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Hotel Lucy: Traveler Reviews

| Cóbano de Puntarenas, Montezuma, Costa Rica
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Hotel Lucy
Ranked #14 of 16 hotels in Montezuma
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Liberia, Costa Rica
Reviewer
3 reviews 3 reviews
3 hotel reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
“What an experience”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed November 15, 2012

Since our arrival the manager had been so sympathetic than the coffee machine (1 per person, no more!). Thank to the manager for my playing cards in the trash because they stayed on the table during the night. And so one.
The staff is really terrible and the rooms just ok but don't worth the price.

  • Stayed November 2012, traveled with friends
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 2 of 5 stars Location
    • 2 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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Eastern Bavaria, Germany
Senior Reviewer
7 reviews 7 reviews
3 hotel reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
“never again”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed October 9, 2012

The rooms and the bathrooms are not really bad, but also not good. It s nothing speacial and not really clean. But the stuff really sucks. We checked out in time and waitet outside the rooms, cause our bus was 1hour later and it was raining. The woman who was working there expelled us from the hostel, also we asked her earlier, if we can do a local phone call, which we would have paid, of course, she said no, and didn´t helped us to find another possibillity to find a phone call at all. And the kitchen is really dirty and small.
I would not recommend this hostel at all-for no reason: no helpfull stuff, not clean, not comfy, not central, not cheap.

  • Stayed July 2012, traveled with friends
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 2 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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“Great rooms, terrible staff”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed August 4, 2012

The rooms we stayed in were great, however I have to add an emphasis on the plural s of "rooms". There was a rough storm one night that ended in our room, bags and clothes being soaked, wich caused us to move not once, but three times. The second room had a leak into one of the beds, and we were kicked out of the third room by the woman who appeared to be running the place because we were not paying extra for the bathroom. She offered to dry our wet clothes but left before we had a chance to get them to her, proclaiming she would dry them the next day. However, over the night they became stinky and when we approached her with that issue the next day, she declared that our clothes were dirty in the first place and forced us to pay for them to be washed. (We had several other problems with her as well that I won't get into.) The other kid who ran the evening shift didn't say more than 5 words to us during our entire stay, even though we approached him with several inquiries, and made us feel uncomfortable and unsafe. It was clear that we were really putting him out of his way when we approached him with the task of actually doing his job, and those tasks would take far more time than necessary. There were also no electrical outlets in the room. On the plus side, the hotel is decent for your price and close to the waterfalls, while also being far enough away from the town to not be bothered by the nighttime noises. It also comes with towels.

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  • Stayed July 2012, traveled as a couple
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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Ottawa, Canada
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28 reviews 28 reviews
4 hotel reviews
Reviews in 9 cities Reviews in 9 cities
10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
“It's a hostel with a great view and location”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed July 4, 2012

Went here solo and slept in both a shared and single room. It's a room with not luxuries but a great sleep none-the-less. You can't beat the price, you can't beat the hammocks and you can't beat being RIGHT on the ocean.
Was clean, cheap, and what I expected.
Cons - Well depends on what your hoping for personally I don't go to a hostel to get a TV, or a non-sharable bathroom.

I'd definitely recommend this for a couple or solo packer relying on the cheap.

  • Stayed November 2011, traveled solo
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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Boulder
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8 reviews 8 reviews
5 hotel reviews
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3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
“Great beach hotel!”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed June 16, 2012

I would consider this place a hostel, just because of the friendly vibe of the place. The rooms are clean and the woman who works there always asks if you would like to have the maid service, or clean towels if you end up staying a few days. They don't mind giving you fresh towels and sheets every day. Free coffee. Small kitchen, so be prepared to wait a while if the hostel is full. Very close hike/walk to the waterfall, and thirty minute walk to the beach break outside of town.
One of my favorite places. Make sure you get a room on the ocean side, so you don't get bothered by the traffic in the morning or at night. There is a small dirt road outside the hostel but even though it seems like a quiet town, traffic in Costa Rica is generally very loud (no mufflers or honking rules).

  • Stayed May 2012, traveled as a couple
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Also Known As:
Lucy Hotel Montezuma
Address: | Cóbano de Puntarenas, Montezuma, Costa Rica
Region: Costa Rica > Province of Puntarenas > Montezuma
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