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Reviews of Oceanfront Hotel Verde Mar direct access to the beach

2.5 out of 5
Oceanfront Hotel Verde Mar direct access to the beach
Manuel Antonio Beach, Quepos, Puntarenas

Reviews

7.8

Good

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Rating 2 - Terrible. 19 out of 410 reviews" "

7.8/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

7.6/10

Amenities

7.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Melissa

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Positives: It was very cute. Beautiful beach and delicious food locally. The staff was nice. We appreciated having dishes and cutlery! We loved the Baguette. Great wait staff and view. Negatives: Parking was rough. Not many spaces and backing in/out was borderline dangerous. Day two we had some little spider ant looking things. Not sure if that is common or not?
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

Lisa

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Older facility yet well taken care of. I loved the easy access to the beach, onsite restaurant for breakfast and nice swimming pool.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

John

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lovely staff, friendly and helpful. Right on beach couldn’t ask for better. Nice pool. Rooms simple but clean. Beds comfy. Would like a kettle.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Daniel Exp

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The location of this place is the key - it's quiet and secluded yet a 30 second walk to the beach and a 5-minute walk to dozens of restaurants, bars, and gift shops.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Zoe

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Fabulous location
Stayed 6 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jose

Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2024

6/10 Okay

John

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Great location. Hotel was clean and staff was attentive. The hotel itself is a bit of a ghost of what it was. Nice rooms and pool but in need of an injection of money to update the entire place.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

4/10 Poor

Megan

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
“Loft room” accessed by a steep spiral staircase with a broken railing. Glass blocks in the shower and for an exterior wall. Makes for embarrassed teens not wanting to shower since they’re visible to the room. Turning on the bathroom light illuminates the entire room. No shades or blankets so we slept under towels. Low ceiling under one of the twin bed so one child hit her head a few times. Strange locked doors to the room we didn’t have keys to and no idea where they go or what they’re for. Staff indifferent to our complaints. They also charged in full 3 weeks out and said it was completely non refundable when we wanted to leave, which isn’t the policy on Expedia. It is close to the beach but where people are camping next to public bathrooms.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Property is what you pay for. Location is great. Right on the beach.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

6/10 Okay

jo anne

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Best thing going for it was location. One of the very few hotels with direct beach access. Less than a 10 minute walk to the centre of town. The description when we booked said “kitchenette and cooking utensils” we assumed (wrongly) that we would be able to cook. There was a toaster, microwave and fridge and a 1 cup coffee maker, we were four adults. I had to go to the front desk to request additional dishes, cutlery and glassware as there were not 4 of anything. The grounds and walk-ways are in dire need of a rake, a sweep and a mop. The restaurant has 5 tables and is surrounded with green metal fencing, a section of it looks abandoned. Overall unappealing. The pool was nice. To be clear, we are not fussy, this was our 29th hotel in 12 weeks in Central America, all within the same price range. Probably still recovering from 2 years of shutdown, but still the place could use a little TLC.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Stuart

Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Aron

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Alexander

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was very close to the beach. We loved our room and service!
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Teresa

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The location was amazing !
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

jon

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent friendly sktaff and great location right on the beach.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Caroline

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I really enjoyed my stay at Hotel Verde Mar! I was pleasantly surprised that the property wasn't just located near the beach, but it is directly on it. It took me 45 seconds to walk from my room to the beach from my room, and I could literally hear the waves from where I slept. I appreciated that I could keep my items secure in the room and not have to worry about bringing it with me to the beach since I was so close to the room. The staff were very friendly and helpful. Maintenance staff were great, I had a slight issue with the toilet and it was fixed immediately. Property was well maintained and room was clean. There was a restaurant on the property that served great food, was very happy it was there. Everything is walkable, lots of shopping and great restaurants near by. Manuel Antonio Park was only a 10 minute walk. I would be happy to return and stay here again in the future
Stayed 6 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Craig

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
My family and I could not have been happier! Direct access to a BEAUTIFUL beach (essentially the same beach as the national park). A small breakfast/lunch restaurant onsite. Monkeys came through during the morning!! Walking distance to some restaurants, groceries, and souvenir stores or a short drive to MANY additional options.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sergio

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Marian

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Easy access to beach. Nice pool.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Constant Return Guest
Just a great hotel. Friendly. Very convenient.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Tina and Tim

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The Unexpected 😢
I have been going to this location and bringing visitors for almost 5 years but this last visit was disappointing. Brought friends for first time visit to Costa Rica and after a long drive, the receptionist Karen denied us our room at 1:30 saying ‘it was not ready’. After waiting by the pool for 1 hour, I noticed no rooms were being cleaned. When I went up to the front desk, 2 other receptionists were checking people in. I am disappointed with Karen who had no reason to deny us our room and embarrassed that my friends had to sit hot and tired waiting for a room that did not need to be cleaned.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Erin

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
The location is excellent, an easy walk from the Manuel Antonio National Park, close to the little shops and restaurants in the area, and direct access to the beach. The staff was helpful and the room and facilities were clean. I didn't rate it higher because part of it are a little run down and in need to some repair or renovation. But overall we were pleased with our stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lisa

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I have stayed here twice. It's location cannot be beat! Right on the beach next to Manuel Antonio. The monkeys always come to visit.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

6/10 Okay

Serge

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Tired but location, location
Location, location is what this hotel is all about - our Basic Villa (hotel room !) was overlooking and metres from the main beach. Good breakfast service (not Wednesdays). But the whole hotel needs redecoration and fitment updating - then they could double the price !
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2024

6/10 Okay

Anthony

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The location of the property on the beach was wonderful. The attention to the pool condition was also favorable. The grounds and common areas require some attention with some unused equipment displayed in the parking lot.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

6/10 Okay

Richard

Travelled with family, Travelled with partner
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Right on the beach. Great reception staff. Allow service dog free.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Thersa

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very close to beach. Walking to town of Manual Antiono. We felt safe but must be careful always. Staff very helpful with info of area and tours. Small cafe next door open for breakfast and lunch. Great food and Ariel so friendly!!
Stayed 21 nights in Jan 2024

6/10 Okay

Allan

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Ama con

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice place
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2024

4/10 Poor

Jay

Travelled with partner, Travelled with group
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
They were in the process of building a ramp walkway to the beach which was not completed so we had to walk over somewhat dirty area step over a ditch of water of which smells rank. The room was clean although disappointing in amenities. No hair dryer, no small face washcloths.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Matthew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 6 nights in Jan 2024

4/10 Poor

Jinghua

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
My wife and I stayed at this hotel between Dec. 27-Dec. 29, 2023. We did not have hot water for a shower the first night and Mr. Meilyn Y Moises checked/confirmed the issue in the room. We had a very sweaty day that day and my wife was sick too. So we really needed a hot water shower. Unfortunately, something was wrong with the hot water system. We understand sometime things happen. But we did not receive any response from the manager when we emailed him about any possible compensation for the inconvenience.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Amanda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The Perfect place
I absolutely love staying at Hotel Verde Mar!!! It is clean, right next to a great restaurant for breakfast and lunch, with a fantastic pool, and right on the beach. It is perfect for. Solo or family trip!
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Mike

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

6/10 Okay

Parag

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Rhonda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Best value on the beach
Great place for the value. Beach access is the best part. Pool and room were nice and clean. The mattress was a little uncomfortable but looked like they had some new ones to put in. Could use a little updating but the price is right. The staff is friendly and helpful. Would stay again.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Danny

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Yendall

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Location is superb. Right on the beach, and close to Manuel Antonio National Park. Front desk staff helpful when asked. Decent value for money. Beach access and swimming pool very convenient. Room was decent with good facilities. No TV in the room, but this was not required, or missed. There are other attractions.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Mirna

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Kind staff, near the beach. Safe. Restaurant wasn’t in service. Limited parking.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jo-Hanna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Michael

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Property was right next to the beach, so very convenient for a morning walk/run. Walking distance to national park and several restaurants/drinking. Staff was very kind and accommodating. We visited during rainy season, so bought umbrella and was able to walk to nearby restaurants. Few guests, but visit was still great. Monkeys visited hotel often by jumping on roof, making for an early wake up call most mornings. Didn't always have warm water and not all power sockets were working, but Internet (Wi-Fi) was excellent even during rain. Two people were able to work remotely with multi-person Zoom calls without any audio or video degradation. Sidewalks not swept often but it's basically in the jungle, so it's losing battle. Would definitely visit again.
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Bruce

Liked: Staff & service
Not the cleanest room. But Beach access
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Joe

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Super friendly staff. Pack your own washcloths and stop by the grocery store for paper towels. With that being said, I would recommend this place. Location is amazing.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

D

Liked: Staff & service
For the price u can’t beat it
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Dawn

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

6/10 Okay

Michael

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023

6/10 Okay

Misol

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Crab Me if You Can!
We loved that you could store personal items while waiting for check in. The staff was friendly. The beach access was on point. The pool water was a perfect temperature. We booked a student room expecting an average level of cleanliness and temperature. The room was not accurately depicted in the website’s pictures. The room was older looking and appeared clean but felt musty and not so clean. There were “cangrejos” (crabs) in the shower, in the room, and a couple found their way into our clothes.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Lucky

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Do not get the apartment next to the front desk. Everything can be heard and you get waken up early because of the loud speaking of the lady at the front desk.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Larry

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023