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DALAY, was amazing! She was very enthusiastic and had the best personality.. she definitely made the stay entertaining.

My husband and I had a wonderful time at Secrets. We enjoyed the quiet and serene ambiance. Anderson did a great job leading us in snorkeling and kayaking. He was engaging and energetic and we learned a lot from him! Cherry likewise was amazing and did a great job leading our bracelet making class and sunset hike! We had a wonderful waitress, Karla, who works so hard and is so friendly and positive. Edgar and Yesner were also amazing waiters and worked very hard to provide our needs. Lastly, Eli was the BEST driver and so so friendly and kind and always opened our door with a smile and kind greeting on his face. All of these workers deserve a day off and a raise!! They were wonderful and made our stay so enjoyable. Portafino also had the absolute BEST chicken parm that we ever had! Highly recommend! All of the food and drinks were delicious. Highly recommend this resort to anyone looking for a kid-free getaway!

My wife and I had a wonderful time at Secrets. We got really lucky with the weather because we visited during Veranillo de San Juan which is a little summer break in their rainy season. We got a preferred room with an ocean view and a deck that was right next to the quiet pool. The views are incredible. The drivers are super friendly and if you are lucky you'll get Marco to sing for you which was a really special experience. The vans zip up and down the hills, it's kind of fun actually. We saw people walking the hills, but the vans come really quickly so it's not necessary. You can walk from the quiet pool beach to the main pool beach very quickly but in high tide you might have to cross some rocks or walk through the waves. If you get the preferred package then you can visit the vip bar which has some finger food snacks and some higher end liquor. Say hi to William if you go there. He has some bar tricks that are fun to watch like the martini chocolate decoration. And say hi to Adrian if you go to the pool bar. He's kind of shy but knows how to make lots of drinks and he lights up if you ask him about Houston. The staff a great part of the trip. Be sure to bring singles and fives and be generous with your tipping. It's not expected but they work long days and you see the same people every day. I brought about 300 for tips and spread it out. The beaches are black and gray volcanic sand. It's not really rocky so you can walk straight to the water. The water inlet is a partially enclosed bay, so the waves are not high. It seemed safe to swim and it's fairly warm. Go to the activity desk and sign a waiver and take the kayaks two beaches north. All beaches in Costa Rica are public so you can take advantage of that. There's a huge beach and nobody there. We left the resort for three excursions. We found a Frank the Tank tour and our guide Maurice took us to the ziplines, water slide, horseback riding, and hot springs. It was really well organized. Maurice was extremely knowledgeable. He found howler monkeys for us to see among other wildlife. The next day we went with Marco from Genuine Costa Rica on a river boat tour to see baby crocodiles and their mothers and capuchin monkeys. One of the monkeys was eating an iguana tail! And for the third day, Marco's wife Vielka took us to the waterfall and to a local village with a coffee and cacao plantation. We went for a nice walk through a small section of rainforest and saw poison dart frogs, little yellow snake, monkeys, and best of all sloths. One of the sloths was really close to us so we got a really good look at her. All three days we ate delicious local food for lunch. Highly recommend you seek out these guides.

Our stay was so nice and so much fun shoutout Anderson he was the best part of our trip.

Beautiful place and employees were great especially Anderson at the pool was phenomenal. Overall great time would absolutely come back.