Boca Gentil Apartments & Villas

We stayed at Hilltop 3, specifically because of the location (it's the nearest to Papagayo Beach Hotel), but also because of the comfort and amenities. We were pleasantly surprised! It's beautifully decorated. The view of the ocean (and sunsets) is just spectacular. It's very spacious indeed with 3 bedrooms, a huge living room and even bigger terrace/balcony. The bedrooms are the only rooms that are air-conditioned, but there are two big ceiling fans in the living room and you can open big sliding doors and shutters to ventilate. The beds are very comfortable and we both slept very very well. The kitchen is very complete with an oven, microwave, 4 burner stove (induction), dishwasher and a huge fridge with water and ice dispensers. Also a toaster, a water cooker and two coffee machines (Nespresso and Senseo). Also a washing machine which was very convenient. There are 3 buildings containing 12 apartments and they share a small pool between them. The pool is quite deep. On the shallow side I could barely stand on my toes (I'm 176 cm tall) and at the deep end I couldn't stand at all. I thought this was quite a strange way to build a pool. The gardens around the pool and the buildings are gorgeous and attract many birds. So in December it's rainy season, so there were some mosquitoes, but it wasn't as bad as I expected. The compound is very tranquil and also very safe since it's a gated community. You can use the Papagayo Beach Hotel's pools and lounges when staying here. But you can walk down to Zest or Zanzibar too if you want a change of scenery. There's a supermarket at Papagayo's but it's quite expensive. I'd suggest you get your first basic needs there and then go shopping at Vreugdenhil or Mangusa Hypermarket which are much bigger and also cheaper. Biggest tip would be to rent a car, to get around the island. Unless you only wanna stay at the beach all the long. Excellent excellent stay!