As an employee for a major airline in Europe as well as actress, I can say that I have experienced all kinds of hotels. I am a seasoned traveler at this point and in my view, Mangos is as good as a MOTEL for backpackers. Adding, that most guests are above 55 though.
It’s not easy to write a bad review especially because we met some friendly people working on the property but I am upset to having wasted money and valuable vacation time and suffering from itches now that I am back.
It took more than 2 hours for Mangos to grant us access to the hotel room even though that we arrived late in the afternoon and were hoping to change to some light clothes.
The room was inconsistently cleaned and as dark as it gets. The worst was a sleepless time, with a broken AC and about 300 mosquitos in the room ready to eat us for dinner.
We complained to the front desk but there was no real follow up or interest. There were not Mosquito Nets that we could have used to cover the bed and I, who had been sick from a bite in previous years, got horrified by the about 150 itching bites that I had on my legs only. There was also a lot of noise till 3 am.
Furthermore, the chairs at the beach were weathered and chairs in the dining area rusty. I could list a lot more, from dirty towels to plastic cups but there is not much room to do so. The only positive note was the life music in the evening and the 2-3 friendly people who served us at the front desk and in the restaurant.