The Weekender by Otium

“Nice hotel but not really our thing.”

The room was clean and quiet, with a comfy and large bed, and the staff were friendly. The bathroom could be more private, and we had to use the phone in the room to call the front desk. Water problems caused by city pipes happened on our checkout day, and the parking situation needs a lot of improvement.

Edwin·7 个月前

“This is the noisiest place we have ever stayed in. It’s a dormitory not a boutique hotel!”

Nothing positive! I hated staying here. We had to wait an extra 30 minutes to get our room after an exhausting drive, and they added that to the end but it was inconvenient. The free parking isn’t on site; they partnered with a lot down the road for free parking, but the streets are crowded and parking nearby is almost impossible. The place looks like a boutique hotel but isn’t relaxing. The metal doors let every noise in, including quiet conversations outside your room and music by the pool. I heard trash being collected outside my door, woke up to people talking and had to use the ear‑plugs they gave me. They know noise is an issue but won’t do anything more. I received the ear‑plugs after complaining about what I thought was a bird chirping all night; my husband thought it was a fire detector with a bad battery. Evidently it was a croqui frog in their gardens. They can’t fix it, so if you can’t sleep, bring ear‑plugs. When you leave for the day, put up your “Clean Me” sign or you won’t get your room cleaned or new towels; it was a struggle to get clean towels later. No one is at the front desk most of the time; you have to text them. At night, only a security guard is there from 10 pm to 6 am, and he didn’t keep people quiet when they were rude. The TV in our room has a line down it; I’m sure someone pumped it on the way in or out because it’s hanging right in the walkway. We told them about it immediately upon arrival. They offered to try to get us into another room, but it wasn’t worth packing up and moving. The A/C units display the temperature and let you turn it off, but ours kept coming back on and illuminated the room enough to wake me. I have not heard anything about the promised beach access either.

Jacqueline·8 个月前

The hotel is new, well maintained, and surrounded by a beautiful garden full of lush plants. There’s plenty of space for sunbathing and for relaxing in the shade, which makes it easy to truly unwind. The staff were very friendly, welcoming, and always willing to help. The location is excellent, only a 5‑minute walk to the beach and just a few minutes from a lively street with many great restaurants and bars. The hotel provides beach towels and a beach bag, and you can also ask for beach chairs. On the downside, we stayed for five nights and midway through we put a “please clean the room” sign on our door. After spending the whole day in the rainforest, we came back to find the room had not been cleaned at all, towels were not changed, and trash bins were still full, which was disappointing. Another drawback is the lack of any proper place to hang wet clothes, such as swimsuits or wet shoes after rainforest trips. Every evening until 10 pm, music in the garden was playing, and because the speakers were directly next to our room, it was quite disturbing. Local frogs create a very loud symphony throughout the night, even with earplugs, so sleeping can be difficult; I strongly recommend bringing good‑quality ones. The only window in the room faces directly onto a walkway and the pool used by other guests, so to have any privacy you need to keep the curtains closed, which means you’re basically without daylight. That’s a big downside for me. Lastly, late check‑out until 12 pm is available for an additional fee of $75… but you may leave your luggage at the reception free of charge.

Agnieszka·9 个月前

The attached restaurant is good, but the bedroom is very noisy because it’s too close to the bar.

Wilson·10 个月前

“Very affordable. Very cute. Super convenient location and friendly staff. I’m pretty sure it’s a sound system but the BI”

Very affordable, very cute, super convenient location and friendly staff. I’m pretty sure it’s a sound system but the birds chirp all night loud and there are occasional critters. My room had a really small balcony that faced a wall.

Dessy·10 个月前