Costa Rica, Guanacaste, Occidental Allegro Papagayo Review

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Costa Rica, Guanacaste, Occidental Allegro Papagayo
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NYTravelGuy100's Review of Costa Rica, Guanacaste, Occidental Allegro Papagayo Costa Rica

4th Jun 2007

Overall Rating

1 stars
  • Value for money
    1 stars
  • Board Basis
    All inclusive
  • Accommodation
    1.5 stars
  • Food
    0.5 stars
  • Location
    0.5 stars
  • Date of stay
    May 2007
  • Tour Operator
    Orbitz
  • Customer Service
    1.5 stars
  • Resort
    1 stars
Good Points

Everytime I left the actual resort for a tour/activity, I had a blast.

The Canopy Zipline tour (half day) was awesome. This can be booked through the hotel tour office. Fly high above the rain forest.
The Bottom Fishing tour provided through the hotel was awesome. I went with another couple and we had a small boat to ourselves for the afternoon. Free beer and pineapple on board. We caught some big fish and I know very little about fishing.
I heard the Volcano tour was awesome but didn't have time for it.


Bad Points

I just got back from the resort at the end of May 2007.

For the first two nights the power was out for a few hours, with no helpful explanation.

All types of bugs were in the room. Mosquitoes, centipedes, spiders of all kinds, ants, big beetles and other mystery bugs. Didn't get one good night sleep except the nights I drank enough to pass out.

Bugs attack your food at every meal. I was literally chased away from my table by a swarm of bees.

The main eatery is outdoors and buffet style too, you cannot have this type of setup in the middle of the rainforest and not have a serious bug problem. Typically, if you find one bug in your food its unacceptable, at Allegro Papagayo it's a given and you have no real alternative.

Rooms were much like a US motel.


General Comments

Recommendation, I took a day trip with friends to the city Tamirindo, which is a bit more developed and has some nice hotels. This was a highlight and would recommend staying at the nicest hotel they have as an alternative to Papaygayo.

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