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Reviews of Flamingo Marina Hotel This rating is a reflection of how the property compares to the industry standard when it comes to price, facilities and services available. It's based on a self-evaluation by the property. Use this rating to help choose your stay!

Hotel Flamigo Marina, Playa Flamingo, Costa Rica

#47 of 47 hotels in Playa Flamingo

Guests' Choice

Review Score

Based on 32 hotel reviews

5.9

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    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

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Twin Room with Extra Bed
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    the view

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: February 11, 2024

    7.0
    Fine for short stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Deluxe Double or Twin Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Reception 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

    7.0
    IT LOOKS THAT THE PLACE WERE ABANDONE, OF COURSE NOT MANY PEOPLE BUT THE SHARE AREAS DISORGANIZED
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Deluxe Double or Twin Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 1 night

    BEFORE 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

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Deluxe Double or Twin Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    It’s need more maintenance, bad WiFi

    The view

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: March 26, 2023

    7.0
    It was fine.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Deluxe Double or Twin Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The 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

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Deluxe Double or Twin Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Wifi Did not reach the room

    It was close to Where We were going to visit.

    Stayed in March 2023

  • Reviewed: January 26, 2023

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Deluxe Double or Twin Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The 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

    2.0
    Beautiful Location, But Seriously Lacking in Maintenance
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Deluxe Double or Twin Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The 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

    8.0
    Good value for the money.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Twin Room with Extra Bed
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    A 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

    1.0
    Very Poor
    • Business trip
    • Couple
    • Twin Room with Extra Bed
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    I 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

    2.0
    Very Poor
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Deluxe Double or Twin Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    It'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

    3.0
    I was alone and would not bring my familoy to this hotel
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Deluxe Double or Twin Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 2 nights

    The 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

    1.0
    No more book in this…
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Twin Room with Extra Bed
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    All… abandoned site!!

    The location

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: November 21, 2023

    8.0
    location is great and beautiful view..
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Deluxe Double or Twin Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 1 night

    beds

    location

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: September 2, 2023

    1.0
    Disappointed
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Deluxe Double or Twin Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Outdated, dirty, lack of services, etc, etc.

    Location

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: July 24, 2023

    3.0
    Total letdown
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Double or Twin Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Kind 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

    1.0
    Don't stay here. It's very run down, gross and the owners are not there, helpful or accessible
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Double or Twin Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 2 nights

    Where 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

    1.0
    Very Poor
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Twin Room with Extra Bed
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    That 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

    3.0
    Open when you're ready
    • Leisure trip
    • Travelers with friends
    • Deluxe Double or Twin Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    It's an abandoned property

    Location

    Stayed in March 2023

  • Reviewed: April 20, 2023

    10
    perfect
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Deluxe Double or Twin Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    .

    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

    2.0
    stayed because it was late and already payed
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Deluxe Double or Twin Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    old. 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

    1.0
    very bad place. scorpion in our room. no staff. no amenities or Internet
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Double or Twin Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    everything

    nothing

    Stayed in February 2023

  • Reviewed: March 17, 2025

    5.0
    Fair
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Double or Twin Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: February 21, 2025

    5.0
    Fair
    • Business trip
    • Family with young children
    • Deluxe Double or Twin Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in February 2025

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