Occidental Papagayo - Adults Only - All inclusive

4.0 star property
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2 outdoor pools
On the beach, sun-loungers, beach towels
Exterior
Hiking
2 outdoor pools

Reviews

7.8 out of 10

Good

Popular amenities

  • All-inclusive
  • Bar
  • Breakfast included
  • Pool
  • Spa
  • 24/7 front desk

Explore the area

Map
Playa Hermosa, Golfo De Papagayo, Sardinal, Guanacaste, 485000
  • Rocio's Kitchen
    4 min drive
  • Panamá Beach
    5 min drive
  • L'Buffet
    1 min walk
  • Liberia (LIR-Daniel Oduber Intl.)
    33 min drive

Room options

Premium Level Luxury

  • Bay view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Deluxe Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Deluxe Room, Bay View

  • Bay view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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About the area

Panamá Beach

With a stay at Occidental Papagayo - Adults Only - All inclusive in Sardinal, you'll be 1.8 mi (2.9 km) from Playa Hermosa and 8 mi (12.9 km) from Coco Beach. .This all-inclusive property is 9.3 mi (15 km) from Papagayo Golf and Country Club and 9.5 mi (15.3 km) from Ocotal Beach.

What's nearby

  • Panamá Beach - 5 min drive
  • Playa Hermosa - 8 min drive
  • Coco Beach - 24 min drive
  • Ocotal Beach - 29 min drive
  • Marina Papagayo - 49 min drive

Getting around

  • Daniel Oduber Intl. Airport (LIR) - 33 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Market Café - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪Makoko - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Coco Café - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪Barefoot Grill - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪Revive Bar - ‬9 min drive

About this property

Occidental Papagayo - Adults Only - All inclusive

Adults-only beachfront property with 2 outdoor pools
Occidental Papagayo - Adults Only - All inclusive offers 163 accommodations with minibars (stocked with some free items) and safes. Rooms open to balconies or patios. 32-inch flat-screen televisions come with satellite channels.

Bathrooms include showers with rainfall showerheads, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. This Sardinal property provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Additionally, rooms include irons/ironing boards and blackout drapes/curtains. Housekeeping is provided daily.

2 outdoor swimming pools are on site along with a sauna and a fitness center.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Guests can pamper themselves by indulging in the onsite spa services. There are 8 treatment rooms. Services include deep-tissue massages, facials, and manicures and pedicures. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including aromatherapy.
Make yourself at home in one of the 163 guestrooms featuring minibars (stocked with some free items) and flat-screen televisions. Rooms have private balconies or patios. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms feature showers with rainfall showerheads and complimentary toiletries.
Relax and unwind with massages and facials. You're sure to appreciate the recreational amenities, which include 2 outdoor swimming pools, a nightclub, and a sauna. This Mediterranean property also features complimentary wireless internet access, gift shops/newsstands, and a hair salon.
This property is all inclusive. Rates include meals and beverages at onsite dining establishments. Charges may be applied for dining at some restaurants, special dinners and dishes, some beverages, and other amenities.

Satisfy your appetite at one of the property's 4 restaurants. Relax with a refreshing drink from the poolside bar or one of the 3 bars/lounges. A complimentary buffet breakfast is served daily from 7:00 AM to 11:00 AM.

Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk and laundry facilities. Free valet parking is available onsite.
A complimentary buffet breakfast is served each morning between 7:00 AM and 11:00 AM.
Occidental Papagayo - Adults Only - All inclusive has 4 restaurants serving breakfast and lunch.

All-inclusive details

This property is all-inclusive. Onsite food and beverages are included in the room price (some restrictions may apply).

Gratuities and taxes

Gratuities are included and additional gratuities at guests' discretion are accepted.

Food and beverages

All à la carte meals, snacks, and beverages included
In-room minibar (all beverages included)

Land activities

Fitness facilities

Lessons/classes/games

Aerobics

Entertainment

Onsite entertainment and activities

Languages

English, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site
  • Free valet parking on site

Food and drink

  • Free buffet breakfast available daily 7:00 AM–11:00 AM
  • 4 restaurants
  • 3 bars/lounges and 1 poolside bar

Things to do

  • 2 outdoor pools
  • Fitness centre
  • Nightclub
  • Sauna
  • Spa services
  • Steam room

Conveniences

  • Banquet hall
  • Gift shop/newsstand

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Hair salon
  • Laundry facilities
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Beach loungers
  • Beachfront location
  • Garden
  • Rooftop terrace

Spa

  • 8 treatment rooms
  • Aromatherapy
  • Facials
  • Manicures and pedicures
  • Massage - deep-tissue
  • Massage/treatment rooms

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have any lifts
  • Pool access ramp on site
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Wheelchair-accessible pool
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant
  • Wheelchair-accessible (may have limits)
  • Wheelchairs available on site

More

  • Beach towels
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Bed sheets
  • Blackout drapes/curtains

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shower
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • 32-inch flat-screen TV
  • Satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Free minibar (some items)

More

  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in is available for a fee
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon
Contactless check-out available
Late check-out subject to availability
A late check-out fee will be charged

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children younger than 18 are not allowed at this adults-only property; all guests 18 and older are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Early check-in is available for a fee (subject to availability)
  • Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and cash
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
A fee for a mandatory Christmas Day gala dinner is included in the total price displayed for stays on December 25
A fee for a mandatory New Year's Eve gala dinner is included in the total price displayed for stays on December 31
Guests under 18 years old are not permitted at this adults-only property
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property
This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly)

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Occidental Papagayo - Adults Only - All inclusive Reviews

Reviews

7.8

Good

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8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

7.4/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Ana

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities
Food very repetitive. No entertainment
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Marc Jared

Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
I don’t think the pictures on the site do this place justice. It’s beautiful.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Nathaniel, Brockton

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Property was a 9/10 landscaping was beautiful. Our room was ok. Buffet did not have that many options we ate the same breakfast same lunch everyday for 7 days. The snacks bar same thing nothing new. There’s 3 different restaurants but you need to reserve food wasn’t that great either. Another disappointing thing was the raccoons they are everywhere especially at night. Not to many activities during the day either and at night not much is being done to entertain the guests. That little gift shop is way too expensive they need to bring the prices of this items down a bit. And I was so disappointed when I see the beach look so different compared of what was advertised on their website I give it -1 yes seriously. Overall if you want peaceful vacation and don’t like to to much this place is for you. I made the best of it with my family. If you want to book cheaper tour and massages go downtown to the beach this people are more reasonable with their prices and go see Rosa for a nice 1 hour massage her price is very low.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Chase

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We will be back for sure! The staff was very nice and helpful and the food was amazing! All you can eat buffets and free drinks since it’s all inclusive. Great place!
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Kaylyn

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
This is by far the WORST resort I have . It absolutely ruined my experience here in Costa Rica.
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Shawn Thomas Munroe

Travelled with partner
My husband and I stayed here during the week of July 14th to 21st to celebrate our 1st wedding anniversary. Overall, we thought the property was beautiful and the staff was very accommodating. The food and drinks were very good, but we especially liked our dinner at the Italian restaurant. Our server Castillo was very kind and warm hearted. I would highly recommend the Occidental Papagayo!
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Eric

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This was by far our best experience with an all-inclusive. The grounds were well kept; the room was great; and the staff was amazing - always smiling and ready to help in any way they could. Almost all of them spoke english and tolerated our attempts at spanish! We can't say enough about Enrique. He made this the most memorable stay and went far beyond any expectations we had. His entire staff, but particularly Liseth, were hard working and always busy, and always happy (even while she was pregnant!). It was evident he was also a great person to work for. We will definately be returning. In fact we weren't home a week and started looking into when we could return! It was amazing - and we've traveled a bunch. Pura Vida!
Stayed 9 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Nolan S., Memphis

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Really enjoy the Occidental Papagayo resort! The majority of the staff is great, especially manager Enrique he helps me make my wife's birthday special, both times here! Other staff were so friendly and help when we need something ( Roy, and Carlos) thanks. Only wishes that next we stay here they provide local entertainment atleast once in weeks stay. And that we could have had restaurant dining 3 nights option instead of just 2 for week stay. We will be back!
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Juan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very reliable staff. The room was clean everyday and the food was good.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Alana

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

Brian

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
I arrived at 12:30ish. Called ahead of time to ask for possible early check-in. "Yes, of-course." When I arrived, "We're sorry, check-in is at 3:00." At 2:00 I asked again if the room was ready. "Sorry, it's not ready yet." Then, conveniently at 3:00, "Sir, your room is ready!" They then take you via golf cart to your room, which is so far away from every amenity on the property. As I'm there, the cleaning staff was at the same building. I asked them if they had just finished... she replied that she cleaned it herself about 2 hours ago. I booked a "Bay view room", and the view is the top of a bunch of trees and a touch of water. Comical to say the least. SO, I would recommend booking a room that is close to the office because that is where everything is. The bay view is NOT worth the 10 minute walk in the heat and humidity to go eat or go to the pool. Also, you have the odor of B.O. around the restaurant because everyone broke a sweat walking to get there. The second day, nobody went to my room to refill the drinks in the room fridge. When I called and asked, "Someone is on their way." Nobody ever showed up. So I walked to the front desk and asked if I could get a few drinks from the market since nobody came to refill my drinks. "You have to pay for the drinks from the market." When asked if I could get the drinks from them while I was standing there, "No, we cannot." When leaving, be sure to call for the golf cart well in advance because it took him about 40 minutes.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Leonid V

Liked: Cleanliness
Very good👍
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Bernita

Travelled with group
Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
Terrible Experience
It was a terrible experience and I would recommend this resort to anyone. The staff was rude and had an attitude. The front desk would take a long time to answer the phone. The rooms didn’t have any towels. It was hard to make reservations for dinner at two of the three onsite places to eat dinner. The resort needed more lighting outside as you are walking at night on the walking path, it was extremely dark. The resort wasn’t accommodating when wanted to cancel the last day of our hotel stay so that we could leave one day early. We enjoyed the offsite excursions and Costa Rica was beautiful.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

Lolita

Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

TEST

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

10/10 Excellent

Aileen

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful resort! We loved the location and will definitely be back
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Alex

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Easy, relaxing, no thoughts or worries place to vacation.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024

4/10 Poor

Pilar

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Terrible place to stay no air conditioned, when called I was freezing and they offer to change from next day but they didnt do it.bathrooms are dirty very limited food .
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Desere

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nothing i was truly DISAPPOINTED
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Ashley Nicole

Travelled with partner, Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Beautiful area of Costa Rica. The beach was great, and had plenty of seating. It is public, so just know there are vendors, but they do not bother you repeatedly. The dining was good, and we enjoyed the Asian and Italian restaurants. The lobby bar bartender was fantastic, as well as the bartenders at the swim up bar. We stayed during the rainy season, so I don’t think it was as crowded as high season. We never had a problem getting a chair at either pool. The only issue we had was housekeeping. We had zero towels in our room when we checked in, and they did not bring any until the next day even after we called twice. They also repeatedly took our towels and did not replace them with new. We had to leave a note for housekeeping to please leave towels. Other than that, we had a great trip. It was the perfect size resort for a short 5 day trip.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

KIMBERLY Michelle

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
I really wanted to LOVE this place but there needs to be some major improvements. Let’s start with the food. I only ate at the buffet twice. Dinner theme was Caribbean ( 2nd night ) and it was so far from Caribbean food. They had snapper which I was excited for but it was sooo dry. Then I did breakfast my last morning and the selection was devastating. I also ate at the snack bar after spending most of my day in the pool so it was nothing too special but better than my dinner at the buffet. They also have selective service depending on what you’r wearing. I booked for The Grill and the food was amazing ( steak, potatoes, vegetables and bread was the best thing I’ve had ) Every other meal I had was room service and Antonio was truly amazing. The entertainment was dull. All the fun stops at 7pm unless you want to sit in the disco and hope that the dj plays something you can relate to. The transportation around the resort really needs improvement. You can either wait and pray that someone drives by you to give you a ride or have someone call and wait for pick up. I don’t recommend walking unless you’re a gym rat due to the countless hills. And depending where your building is, walking is out of the question. I did experience some rudeness by the bartender in the snack bar. And was even served last after arriving 2nd to the bar. That was the last time I went there because I know my temper. However the rest of the staff were friendly and courteous. Would I revisit.. no !!
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Cynthia, Guttenberg

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
While I truly appreciated the kindness and attentiveness of the staff, the resort needs a complete overhaul. The rooms are very large - probably the largest I have seen, but it needs updating. My sheets had some kind of black stain on them which I asked to be changed. The napkins at the buffet table were all stained. The food was subpar at best and only had one restaurant that had good food - The Italian. The snack bar had the same food every day; pizza, hotdogs, hamburgers, plain pasta, chicken wings and some salads. The pools are so old that the tiles are coming off and people Pick them up and leave them on the side of the pool. The pool by the beach with lounge chairs in the pool have not been cleaned and there is a ton of black grout lines - which just grosses me out. The resort should warn people about the all the raccoons that come to your door. I had two baby raccoons just look in the window of my room and just stare at me. Also, most of the resort does not have air conditioning. The restaurants were so hot that a waiter gave me a napkin with ice and told me to put it on my head. I had to call the front desk a few times because my room was too hot. All in all - I would not go back.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Zoltan

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property is beautiful, the location is amazing! Beautiful view to the water. The restaurants are excellent, lots of options. Pool bar, lobby bar, everything is very convenient and the stuff members are very polite!! Great place!!
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Daniel

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
Beautiful property. You are in no man's land. Food takes some getting use too. The staff was awesome. Wildlife everywhere.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kristin

Stayed 8 nights in Jul 2024