If you don't mind an hour - hour and a half ride from the airport, this is the place to stay. If you don't mind total rest and relaxation, this is the place to stay. If you don't mind being about 30 minutes from downtown and having to take a taxi in and back every night, this is the place to stay. Very quiet, clean, nice pool area, food selection was ok. Jose, Moises and Abel were ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL! Drinks delivered to us at poolside by Jose before previous ones already empty (for a small tip of course! Be kind). Moises was our waiter, right on top of things the whole trip. Abel helped coordinate transportation to and from town for us which was a chore in itself. Lagoon area desolate and a little smelly. Rooms cute and the hammock is relaxing. All in all a nice experience except for the distance.

I can't believe we didn't know what we were getting into when we stayed at Parador del Sol. The food was awful and the rooms were terrible. We had lizards in our room and the website said that they had an eight-hole golf course. Well, they had a tiny grassy area that had literally 8 holes on it. The staff was nice, but that was all they had going for them. We just drank ourselves silly to get through it and basically ate potatoes because the food was disgusting. My parents went with and their air conditioner stopped working and no one would fix it (it was 95 degrees outside) and so my husband and my brother were the ones who figured it out. They told us that the water in the rooms weren't filtered, but everywhere else it was. Well, they lied because we ALL got sick. I would not recommend this place, unless you want to just drink your face off to get through it...

Aside from three minor earthquakes and a tropical storm, the resort appeared to be bankrupt. Solar heaters for the water didn't work. Slightly warm water only twice in two weeks. The food was only just edible. Sickness was common. Can you imagine having to turn on the cold water tap in your sink to refill the toilet tank? It's no lie!! Stay away from this joint. You can do much better for the same price.

We stayed at the hotel in January 2005 and stored our money and valuables in the hotelsafe at the reception. When we checked out all 3 of us were missing money. Someone stole around 300 Euro out of the hotelsafe, even though we did not give the key to anyone nor did we leave the key unattendant.
We cannot recommend the hotel, since some of the staffmembers are thiefs.
Claudia Laux, Germany