We satyed here for xmas, looking forward to our hols in a "4 star" Hotel. we have stayed in 4 star and 5 star hotels quite a few times , but this one was in our opinion more like a 2 star, at first glance it looks lovely, clean, and well presented. but look again!! our first day there we... more

The third trip to this lovely hotel, where location location location sums it up. We agree about no atmosphere in the the Chinese, only needs music. And perhaps the spring rolls were a bit mushy. There was a problem with someone putting too much salt in the pialleas and in the julien veg. Saw a little spainsh boy being forced... more

stayed here twice now. very nice hotel and friendly staff. food boring even for a weeks stay. beds far too hard. i am not being to picky but both my wife and i wondered where they got the 4 stars from. after a few days we were tired of the bland food, we saw salmon on the first evening then... more

Just back from 2 weeks at this hotel and couldn't fault it. Finding our room with the map was fun but we soon found our way round. The room had the most amazing view of the sea and we loved just sitting on the balcony watching the ferries and small boats. The food was excellent at every meal. We did... more

Hotel massive lots to do went to celebrate my 50th birthday.Food great apart from catering for coeliacs as one of our party was, she could not eat any of the bread.other than that could not fault this great hotel,as you would expect being all inclusive.Even had a bottle of champers in my room on my birthday.beer on tap 24/7 as... more

Second time this year, this time with a group of eight friends. Great room with the sound of the waves waking you in the morning, food is amazing for an all-inclusive tariff but if you eat lunch and dinner there for two weeks may become a bit boring. The Green Room (no children) was the bar for us, Teresa the... more

just returned from a weeks stay with husband and 9 yr old son. the other reviews are pretty acurate so i'll quickly add my views! yes you have to carry your own cases to your room but we didnt find this a major problem. the rooms were clean and large enough for us, we stayed in 'C' block and would... more

This was our third visit to the Sandos Papagayo arena hotel. We like the location, a nice walk into town 1 way, the other way are the great Papagayo beaches. I will admit that the location might not suit everybody, it is a 40 min walk into town if you want bars with a bit of life! 15 mins walk... more

Adults and 2 kids,had to carry own baggage to room,which we changed the next day.Bit disappointed to start with as we have stayed at the Rubicon Palace many times and decided to try this for a change.The room was ok with a sea view, but the bed was so hard and uncomfortable ( not good for bad back sufferers )... more