I have been here 4 times now .The food is repetitive and not much of it. Had things stolen from my room that didnt lock.Full of old single men with really young Cuban prostitutes. Now don't get me wrong for 450.00 /all inclusive I will deal with it BUT there is no way I would pay 600.00 to go here...for that price I can go to Dominican and be catered to instead of harrassed for all my belongings. I am not rich or I would be going someplace else,I cannot afford to give my shoes and clothes away .
The people here are running scams with the chambermaids telling other workers what is in your room so they will ask you for something they know you have in your room.I have been asked to bring cell phones and computers !!!I do tip the wait staff and bartenders and still get terrible service and some are just plain rude ! I will not be returning to this hotel as I checked out the buccanero and will be taking my vacations there from now on...only 40.00 more and sometimes cheaper and no harrassment while I spent 2 days there. The Costa Morena has different sets of rules for different people.Another couple we met said they will not return again.The scenery is pretty ..no beach and the pool is only 3.5 feet deep (no deep end)

I have been in Costa Morena 12 times, and keep going back, there must be a reason!!! Right, Inexpenxive, quite, sourunded by mountains and sea, spacious confi rooms, good food and exelent service with a super entreateaiment at night and great disco, that overlooks the sea. Never go to Costa Morena before Dec 20th, unless you like to mix with the cubans, which, i like very much, This hotel is perfect for single or couples, no children and no families, it is not for you, no beaches, but a wonderful sea pool with a bar, I laugh and reject, reviews saying, " Do not go there, it is not safe" , nothing is more safe than cuba, specialy in this hotel, and no one will steal from you or your room, maybe the person who wrote a bad review, was an old man that brought a prostituete from the street , and was so deunk, than did not rememnber his name. Believe me, This place is paradise, and i invite you ALL to spend a nice vacations, without luxuory, but confort, and fun and overall , nice honest down to earth people, as i said before, between dec and april, is the best of Costa Morena. ps... do not forget to tip and bring presents, they all will apreaciate it, See you all for the greatest New Year Party in El ranchon Disco at Costa Morena.

I had stuff stolen from my from, and can't figure out why no one cared.
Nice location but not safe.
So sad!

We just got back from Islazul Costa Morena. This was the first and last time there. It appeared that during the low summer season the hotel puts away all the amenities advertised by the agencies, and the hotel standards. There were no bikes, water sports, etc. Venezuelans and Cubans were the guests, and then a handful of Canadians. We couldn't play ping pong or pool because the Venezuelans kept all the balls in their rooms until they left the hotel. The hotel hygiene was very poor. When we first entered our rooms we were greeted by five different animal species: roaches, flies, crabs, lizards and wasps. There were two different swarms of flies at the buffet: the actual flies and the Cubans, who waited for the restaurant to open to run inside and scoop out all the cheese from the spaguetti. I think the actual flies were faster to get to the desserts, though... The food was not only the same every day, but really BAD! They dumped a bucket of yellow (orange) juice on top of the leftover guava juice without rinsing the coolers, and call this mixture "tropical juice". If the taste is fruity but unrecognizable, call it "tropical". The phones, tv, and showers don't work properly. Check in was late because the chambermaids were in a meeting! I could go on forever but you get the idea.
The towels were badly soiled with blood spots and feces, no matter how many times they were changed. I took very disgusting pictures of this! You should already know that there is no beach nearby, so you are stuck with the pool. During our time there, I saw little kids peeing in the pool and the staff didn't bother to call the parents about it. The water is only changed once a year, according to the guy who adds a ton of chlorine to it every morning. The water looks slimy green. If you are traveling with your children do yourselves a favor and go somewhere else. Don't expose them to watching 60+ year old tourists with 20 year old girls publicly expressing their "love".