Hotel Blue Marlin - Nightclub & Sports Bar on Site

The worst. ABSOLUTELY AWFUL! Do your research- they will take your money and take advantage of you. They put us at “blue marlin hotel” which was supposedly to be 2 luxury houses … more like a prison. At times there was no running water no electric. My room had no A/C my safe didn't work and there was an actual ant colony running up and down my wall above my shower. Mosquitoes everywhere, roaches everywhere. An absolute nightmare- literally like a prison. Dont stay here!

Pro's : The front counter girl at check-in is beautiful and kind. The disco /club Republik's security staff were fun and friendly and looked out for you. Con's: No one stayed here that I could see, for good reason. The disco plays trance base accentuated music so loud, it shakes the walls and actually hurts your ears. I was saved by Bose noise canceling headphones. There's no escape unless you leave the property ( which is a good idea). During my stay Republic's Club was still going Fri night into Sat until 530am. It was not other clubs causing the noise, as I have read from in other reviews, that's total BS. The club draws youngsters 19/30yrs. leaving the Cocal partying in full force. Homeless people abound in Jaco especially near the Blue Marlin area. I could go on for quite a while. I'll end it by saying I would not stay at this hotel again, even if it was free. That should some it up.

Hotel Blue Marlin This is a new place to stay in Jaco. Located on the other side of the street from the Cocal (and its awesome restaurant - Latitudes), it is a perfect central Jaco location. Off-season, I was the only room occupied out of the 10 rooms they have. Super quiet and it felt funky having the whole hotel to myself. It has a nice pool and supposedly a great wood-oven pizza, bar, scholarship girls, and Republik dance club... but they were closed in the green season (May). Maybe open weekends, don't know. Lots of rain in Green Season. Bring a group of guys for the weekend and you can literally take over the place! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED hotel and staff/owners who were incredibly polite and friendly and accommodating.