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Reviews of Hotel Mono Azul

2.5 out of 5
Hotel Mono Azul
Quepos-Manuel Antonio Road, Quepos, Puntarenas

Reviews

7.0

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 35 out of 158 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 54 out of 158 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 39 out of 158 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 14 out of 158 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 16 out of 158 reviews" "

7.2/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

7.0/10

Amenities

6.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Milan

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This hotel is very unique and cute. A lot of trees, monkeys and all those jungle creatures. Bus stop right in front to take you to the Manuel Antonyo park or anywhere around.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2022

6/10 Okay

Melany Gabriela Muñoz

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2021
Response from Cornelius, Manager on Jan 1, 2022
We regret not having met your expectations, we are a small and cheap hotel between Quepos and Manuel Antonio and we love to satisfy our guests. The management appreciates that when something goes wrong it is communicated immediately to try to fix it and not realize it days later in a review but we understand that there are ways to do things and we are respectful of that.

8/10 Good

yosef

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
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Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021
Response from Cornelius,Manager on Dec 2, 2021
Gracias

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Its not worth to pay the amount we paid . overall room and bathroom condition is not good . They are very hesitate for giving towel . there are no shampoo , conditioner or body lotion in room .
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019
Response from Hotel Mono Azul on Jan 22, 2020
Thank you for the time to leave a comment. As described on Expedia, we do not provide the basic personal hygiene products such as shampoo, conditioner or lotion. Our Standard rooms are as described with screened windows and ceiling fan, thus are designed for budget-minded travelers. Towels are provided for guest in the rooms, but we do not supply towels for use at the beach. Enjoy the remainder of your time in Costa Rica.

10/10 Excellent

JAMES

Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2020

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Friendly staff, but overall wouldn’t recommend.
The basic room was pretty much an overpriced hostel. In fact, there are probably more amenities in a hostel compared to this hotel. We didn’t get fresh towels in the mornings, room was extremely humid and damp, and windows were just screens with no glass...we could hear the person in the next room snoring. The shower head was held together by a piece of electric tape. However, I do have to say that the staff was very friendly and helpful and breakfast was definitely a plus and the best we had in Costa Rica.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2019
Response from Hotel Mono Azul on Mar 2, 2020
Thank you for taking time to comment. Our Standard rooms are noted as being a basic room without AC., and a screen window allows air movement and keeps the bugs out. This part of the country is among the warmest and most humid, but with the the climate comes the abundance of wildlife and the beautiful rainforest which attracts visitors like you. Our on-demand shower-head is a common fixture across not only Costa Rica but Central America, and hot water is a feature not all hotels budget or otherwise offer. Our budget rooms are supplied with only a cold water feed making the electric demand shower the only option. We hope the remainder of your travels through Costa Rica were pleasant.

6/10 Okay

Andrea, Costa Rica

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
There is no AC in the room I was . Rooms are super small.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019
Response from John on Sep 22, 2019
Thank you for staying with us Andrea. Correct, the room you chose does not come with AC and it is small as indicated in the description offered online. We also offer our Standard-PLUS rooms which are larger and come with AC ad Television. We hope you enjoyed your time in the Manuel Antonio area while visiting.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Nice place. Quiet. Good food. the place is a bit old and needs some maintenance
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019
Response from Manager on Sep 16, 2019
Hello! Thank you very much for visiting us, we glad you enjoyed your stay. We are always working for our customers in order to provide the best service and accommodations, we appreciate your feedback because this make us improve much more.

10/10 Excellent

april

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place to stay
John and his staff were amazing friendly, informative, knowledgeable about wildlife and what there was to do. Blue Monkey food was delicious and reasonable.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2019
Response from Manager on Sep 16, 2019
Hello! We are so happy to know that you enjoyed your stayed, we always tried to make you feel welcome and recommend you the best. Our food at Blue's Bar and Restaurant is really good! Hope to see you soon!

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nos se hospeden en la habitación 1. Está al frente de la lavandería, en la mañana se escucha la bulla de las sseñoras hablando y las lavadoras funcionando. El abanico es muy débil, la habitación es muy pequeña, los jabones son de los más baratos posibles, y el precio que cobran no va en relación con la clase de habitación. En el desayuno tampoco dan frutas, a diferencia de la competencia del frente.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Owner and staff were amazing - very friendly and welcoming. It was in a great location and the restaurant was fabulous. There was also live music in the evening of the night we stayed. When I booked our room, I didn't realize it didn't have AC. Some of the rooms at the hotel do have AC, but ours did not. The room was very small (even with the double bed and twin sized bed). The owner told us he is in the process of making renovations, but the process has been slow. The room served it's purpose for the 1 night stay we booked it for.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

XiaoChen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful stay
The hotel manger was very kind. He let us stayed past the regular checkout time. Breakfast was delicious.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019
Response from Cornelius on Jul 5, 2019
Thanks so muck for your kind words We look forward to another visit soon The Manager

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly safe place, but certainly faded glory. No amenities to speak off, very bare bones, bring toiletries. Room was very dark and behind utility room. So much shade encourages mosquitos, so be prepared. Pool is small but refreshing. Restaurant is pricey to area comparables. Nothing bad will happen here but price shop to make sure it’s your best value.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019
Response from Cornelius on Jul 5, 2019
Muchas gracias por su visita y por su comentario. Somos un hotel pequeño de bajo costo para todas las edades. Siempre estamos disponibles para atender cualquier inconveniente miestras los huespedes se encuentran en el hotel. Esperamos verle pronto Saludos cordiales

8/10 Good

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019
Response from Cornelius Mesen, Manager on Apr 8, 2019
Thanks for your visit

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2019
Response from Cornelius, Manager on Apr 1, 2019
Thanks for your visit We hope you enjoy our facilities Look forward to another visit soon

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 6 nights in Feb 2019
Response from Cornelius, Manager on Apr 1, 2019
Thanks for your visit Pura Vida!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
John, rhe owner, made the stay very memorable. He and his staff went out of their way to make my visit enjoyable. I will gladly return to this establishment. The room was clean, bed was comfortable and staff was beyond friendly and courteous.
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2019
Response from Cornelius, Manager on Apr 1, 2019
Thanks for your visit and review We are happy to know you enjoy the stay Look forward to another visit soon

10/10 Excellent

Gary

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Just awesome
Great staff, small place which gave us the opportunity to talk directly with the owner.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019
Response from Cornelius Mesen, Manager on Feb 11, 2019
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you We appreciate your visit and comment Hope to see you back soon Pura Vida

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disappointing, this hotel is very run down, more hostel accommodation than hotel. I did my research and for my budget this hotel seemed to be what I was looking for... a little oasis. We booked a standard room, I didn’t notice there was no air con when I booked so this was my fault but when I asked to be upgraded to aircon room they wanted £300 extra . The photos of the hotel are very misleading, it is in serious need of upgrading. The shower was cold and dangerous looking with electric wires exposed, everything was shoddy, bed linen all creased , no glass in the windows, only wire mesh . I will say the room was clean. The hotel is on a very busy road so be prepared for early wake up. Even though we had paid for 6 nights, we decided to move on, we couldn’t cope without air con and decided we would rather spend our money on somewhere with better facilities.
Stayed 6 nights in Jan 2019
Response from Cornelius, New Manager on Jan 18, 2019
Thanks for your review and please note that we take very serious the complains and take actions inmediatelly to remedy every isuue you mentioned here. The raining season just finish (Dec 20) and living in the jungle is not easy. Every year after the rain, we need to paint more than 90% of the hotel and sometimes, the busy christmast and new years season dont give us the time we need to make everything look fresh and clean for your visit in January. We do have a little Oasis as past clients said in many other reviews, our deluxe rooms with a/c are near the second pool and behind the main main buildind (restaurant and reception) where late wake ups take place every day. This pool and deluxe rooms are immerse in very high almonds tree where the scarlet makaws eat lunch every other day, also monkeys have make this oasis their road to cross in the famous monkey bridges. The Quepos Manuel Antonio area is recognize for the beatifull nature, willife and beaches and we are located only 6 kilometers before the most visited National Park in Costa Rica "Manuel Antonio", our hotel is a very low budget with only 2 room categories (standard and deluxe) our standard rooms with fan (only $70 at night) are the perfect room to rest and sleep after a full day of activities on the beach or walking in the park. Our deluxe rooms (only $105) are biggert and have a/c and screen TV. Up grades from standard to deluxe cost only $20, I believe you miss understand our receptionst (we dont have $300 rooms), also as the New Manager I am always available to talk to the guest but I dont remember any call from you. I'm sorry we did not meet your expectations but thank you for your review that lets us know what we failed to correct and move forward.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
The property was very mediocre. It is more like a motel than a hotel. We stayed for two nights and our room wasn't cleaned. I wouldn't recommend staying here.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2019
Response from Cornelius, New Manager on Jan 18, 2019
Thanks for your visit and for the review. Our Hotel has 2 categories of rooms, standard with fan and deluxe with A/C. Our standard rooms are the lowest price in the area as they are small and just confortable to sleep and rest after the day of activities on the beach. Our deluxe room with A/C are bigger and besides the A/C they also have screen TV. We are sorry if you stay wasn't good and hope to see you back one day to see all the improvements we are doing.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018
Response from Cornelius on Dec 22, 2018
Thank you for your visit Pura Vida!

8/10 Good

corey

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Thanks for the amazing staff
Amazing staff who went out of there way to help you, kitchen wasn’t always opened but it was the slow season so I half expected it. Really didn’t like the town as much as I thought I would die to all the harassment, but that has nothing to do with this good hotel.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018
Response from Cornelius on Nov 26, 2018
Thank you for your visit and for the great comment. We are happy to know our staff is doing good and continue training them to seek for excelence.

10/10 Excellent

roz, uk

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely hotel, John and Paige awesome hosts, showed us all the wildlife that frequent there grounds, mackaws, sloths,butterflys, monkeys.......We had a fab night and went back the following week and had a pizza and cocktails with them highly recommend fantastic, thank you both so much x
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018
Response from Paige on Aug 29, 2018
It was wonderful having you stay at Hotel Mono Azul. As we like to say, you come as guests leave as friends. Please come again and stay in touch.

10/10 Excellent

william

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Summer vacation
Very very good place.... We recommend
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2018
Response from Owner on Aug 15, 2018
Thank you! Please come back and send your friends.

10/10 Excellent

E, San Diego

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Location. Lovely, helpful, gracious owners and staff. The pools are delicious and one off to the side is a safari park in and of itself if you just take a second to relax and listen to the jungle. Saw monkeys, Tucans, and Rhino Bettles right from our door.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2018
Response from Hotel Mono Azul on Jul 12, 2018
Thank you for choosing Hotel Mono Azul. We too, love our location.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Nice hotel for the price. Great location
spent a lot of time at the pool with the kids. Easy to move around town from this location.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018
Response from Hotel Mono Azul on Jul 12, 2018
Thank you so much. We love our location and enjoy time in the pools also.

10/10 Excellent

Ree, Toronto

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place
Stayed Feb 19-23 great place, great owners, great location The 2 pools are awesome, rooms were adequate but get AC room if you don't like the heat There is a bus stop at the corner that takes you into manuel antonio Staff booked tours for us Baru national park was way better than Manuel antonio Monkeys and parrots visit everyday Food is great, good drinks Highly recommend
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2018
Response from Cornelius on Dec 22, 2018
Thank you for your time to review our property We look forward to see you again soon

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Response from Cornelius on Dec 22, 2018
Thanks for your visit

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent staff. Food was very good. Excellent location between Quepos ad Manuel Antonio. Very fair price for the accommodation.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2018
Response from Cornelius on Dec 22, 2018
Thanks for your kind words, we are happy to know that you enjoy your stay. Pura Vida

10/10 Excellent

summer, colorado

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel staff is super friendly and can handle all of your tours. The hotel is lovely and so are the pools. Highly recommend. It's only a $5 ride to Manuel Antonio park. It's close to beach and shops. There's a restaurant inside.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2018
Response from Cornelius on Dec 22, 2018
We appreciate the time you took to make this review Thanks for your visit Pura Vida

8/10 Good

Javier

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel close to everything
Perfect hotel if you are planning to do activities around Quepos area
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2018
Response from C on Dec 22, 2018
Thanks for your review

6/10 Okay

Hans-Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The Room was ok but just been to noise because is right on the Street lot of traffic very early in the morning .
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2018
Response from C on Dec 22, 2018
Thanks for your review

6/10 Okay

elaine, edmonton

Liked: Staff & service
Simple hotel in a great location
Owners are american. Super friendly and helpful. Rooms very simple. Rougher looking shower that rarely gave us any hot water. Restaurant nice food good but expensive. Easy bus route to Quepos and Manuel Antonio.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2018
Response from C on Dec 22, 2018
Thanks for your review

10/10 Excellent

sebastian, Edmonton

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
perfect laid back hotel.
perfect for a nights rest or to hang out and relax by the pool. Enough space to do yoga in the morning by the pool. owners are really nice and staff was great. food was really good as well. well worth the cost.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2018
Response from C on Dec 22, 2018
Thanks for your visit

10/10 Excellent

Deborah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Feels like family
This is a great choice for budget-minded travelers like us. Super clean, safe, friendly and helpful staff. Paige and John, the owners, went out of their way to help us out, from calling our attention to wildlife around the premises, to providing us with tooth pain remedy and heat rash soap. We enjoyed the two pools and the excellent food in the on-site restaurant. Every Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights from 6-9pm there is entertainment usually folk/jazz style music. The hotel is located on the main thoroughfare to Manuel Antonio park, the bus is only a few steps away.
Stayed 14 nights in Jan 2018
Response from Hotel Mono Azul on Jan 31, 2018
Thank you! You are always welcome back. ;-)

10/10 Excellent

Sharlyne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice place
The people were super nice, the food at the hotel was delish, there was just no ac.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2018
Response from Hotel Mono Azul on Jan 31, 2018
Sharlyne, Thank you for the kind words. We have two styles of rooms at Hotel Mono Azul. The more economical rooms are smaller with no AC. The larger slightly more expensive rooms have AC, TV and balconies. We would love to have you come back and experience the rooms with AC.

4/10 Poor

Lawrence, Aberdeen, UK

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Lovely Staff & Owners. Room condition poor.
The food was very good. Owners and staff treated us very well. For instance, our shower wasn't working and to make up for it the hotel paid for our dinner. Nice gesture. The room had a loosely attached fan which made us uneasy about having it on. The condition of the bed frame and bathroom door were chipped.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2017
Response from Hotel Mono Azul on Jan 31, 2018
Thank you for the feedback. We are still improving the hotel every day. We will definitely address the issues you mentioned above.

10/10 Excellent

Troy, Arizona

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place, amazing people
Our stay here was great! The staff is truly incredible. Regardless of who was at the front desk the friendliness and helpfulness was unparalleled. The owners of the property were just as awesome. They told us the best places to visit and eat. They would also stop what they were doing to show us sloths, monkeys, snakes, lizards, and birds that were around the property. This place will not disappoint!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2017
Response from Hotel Mono Azul on Nov 9, 2017
Thank you Troy! Come back anytime. We love sharing our little piece of the jungle with our guests.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Location and amazing staff make this a perfect place to stay during your time in Manuel Antonio/Quepos!
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2017
Response from C on Dec 22, 2018
Thanks for your review

10/10 Excellent

Luis

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great service
Very good place to enjoy Manuel Antonio
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2017
Response from C on Dec 22, 2018
Thanks for your review

6/10 Okay

Dj, Costa Rica

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice
Hotel close to Manuel Antonio National Park. Staff very very friendly. Rooms not terribly large, not too small either. Food at hotel was nice. Rooms were clean. Beds are a little dated, not overwhelmingly comfortable. Although this is typical of CR. My complaint is that for Semana Santa/Holy Week besides being way overpriced (everywhere is) - we were not able to cancel or change the reservation, and I had to pay an expensive extra person fee for a child when we were only 2 adults and 1 child with breakfast not being included. Also, on the mono azul website it stated extra person fee is ten, while expedia charged me thirty. Other than that it was a nice stay, but I wish we could have been refunded for an extra person that was not there.
Response from C on Dec 22, 2018
Thanks for your review

8/10 Good

Ursula

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Response from C on Dec 22, 2018
Thanks for your review

8/10 Good

Emily, usa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Priced right hotel, very helpful staff.
I was surprised at first as the hotel is more dated than pictures relay, but it is clean, sound, safe, with two pools, centrally located between Quespos and Manuel Antonio. On site restaurant and bar, which has breakfasts. Juan Carlos was truly a gem. Lots of birds!
Response from C on Dec 22, 2018
Thanks for your review

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Comfortable, affordable, clean, Friendly!
Upon Arrival, a friendly young man, checked us in and showed us to our rooms. Everyone including the owner, John, was very friendly and helpful, showing us around and explaining about the plants, birds and monkeys that we encountered on the grounds. Were pleased to find a second pool that was next to the trees where there were some flowers and birds, a nice quiet place to hang out. Our room was comfortable and clean. nice little porch out front with table and chairs. Although some rooms were not air conditioned, the weather at night was cool enough that it was not a concern. In fact, we turned ours off. It was a nice find and reasonably priced.
Response from C on Dec 22, 2018
Thanks for your review

8/10 Good

Gina

Good value for money. Friendly and helpful staff. Relaxed atmosphere.
Response from C on Dec 22, 2018
Thanks for your review

2/10 Terrible

gildardo, goshen in

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
no water
we arrive in the afternoon it was hot and no air conditioning in the room, and no water , yes no water we had to pay extra 20 dollars to be move to a room with air conditioning, the service poor they have a young man working and he has no idea of what a hotel service is about
Response from C on Dec 22, 2018
Thanks for your review

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel that didn't meet expectations
Stayed at this hotel for two (2) nights. The staff was excellent and extremely helpful. However, the rooms were disappointing and the condition of the beds, bedding and towels in the bathroom was very poor. Breakfast was not included in our price but coffee and water were readily available; the food in the hotel restaurant was very good and fairly priced.
Response from C on Dec 22, 2018
Thanks for your review

8/10 Good

Bob, Iowa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice hotel near national park
We made a last-minute decision to spend 2 nights near the Manuel Antonio National Park in Costa Rica. We found the Mono Azul hotel to be a decent choice. They include a street-side restaurant with simple fare and were a good value.
Response from C on Dec 22, 2018
Thanks for your review