Restaurante Aldea Casa de los Mariscos — Restaurant in Puntarenas

Upon arrival to the quaint little town of Puntarenas, were a pretty confused as to where to even look for accommodations. Granted, we had hopped a bus and hoped for the best, but this harrowing experience will make us think twice on spontaneity next time! ||||We were led in the back of a greasy restaurant, down an alley to where a "hotel" had been thrown together with pieces of an abounded warehouse! For $37 you would have thought we would get a bargain, but we didn't expect to get little sleep because of the neighbors yelling next door, and car alarms blaring all night long. ||||We ended up shoving the bookcase against the door against any kind of intruders or addicts of any kind, and didn't sleep at all because we were concerned the entire night. Sleepy and desperate to leave, we caught the 0800 bus and skedaddled out of town! ||||Btw, the reviews and "ratings" on google were nothing like the room we have. Research in the future will probably help us, but also looking back and laughing about the ridiculousness of the night will be funny, in the...

It was bad, I would go so far to say it was a health hazard. Also incredibly overpriced. I’ve stayed in hostels/hotels in over 60 countries and this was the worst.

the photos they use are a lie; you stay in a garage-like hostel down the street. sheets, pillows and towels were not changed from the last guests, but refolded to appear new -they laughed at me when I asked them to remove a very large poisonous spider (they did remove it though) the guy asked me how it was the next morning, then blamed me for having a bad experience (because I didn’t walk down the sketchy street at night to report another issue after they laughed at me about the spider). He then insisted I leave a good review. -breakfast made my stomach hurt

Avoid this place...

A short walk from the bus station, as you would wish for in 32-plus degree temperatures. My room was clean enough but without much light and set in a quite dingy courtyard, the impression wasn't the best. A bit overpriced I think for what you get. Pleasant staff though and the breakfast was nice.||||Puntarenas is a cruise ship destination---not sure what the visitors think (or what the locals think of them either!) but they are quickly whisked away to more tourist-friendly places. I however liked Puntarenas for the very reason that it's not an obvious tourist haunt and it has a languid, quirky charm that I found appealing, so I stayed for two days. Various cheap eateries around, including Soda La Negrita, kept...