainesville

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Simple but sweet
Close to Envision Fest

6/10 Okay

Mitchell, Minnesota

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Good value and a good night's sleep.
The room was basic, but clean, and gave us a good night's sleep in air-conditioned comfort when we really needed it. The owner was very helpful and spoke good English. The hotel is a short walk from the beach and is near restaurants and grocery stores.

10/10 Excellent

Victoria, Hamilton, Ontario

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel, close to the beach/ national park!
We really enjoyed our stay at Bahia Azul! Tania was a wonderful host, answered all our questions and gave great information about all the beaches in the area! The free breakfast was delicious (typical CR breakfast) yummy coffee! The restaurant is open til 9pm, lots of options. We tried the supreme nachos, good stuff! The rooms were clean and in good shape. Great water pressure in the showers and AC was a life saver in the heat! Clean pool on the property as well! Great value for the price you pay. We would definitely return!

6/10 Okay

Matjaz, US

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nothing special
We use this hotel only for sleep. The location was good, but the room had a humid odor(maybe a little like mold) because of all the moist. Thankfully the A/C worked fine. The breakfast was typical tico.

10/10 Excellent

Amada, Arizona

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel very close to the beach.
We stay only one day but was very nice, clean room, very good breakfast (included in the price), free parking.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Hotel located 10 min to Marino Ballena national park, with a good local breakfast and a nice pool. The room was clean but it didn't smell clean and the bathroom door was difficult to close. Expedia rates may be not updated, beacuse I had some issues in reception, but she was going to fix the issue directly with them

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Average.
As a growing tourist destination there is not a great selection of mid-range accommodations. Bahia Azul met our basic needs. The owner is very nice, accommodating, and has knowledge about the area. The breakfast very good-gallo pinto. The room has a/c--which is needed in Uvita, the heat and humidity are brutal. However, the room is very unattractive (bare as a cell) and one of our beds needed a new frame (the mattress was slipping through a broken support bar).

10/10 Excellent

Rous

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

6/10 Okay

Ronny

Travelled with group
Negación del café
No estuvo tan mal, algunas cosas que deben mejorar y si las mejoras ojalá las publiquen: 1. Habitación 6 cae una gotera encima de una cama. 2. Habitación 9 tenía olor a perro, quizá algún cliente metió un perro sin autorización de la administración. 3. Alimentación: Al ser las 3:00pm cuando uno como cliente acostumbra a beber café a esa hora, llegamos al restaurante a pedir que nos vendan café y nos dicen que a esa hora no se prepara café en el restaurante. La justificación fue muy absurda, la muchacha encargada del restaurante dijo que a esa hora no se prepara café para no enredar al personal de cocina, por el asunto de los tiempos de comida. A ver: En la mañana se sirven desayunos, obviamente con café, luego al medio día se sirven almuerzos los cuales pueden o no incluir el servicio de café, ¿Por qué en la tarde de 3:00pm en adelante no se permite la preparación de café para los clientes? Tuvimos que ir a los restaurantes vecinos, uno algo cerca del hotel y otro muy alejado del hotel para comprar un bendito vaso de café negro. Esa acción fue muy indignante, primero porque uno pide que le vendan café no que se lo regalen y segundo porque uno paga lo que le cobren, sin pedir descuento. Lo peor del caso es que el rótulo que está a un lado de la carretera dice: CAFETERÍA. Ojalá eso no vuelva a suceder con la clientela.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Tania on 7 Sept 2023
Que extraño que digas eso del café, si yo misma te vi tomando café con pan de banano usted y su hijo y se lo comieron todo. En cuanto a lo de la habitación no habían ingresado perros ni nada por el estilo y usted mismo dijo que olía perfecto después de que se la limpiaron por segunda vez. Y que bueno que escribes por que si deseaba decirte una cosas y no tenia tu correo, en cuanto a estar ingiriendo bebidas alcohólicas en la piscina, es prohibido y mis colaboradores te lo dijeron varias veces y usted hizo caso omiso, además estabas tomando con botellas de vidrio lo cual no esta permitido y tenemos rotulación que lo indica. Ojalá que andes por la vida inventando cosas con tal de perjudicar a los hoteles en donde te quedas.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021
Response from Tania on 22 Nov 2021
Thank you for stay with us

4/10 Poor

david

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Énormément déçu par cet hôtel se disant 3 étoiles. C'était le 8ème hôtel de notre séjour et c'était la première fois que nous n'étions pas accueilli avec le sourire. La propriétaire nous donne une chambre en face de la cuisine (alors que l'établissement était presque vide) avec une douche qui fuyait faisant beaucoup de bruit. Finalement elle nous donne une autre chambre sale, sable sur le couvre lit et douche qui venait d'être utilisée.. Une piscine qui ne donnait pas envie de se baigner et un petit déjeuner passable... Bref 130 euro la nuit pour tout juste un motel selon moi ça fait cher. Franchement à éviter
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2021
Response from Tania on 2 Mar 2021
Muchas gracia por tomarse la molestia de bindar su valiosa opinión. Quizás no pudo ver mi sonrisa a su llegada y a su partida por que estaba utilizando mascarilla pero aquí siempre recibimos y despedimos a nuestros huespedes con una ronsira. Me extraña la tarifa que menciona por que es mucho menor, me echo ustedes sol pagaron $100 por noche, muy inferior a los 130 euros que mencionas.

6/10 Okay

Steven

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Logement très basique, à éviter
Logement très basique avec le strict minimum, à mon sens, ce n’est pas vraiment un hôtel 3* mais presque une auberge avec chambres doubles et salles de bain privatives. A notre arrivée on nous fournit les télécommandes ainsi que les linges à la réception. De plus pendant notre séjour de deux nuits, malgré les plusieurs demandes, nous n’avons pas eu d’eau chaude ! Le côté positif : c’est au calme, WIFI qui va bien quand il fonctionne, parking gratuit et à 5 minutes du club de plongée si comme nous, vous venez pour plonger et partir tôt le matin.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2020
Response from Gerente on 5 Jan 2021
Que bueno que te fue util la ubicación de nuestro hotel, que pudieran descansar al ser un lugar tranquilo, que te funcionara el WiFi y estuviera a 5 minutos de la playa, lo siento por lo del agua caliente pero a pesar de que un técnico vino a repararla no estaba dañada, esa es la temperatura normal, el agua de una termoducha sale tibia no hirviendo y es lo que nunca me pudiste entender. Nuestro objetivo es que sea un lugar sencillo pero muy tranquilo y acogedor y según tu comentario así lo percibiste, gracias.

8/10 Good

Brenda

Liked: Cleanliness
Hotel permite mascotas una excelente opción!
El lugar permite llevar mascotas por lo que hace que el paseo en familia sea más agradable. Los que trabajan son muy amables sin embargo tienen muy poco personal en algunos momentos.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019
Response from Tania on 29 Dec 2019
Muchas gracias por su comentario

10/10 Excellent

Henry

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children, Travelled with pets
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excelente ubicación y muy buena atención del personal
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019
Response from Tania on 3 May 2019
Muchas gracias por su comentario, fue un place atenderle.

8/10 Good

Trotoux

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019
Response from Tania on 2 Apr 2019
Muchas gracias por su puntuación

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2019
Response from Tania on 30 Apr 2019
Muchas gracias por su valioso puntaje.

6/10 Okay

maritza

maso
en cuanto relación precio y calidad lo vi mas caro que bonito, aunque la gente muy amable
Stayed 1 night in May 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Bahia Azul is a nice hotel in Uvita close to the National Park. The host is very friendly and helpful and provided many informations about the area, tours, what to do and also about the country. The food was very tasty and the breakfast was good as well. I definitely would stay there again
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2018

4/10 Poor

Julio, San José, Costa Rica

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
No lo recomiendo
Un televisor, por favor.. Ya los tvs están obsoletos... Baño pequeño... Mal oliente... Toda la habitación... Un ropero de madera sin puerta... En fin.... DECEPCIONANTE...
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2017

10/10 Excellent

Yesenia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Bahía Azul
Muy bien, un lugar muy cerca de restaurantes lugares turísticos siempre que viaje en carro o para quienes les gusta caminar y ahí tienen restaurante muy rica la comida y piscina para refrescarse.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2018
Response from Tania on 1 Feb 2018
Que bueno saber que la pasaron bien en nuestro hotel, estamos para servirles

8/10 Good

Anne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Le restaurant de l'hôtel est fort bon, lequel hôtel est situé à proximité du parc dans le village de Bahia, au calme. Je recommande.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018
Response from Tania on 30 Jan 2018
Muchas gracias.

8/10 Good

Zdeněk

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Atención especial
Una linda experiencia en el Hotel y atención esmerada y excelente Servicio de Restaurante