Hotel Makanda by the Sea

Wow! We truly enjoyed our stay at this wonderful hotel. The room was beautiful, with a great view of the ocean. The staff was professional, and very attentive. Our favorite time of the day was the late afternoon happy hour on the pool terrace watching the monkeys, enjoying great drinks and appetizers, and then watching the sunset. There is plenty of wildlife to see on the property - we saw white face, spider, and howler monkeys, a sloth, kinkajou, agouti, frogs (see our "doorman", below), crabs, and different types of birds. For meals, we had breakfast every morning, one lunch at the pool terrace, and two dinners at Arbol (had to go back!). All the food and service for our meals were excellent. The private beach: It's beautiful. And there is a hotel staff person there to help with towels & chairs, and make drinks at a small tiki bar. Note, that is is not a very big beach (particularly at high tide), and it is rocky in many places. But we enjoyed our time there. Overall, the hotel was a perfect blend of luxury and nature!

Wow! Beautiful hotel with a high-end luxury boutique feel and experience. We were offered an upgrade to the club level room which granted access to a smaller pool with a bar and personal bartender. We spent every evening watching the sunset from this pool. Breakfast was included with 3 mimosas per person included. By far, the service from the staff was the best part. Some specific plates for dinner and room service offered left a little to be desired, most were delicious. Our biggest complaint was what appeared to be a relatively new LED sign at the front of the resort. It was excessively large, bright, and almost tacky. The sign was unnecessary and detracted from the true quality and luxury of the resort. It was an eye sore walking to and from the resort from some other dinners. (We state this not for potential customers, but in hopes the staff and management consider keeping it off or replacing it!) That being said, the staff made our stay absolutely wonderful, the artistic pieces of the property give a warm and comfortable feel to the grounds, the private beach is a wonderful escape with a dedicated bartender and bar service, and it is a wonderful escape.

If you are looking for a perfect, relaxing getaway! Please look no further. We booked the Sky Penthouse Private Pool ! And we absolutely loved our stay from the beautiful, uniquely designed hotel its self , on to the stunning interior of the room. The customer service was immaculate any time we requested service, the staff was prompt with responding and made sure we had everything we needed and wanted! The rooms were very clean and housekeeping made sure to go in Everytime we left for upkeep! The location is very convenient and is right near local restaurants, shops, bars and beaches ! The stay was worth every dollar spent! We would love to come back and we highly recommend!

I absolutely love this place. The facilities, the staff, and the location, Makanda is magical.

Well , what a fantastic few days we had here ! Everything about our stay was just fabulous , from the accommodation to the many meals served up by the Arbol restaurant. We felt very much cared about and looked after and the service we received was of the highest quality . Whilst all the team were extremely helpful and friendly the standouts for us were the really friendly Allen , Heiner , Joshua and Jorge at the pool restaurant , where nothing was too much trouble and the food just delicious , and Byron who lugged our cases with a smile and happily drove us around in his golf cart . Our holiday was intended to be a very special one and the Makanda hotel completely succeeded in making it just that .