Le Cameleon Boutique Hotel

My cousin and I stayed in a standard room for a night on a quick trip to Puerto Viejo and found the room large, impeccably clean, and quiet. There was a nice deck outside and we were just a few steps from a pool that was shady and lovely. The hotel grounds are cut in half by the busy coast road which you need to cross in order to get to the restaurant, beach and second pool. We had one of the best buffet breakfasts we had ever had with fresh eggs, potatoes, a wide assortment of luscious fruits and juices - all overlooking the crashing surf. About that crashing surf. I'm not sure if it was an unusual day, but when we were there the ocean was quite chaotic with waves approaching the beach from multiple directions and we did not feel comfortable swimming in the ocean. However, there are two very nice pools. Overall, the hotel is great. We decided we would stay further towards the town center next time to have access to more restaurants, and a calmer, more walkable beach.

Great location on beach with lots of restaurants within walking distance. The staff were lovely and very helpful-special mention to David on the reception. The grounds are lovely with lots of animals. Breakfast was excellent. Rooms were well maintained but slightly damp for some reason. The pools need some maintenance as do the board walks but overall very good.

This was a nice stay with beach access and restaurant right across the street. The property had the different pools and nice seating areas and views of the Caribbean. We easily walked to the Jaguar Rescue center from the property. The properties restaurant served nice breakfast which was included. We also enjoyed the lunch and dinners. Attentive staff. We did an excursion to Cahuita National Park independent of the hotel and each afternoon of our stay enjoyed the downtime and relaxed environment swimming in the Caribbean and pools on the ocean side. Rooms were clean and maintained with no issues.

Le Cameleon was the greatest treasure of our trip. We stayed in an oceanfront suite and loved it. It was spacious and well equipped. The staff at le Chameleon was outstanding , especially David. We loved the breakfast buffet and the wait staff.

We were extremely disappointed with our experience at Le Cameleon Hotel. The maintenance of the physical property, both inside and outside, are inferior. For example, the toilet seat in our bathroom was the wrong size for the toilet and, although it was adjusted , did not stay in place. One of our sinks did not drain properly and a plumber had to come up and fix that along with the toilet seat. The hand-held shower in our bathroom was difficult to use even after the maintenance man came to our room. The pools and hot tub all had green algae-like stains along the edges, and the path of wood planks from the hotel rooms to the street was worn and quite slippery at times. While our room looked to have been recently painted, dried white paint drips were quite noticeable and had not been removed. To be told that we could not flush used toilet paper down the toilet and that we should not ever turn off the air conditioning was quite surprising and rather disconcerting, at the very least! In spite of all of this, David, the front desk manager, was extremely pleasant and tried to be helpful. Also, the staff at the restaurant was pleasant efficient. Unfortunately, the quality of the breakfasts was mediocre at best. During our stay, on a couple of evenings we had dinner at restaurants of other hotels, and they seemed to be better maintained. Sorry to write such a negative review.