Botanika Osa Peninsula, Curio Collection by Hilton

Exceptional location with luxurious family-friendly experience, beautiful pool, excellent gym, spacious comfortable rooms with modern amenities, and friendly staff providing top-notch service.

This is a super beautiful place. If you're going to Corcovado park this is definitely the place to stay to catch your early AM boat. The good: The staff is SO nice. Every person we encountered was friendly, helpful, and smiling. They will pack a breakfast for you and provide early AM coffee before the restaurant is opening if you have to be on the 5:30 AM boat to the park. There are trails on the grounds that looked amazing...but we didn't have time to do that. The lobby and seating area is just beautiful. The pillows on the bed were plentiful and they offered different thicknesses and density. Really nice! Also, huge parking lot with free parking. If you're going to the park for a few days you can leave your car here and leave your bags with the front desk. Super convenient. Now the MEH: The room aesthetic was Meh. There was a single hat on the wall, for the decor. I think there were a couple items on the shelf. It was bland. No style whatsoever.. Compared to the outside, the room was a disappointment. There was a rainhead in the shower....nice idea but the pressure wasn't really enough to make this rainhead enjoyable. And you had to stand in the shower to turn on the controls, so you have to get doused with cold water before it heats to your desired temp. We stayed there 2 nights -- one night before the park, one night after. The first room, the shower floor flooded during the shower. There is a little counter with a coffee pot and microwave. Nice. But it is impossible to find the light switch to shut it off, despite the fact that a sign was there (in the wrong place.) We had to call the front desk to figure it out, and we both have engineering degrees. LOL. Now the not so good: This is where the points come off my rating and I hope that Hilton is reading this. First, not sure if anyone told the head office at Hilton, but this hotel is in the tropics. It's hot, and it's humid. Yes, there's an AC unit that works well, but at the end of the day it's hot. So the fact that the only cover on the bed was a comforter sewed into 2 flat sheets was just dumb. Where was the sheet? I was too cold with no cover and too hot with the whole comforter ensemble thing. All night long, I was covers on, covers off. Ruined my sleep. The light in the room would only stay on for about 10 minutes. We thought maybe there was a slot to insert your room key, but no. We had to play with the switch, jiggling it around a bit to get the light to stay on. Also, the rainhead shower head I described in last paragraph kind of exploded -- I had turned on the hand sprayer, then used the diverter to switch to the rainhead, first the whole thing shook and made a loud groaning and thumping sound, and then the whole top of the shower head flew off. Grateful it didn't hit me, as I was still waiting for water to warm up. The kicker? The fire alarm went off 3-4 times beginning at 3AM. When you have to get up at 4:00 to catch your boat, that is NOT welcome. The weird thing is, we got out

Family of 4 visiting Puerto Jimenez to fish for 2 days at Crocodile Bay. This is a very modern Hilton, located close to the bay and dock for Crocodile Bay. We chose it for close location to CB and because it has Air Conditioning, which we needed. The rooms, grounds, etc are kept meticulously clean. The pool is very pleasant. There is a fitness center. The restaurant was excellent -- they cooked the fish we caught to perfection. The fishing at crocodile bay was AMZING!! We did not do any of the nature tours. Only suggestion is they should provide reusable water bottles and discourage disposable water bottle use as the water is filtered and the nearby ocean and bay are marine sanctuaries. Of note, It is a gated compound. If you are looking for a luxury hotel similar to one in the U.S., this will fit. If you are looking for a more local experience this is not the right location.