Name: Villas Gaia
Address: 12Km Al Sur De Uvita Sobre Autopista Costanera Sur, Ballena, Ballena, Ballena, 60015, Costa Rica
Rating: 8

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Palmar Sur Airport

Buenos Aires Airport (Costa Rica)

Drake Bay Airport

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This is a great hotel with friendly courteous staff, perfectly suited for two working parents needing a respite from city life. The hotel is small, quiet and peaceful but yet located minutes from all the action in the town. They have a shuttle to the beach. Very reasonably priced with clean modest rooms. We would come back in a heartbeat.

Romantic get away 

Writing this review is not easy for me as I hate being negative about anywhere I have visited.  There is much good about this hotel which I will start with.  The staff and people are helpful and friendly, the setting is magical and the rooms comfortable enough, giving a real rainforest feel.
So what was the problem?  The whole hotel had a real rundown, not properly maintained or cared for .  It was all round dingy without being dirty or unpleasant and just had a atmosphere of quiet despair.
My main issue was that, as someone else has commented is with the website.  The pictures do not reflect any sort of current reality about what to expect and may or not reflect reality at some previous point of time.  Two points on this;  the pictures show a bar, not open even in high season.  Worse, for us, the website promises a menu.which we were never offered either at breakfast or the one occasion when we had dinner there (don't bother)!  What was on offer was inadequate in portion size and things like fruit for breakfast we had to ask for:  it was never offered.
I hate being sold something under false pretences and this was the case here.  If it had been cheaper I might have made some allowances, but it was not cheap and I feel sure we (and you) could do a lot better for the price.  A shame and I hope it pulls it socks up but it gave every impression to me of a business about to return to the jungle.

Not as advertised or sold

I feel like they have great potential but are just average for the price. The gentleman working afternoons and evenings really made us feel at home. He helped us organize a snorkeling trip and helped us with some Spanish phrases.  The food was absolutely fantastic. The big downside for me were the bugs in the room. We didn't realize until the last night of our stay that leaving the fan on high at night would prevent mosquito bites.  The first nights we used bug spray and still got a lot of bites that plagued us for the rest of our vacation. There were little worms appearing on the floors daily. The air conditioner dripped water on the headboard all night, little droplets waking me up at night.  The pool is very nice.  The grounds are beautiful.  The location is convenient.  I would probably stay again as it was a good price for the area and remember the tip about using the fan at night.

Mixed

We stayed in over 10 properties whilst in Costa Rica and this was by far the worst.
Firstly the photo's on show were probably taken years ago and bear no resemblance to the condition of the rooms today, certainly the one we slept in! Main issues were the room felt very damp, there were stains on the concrete floor and evidence of insects living in the room. The sliding doors did not lock easily, you needed 2 people to achieve this and even then there was a large gap left between the doors for insects/mosquitoes to enter. Bathroom was pretty grim too, did not feel clean and water pressure was not good.
The pool, again photos look great but they were probably taken many years ago, it is now looking very tired and lacking in tlc.
The whole place needs a re-vamp to bring it up to expected standards compared to many other similar type establishments available.
The reason this place is still popular is that there is not many options in this area so you are stuck for choice.
Bar/food area was pleasant enough as were the staff.

Well below standard :(

Really bad experience for us while we are not really exigent about hotel. Bed Sheets were dirty and one people of the staff was not really nice. I need to say that the night watchman was really nice. Expérience vraiment désagréable, je ne recommande pas cet hotel.

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