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Reviews of Mar Inn Bed & Breakfast

3 out of 5
Mar Inn Bed & Breakfast
Santa Elena, Monteverde, Puntarenas

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 113 out of 236 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 92 out of 236 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 23 out of 236 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 4 out of 236 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 236 reviews" "

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

8.2/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Larry

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We enjoyed staying at the Mar Inn. Christine at the front desk showed us the map of the city and guided us to a couple of very good restaurants. Breakfast was very good as well. Close to the cloud forest and a Sloth sanctuary. Tip, park at the parking lot that says Offical Parking & take the shuttle, there is really no parking at the park entrance.

8/10 Good

Jennifer

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The guy who checked us in was very friendly and took his time explaining the town and all the fun activities around.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from Anthony Mata. on 14 Apr 2024
Hello Jennifer.Thank you very much for your comment, it was a pleasure for us to welcome you. We hope to have you back soon.

2/10 Terrible

YI

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Seda

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice, cute simple accommodation! Little older but thw location is great, not in the heart of Santa Elena but a walking distant away from the crowded area. The staff were very pleasant and helpful. They have an organized schedule to all the acitvities around and multiple times for shuttles to different activities.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Anthony Mata. on 25 Mar 2024
Hello Seda.Thank you very much for your comment, it was a pleasure for us to welcome you. We hope to have you back soon.

10/10 Excellent

Sharon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great little hotel , very clean lovely toiletries Breakfast and staff good Walk back from town hard uphill so be prepared
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Anthony Mata. on 19 Mar 2024
Hello Sharon.Thank you very much for your comment, it was a pleasure for us to welcome you. We hope to have you back soon.

10/10 Excellent

Helen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The staff were extremely friendly and helpful with arranging tours and making reservations for us. The location is within walking distance to the main commercial area and not far from both the Santa Elena and Monteverde Reserves. Had a great couple of nights here.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Anthony Mata. on 18 Mar 2024
Hello Helen.Thank you very much for your comment, it was a pleasure for us to welcome you. We hope to have you back soon.

10/10 Excellent

SASHI, Stewart Manor

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Pamela

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The beds are very cozy and comfortable with nice blankets. The shower is a nice rainfall shower with shampoo, conditioner, and body wash. But, the water was not very hot. It is located in a great area 5 minutes walk from downtown. The parking lot is pretty small. Breakfast is 6:30-8:30am made to order. The pancakes are fluffy and they have tea/milk/coffee.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Anthony Mata. on 1 Mar 2024
Hello Pamela.Thank you very much for your comment, it was a pleasure for us to welcome you. We hope to have you back soon.

8/10 Good

Robert, Orleans

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good hotel, good value, good location.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Anthony Mata. on 1 Mar 2024
Hello RobertThank you very much for your comment, it was a pleasure for us to welcome you. We hope to have you back soon.

10/10 Excellent

guanzhi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Julie, Harwich

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The best thing about this property for us was the 2 guys that ran the reception. They helped us find the best restaurants, activities and even the best local places for sunset. Our room was clean and the bed was really comfortable. The location was close to everything. I highly recommend this hotel.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Anthony Mata. on 16 Feb 2024
Hello Julie.Thank you very much for your comment, it was a pleasure for us to welcome you. We hope to have you back soon.By the way, Thomas and Manfred send greetings.

8/10 Good

Stephen

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Mar Inn is a good clean place to stay in Monte Verde. Room was spacious and clean and staff was friendly. It is conveniently located close and very walkable to the shops and restaurants of Monte Verde town. This place is a great option for budget minded tourists.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Anthony Mata. on 7 Feb 2024
Hello Stephan.Thank you very much for your comment, it was a pleasure for us to welcome you. We hope to have you back soon.

8/10 Good

Regan

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Our room had no air-conditioning or even a ceiling fan. It was warm in the room when we got there and no way to ventilate it other than open the window with no breeze. A ceiling fan would be a nice addition. The staff and owner was awesome as well as the location. The facility was clean and breakfast was excellent.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Anthony Mata. on 5 Feb 2024
Hello Regan.Thank you very much for your comments. We are very sorry for the inconvenience you had. Right now we are working on improvements for the comfort of our guests, so this type of feedback is very helpful to us. By the way, we very much appreciate your visit, we hope to have you back soon.

10/10 Excellent

Kelly

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing place and super friendly and helpful staff
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024
Response from Anthony Mata. on 2 Feb 2024
Hello Kelly.Thank you very much for your comment, it was a pleasure for us to welcome you. We hope to have you back soon.

8/10 Good

Ruben

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

6/10 Okay

Bryan

Liked: Staff & service
Ok place to stay. nothing awful, but nothing great.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Nian

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The location is good. Only 5-10 minutes to downtown. The room is clean . The balcony is so beautiful . We like it . But the room is not that soundproof . There is uphill slope from the hotel to the restaurant and grocery stores of downtown …
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024
Response from Anthony Mata. on 24 Jan 2024
Hello Nian.Thank you very much for your comments. We are very sorry for the inconvenience you had. Right now we are working on improvements for the comfort of our guests, so this type of feedback is very helpful to us. By the way, we very much appreciate your visit, we hope to have you back soon

10/10 Excellent

Monty

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Constance

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Amazing service and good value for money
Hôtel is basic but the perfect location to tour the area and the service is way above a average for the price range! Amazing staff - super helpful, fast, friendly. Really good value for money!
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024
Response from Anthony Mata. on 15 Jan 2024
Hello Constance.Thank you very much for your comment, it was a pleasure for us to welcome you. We hope to have you back soon.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Good spot!
We had a great two night stay at this spot in December 2023. Staff was friendly and helpful. Heads up this isn’t the newest facilities, the bed is firm (which I like) and overall would definitely stay here again.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023
Response from Anthony Mata. on 15 Jan 2024
Hello!Thank you very much for your comment, it was a pleasure for us to welcome you. We hope to have you back soon.

4/10 Poor

SARITA

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Cleanliness
There were bugs in the room
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Manish

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Breakfast good. Rooms were nice and clean. No AC in room but not needed in night. It gets cooler in night.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023
Response from Anthony Mate. on 15 Jan 2024
Hello Manish.Thank you very much for your comment. In our property you can find A/C in the superior rooms, as you mentioned, at night it is not necessary to use it because the temperature drops. By the way, we very much appreciate your visit, we hope to have you back soon.

8/10 Good

Chelesty

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
We stayed here for one night. The room was tidy, clean and well equipped. We liked the sitting area next to the garden. The breakfast is okay. However, our room was on the first floor. We kept hearing the foot steps of the people staying in the floor above. We woke up multiple times during the night and early in the morning because of that.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from Anthony Mata. on 23 Jan 2024
Hello Chelesty.Thank you very much for your comment, it was a pleasure for us to welcome you. We hope to have you back soon.

8/10 Good

Ra

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Spent couple of nights. Staff are very friendly. Facility was quite nice. Walkable to a lot of eateries and taxi stand etc. Good dinning options. Breakfast comes included and was adequate and good. Ate dinner one night , food was reasonably priced, and tasty. Room had nice view, bed was comfortable , had a fridge. Basic amenities, nothing fancy. No Fan or AC, did not need them, but just to note.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023
Response from Anthony Mata. on 15 Jan 2024
Hello!Thank you very much for your comments. We will work on the necessary improvements for the comfort of our guests. By the way, we very much appreciate your visit, we hope to have you back soon.

10/10 Excellent

James

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great stay, friendly staff
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023
Response from Anthony Mata. on 23 Jan 2024
Hello James.Thank you very much for your comment, it was a pleasure for us to welcome you. We hope to have you back soon.

8/10 Good

Afshin

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
It's clean and reasonable price. Staff are ready to answer to your tours questions. Breakfast is small and limited portion. There is no net for windows for keeping them open at night.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023
Response from Anthony Mata. on 23 Jan 2024
Hello Afshin.Thank you very much for your comment, it was a pleasure for us to welcome you. We hope to have you back soon.

6/10 Okay

Christine

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Staff very helpful and friendly, food was excellent, convenient to town. Felt safe in the area. The location was noisy and the safe was broken however the room was clean. Nice rooftop and side patio but the chair padding was ripped. Overall the property could use an upgrade
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Chris

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great little cozy place close to many shopping and dining options. Parking spots included which is nice. Breakfast was great.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Silvana, Shepherd

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean and comfortable specially if your traveling with family. Close to town and to the Monteverde cloud forest.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Becky, Murray

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Cute dog

10/10 Excellent

Megan

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Good deal
Inexpensive B&B. Very noisy A/C. Good deal. Good food. TV service very limited. Comfort beds.
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ang

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Place was very nice. With great view and clean place.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

John

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Julia

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
A great place to stay in Santa Elena - easy to walk to restaurants, shopping, etc in town. The staff were great and booked everything we needed for us. The breakfast was tasty and our room had a great view. I would recommend Mar Inn to anyone.

8/10 Good

Leonardo

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

8/10 Good

Peter

Liked: Staff & service
Reasonably good hotel
Our three night stay was generally good. It’s within walking distance to the town center, but remains mostly quiet. Staff was nice enough and provided assistance when asked. Breakfast was adequate but nothing memorable. The room was clean but definitely kind of dated and lacked amenities like a refrigerator or microwave. I can’t complain much although, like most things in Santa Elena, I think it’s overpriced for what you get.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kirk

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ivor

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2023

8/10 Good

Thomas Dürke

Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2023

6/10 Okay

Yuki

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Staff was very friendly and helpful. It was an easy walk to the town. Breakfast was included and great! Parking is EXTREMELY tight and people need to park one behind another, blocking others in, making it difficult to come and go conveniently. Our room was clean, but I woke up to a scorpion in my running shoe.

8/10 Good

Edward

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful view from the breakfast room and great location a short walk to downtown. Helpful and friendly staff.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2022

8/10 Good

George

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
The property was good value for money and an easy walk into town. The bar at the property was great and the bar man was great, friendly and made some really nice cocktails, he was the best part of the hotel. Breakfast was okay but good considering the hotel price. One issue I did have is I booked a tour and when I showed up for the tour, they had already sent the tour guy away as they thought I had cancelled. Since it was my last night, i had no opportunity to do this tour again.

10/10 Excellent

Grace

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Reasonable rate, clean and comfortable room, friendly staff. Balcony even has partial views of the mountain. 15 minutes drive from the Monteverde Cloud Forest.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

Esmeralda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Ana

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Tanvir

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Sonia

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff was great! Cute place to stay.
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Malcolm

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely courtyard, great view, friendly and accommodating staff with great recommendations for bars, restaurants and helpful maps.
Stayed 1 night in May 2022