Frankly, our stay at Marjon’s wasn’t what we were expecting. Although she did provide some info on buses and the area, Marion wasn’t the sparkling host that others have described her as. We asked her for help with a few small things (ordering a taxi to the airport, printing tickets/finding a print shop, where we could get a city map) and she was unable to assist us each time.
I love dogs and cats and was excited to have them around, but didn’t end up petting the dogs much as they needed a bath!
We were also excited to enjoy our breakfast or evening drinks on the terrace, but honestly no matter what time of day, the whole thing is in the shade (which might be nice in the summer) and was too cold to enjoy. Several broken windows and patio doors that didn’t close properly ensured that both the cold seeped in and monkeys were able to come in and steal our food, despite us locking every entrance.
We were disappointed and left feeling like we should have just booked at the nice hotel with a pool a few hundred metres down the road that was the same price...
Santa Teresa was nice, but many taxi drivers seemed to think that where we were was dangerously close to areas that they didn’t want to go, which made it extremely difficult to get rides with either Uber or traditional taxis. At one point, I had no change for the bus and waited for over an hour before an Uber came because they kept cancelling!