LunArena Barefoot Hotel

My husband and me spent one night in this hotel. They told us they needed to do some maintenance, therefore there was no restaurant or bar. If we should know earlier we would never have booked this hotel for this price.

The hotel is so cosy and the room so pretty ( love the bed) the balcony is magic at the nights and see the stars. All the personal are so gently and are very interesting in the guest. The breakfast is nice and peaceful. The beach is only 2min from the hotel and is totally virgin, you can walk and walk and see the sea and the jungle at the same time. We will come back ! Thanks Lunarena

This is a hostal wanting to be a hotel. Views are nice, staff very friendly and willing to help, do the best they can. Room did not look like the one in the picture. Staff told me it was the best view so I've dropped the argument and went on. Views are indeed great, it is a ver calm place, ideal for couples or solo people looking to disconnect. It would be better rated as 2 star hotel. They did never changed or renewed soap. When it rained water rinsed into the room and the kitchen was like a little lake. Mosquito window worked poorly and dinner took 2 hours to be prepared since they ran out of gas to cook food. When they succeeded it was delicious. In resume, its a friendly place, in a super amazing place, one of the most beautiful and peaceful beaches in Mexico. Price might be cheaper, staff super friendly doing the best they can, and millions of mosquitos. Mosquito repelent and afterbite is a MUST since they, of course, do not sell them there

We stayed 5 days in Lunarena and we loved it. We were looking for tranquility, a peaceful place with beautiful beaches to be able to walk for km, a super little boutique hotel with excellent service, friendly staff and good food, we found it all here ! The room was perfect with a great view and spectacular sunrise and sunset views (yes booth !).

We went for dinner and had a salad as a starter followed by fish with rice and vegetables. The place is nice and charming. While the salad was really good, the main course was really average. Since there is menu with prices, you get the expensive surprise at the end. Too bad - we will not go back.

Trying to be honest here, the hotel had some positives. We noticed how the staff is warm and welcoming and our third floor room had a magnificent terrace looking over the wetlands. Because the hotel is at the extreme eastern edge of El Cuyo, we had the most wonderful view of the night sky with minimal light pollution. The room itself was very basic without closet or drawers to sufficiently unpack. What was advertised as a kitchen was in reality a refrigerator, sink and hot plate. Without knives or coffee maker, there wasn’t much we could prepare but the fridge was nice thing to have. Our biggest gripe was the lack of water that affected most of our two night stay. We couldn’t shower on our fist full day due to nothing coming from the shower head. We were told to try to shower again later in the day as the guests had already used up most of what was in their water tank. And on our last day, all the water was out throughout the hotel. I learned that when there’s a loss of power, the pump needs to be manually reset. Ok, this is Mexico, power outages are commonplace and there should be accommodations made for this type of event. However, they need to upgrade their water system if they’re going provide lodging up to their capacity. And referring to capacity, parking spaces were extremely limited. The restaurant had its up and downs, as well. On our first evening we split some guacamole and a fish entree. The guacamole seemed like some green fluff devoid of any natural flavors. It was just plain weird. The fish was tasty and nicely spiced. Breakfast was a mixed bag with lukewarm or flavorless coffee and the waitstaff had a tendency on both days to bring the food minus eating utensils. I know they’re trying but they need to do better for me to recommend this hotel which felt much more like a hostel.