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Reviews of Banana Bay Marina

3 out of 5
Banana Bay Marina
Km 2, Casa Amarilla, Golfito, Puntarenas

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 37 out of 54 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 15 out of 54 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 54 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 54 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 54 reviews" "

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

9.4/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Stephanie

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is a quiet property in a good location for walking around town. Jessica at check in was very nice , helpful and informative. The restaurant there was good and the Fish Hook next door was also very good. The hotel is partially built on cement posts over the water so it is nice to sit on the deck and enjoy the view and watch the fishing boats come and go.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Rogue

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Property was great, overlooking the marina. We stayed in the suite, and had a private deck over the water. The room was spacious and clean. The staff was super attentive and made the stay very enjoyable. As others noted, it is a long walk to town. But, taxis are everywhere and there is plenty of parking in town if you have a car.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Eric

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Such a lovely place we happened upon! Customer service was warm and friendly! Everything was wonderful! Comfy beds, hot shower, great amenities, delicious restaurant, friendly staff, and delightful view! Thank you!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

victoria

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stay in the suite so that you get (the only) view of the bay. The room was clean, working AC, lots of room to spread out, and access to a nice deck. Staff were friendly, though caution: laundry is $8 per bag, so even if you have tiny bags that altogether would make up just one load of laundry, you could end up paying $$$. We ate at the nearby restaurant Mar y Arena (twice!) and loved it so much. We also booked a dolphin/snorkel tour that easily picked us up at the hotel's own boat dock.

8/10 Good

Richard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

Seth

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff was super friendly, rooms are clean and comfortable. We fished two days with a guide recommended by Banana bay staff. We caught a ton of fish and brought them back to be cooked in a variety of different ways. The locals are friendly the staff s friendly. We will be back soon
Stayed 3 nights in May 2022
Response from Best regards on 6 July 2022
Thank you for visit us See you soon

8/10 Good

Michael

Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

Brian

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff was very helpful, the bar and restaurant was excellent. 10 out of 10
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021

10/10 Excellent

Gretel

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A great experience all around. Thank you
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Luis

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The hotel is located right in front of major highway, yet very quiet. The minus were the beds, they need to be replace. The service was one of the best that I have experienced in Costa Rica.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2021

8/10 Good

SAMUEL LOUIS

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Banana Bay
Stay was pretty good. Not super nice but clean.
Stayed 1 night in May 2021

10/10 Excellent

Rivier Renato Pfeiffer

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We enjoy fishing and the location is excellent. Part of the property was under construction but it was not a problem at all.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2019
Response from Jerlyn on 29 May 2019
Thank you very much for your comment. fortunately, soon the construction will end and it'll be see nice the shop.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I fish from this Marina and this Hotel provides all the amenities that I need. Right on the water, small, the restaurant is on the pier, watch the sunset or get up early and watch the sunrise to a good cup of coffee!! I love it!
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019
Response from Jerlyn on 15 May 2019
Thanks for staying with us! We appreciate your opinion and hope to see you soon at Banana Bay

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Loved how it was right on the water and everything was very walkable!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019
Response from Jerlyn on 24 Apr 2019
Thanks for staying with us! Your opinion is very important to us.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Value for money.
Good, clean location overlooking the bay. Friendly staff and decent restaurant. The only downside was the beds were a bit hard and the pillows were not the greatest quality. Very reasonable rate so good value for money.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019
Response from Jerlyn on 15 May 2019
Thanks for your feedback and your suggest! We hope to see you soon at Banana Bay

10/10 Excellent

Alain

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Golfito visit.
We had a great time at the hotel & visiting around. Very nice cozy marina setting. Wonderful & friendly staff. Great service.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019
Response from Jerlyn on 10 Apr 2019
Thank you Mr. Alain we appreciate your message, we hope to see you soon.

8/10 Good

Ihor

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Pleasant stay
There is no beaches in a close proximity to that mini-hotel. Staff was very friendly and helpful. Room and bathroom were large and clean. Small parking lot.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019
Response from Jerlyn on 4 Apr 2019
Thanks for staying with us! Your feedback is very important for us.

8/10 Good

hiromi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice place :)
Friendly service desk and restaurant waitresses. Clean room. Small markets and restaurants near by.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019
Response from Jerlyn on 2 Mar 2019
Thank you very much we appreciate your good comments.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We loved our stay at Banana Bay! Great spot, fresh tuna, nice room!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019
Response from Jerlyn on 4 Apr 2019
Thanks for staying with us! Your feedback is very important for us.

10/10 Excellent

Angel, Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice and clean hotel right at the marina...nice staff and a great view of the bay. Would stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018
Response from Cristy Ch. on 15 Nov 2018
Thank you so much for such a wonderful review, is a pleasure to serve you, and hopefuly you can come back soon. Kind Regards

10/10 Excellent

Daniel , Costa Rica

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice Hotel over the water
The hotel has nice rooms on a wharf over the calm water of the harbour at Golfito, Costa Rica. Rooms are on the ground level, as is the bar and restaurant - no stairs. Staff are friendly and helpful, the restaurant food is very good and fairly priced. Free parking between the hotel and street. It has easy access to drive into town, or when leaving Golfito. Well recommended.
Response from Cristy Ch. on 21 Aug 2018
Thanks for your review, hope you can come back soon Kind Regards

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We will be back again.
Someone had told us that this was a nice place to stay but that was an understatement. We stayed in the suite and it was much better than most Costa Rican hotel rooms. Everything was provided. There is a patio/deck right off the room with 3 rocking chairs and a hammock. Sunset from the 3 large windows and the deck was breathtaking. The bar/restaurant was very reasonable and good food. You also sat on a deck for the marina. Everyone was extremely friendly. Our only disappointment was from EXPEDIA. Expedia overcharged me $35.00 for the going rate for the room. When I went back to Expedia 2 days later when getting back to our computer, they notified me that, Yes, they had overcharged us and asked us to send in a copy of our receipt. We did that almost immediately. We had made the reservation Travelocity the morning of our stay because we could not get in touch with anyone at the hotel because they were cleaning rooms and waiting on their guests. We made the reservation about 7:30am the day of our stay and then set out on the 200 mile drive to the Golfito from the central valley town of Atenas. When we checked in 6 hours later we found out we were over charged $35.00 by Expedia. When we got back to the central valley a day later, we contacted Expedia and they agreed we overpaid. They asked for our receipt. After we sent them all the info they required, they told us we had to notify them 72 hours before we check in or 66 hours before we made the reservation?????

8/10 Good

Dean, Panama

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
WILL STAY AGAIN
Nothing fancy here ( but neither is Golfito! ) but that place is right on the water with their own restaurant and dock. Great views and always something going on. The staff are friendly and accommodating. The rooms clean and well equipped with wifi,coffee maker, fridge, good shower and OK bed.

10/10 Excellent

Dan , Costa Rica

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Small hotel, 4 rooms, built on pilings on a whart
The restaurant and bar were good, although bar tender experience in mixed drinks is limited. Charges can be made to the room if arrange on check in. All staff were friendly and helpful. The bar/restaurant is open air overlooking boats tied to the dock the hotel is on and the bay. We enjoyed it very much and will stay there again.

10/10 Excellent

Russell, Tennessee

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Just here for two nights. The staff was splendid. If they just had a swimming pool it would be perfect.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Overlooking the Bay and not bad location
It was a family vacation travelling with my infant son. We enjoyed this laid back place a lot. The restaurant was right there and it was rather easy when you don't want to lave the hotel. Specially when it was raining.

10/10 Excellent

Scott, Layton, Utah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A Hidden Gem
First night in Costa Rica in a hotel with working Air Conditioning! Staff was friendly and spoke English well. I about cried when I saw an ice bucket in the room along with a mini-fridge! Shower was huge and actually had hot water. Breakfast was excellent and was served TiCo style. I only have some minor complaints. The bed was a little uncomfortable but the ability to lower the sleeping temperature to tolerable more than made up for this. The hotel, also, is not well marked we drove right by it since it just looked like another restaurant. There's only one road into Golfito so we stopped and called. I would try to get a Google Street view before staying there. Parking is also an issue - not uncommon in Costa Rica - and all the slots were already taken by restaurant guests. Overall, this hotel is exceptional and I would highly recommend it to anyone travelling to the area.

8/10 Good

Pablo, Costa Rica

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Really confortable rooms.
Really nice hotel, with few rooms. The staff is very kind and helpful. Close to the principal places in Golfito.

8/10 Good

Kimberly, Jaco, Costa Rica

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice stay for one night. Room was clean and spacious. Awesome rocking chairs overlooking bay, enjoying coffee in the morning. Cindy in office great helo in finding a taxi driver for the afternoon. Had an awesome sea turtle drop by in the morning while we ate breakfast in restaurant. Priceless....

10/10 Excellent

Anna C, Atenas, Alejuela, Costa Rica

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
What a treat!
Beautiful room right on the bay, complete with rocking chairs on the porch. Great restaurant and bar. The AC was on when we arrived, a real surprise in CR. Cindy at the front desk is so helpful and gracious. Jarvi (SP) is our new best friend and bar tender! A needed break. We will be back in August! Thank you for your hospitality!
Response from Cindy on 8 Aug 2015
We are glad you had a great stay. Thank you for your review. See you soon.

2/10 Terrible

Maribel, Boca Ratón Florida

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
bad experience
The rooms smell nasty, the service is bad.Ugly breakfast only tico gallo pinto on the complementary breakfast.

10/10 Excellent

Esteban

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Peaceful, cozy, friendly, inspiring place
My brother, a friend and myself stayed at this hotel for 2 nights in Golfito. The staff were really kind and friendly, specially the restaurant personnel and also, during our shopping errands the room was cleaned meticulously every time. I also expected it to be a calm place where I could progress on a novel I am writing and I am glad it was even more than that. This place is located in such a good point on the gulf that either during hot mornings or afternoons you'll get the blessing of soft and constant sea breeze from time to time. A rainy evening was actually the most inspiring time for me during our stay, surrounded by seagulls, pelicans, and the sound of the water moving among the stilts. All visitors or guests in this hotel were always showing a cheerful attitude while we were there. I can tell you, although small this is one of the most cozy hotels I have been at. Reminded me a nice small hotel at Mt. Fuji that I really loved. Keep it up guys! My congratulations to the owner.
Response from Cindy on 16 Dec 2014
Hi Esteban, it is very motivating to received such a great encouragement like this. Thank you, and we hope to see you again. Have a great Holiday!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This is an excelent option when you're planning to shop in Golfito. The hotel is near (10 min) of the free zone. The rooms are very clean, good security. They food services are excellent, with very good prices.

10/10 Excellent

Ida

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Bananabeauty
Beautiful place with lovely staff and nice rooms.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ricardo David

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Maria

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
La lástima es que no avisen desde antes que no tiene desayuno incluido.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021

10/10 Excellent

Ivanhoe

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

Adolfo

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Exc atención
Exc lugar el personal muy amable
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2020
Response from Saludos on 15 Dec 2020
Muchas gracias, estamos para servirles Feliz Navidad

10/10 Excellent

Adolfo

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Horario del bar
Todo muy bien hay que ampliar el horario del bar pero en general bien
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2020
Response from Saludos on 15 Dec 2020
Gracias, lo tendremos en cuenta

10/10 Excellent

luis asdrubal

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2020
Response from Saludos on 28 June 2020
Muchas Gracias por su visita.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excelente atención y servicio
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2020
Response from Saludos on 28 June 2020
Muchas Gracias por su visita.

8/10 Good

Daniel

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in May 2020
Response from Saludos on 28 June 2020
Muchas Gracias por su visita.

8/10 Good

Néstor

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excelente opción en Golfito
Excelente opción para pernoctar en Golfito, hotel bien ubicado, limpio y tranquilo. Habitaciones amplias y agradables. Muy buena atención por parte del personal.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019
Response from Jerlyn on 6 Sept 2019
Nestor, muchas gracias por su comentario! Esperamos volver a verlo pronto.

10/10 Excellent

Roberto

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Recomendado
Habitación súper cómoda y un descanso total. Atención increíble
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019
Response from Jerlyn on 7 July 2019
Muchas Gracias Don Roberto, un placer que haya disfrutado de la estadía

8/10 Good

German

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Trato amable de todo el personal.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019
Response from Jerlyn on 13 June 2019
¡Gracias por alojarse con nosotros! Su opinión es muy importante para nosotros!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
jederzeit wieder, haben sogar ein upgrade erhalten
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2018
Response from Cristy Ch. on 21 Aug 2018
Thank you so much for your review Kind Regars

10/10 Excellent

agustin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excelente Hotel en Golfito
excelente estadía !, en verdad felicito a todo el personal del Hotel, nos hicieron sentir como en casa, muy atentos, la habitación impecable, muy atentos y profesionales, el restaurante excelente muy buena la comida, sin duda regresaremos !
Response from Cristy Ch. on 21 Aug 2018
Es un placer leer tan hermosos comentarios, muchísimas gracias por hospedarse con nosotros, esperamos pronto puedan regresar. Saludos