Aldea Kuka, Luxury Eco Boutique Hotel

The property was situated in an ideal spot on the beach, beautiful walking and views of the ocean. The hotel itself is well appointed and looked very picturesque. The downside was there was absolutely no noise buffering, every night and every morning sounded like a rugby match being played upstairs. ( as late as 11pm and early as 7 am) When I complained to the front desk on my 2nd morning and asked to switch rooms- they said they would talk to the room above mine and kinda just dismissed my issue. nothing changed, the rugby match continued . Also, on my first night, a giant cockroach was climbing down from the curtains, added stressor for sleep. The hotel also experienced frequent power outages.. I ended up leaving the property several days early because of the noise issues and only upon telling them I was checking out did they offer to give me a different room- but after four night of very little sleep and poor sleep at that, I would rather fly all the way home then take a chance on another room. While the staff were very friendly, it did little to alleviate my concerns. The restaurant food was subpar. For the prices they were charging, I would expect chips to be not soggy, cheese pizza to be somewhat edible, and at least some local dishes on the menu. This is a hotel for an American who wants an American experience and will eat swill with no complaint. There is no local flavor to be appreciated. I wouldn’t stay here again.

While the property is phenomenal, the service and hotel policies are unfortunately the opposite. - A US$1,000 deposit is required at check in. This is absolutely ridiculous amount for what this hotel offers. Not even the Four Seasons asks for this much! - Debit cards are not accepted for deposits. Only credit cards. All other hotels accept this without question. It is actual cash at hand! - Food and items at the hotel boutique shop is way overpriced and does not do justice for the quality that is offered. Ie. a pizza was US$44! A straw hat US$300! Insane! These guys think they are in the maldives or something - We felt like staff was trained to forget about what customer service really means and focus more in to how do we profit the most from guests. Ie. No juice refill at breakfast and portions of fruit and yogurt were probably smaller than kids size. Anything extra would incur in an additional charge. The whole time felt like they were monitoring every single drop that guests had. Very disturbing. Zero tact and no clue about customer service. - Every time they would bring a bill, it would be printed with a "suggested" total with 15% tip included. Although this practice is common in other places, particularly the US, this is not appropriate. Gratuity should always be optional and discretionary based on quality of service. Never to be imposed and demanded. We will not stay here again and we'd rather pay more to be at another where they know how to treat a guest.

Loved this hotel! The rooms and hotel were so beautiful!! But the best part had to be the beach access the sandbanks started from our hotel and the view was just magical. I truly can't wait to go back! We drove by all the hotels near by and this was by far the best one, so happy with our decision in staying here!

We stayed at this property on NYE. The hotel hosted a loud party until after 2 am on NYE - we were not informed of this party when we booked the reservation and because of the party, no food or drinks were available at the hotel on NYE and we were forced to head back into the city center to find an open restaurant on NYE (which the hotel did not assist with). The room walls are very thin, you can hear everything in other rooms, and we were woken up at all hours from people walking around outside or upstairs. We also had no assistance with luggage, and the service was extremely slow.

The property is stunning and it's definitely located on the best on the island. The staff is extremely friendly and nice. Food is fantastic. A true gem - perfect to relax and disconnect. Highly recommended.

The hotel is really nice, clean and accomadating and it was great to have breakfast included daily. The only negatives I would say is that you can hear everything through the floors, so bring ear plugs. Also, we booked this room for the amazing stone tub (hard to find in Quintana) and the hotel doesn’t have hot water. We thought it was just a problem with the water but we asked and no, they actually don’t have it and the weekend we were there was stormy and cold for august. That was disappointing to not be able to enjoy the bath. Would stay here again, but not for the tub :)

I did like everything at that property. Hotel was beautiful, pool, restaurants, beach area was amazing. Every day early in the morning they clean everything. I totally recommend this hotel. And I can't wait to be back.

I booked this hotel for my parents and the following is their review: “Very nice structure, but terrible service. Conclusion: Avoid this hotel, as on the island, there are plenty of better opportunities. We spent 2 nights in this hotel and had several issues with the way they attend to the clients: we booked a tour, but they canceled it 15 minutes before the start, leaving us without options and losing one day out of three. We had breakfast included, but it starts late (8:00). We asked to have breakfast at 7:45, as the tours start at 8:00, and they asked us to pay the full price because it was out of the planned time (a scam). While we were enjoying the beach, they sent us away because of a private event. They have a small number of sunbeds, but they let people occupy them even if they stay away for several hours (resulting in several clients occupying them early in the morning and then going around the island). In addition to all this, the rooms are not properly designed, and you can hear any noise coming from other rooms or from the traffic outside (impossible to sleep without earplugs). As partial compensation, they gave us a 3-hour complementary late check-out, but it was definitely not enough for all the problems they've created.”

Okay, so to be fair the location is the only good thing. The rooms are terrible in the sense that you can literally hear EVERYTHING from the upstairs rooms! Everything, as in like a wife mad at her husband and calling him an ahole lol. Not to mention the steps, you hear every single one of them. Is way overpriced for the food (not good or authentic). The beach is the only beautiful thing.