Manglar Lodge

This small hostel is a lovely little getaway spot. We arrived early before check in time and were treated to some local craft beers in the lounge. Our room was extremely spacious and very clean with a beautiful king size bed. We had dinner in the lounge and enjoyed a generous serving of fish and chips. The menu has great variety and look forward to going back someday to try out the rest of it.

We had stayed here before over the last four years and really enjoyed our stays. It's been a couple of years since we stayed here last and we saw a big change. There isn't a refrigerator or coffee maker in the rooms any more. The internet was very slow and there was a bee hive on the balcony of the first room we were given. They moved us to a different room, which we were glad about. The place is still clean but just not well taken care of.

The food is amazing as is the service!

Rooms are clean with A/C. Ask for a room with a safe and balcony as not all rooms have these features. Communication in English was difficult with some of the staff but we were able to get our questions answered. The beaches are amazing and you can walk them easily at low tide. During high tide walking is extremely difficult. There is a hotel in front of this hotel so there are no beach views; however in the evening you are in a much quieter location.

The property is quaint with a well groomed garden but the neighborhood is dodgy even with the presence of a security guard at night. Our room was a good size with a nice shower/good water pressure and the ability to open the windows which we liked. The carpet however was disgustingly dirty with tons of hair (not ours) stuck to both sides. The room was not cleaned during our twonight stay which surprised us. The breakfast was good but not amazing as people been reporting. I did not like the service however. The three people that served as barely smiled and certainly didnt go the extra mile to make one feel welcome or to provide a bit of customer service one would expect from a hotel. I often saw them sit around and watch TV. The area was quiet but on Saturday night we were woken up at 1am by super loud music which was extremely unpleasant keeping us up for over an hour. I will not return nor recommend.

The Manglar Hotel is located on a surfing beach, and we aren't surfers. We were really just using it as a place to sleep while we explored mountain communities in the region so we weren't expecting much. Our expectations were fulfilled. During our first night's stay, the A/C froze up and our room became a sauna. We left the hotel at 6 am to find some coffee and came back and the A/C was working again. Same thing happened the next night. Thank goodness we were only staying two nights. The people who worked at the Manglar Lodge seemed nice, but we had little interaction with them. The room was clean, but it did smell of fresh paint. The beach is rocky and not suitable for an evening walk. Won't stay there again.

We were early arriving , so understood the room was not ready .Told to return in 1 hour .Which we did .The key was thrust at us and no help offered with bags .All rooms are upstairs .The Internet was terrible in the room and the bath room was dirty and so was the passage to the room . We had to ask for coffee / tea making facilities as not in room as advertised .The owner did try to address all these problems but he really needs to step up and do something about them not just give excuses .Hotel is not manned until 0800 so if you have a problem with no electricity during the night you just have to wait .

Room spacious and comfortable with small balcony. Very close to beach. Enjoyed our stay

Enjoyed our stay

The comode seat was broken and sand was inthe bed, the balcony door didn't shut properly. Breakfest sevice was substanderd and the meat was tuff as leather. d