La Mar de Bien

My husband and I had our wedding at La Mar de Bíen and we spent almost a week there with our entire family. We spent close to 18 months planning our wedding and had a wonderful experience working with Mónica and Samantha. They were very professional and so easy to get along with, it was such a pleasure to work with them! As soon as we arrived a few days before the wedding with our entire family, Juan and Mónica made us feel completely at home and well-cared for. Everyone made sure our individual needs were looked after, and there was alot of flexibility in accommodating us and the wedding party. We really appreciated the fact that many staff members spoke English as not everyone in our family speaks Spanish. The hotel itself is absolutely gorgeous and the layout of the property is the perfect place for a relaxing vacation by the beach. The food was amazing and even for a party of all ages, everyone was very comfortable the entire time. We can’t wait to come back! Thank you for having us and for the wonderful time we had for our wedding and after that too, it was a dream come true!

We went to my sister's wedding, with three small children, and the service was excellent. All the people who attended us were very warm, helpful and empathetic. The food was delicious, there was a good variety of snacks and drinks. The rooms were very clean and the ambiance of the hotel in general was very nice.

Like all the reviews say, this is a cozy, relaxing place to stay. Some things that you should know are: a taxi from the airport takes about 1.5 hours and costs $64 CAN one way. There are buses or car rentals (if you can get one). It is a secluded location with a 1 km walk to the road, but they have a good restaurant with reasonably priced and excellent food. The beach is ok, but there are many days you don’t want to swim because of the waves, possible undertow and the debris that is near the shore. I was kept awake by the neighbor's music one night till midnight. The owner apologized for this and said it only happens once in a while. The owners are retired and were onsite most of the time. He was nice to drove us to the nearby waterfalls and helped organize a trip to a finka (estate that grows cocoa).