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Reviews of Hotel Mangaby

3 out of 5
Hotel Mangaby
Playa Hermosa, Sardinal, Guanacaste

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 98 out of 183 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 61 out of 183 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 16 out of 183 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 6 out of 183 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 183 reviews" "

8.8/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

8.2/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nicer small hotel with friendly and helpful staff. Rooms were clean and comfortable. Pool was great and refreshing. Breakfast was okay. Only con was the lack of ice at the hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

kevin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
clean, safe, and convenient
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

6/10 Okay

Brent

Disliked: Staff & service, amenities
A basic motel with a nice pool area. The room had a safe but the room doors for entry are dual sliding glass and not very secure. Very flimsy lock throw that didn’t catch half the time. I was diving the day I checked out and asked if I could store one suitcase until 3pm in office. Lady at check in was fairly surly and unhelpful. Told it was impossible. Which was weird as she was sitting there with no customers on her phone.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Elizabeth

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great breakfast included
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Sorin

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Pool looks great, food not right home about, room looks pretty used up

6/10 Okay

karen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

6/10 Okay

KRISTINA

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Nice rooms. Only 1 English speaking channel that cycled the same movies. Stairs outside room attached to room; sounded like a herd of elephants.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

patrick

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This place was wonderful right from check in!!
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Margrit

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jeffrey

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Our granddaughter loved the pool as did the grownups.
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Warren

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I stayed with family for 12 days. The hotel is very clean, lovely swimming pool, and very friendly staff. Several restaurants are within walking distance as well as a beach. Our room had very nice beds and excellent air-conditioning. The view outside our room was beautiful. I highly recommend Staying here and it is also family friendly.
Stayed 12 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ginger, Bowmanville

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
We loved this property. Although an older facility, the staff were amazing and friendly and worked so hard! The breakfast was so delicious and Magda at the front desk was a sweetheart and helped us so much! We would definitely go back. Our balcony was used daily for bird watching, iguana sightings and viewing the vegetation around the pool. It was extremely quiet and enjoyable. Ty Hotel Mangaby!!!
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Agnieszka, Campbell Hall

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Property is very nice but needs some updating.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Becky, Murray

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
They DO NOT HAVE A HOT TUB.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jeffrey

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Super quiet, inexpensive, safe place with great staff. Nice pool too.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jose

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Stay
Had a great time The room service and breakfast was pretty good I would definitely stay there again
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jeffrey

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff and property are amazing. Short walk to the beach at a great price.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Karen

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The staff are very friendly and accommodating. It is an easy walk to the beach. We had the apartment unit and it was clean and comfortable. I would stay here again.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Debra

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The staff were very accommodating and extremely helpful when I encountered a problem
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

edward

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

6/10 Okay

Lee

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Needs updating especially bathrooms(very grungy) and pool(lots of tiles missing) We got the breakfast included, not worth it 1.5 toast, 1egg, 3 slices of fruit, half a hot dog wiener. Easy walk to the beach and market
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Rose-Ann

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We were very pleased with our stay at Hotel Mangaby. Our room was clean and very comfortable, the hotel cleaning service made sure of this. Great job ladies!!!! We enjoyed the continental breakfast that was offered, the pool and waterfall were lovely, and the staff were always smiling and very friendly. The hotel is a 5-minute walk from the beach and many restaurants. I would recommend Coco Viquez restaurant. Delicious food and for a reasonable price. Thank you Alberto, Nelsy and Magda for your great recommendations, your assistance in calling taxis to get us to and from our adventures and most of all making us feel welcome and at home. See you again soon.
Stayed 8 nights in Apr 2023
Response from BTO on 23 Apr,2023
hello excellentThank you for your goods commentsIt is always a pleasure for us to have you here at the hotel.always trying to get better

6/10 Okay

Adrian Arguello

Travelled with family
Liked: Amenities
Disliked: Cleanliness
I recently stayed at the Mangaby hotel and had a mixed experience. While I enjoyed the pool and terrace amenities, unfortunately, the cleanliness of the hotel was not up to par. We found cockroaches in our room on both nights of our stay, and there was a consistently unpleasant odor. Additionally, the furniture was quite old, and the refrigerator had rust. On the positive side, the air conditioning worked well, the TV signal was good, and the Wi-Fi coverage was excellent. The hotel's location was also a highlight, as it was conveniently located near some great restaurants and just a short walk from the beach. Overall, while there were some enjoyable aspects of our stay at the Mangaby hotel, the cleanliness issues detracted from the experience. I would recommend that the hotel management prioritize improving the cleanliness and upkeep of the rooms to ensure a more pleasant stay for guests in the future.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

CHeryl

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good Room for Good Price!
This was a perfect stay for us, just what we needed after a red eye. The rooms were comfortable and clean and they had a nice outdoor patio for us to hang out on. The pool was clean with comfortable lounge chairs. We didn't try their breakfast, not up early enough :( ... I really liked playa hermosa for just one night, maybe 2. The beach is 2 minute walk one way and not very busy and the restaurants are 2 minutes the other way.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

8/10 Good

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Pleasant Stay at Mangaby
I did the two bedroom suite for a party of two so we had plenty of room, which we did - Overall the property is nice but a little dated - The chief issue we both faced was VERY spotty wifi, which we were both leaning on - The bathrooms could use abs update with no area to place toiletries - The shower bypass took some manipulation to get it too work - The housekeeping staff was very good - The hotel is well situated permitting a short walk to beach or area restaurants - The onsite restaurant never was staffed when we were in hotel so can’t comment in this space
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2023

8/10 Good

joshua

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The breakfasts were good and cheap. Ac was good and staff were friendly. Rooms are basic but clean
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jef

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The pool and waterfall were fantastic! Ability to have a freshly cooked breakfast, not just a buffet, was great, but would like more options. If you get up early enough, but after dawn, you can see monkeys traveling around. A little better insect pest control would be nice, but you're in the jungle, so some is unavoidable.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Dawn

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Alberto and his family were amazing to work with. We thoroughly enjoyed the beautiful pool area and were offered a wonderful breakfast each morning. Being only 300m from the beautiful Playa Hermosa and also close to some local “sodas”, it was the best of both worlds.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023

8/10 Good

Christy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Our room was clean and comfortable. The air conditioning worked well, the shower had plenty of hot water and breakfast was good. The pool and its area was nice, and we liked having our own patio area.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2023
Response from Meli on 22 Feb,2023
Thank you very much Christy, I really appreciate.We hope that you will come back. :)

8/10 Good

Paul

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location. Friendly staff. Excellent privacy. Good Price. Breakfast was Mediocre. Pool was terrific. Would definitely stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023
Response from Meli on 11 Feb,2023
Thank you vey much, We really appreciate!!!!!We hope that you will come back :)

8/10 Good

Jay

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
This is place is near the ocean and has a very clean pool. Breakfast was very good with fruit, juice, coffee and the typical Costa Rica Breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023
Response from Meli on 9 Feb,2023
Thank you for visited us, Were so happy that you enjoyed your stay here.

10/10 Excellent

Les

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jessica

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place to stay 5 min walk from playa hermosa beach, market and great restaurant/local bars also within a 5 min walk, great place for beer and fish to go is pescado loco which is also in walking distance…so much in walking distance…
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023
Response from Meli on 6 Feb,2023
We are so happy that you enjoyed your stay here. It was a pleasure to serving you, we hope that you come back :)

10/10 Excellent

Lisa, North Vancouver

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Thank you for a lovely stay in quiet Hermosa. We loved the pool and the patio at our room, and appreciator having our room ready early.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023
Response from Meli on 5 Feb,2023
It was a pleasure serving you and that you enjoyed your stay. We hope you will come back soon.

10/10 Excellent

Giuseppe

Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2023
Response from Hotel Mangaby on 5 Feb,2023
Thanks for raiting us! We appreciate it.

8/10 Good

Kim

Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Quiet and great proximity to the beach and local restaurants.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023
Response from Hotel Mangaby on 5 Feb,2023
Thanks for visited us, we hope that you will come back!

8/10 Good

Margo

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The pool view was lovely. Many beachside restaurants were enjoyed. We enjoyed the ocean!
Response from Hotel Mangaby on 5 Feb,2023
Were so happy that you really enjoyed your stay here. We hope that you will come back!

10/10 Excellent

chris

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Family owned- family run operation whose goal is for you to feel like you are "at home". Beautiful people, beautiful property, beautiful persona.
Response from Hotel Mangaby on 5 Feb,2023
Thank you very much, We really appreciate it.We hope that you will come back.

8/10 Good

Ellen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Lorna

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We loved our stay. We walked to the beach and restaurants nearby, enjoyed the pool and delicious breakfasts. Quiet calm and friendly vibe. Not luxurious, but it had everything we needed and more in all the important details. The owner-managers are good people, very friendly and helpful. So happy to have booked this hotel
Response from Meli on 5 Feb,2023
We are really happy that you enjoyed your stay here, it was a pleasure to servng you. We hope that you will come back!!!

8/10 Good

Robert

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Walking distance to one of the nicest beaches. Easy food options and great friendly staff.
Response from BTO on 4 Jan,2023
Thank you for spending part of your vacation with us. It is a pleasure

10/10 Excellent

Marlene

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice Family run hotel.
Hotel Mangaby is a nice family owned hotel within a block of the Pacific ocean. The place was clean. The room featured a kitchenette and seating including a couch and 2 chairs. The owner helped us with local transportation. There was air conditioning. I did find the bed a bit firm.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2022
Response from BTO on 4 Jan,2023
Thanks a lotin everything in my power to help you during your stayIt has been a pleasure meeting you

10/10 Excellent

Kathy

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022

8/10 Good

daniel

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022
Response from BTO on 4 Jan,2023
gracias pura vida

10/10 Excellent

Amie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Highly recommend.
Very friendly and helpful staff with a calm and easy going atmosphere.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2022
Response from BTO on 4 Jan,2023
That is the idea that you enjoy, rest and have a good time. a hug blessings in this new year

8/10 Good

Randall

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Yes the people are very friendly here the combinations are nice the rooms are big pool is wonderful and free breakfast is awesome

10/10 Excellent

Randall

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The people in the staff are very friendly commendations in nice awesome breakfast included the area is very nice around here
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

Erin

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Comfortable rooms, quiet, great pool area, friendly staff.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

Sarah

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything was great
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022
Response from BTO on 12 Oct,2022
Mil gracias estamos para servirle Thank you very much we are here to serve you