Hotel Flamigo Marina, Playa Flamingo, Costa Rica
#47 of 47 hotels in Playa Flamingo
Guests' ChoiceBased on 32 hotel reviews
5.9Cleanliness
6.1
Comfort
6.4
Location
8.6
Facilities
5.5
Staff
7.0
Value for money
6.3
Free Wifi
5.0
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Reviewed: February 9, 2025
Kenneth
Costa Ricathe view
Stayed in February 2025
Reviewed: February 11, 2024
Dmitry
SwitzerlandReception didn't speak English and there was no WiFi in the room. Overall the place looks slightly abandoned, but was alright for one night stay.
It's pretty close to the Flamingo beach. The room was clean enough.
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: November 29, 2023
Patricia
Costa RicaBEFORE TO GIVE IT A ROOM SOMEBODY HAD TO CHECK THAT EVERETHING MUST BE COMPLETE
THERE WERE NO SOAP AT THE BATHROOM AND LIMITED TOILET PAPER. I HAD A SHOWER WITHOUT SOAP
Stayed in November 2023
Reviewed: July 13, 2023
Rita
United StatesIt’s need more maintenance, bad WiFi
The view
Stayed in July 2023
Reviewed: March 26, 2023
Connor
Costa RicaThe view and the better beach was far away but in the pictures it looked closer
The beach was a lot smaller than I thought and it was a longer drive to the better beach
Stayed in March 2023
Reviewed: March 26, 2023
Karen
SwedenWifi Did not reach the room
It was close to Where We were going to visit.
Stayed in March 2023
Reviewed: January 26, 2023
Yorlene
Costa RicaThe room has the garbage can dirty of the guests that were before in the room, no antibacterial soap in the bathroom, the stairs to the beach need to be cleaned, full of dry leaves and garbage
The location, the kitchen in the room, the great view of the balcony
Stayed in January 2023
Reviewed: March 31, 2025
Brian
United StatesThe location and view from the hotel are truly beautiful — definitely the highlight of our stay. However, the experience overall was disappointing due to very poor maintenance. The pool was in terrible condition, with tiles falling off, which made it unsafe. This was especially concerning for my father, who is diabetic and can’t risk injuring his feet — after one dip, he couldn’t use the pool again. There were no visible staff members around during our stay except the receptionist at check-in, who disappeared after that. The rooms were just okay, but the bathroom was unpleasant. The toilet barely flushed and had heavy calcium stains, which made it feel unhygienic. The towels provided were microfiber — not suitable for drying the body, more like what you’d use for cleaning a car. This place has a lot of potential due to its location, but without proper upkeep and better service, it really misses the mark.
The location of the hotel is fantastic — it’s close to everything we needed, and the view from our room was absolutely beautiful. Unfortunately, the overall experience was let down by poor maintenance. The room and facilities seemed neglected, with several things in need of repair or updating. It has great potential, but definitely needs more attention to cleanliness and upkeep.
Stayed in March 2025
Reviewed: February 26, 2025
Brian
United StatesA little dated. Needs an update.
Walking distance to the marina. Nice views of the bay. Parking close to the rooms. Large rooms with plenty of space.
Stayed in February 2025
Reviewed: January 26, 2025
Jessica
United StatesI made a mistake with filtering 8+ when looking at hotels last minute we needed a place and didn't realize how bad this place was prior to booking. So it's on me but wow soooo bad. The rooms have not been cleaned in months it felt like an abandoned hotel. We checked in but had to wait for someone to show up, then enter the room and it was so filthy we had to leave immediately to another hotel. Of course we didn't get any money back.
Location
Stayed in January 2025
Reviewed: December 24, 2024
Iuliia
Costa RicaIt's a very old hotel, when I booked it showed in the photo that there was a kitchen and you could only choose one room option, when we arrived we were told that you have to pay an extra 100 dollars for the kitchen. Terrible hotel. I do not recommend it.
Stayed in December 2024
Reviewed: March 4, 2024
Smith
United StatesThe rooms and facility need a complete renovation. Everything needs to be re-done. Zero ammenities. None! The rooms are very worn down, bathrooms are gross.
Location was great. It's at the Marina and has plenty of stores and restaurants within walking distance.
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: November 28, 2023
Castro
Costa RicaAll… abandoned site!!
The location
Stayed in November 2023
Reviewed: November 21, 2023
Karen
Costa Ricabeds
location
Stayed in November 2023
Reviewed: September 2, 2023
Dixie
Costa RicaOutdated, dirty, lack of services, etc, etc.
Location
Stayed in July 2023
Reviewed: July 24, 2023
Tippmann
United StatesKind of a train wreck. Restaurant-closed Pool deck bar-closed Pool should have been closed. It was dirty and had hundreds of tiles missing. Our Room was not clean. Fitted sheets were so worn out that they slid all over. When we got to the room there was one bath towel, & one bath Mat. No hand towels, no wash cloths, no soap, shampoo etc. It seemed like the hotel closed down and a couple guys slipped in there and got a handful of rooms useable and started renting them out. Even the front desk was completely empty. He handled out checkin on his phone.
Stayed in July 2023
Reviewed: July 12, 2023
Turner
United StatesWhere do I start. First of all we showed up and no one at the front desk spoke english, which is ok, we are in a foreign country, so not their problem. However when we did google translate, they said they didn't have our reservation. Front desk had to call the owner, who spoke english and finally confirmed we had a reservation. This took over an hour and it was late in the day and very hot. They showed us our room and it was very hot with pretty gross. We asked for a refund and the owner said no refunds. From the pics you can see hair in the bed, trash under the bed, back door didn't lock, the bathroom window lock was broke, soap scum in bath and kitchen, bathroom sink was clogged, couch was old and disgusting, the wall A/C didn't really cool the room, etc. We left the next morning and didn't stay the second night. We tried to contract the owner and the number and email on their website and booking.com doesn't work so we couldn't plead our case. We contacted booking.com and pleaded our case and they said they checked with the owner, but no concession were going to be made.
Nothing. We booked this online for 2 nights because Booking.com has it rated as a 4 star hotel. It was non refundable, and we thought it would be okay with 4 stars and other places were booked up.
Stayed in June 2023
Reviewed: June 12, 2023
Luis
United StatesThat you sent us, and charged us for a placed that is abandoned, out of shape.
Not a a thing. Place is abandoned.
Stayed in June 2023
Reviewed: May 14, 2023
Lydia
Costa RicaIt's an abandoned property
Location
Stayed in March 2023
Reviewed: April 20, 2023
Génesis
Costa Rica.
i liked everything about the place because it was close to the sea and the pool was very close as well, and the staff was very kind
Stayed in April 2023
Reviewed: March 17, 2023
Alejandro
Costa Ricaold. no receptionist, just a guy who had the worst presentation ever. the room smelled horrible. noisy a/c dirty floor great location but needs a major update and a new administration
Stayed in March 2023
Reviewed: February 26, 2023
Diane
Canadaeverything
nothing
Stayed in February 2023
Reviewed: March 17, 2025
Gaudy
Costa RicaThere are no comments available for this review
Stayed in March 2025
Reviewed: February 21, 2025
Ross
Costa RicaThere are no comments available for this review
Stayed in February 2025
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