Villaggio Flor de Pacifico

Horrible, you hear the neighbor's feces! Be careful, do not buy, they sell 'illegally' and if you want to leave to resell you must obtain the 'mandatory' documents that the scammers did not give you A gossipy, uncivilized tavern environment full of drug addicts and desperate people

Good A/C very good. TV available and provided news coverage daily. Washer and drying rack very handy. Plenty of towels for bathing. Hot water supply really good. Fair Dishes - missing basic cooking items like flipper, tongs, ice cube tray, sharp knives. WiFi good when working but last 3 wks was very intermittent. Lack of tea towels and no aprons. Lack of sealable containers, for use when frig. out of order. Purchased additional containers. Bad First three weeks refrigerator didn't work properly requiring disposal of food on two occasions. When reported, repairs were made quickly but unfortunately it took three repairs to get it working. Even then never worked properly. Nearby pool dirty. Filtration system didn't seem to be working.  Unsafe pool deck level changes. Paint faded on edges, not clearly marked as step up/down. Deck chairs not always available. Due to safety concerns did not use this pool. Used pool at Villagio Uno. Curtains in all rooms did not provide privacy. The bathroom was the only room to use for changing. This was an issue when on two occasions, someone outside, using a flashlight, appeared to be looking into rooms at night. Ants everywhere. Very tiny ants were in every room and on ever surface (walls, countertops, appliances). Decor very tired and drab. Bedding worn, curtains dirty (dead fly carcasses, dust etc. stuck in mesh). Porch furniture uncomfortable. Dirty cushions had very little padding. Wicker worn and unraveling. Hammock old and sun bleached.

I have spent my Canadian winters in Costa Rica for thirteen years and forthe last two years I have stayed at Villaggio Flor de Pacifico. My first experience was so so as I booked it a little late so they gave me all they had left, an apartment over a restaurant with two huge windows on the side the sun shone all day. It felt like living in an oven. I asked them to contact the owner to install another AC and they said he would not agree. I think he did not even know I was renting his place. Who knows ! That was in Villagio # 3 and after three months I could move to a house an owner offered me in villaggio # 4. That was much better. This last winter I booked it right away in # 4 and got a great place. Convenient, at a fairly decent price. The only problem was that the wifi did not reach out to the house. It only lasted 4 or 5 days as the person in charge of the rentals came to see me and told me «you have to move to another house it is urgent». I said to myself why, I rented for four months and a half ! He said the owner wanted to rent the house to some friends of his. I got to meet the friends that rented the said house and it appears that again the owner did not know his house was rented for such a long time more so he did not know it was rented !. Now where did the money go ? Also you have to know that you need to check the house you rented as soon as you come in and make sure everything works OK and that it has all the necessary accessories. In the second house there were no pots and pans and not even a coffe maker or a blender . . . nothing. Of course they said that they would provide me with everything I need but it took weeks before I got half of them and they were of real of bad quality on top of that. I even had to move to a third house . . . Imagine. Nerver again will I rent in one of those places. Another good reason is that the cost of living has tripled in the last four years. So do yourself a BIG favor if you want to go to Costa Rica DO NOT RENT IN ANY OF THE 6 VILLAGIOS Flor de Pacifico in Potrero Guanacaste. This is my opinion and it has no intention of diminishing anyone. Hope you will follow this advice for your own good.