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3.5 of 5 stars 3 Reviews
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“Definite Room for Improvement” 10 Dec 2005 - A TripAdvisor Member
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Hotel GBP* Distance Rating
The Palms £361 0.9 mi 1.4 km 4 of 5 stars
Hermosa Heights 37 £102 0.9 mi 1.4 km 4 of 5 stars
Casa de la Buena Vista £188 0.9 mi 1.4 km 4 of 5 stars
Hotel El Velero £53 1.0 mi 1.6 km 4 of 5 stars
Hilton Papagayo Costa Rica Resort & Spa £154 2.0 mi 3.3 km 4 of 5 stars
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Top-Rated Nearby Restaurants
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Pizzeria e Cucina Italiana 4.2 mi 6.8 km 4 of 5 stars
Congo's Four Seasons Hotel 7.7 mi 12.4 km 3.5 of 5 stars
Sapori d'Italia 16.2 mi 26.1 km 3.5 of 5 stars
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Black Stallion Hills Equestrian Center 27.7 mi 44.6 km 4 of 5 stars
Kingpin Sportfishing 27.7 mi 44.6 km 4.5 of 5 stars
C & C Surf School 29.2 mi 47.0 km 4 of 5 stars
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“Occidental Grand Papagayo All Inclusive” Expedia.com
Costa Smeralda
Calle 18 Bis | Papagayo Gulf, 5000, Costa Rica
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“Definite Room for Improvement”
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2 of 5 stars
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10 Dec 2005
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Let me start of by saying that I was at the resort a year ago, it is possible that improvements have been made. I traveled to the resort with 2 other friends and when booking, we were under the impression that it was a 4 star. Honestly, it was far from it. I have stayed at a number of other... more

“Like bugs trailing across your room?”
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4 Nov 2005
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This resort was a disappointment. It wasn't well-run and there wasn't much to do. We stayed at the Costa Smerald in December 2004. It turned out that most of the staff had decided to take their vacations that week, so only one of the four restaurants was open, there were no night-time activities and cleaning was hit and miss. The... more

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Thorold, Ont. Canada
3 Oct 2004
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My husband and I went to Costa Rica in Dec. 2003. We stayed at the Grande Papagayo Resort. At that time it was Costa Smeralda. Since the ownership change I can't say anything about improvements as I don't know what if anything has changed. The rooms were very nice, the hotel property was beautiful and the staff very friendly. The... more

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