Overall the hotel was okay. I would not recommend it for couples. Families and even college students seemed happy. The grounds are nice and the beach is pretty (a bit rocky, but lovely). The staff was okay, not great. Took them forever to fix the toilet (still don't think it was fixed, but it was better). Housekeeping did not come... more

This was a last minute vacation and had AAA book it for me and they found me the right price and my experience was fantastic. The staff at Bacello was very polite and accommodating. They offered a variety of activities all day long. I was able to relax and my room was great. The food experience was higher than I... more

we have just returned today from langosta beach and can i just say that it was brilliant !!!!! this hotel is lovely, the hotel staff are curteous and pleasant and the food is ok too. beautiful gardens well maintained, monkeys, iguanas, racoons, and crabs. we booked very late as we switched from another holiday in europe and had very little... more

I must admit like many other travellers I was a little worried what the standard of this hotel was going to be like but I thought it was excellent. I found the front of house staff very helpful, the rooms exceeded my expectations (from previous reviews) we had two king sized beds a decent size bathroom with toilet and wash... more

Let me begin by saying that the food was horrible. It was barely warm. Coninuous rice, chicken, mahi, night after night with a few other fanfare. The scrambled eggs in the moring were always swimming in butter. My son became sick from the sausage. One afternoon, my room had not been touched by 5PM. I found someone to take care... more

Flew first choice to costa rica and stayed at barcelo playa langosta. I was a bit scared as I had changed my hotel from the allegro papagayo and I wondered if I had done the right thing as the playa langosta was only rated a 3 star according to the travel agent. However for us it rated a 4 star... more

After reading several poor and mediocre reviews on this hotel we were not expecting much, however, we were pleasantly surprised! We usually book our flights and hotels separately online but after wanting to visit Costa Rica for some time we saw that First Choice were now offering direct flights to Liberia. The service offered by First Choice was excellent (we... more

I arrived at Barcelo after spending 5 nights at the Best Western in Tamarindo, it was like arriving in heaven. It only cost me $25 a night extra, I should have done it days earlier (I booked Barcelo last minute on Bookit.com for only $105, it was only $80 if there were 2 of you). I though it was great... more

My husband and I stayed at the Barcelo April 19-26. Overall, I would say that this resort is pretty good, but there are some areas that they could improve on. I thought that the set-up and the landscaping of the resort were really nice. I liked that they used indigenous trees and plants as part of the landscape design, and... more