Beach nearby, white sand

Reviews of Hotel Giada

3.5 out of 5
Hotel Giada
Playa Sámara, Sámara, Guanacaste

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 116 out of 255 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 104 out of 255 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 28 out of 255 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 5 out of 255 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 255 reviews" "

8.8/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

8.2/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Amanda

Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was not as advertised. It was way smaller than was shown in the pictures. There was no place to sit in the room or to open our suitcases. We were so disappointed that we didn’t stay. We asked for a refund and have yet to hear back from Expedia.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Frontdesk on Mar 19, 2024
Hello Amanda, we are sorry that you didnt like your stay with us, Expedia details the measurements and details of the rooms. Unfortunately we cannot help you with a refund since you decided to leave the hotel and as indicated in the written policies and verbally at the time of check-in.

10/10 Excellent

Dawn

Traveled with group
Great service, great restaurant too. Good location. Good price.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Frontdesk on Mar 19, 2024
Hola Dawn, we hope you had a wonderful stay and hope to see you on your next vacation in Sámara. Best Regards

10/10 Excellent

Ryan

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Giada is a beautiful property, just up the street from the beach in Samara. The flowers and landscaping are amazing, really surprised my wife and I how nice it was. Staff is very friendly (Karina is a sweetheart!). Rooms small and simple, with a nice balcony. Can't beat the price either. We would stay here again.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Frontdesk on Feb 26, 2024
Thank you very much for your comment, we are very happy that you liked the hotel so we hope you enjoyed your stay, it was a pleasure to have received you and we hope you felt at home. We hope to see you again. Greetings

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Frontedesk on Mar 20, 2024
Thank you very much Daniel for staying with us, it was a pleasure to have received you at the hotel, we hope you enjoyed your stay. Best regards.

10/10 Excellent

Florica

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A pleasant hotel with two pools and a small interior garden. With some older and newer features, but all in all clean and a great stay. The closeness to the beach, local shopping and food choices makes it a great option for sating in Samara. Walk the hallways and admire some of local art. A short drive to beautiful Playa Carrillo.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023
Response from Frontdesk on Dec 2, 2023
Thank you for sharing with us your comments about the Hotel and the town, we are very happy to know that you guys have a wonderfull time. Hope you come back on your next trip to Sámara. Regards

10/10 Excellent

Rogue

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice property right on the main street, and a quick 5 minute walk to the beach. Rooms were clean and nice. Staff was excellent.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from Frontdesk on Nov 22, 2023
Hola Rogue, thanks for choose Hotel Giada for your vacations in Sámara, We hope you had a pleasant stay and we hope to see you again.

8/10 Good

Eric

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very noisy.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Fronstdesk on Aug 21, 2023
Muchas gracias por su comentario, lastimosamente estamos ubicados en el centro de Sámara por lo tanto es inevitable un poco el ruido, esperamos que esto no haya sido un inconveniente para que hayan pasado una agradable estancia en el Hotel y les haya gustado el pueblo de Sámara. Saludos

10/10 Excellent

PAUL

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Frontdesk on Jul 18, 2023
Thank you so much Paul for rating us, we hope you had a pleasant stay at the Hotel. We hope to see you on your next visit to Sámara. Regards.

10/10 Excellent

larry

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent stay!! The front desk was very helpful in giving beach information and directions. Olger provided us with local beaches to see.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2023
Response from Frontdesk on May 30, 2023
Thanks Larry and Linda for staying with us, it was a pleasure having you again. We hope to see you again. Regards

10/10 Excellent

MARCO

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023
Response from Frontdesk on Apr 18, 2023
Thanks Marco, for choosing Hotel Giada, we hope you had a pleasent stay and enjoyed your vacations on our town. We hope to see you again. Regards

8/10 Good

Martin, St Anthony

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Convenient hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023
Response from Frontdesk on Apr 9, 2023
Thanks Martin for choose Hotel Giada as your Hotel in Sámara for your vacations. Regards

10/10 Excellent

Malcolm

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean with good service
Nice clean Hotel with good service, and excellent breakfast. We can definitely recommend this hotel
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023
Response from Frontdesk on Apr 1, 2023
Malcolm thanks for staying with us, we hope you had a wonderful time at the Hotel. We hope to see you soon on your next trip to Costa Rica

8/10 Good

Michelle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023
Response from Frontdesk on Feb 18, 2023
Thank you Michelle for staying at Hotel Giada, we hope you enjoyed your stay and the hotel was to your liking. We hope to see you again Regards.

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff are very friendly, helpful and efficient, we needed some help with a transportation issue and Oljer was on it!!! The pool in the back is lovely, short walk to restaurants, shopping, bank, etc. The beach is great....all in all we really enjoyed Samara. If we come back we wouldn't hesitate to stay at the Giada Hotel again.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023
Response from Frontdesk on Feb 27, 2023
Robert it was a pleasure to have received you, we hope you had a pleasant stay at the hotel and we hope you felt at home. We hope to see you on your next trip to Costa Rica. Regards

8/10 Good

Michelle

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023
Response from Frontdesk on Feb 18, 2023
Thank you Michelle for staying at Hotel Giada, we hope you enjoyed your stay and the hotel was to your liking. We hope to see you again Regards.

10/10 Excellent

ALAIN

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023
Response from Frontdesk on Feb 10, 2023
Thanks Alain for staying at hotel Giada, we hope you enjoyed you stay at the hotel. Regards.

6/10 Okay

Shawn

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Nice place, breakfast was OK. Good for a night or two.
Response from Frontdesk on Feb 10, 2023
Thanks Shawn for stay at the Hotel Giada, We hope you enjoyed your stay at the hotel.

10/10 Excellent

Ganna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Response from Frontdesk on Mar 6, 2023
Thanks for choose Hotel Giada for your vacations on Sámara, we hope you had a pleasant stay and come back on a future. Best Regards.

10/10 Excellent

Linda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Response from Frontdesk on Nov 11, 2023
Muchas gracias Linda por calificarnos, esperamos que hayas disfrutado de una estancia agradable. Saludos

10/10 Excellent

Jana

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Perfect place to stay in Samara.
Response from Frontdesk on Jan 20, 2023
Jana thanks for staying with us. We hope you had a wonderful stay and could enjoy the town. We hope to see you again. Regards

10/10 Excellent

Alyssa

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023
Response from Frontdesk on Jan 7, 2023
Thanks Alyssa for rating us, we hope you had a wonderfull stay at the hotel. Hope you come back on your next trip to Sámara. Regards

10/10 Excellent

Milena

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022
Response from Frontdesk on Dec 20, 2022
Hola Milena, Estamos muy contentos que hayas elegido el hotel para tu estadía en Sámara, esperamos que hayas disfrutado mucho. La esperamos nuevamente. Saludos

8/10 Good

Ron

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Everything great except the internet
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022
Response from Frontdesk on Nov 23, 2022
We are very sorry for the inconvenience of the internet, we hope that this has not affected your stay and that you have been able to enjoy

10/10 Excellent

Elaine

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022
Response from frontdesk on Nov 6, 2022
Muchas gracias Elaine por haber elegido el hotel para tus vacaciones en Sámara, esperamos que hayas disfrutado de tu estancia. Saludos

10/10 Excellent

Elton

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff were very friendly and helpful, the room was as expected, having AC and fan. The pool was nice and great to be able to walk out of the room straight to the pool. Restaurant was good quality too. A great stay as a quick walk to the beach
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022
Response from Frontdesk on Aug 2, 2022
Hi Elton We are very happy that the hotel was what you expected, we are glad to know that you liked the restaurant and the service provided. We hope this is the first of many visits. Regards.

10/10 Excellent

Kimberly

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff at this hotel was incredible. My daughter had lost her phone and the front desk staff was incredibly helpful and kind in helping me communicate with her! Excellent!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022
Response from Frontdesk on Jul 6, 2022
Thanks so much Kim, we are very happy to help you for communicate with your daughter. Hope you guys had a wonderful stay.

8/10 Good

Louis

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2022
Response from Front desk on May 2, 2022
Louis thanks for choose Hotel Giada. We hope you have enjoyed your stay. Kind Regards!

10/10 Excellent

Odir, Maple Ridge

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
The staff from check in/out, within the restaurant were amazing and very friendly. The hotel room did not have many amenities (bar soap - just liquid-, hand lotion, etc.) overall an amazing location with outstanding staff so I will definitely stay over there again.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022
Response from Frontdesk on Mar 29, 2022
Muchas gracias Odir por compartirnos tu experiencia. Esperamos hayas pasado una agradable estadía. y esperamos que te hayas sentido como en casa. saludos

6/10 Okay

Terry

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2022
Response from Fronstdesk on Mar 23, 2022
Hola Terry! muchas gracias por haber elegido hotel Giada, Nos hubiera encantado conocer su opinion para así mejorar el servicio que brindamos. Saludos

10/10 Excellent

Jane

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022
Response from Frontdesk on Mar 22, 2022
Hi Jane! thanks for choose Hotel Giada, We hope you have enjoyed your stay. Have a safe flight back home. Regards!

10/10 Excellent

Dawn

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Super friendly and helpful staff. There before check in and they took our bags and gave us towels and directed us to pool area. Generally always smiling and helpful for any questions. Won't hesitiate to go back. We were worried about noise as we were on the "city view" road side of hotel but it wasn't an issue at all.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2022
Response from Front desk on Mar 7, 2022
Thanks for your comment, was a plesure to have you as our guest. We are happy you enjoyed your stay, hoping you come back in future.

8/10 Good

Graeme

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We stayed here one night. Well maintained modest hotel in the centre of town. Friendly staff.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022
Response from Front desk on Mar 6, 2022
Thanks for your coment Was a pleasure to have you as our guest we hope you have enjoyed your stay.

10/10 Excellent

Riley

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved staying here! Hotel Giada in Samara was the highlight of the trip!
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2022
Response from Front desk on Feb 18, 2022
Thanks for your cooment, we are happy you enjoyed your stay at our hotel.

8/10 Good

Calvin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022
Response from Front desk on Feb 18, 2022
Gracias por su comentario Agradecemos su estancia en nuestro hotel

10/10 Excellent

Kevin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

Aubrey

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good value hotel
Good value for the money. Nice staff. Breakfast was ok.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2022
Response from Frontdesk on Feb 16, 2022
Thanks Aubrey for sharing with us your experience, we hope you enjoy your stay at the Hotel Giada, we hope to see you on next trip. Kind regards!

8/10 Good

Irene

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everyone was very attentive and helpful. The bed was a little hard.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2022
Response from Frontdesk on Feb 16, 2022
Hello Irene, thank you very much for your comment, we hope that you have been able to enjoy your stay at the hotel, for us it was a pleasure to receive you. We look forward to seeing you again!

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The hotel was in a great location. Just a very short walk to the beach, bars and restaurants. Karina at the front desk was so nice and helpful. All the staff would always say hello when passing. The pool in the garden area was even nicer than expected. I would definately stay there again.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2022
Response from Frontdesk on Feb 16, 2022
Hello Robert, it was a pleasure to meet you, we hope to have you again to visit the Hotel Giada on your next visit to Samara beach. We are very happy to know that the hotel exceeded your expectations and that you have been to your liking. We hope you have felt at home, greetings from Giada's staff

8/10 Good

Katelyn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice, centrally located hotel
The hotel was nice and centrally located. The restaurant on the property was delicious and we enjoyed eating dinner there. The free breakfast was ok, could be better. The hotel and restaurant staff were friendly and helpful. We chose to park on the street because the hotel only had a small parking lot with room for about 8 cars and so the hotel practice was to double park the cars, so you would have to wait for someone to move their car in order to get your car out of the lot. The 2 pools also looked like the water needed to be changed (the water looked dirty and oily). The beach and everything that you need is within walking distance.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2022
Response from Giada Hotel on Feb 17, 2022
Thank you very much for your visit, we are delighted to assist you. We are going to work on improving those details, sorry and thank you

10/10 Excellent

Kaitlyn

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Ever my employee was so helpful and kind. The facilities are well taken care of and close proximity to everything you need - just steps from the beach. Also quiet at night, no problem sleeping. Would definitely recommend!
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2021
Response from Frontdesk on Jan 17, 2022
Thanks Kaitlyn for choosing Hotel Giada, we are very happy to know that your experience in the hotel was good. We hope you guys enjoy a lot. Thanks and see you on your next trip to Sámara

10/10 Excellent

Barbara, san luis obispo

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean room, two beautiful pools, friendly staff Uncomfortable beds
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2021
Response from frontdesk on Dec 14, 2021
Thanks for your comment. We hope you enjoyed your hotel stay.

10/10 Excellent

Alonso

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendliness
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021
Response from Frontdesk on Dec 7, 2021
Hola Alonso, muchas gracias por elegir Hotel Giada como su hotel en playa sámara, para nosotros fue un gusto atenderles, esperamos hayas disfrutado de su estadía. Los esperamos nuevamente saludos cordiales

4/10 Poor

Michael

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
No blanket on the bed Had to move the car 3 times to let someone out. Once was woken up to do it another time we were at the beach. I came back after being called only to find out they changed their mind. Jacuzzi had no heat. The room was in need of a complete renovation. Very basic. This should be labeled a motel. Very disappointed. If I didn’t have to pay upfront, I would have gone somewhere else. On the upside, the staff was great.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2021

8/10 Good

Bianca

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great One nighter in town
Nice one night stay. The hotel is a bit older, but very friendly staff, and in town center. The hotel bar/restaurant stays busy/ noisy until 10pm. Great overall one night stay.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Kendrick

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely hotel
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021
Response from Frontdesk on Jul 31, 2021
Thanks Kendrick, we are very happy to know that you liked the hotel, it was a pleasure to receive you, we hope you will come back soon. Kind regards

10/10 Excellent

Amber

Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Walking distance to the beach, good breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021
Response from Frontdesk on Jul 31, 2021
Thanks your for sharing your experience with us, we hope you had a wonderfull stay

8/10 Good

Niger

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2021
Response from Frontdesk on Jul 17, 2021
Hola Niger, esperamos que haya disfrutado de su estadia en el hotel, saludos

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We liked the proximity to the beach and restaurants. The room with a balcony was very nice, clean, and roomy. The staff was very pleasant and the onsite restaurant/bar was also a nice touch for a small hotel. Very much worth the price.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2021
Response from Frontdesk on Jul 19, 2021
Thank for choose Hotel Giada as your hotel in playa Sámara, We are happy that you liked the hotel and the restaurant. we hope to see you again. Greetings

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Stayed 2 nights in May 2021
Response from Frontdesk on Jun 12, 2021
Esperamos que haya disfrutado de su estadia. saludos