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Reviews of Fish Hook Marina & Lodge

2.5 out of 5
Fish Hook Marina & Lodge
km 2, Main Street, Golfito, Puntarenas

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 46 out of 74 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 23 out of 74 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 4 out of 74 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 74 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 74 reviews" "

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Elysia

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff are the most friendly people, and you can see all sorts of incredible wild life right from the restaurant and patio. We saw hawks, pelicans, turtles, a crocodile! We missed dolphins one morning apparently but yeah, it was absolute paradise and the staff were the best part.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Thomas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jorge

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place to stay
Always a great place to stay
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Pauleen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The hotel is clean and has a beautiful view. Staff was friendly and helpful.
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Michael L.

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff are friendly and helpful, and the food in the open-air restaurant is great. You walk out of your room into the beautiful open-air restaurant where you can have a very cold beer and watch the boats dock.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kay

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 6 nights in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Scott

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Half of the building is over the bay, so walking up to the rail you're guaranteed to see unique birds and small fish...possibly a crocodile or a stingray. The layout is unique in that the guest rooms open right into the dining and bar area. I quickly got used to it and found it convenient. The bar shuts down at 10pm, so unwelcome noise also stops at 10pm. The food is good and the staff is friendly. If you're from the US, be aware that the service culture is different. If you are waiting for attentive service at your table, you will wait forever. Just flag them down or get up and go ask for what you want. The same goes for paying your bill. They are respecting your space, so don't get mad or try to educate them on customer service. Be a good American visitor and adapt.
Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

Linda

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful marina view, delicious restaurant and kind and helpful staff!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Juliet D

Travelled with partner, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great views from rooms and restaurant. Family friendly fare. Rooms are clean and comfortable. Highly recommend!
Stayed 3 nights in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

James

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Shopping Trip
The hotel is near the duty free shops. From check in to check out the staff was great. The restaurant offered great food and great prices. Absolutely the best staff on site was the server in the bar and restaurant. She was so attentive and went out of her way to make sure that our every need was met. We loved meeting right on the water watching the sun and listening to the rain at night. For the price you can't beat this place.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Donovan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect hotel and bar/restaurant on the marina.
Wonderful engaging, helpful and pleasant staff. Went above and beyond to assist. Beautiful sunsets. Sports bar feel. Rooms within the bar area was a new experience.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022

8/10 Good

Michael

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

Arnold

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful views from the restaurant. The rooms are a little loud as they face the restaurant. But overall it is good value for the money.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2022
Response from FishHookMarina on 25 Jan 2022
Fish Hook Marina thanks you for your comment

8/10 Good

Michael

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2021

8/10 Good

Philip

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfortable place right on the waterfront. The rooms looking onto the restaurant area feels slightly strange, but the glass is only one-way!
Stayed 6 nights in Mar 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2021
Response from Marina Fishhook on 14 Mar 2021
Gracias por opinar, su evaluación nos permite crecer como empresa. Cualquier otra opinión al respecto del servicio, es bien venida.

4/10 Poor

shahin

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2021
Response from Marina Fishhook on 14 Mar 2021
Gracias por opinar, su perspectiva nos ayuda a crecer como empresa. Nos gustaría saber que parte del servicio no le pareció, o dónde considera que se esta fallando, para poder mejorar. Muchas gracias.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2021
Response from Marina Fishhook on 14 Mar 2021
Gracias por su opinión, esta nos permite crecer como empresa. Cualquier otra idea de mejora es bien recibida.

8/10 Good

Glenn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great room size right on the water in front if a marina . If your going fishing his is an ideal place to stay. I would go back .
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Beverly

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Incredible views from the open deck restaurant with a panorama of the Golfo Dulce, great food, pelicans flying by. Staff very helpful and let us check in early
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great little hotel on the water - food is great
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place to stay
We always enjoy this place. Great food
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019
Response from Xinia Aguilar on 17 Apr 2019
Thanks for your comment!

10/10 Excellent

Dave

Business traveller, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice, open bar in the center with view of their dock from the back. Also, the rooms are quickly accessible, being steps away from the bar and dinning tables.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019
Response from FishHook Marina on 3 Mar 2019
Thanks for your comment! It´s a pleasure to serve!

8/10 Good

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2019
Response from FishHook on 3 Mar 2019
Thanks for your visit!

10/10 Excellent

Lois, Ojochal, CR

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
One of the best hotel experiences we've had. Michael, the manager, treated us like family from the first moment. Big, comfy room, great service. We'd go back in a moment.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018
Response from Xinia Aguilar on 13 Aug 2018
Hello Lois We are glad that you had an excellent experience, for us it is a pleasure to assist you We hope See you soon, Kind greetings!

10/10 Excellent

Rey, Seattle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Location, restaurant, staffs, the view. Highly recommend it
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018
Response from Xinia Aguilar on 20 Jul 2018
Thank you so much! Regards!

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
especially for boaters or boating fans
right on the water with a pier for ab out a dozen yachts. Decent food friendly staff.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018
Response from Cristy Ch. on 30 Jun 2018
Thanks you so much, Nice to know that you had a great time with us, we hope you can come back soon Kind Regards

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great restaurant
Stayed 1 night in May 2018
Response from Cristy Ch. on 1 Jun 2018
Muchas Gracias, fue un placer atenderle, esperamos pronto pueda regresar.

10/10 Excellent

Nam

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel in Golfito, comfy and safe.
Great hotel in Golfito area. We were given room #3 which has a great view of the bay! The room was clean and had everything we needed: wifi, cable, AC, fridge, cafe maker, and was clean and plenty of space for two. The hotel is designed rather interestingly with one wall looking out into the dinning area/bar. We had the curtains shut the entire time so it was not issue. Despite facing the noise of the bar/dinning area, it was always quiet at night when we went sleep. :) My only gripe is the included breakfast. It was simple and never changed. Not horrible but some more options would be nice. We ate dinner at the hotel once and it was very good, plus they have a very good Happy Hour. Overall, I'd recommend Fish Hook Marina and we'd come back if we visit Golfito again.
Response from Cristy Ch. on 10 May 2018
Thanks you so much for such a wonderful comment, we will take your suggestions in care, we always want to make the service better, glad to heard that you want to come back, we will waiting for you. Thanks You Fish Hook

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2018
Response from Cristy Ch. on 19 Mar 2018
Gracias

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great experience and great food and stafffs. Location and the view was great. The staffs were professional and greeted us politely.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018
Response from Cristy Ch. on 27 Feb 2018
Thanks you so much, is always a pleasure to serve you, hope you can come back soon

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Warm staff and very helpful
We arrived late and were greeted with open arms. Nice view of the gulf from the restaurant and common area. Nice dock to get closer to the water.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018
Response from Cristy Ch. on 23 Jan 2018
Is such a pleasure to hear so many good thing about us, Thank you very much, Hope that you can come back soon

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Good for short stay. There is room for improvement
The location of the hotel is good if you are planning to visit the downtown Golfito area or any other nearby attractions. The hotel is not very big and the parking lot (which is located outside besides the main street in front of the hotel) is quite small. This means that depending on how full is the hotel then you might find some difficulties finding a parking space. The staff is very good and they are very costumer satisfaction oriented. The food in the restaurant is good with prices a little bit trending towards the high side but not being very expensive. The provided included breakfast was quite good and sufficient. The rooms are big and the air conditioning was working properly. The beds were comfortable and clean. The TV (32 inch) was very small considering the size of the room and how far the TV is installed from he beds. The major room for improvement can be fount in the bathroom, in general it looks a little bit old showing sings of wear and tear (although it was clean enough and everything was found in good working condition). If one day the hotel decides to begin a renovation then I would suggest starting from the bathrooms.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2017
Response from Cristy Chavarría on 16 Sept 2017
Thank so much for your review, always is a pleasure to read it because that give us and opportunity to grow and improve our service. Thanks Fish Hook Marina

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Eberhard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
the room is a great value, the restaurant is not so good.

10/10 Excellent

Joni

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Mike, AB, CANADA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This place is amazing !! I will definitely be back. The owner and all the staff are very nice and they make you feel at home. Met some interesting people during my stay and it was hard to leave such a beautiful place.

10/10 Excellent

Lee, Sarasota, FL

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel staff and service was tremendous.
Excellent first time stay at Fish Hook and hope to return soon. Michael, the general manager, bartenders and night watch person were all extremely accommodating with any and all requests we had during our stay. Rooms are large and clean. Location and ocean views are spectacular. Highly recommend this lodge to anyone headed to Golfito based on our stay. Great value.
View from room 3

10/10 Excellent

Edward, Boquete, Chiriqui, Panama

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Pura Vida
Great 3-day stay! Michael and his staff are very friendly, attentive and thorough. It's a beautiful setting, very tranquil with a very pleasant ambiance. Rooms are very comfortable and well appointed with beautiful rosewood furniture. Convenient local and long distance bus service just outside the door. We would highly recommend Fish Hook Marina to all our friends!

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The hotel service and their willingness to help with anything was excellent.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

mikael, Richmond, Va

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
great little gem
Was a great stay, for 2 nights. It was quiet and peaceful
Response from General Manager on 24 Sept 2016
Thank you for your review! You are welcome back at any ime.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Faheeda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort

8/10 Good

Ralph

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Jose, La Fortuna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A true hidden gem
We came here to eat and decided to stay after looking at the big spacious rooms. The bec was super comfortable with great pillows. The bathroom was really nice with lots of hot water. The manager/owner super accomidating.