Just burned a couple of 35k certs here. Sometimes it’s as little as 40k points a night, and no resort fees or other BS charges, so a decent enough use of the cert if you happen to be in the area
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Booked into a King ocean view with plunge pool. The pool is not heated and in the intense heat and humidity it was such a bliss. Lots of macaws flying around. At night there were fireflies in the trees by the patio.
Only a lowly Gold status, so had to buy my breakfast. It was not expensive and curiously enough the menu prices are inclusive of tax
and service charge, so what you see is what you pay. Breakfast items vary between $8-12, for dinner expect to pay $20-35 per main dish. There is only one option for breakfast and dinner, while lunch can be served by the beach as well. Not expensive and pretty decent quality, but after a couple days gets a bit boring. I liked how tender the fish was cooked for dinner.
There is a small local restaurant a short hike away - you can request a golf cart to give you a ride there and back. Friendly owner and pleasant ambiance but I was not impressed with the food. The whole fish we ordered was way overcooked and dry.
A mixology class and a cooking class are offered complementary. For mixology you make and drink 2 different cocktails. Yep, 2 free drinks each, enjoyed on the beach. You pour your own spirits, so be as generous as you like.
For cooking class, we were told it would be a variety of dishes, but in the end we were just shown how to make gallo pinto, and served the result with some fresh cheese. Too bad this runs at the same time as mixology, so you can not do one and then the other 😂. In retrospect, I should have booked the mixology for both afternoons.
There were thunderstorms over the ocean at night, so it was very cool watching the lighting strikes from the safe and dry land.
The whole vibe is chill and secluded. There is not much to do around, so honestly, if they don’t expand their food offering, it’s hard to recommend more than a couple of days. For comparison, we also spent a couple of nights in Andaz Papagayo, and granted, it’s a very different price point, but the food offerings there were so much more numerous and interesting.
The decor is quite tired, but I’m told a redesign is already in progress in some of the rooms. Was offered to check that out, but just didn’t work out.
Not the kind of place I’d get too out of my way to visit, but it’s very pleasant to break up a road trip.