Layan Hotel & Spa

This is a lovely hotel with nice, large, clean rooms and comfortable beds. The roof pool is nice and the barkeep there is great. The views are stunning. Breakfast is served at a neighboring property down the hill a bit (walkable) and was easily the best breakfast we had on the trip.

The hotel has THE BEST VIEW but the installations are a bit old and when we arrived we were told that they were remodeling therefore we could not use the pool and restaurant. The hotel did resolve on that by giving us access to the hotel next door but I wish I was told about this in advance. The staff was nice and very friendly.

This hotel was nice but way too far. The staff was really nice. The name of the hotel was changed and we were not notified of the change so we got lost for a bit. Luckily we asked another hotel where our hotel was and it happened to be their sister hotel so we were immediately assisted.

This hotel has changed to become the Blue Miramar hotel, but fails to inform guests. Further, the hotel is apparently undergoing some mild refreshening, but it it FAR from complete. Our "premium" room in the form of a "Penthouse" was not updated, had fixtures falling from the walls, had air conditioning that barely functioned, and was generally in poor condition. Absolutely cannot recommend this hotel as they are not transparent about who they are or what kind of room you are going to get, even when you put down an unreasonably high price for a hotel in this condition. The two stars given are for the views, which are excellent, and the staff, which is as good as they can be given the accommodations that they are compelled to put you in.

WARNING!!!!! If you are a planner, DO NOT book this place on ***********! I am a mega planner! This was a special birthday trip for myself with my family and two kids. I made the reservations in September for February. And they were sketchy to begin with. They said they needed me to input my credit card again . It was successful 6 months earlier. So a credit card that has no reason it wouldn’t work! I received a message that the credit card was updated successfully and the hotel cancelled on me two days before my reservation! Not worth the hassle. They were difficult to reach but even more difficult when I have limited internet access in Costa Rica! They also made me hate ***********. They blamed *********** but I’m pretty sure that’s a farce. Ruined two perfectly good vacation days trying to figure out how to get a room. They said they would find me a comparable place. If it’s true, I will revise this review, if not, I’ll come back again and also message *********** when I get home to figure out who the actual service responsible is. And update you. In the meantime, do NOT book this place. Absolutely NOT! Super shady!!! Don’t ruin your vacation. It’s the opposite of Pura Vida and in fact is ruining my Costa Rica experience.

Wonderful views from our room balconies, but even more fun to still around the swim up bar and look out over the Manuel Antonio bay. Just wonderful views from the pool area , down the mountain side to the water 1/2 mile below. It’s an easy taxi ride to where ever you want to go, On-site food was good enough to keep us on property, we could easily have gone elsewhere but the experience of eating onsite and the views off the dining area kept us eating in 3/4 of the time, kitchen staff was great , we had a tree nut allergy person and didn’t have any issues , after having the chance to see a number of other properties during our visit, some were more upscale and fancy , but they lacked the everywhere views of the water at Oceans Two We will be back !

The staff made this place a 5/5! I can’t say enough about their attention and kindness our entire trip. Roy was such a joy to talk to around the pool. We arrived a day late due to delayed flights and were greeted early in the morning with our room ready and even upgraded! We appreciate everything the front desk provided for us, they helped us with everything and anything we needed. Thank you!