Costa Azul Hotel — Hotel in Bella Vista

Traveling with my 17 year old daughter and my best friend with his girlfriend, we booked online without seeing hotel, $40 rate a night for a double, $30 rate for a single, WOW, we thought, good deal. When we arrived at the hotel, the outside looked okay and location was great, the owner greeted us, very nice man, once we checked in and went to our rooms, COMPLETELY SHOCKED, a double bed and a single bed with 1 night stand and a 9" TV bolted to the ceiling. Then I noticed the bathroom, oh my GOD, the ceiling was falling apart with a horrible smell, same with the ceiling above my bed, bed sheets looked dirty with no bed spread. I went the front desk to complain but the owner was no longer there and had to wait next day to see him. My friend looked at his room and ran out of there, he wasn't staying there, he checked in to a hotel up the street for $65 a night just for the night. The next day I finally talked to owner and explained what was going on and showed him the room and he was sorry and blamed it on his son that was managing the hotel at one time. He gave us different rooms,which were a little better but not much. We looked else where but everything was booked or to much money. I was so disappointed , but I guess you get what...

Overall this hotel was pretty good. Its in a safe neighbourhood, on a side street just off the Via Espana, and quite central. rooms come with aircon, cable tv, hot water etc. some rooms also have a nice view of the skyscrapers at night, but some do not! some rooms need a bit of maintenance as the odd switches and knobs on aircon units are missing in some rooms. If you turn up without a booking they normally have plenty of rooms and you can negociate a discount, paying in cash. I managed $25 a night including taxes. some staff were very good and a couple were a bit strange! one time I got a wake up call when requested and another time they didnt bother. rooms are made up once every 4 days. stay less and you never see a cleaner inside your room! you need to ask for more soap each day and you need to dispose of rubbish daily as nobody else will do it. however comparative hotels will charge about $35 to $40 a night, so bare...

Stayed two nights in January 2014. This is pretty much your standard budget hotel. Nothing fancy, but clean and safe. We paid $45 per night for a double room with two twin beds. No A/C, but we did have a window based cooling unit which worked fine to cool the rough enough to be comfortable. Staff were friendly and helpful. Water and beer were sold in the lobby for $1 each. Wifi worked just ok in the room (might have been due to our room being at the end of the hall), but better out in the hallway. Looked like they had a computer for guest use in the lobby, but we didn't use it. Located in a quiet neighborhood which appeared safe. Not really located in a touristy area, but we weren't looking for that anyway. Nice to be off the tourist drag once in a while!! Paid $23 for transit from airport to hotel.||||Would gladly...