Hotel Nantipa - A Tico Beach Experience

Everything was great and clean!

This hotel is nice, but it is definitely not a luxury hotel as described. It is a nice upper class hotel but not the luxury hotel that they speak of. There are a lot of little things missing from it to be considered that. Is it worth the money that you’re paying? I wouldn’t do it again. If you need ice late in the evening after the restaurant is closed you’re out of luck. There was space between the door and the floor, where the centipede or worms could get in to your room which happened every day. The lounge chairs around the pool area were a little dirty, and it wasn’t crowded. There was also no service around the pool area unless you went to the restaurant and asked for it which I didn’t think you should have to do it a luxury hotel. They should’ve had some lemongrass or some oils burning around the property to help control the mosquitoes and the bugs. I understand. I’m in the middle of the jungle and there’s gonna be bugs, but this was excessive and there was nothing being done to help deter the bugs away. Something simple as burning an oil with lemon grass or something along those lines would’ve helped immensely and they could’ve done that all around the property. Also understand that yes you’re right on the beach but if you’re a surfer, it is not a good area. It is very rocky. You have to walk 15 minutes one way or the other down the beach. There are no chairs or umbrellas for the beach. Which is something I would expect from a luxury hotel.

My daughter and I planned a girls trip and we couldn’t have been happier. The staff, shoutout to Sebastian and Karla, could t have been more knowledgeable and helpful. Harry the GM gave us a lot of good suggestions for local spots. We went fishing and caught mahi mahi and yellow fin and Chef made us some amazing meals from that catch. Memories for a lifetime!

We went for the standard room but it was beautiful and spacious and very clean. They came twice a day to service the rooms and did a wonderful job. The pool is the best we have ever experienced… always a lovely temperature and great design. Areas for improvement: more sun beds around the pool (a couple of times there were none available) and yoga should be included free of charge for guests. Every other hotel we stayed in during our trip had this included - when you pay a lot for the room you don’t expect to be charged for these services.

Everything was perfect. We will be back !