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Reviews of Best Western Tamarindo Vista Villas

3 out of 5
Best Western Tamarindo Vista Villas
1000 Calle Principal, Tamarindo, Guanacaste

Reviews

7.8

Good

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Rating 8 - Good. 250 out of 688 reviews" "
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Rating 2 - Terrible. 43 out of 688 reviews" "

8.0/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

7.2/10

Amenities

7.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Kim

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great place and community of people. Room with a view would have been amazing but we only stayed for 1 night so we did not request one.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Maria

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property was nice and quiet. The reception staff was very nice and attentive. Breakfast was great everyday and the views were amazing. We had a great time.
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2024

2/10 Terrible

julie

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I was extremely disappointed and upset at the state of this property for the amount of money paid. Would NEVER recommend it.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

6/10 Okay

Tammy

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
No laundry facilities, no beach chairs at property/readily available, did not like cleaning ladies entering room when "do not disturb" sign was up (english and spanish), no fridge or microwave. Room too small. Good location, good breakfast.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Jun

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We stayed one night. Convenient to Jaco and safe.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

4/10 Poor

Vijaya, Cupertino

Traveled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This property is in dire need of renovation. The bed was uncomfortable and hard and the TV is only in Spanish. We ended up with sore backs in the morning. It is a 2-2.5 star hotel at its best. For the basic rate, there is no fridge in the room. The towels were dirty and had to ask for a switch twice. I would not stay in this hotel again. For 160$US per night I think you can find more comfortable accomodation but we were there through the peak holiday season. Pros: the staff are very friendly especially Mariacruz at the reception whom was very pleasant and helpful. The breakfast is not a buffet or continental, they make it to order from a limited menu list which was nice. The grounds are well kept. The hotel is also located very close to Tamarindo and is convenient for tourist shopping. The pool area is nice if you have children. Walkable to Tamarindo beach and 2 hours from Liberia Airport.
Stayed 8 nights in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Florence

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good Tamarindo Hotel Near Beach, Bars and Restos
Nice hotel, very well located in Tamarindo: only a 2 minutes walk to the Tamarindo Beach with lots of restaurants, bars and stores at a walking distance as well. We loved the amazing pool / outdoor area with the swimming bar. The hotel offered free breakfast and free surf board rentals which was a nice plus. Our room was nice. The decor was a bit outdated, but the bed was super comfortable, and our room had a beautiful view of the ocean. Could use a little more cleanliness around the bathroom but overall it was ok for our needs. We think it offers a good price / quality ratio and great location near everything but away from all the noise. We would come back. Speaking of noise, just be aware that the hotel is quiet on all nights except Fridays. The hotel outdoor area turns into a huge nightclub as of 8 PM and until 2:30AM. We weren’t aware of this before the check-in where we were asked to sign a waiver. If you plan to have a good rest on a Friday night, this might not be the right hotel, but if you want to dance to the sounds of a salsa band, old school hip hop or reggaeton, then go for it!
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Alberto

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ross William

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 14 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Hannah

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This was a beautiful hotel and we loved staying here. When we got here, they didn't have our reservation at all, even though I had the email from Expedia. So Expedia really screwed the pooch on that one... The hotel was really friendly and professional and moved us into one of their villas for no extra charge. We were able to be closer to the pool and had a beatiful view of the ocean. The pool was so relaxing and we went every single day we were here (2 weeks). I was disappointed in the food here: the breakfast wasn't great and whatever option you choose when you check in is what they give you every day until you ask to change it, and there was a restaurant there that was only open for lunch, so we had to leave to get dinner or lunch. All of the staff were so nice. The bartenders had sub par skills, but were chatty and fun. I recommend you learn some simple Spanish skills as many people in the town speak only Spanish or broken English. Also, most of the workers at the hotel don't speak English and I could tell they appreciated that I made an effort to speak their native language. The bed was comfortable and they came to clean the room every day (even the sand from the beach).

6/10 Okay

Kyle

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Shower needs repair
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Kib

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
A little more in a older Latino style than a contemporary USA style, but nice. 50 yards away from the beach that you can see from the room. Good pool and restaurant area. They have an agreement with a surf school so you get surfboards, kayaks and paddle for free. Lessons for a price. Loved that!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ed

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Pool
I really enjoyed my stay here. Staff is super nice. Rooms are clean with enough room to feel comfortable. Pool was really deep and always warm. Breakfast was good. Right across the street was a Chinese restaurant that came in handy because after breakfast the hotel restaurant does not serve food. The reception area is at the front entrance of the property which after checking in you have to drive up to an upper lot. That was fine but my only issue was that reception is also in charge of handing out the pools towels. The distance between the pool and the reception hut was a maybe a hundred yards or less but it there were a few flights of stairs to navigate.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

LaDonna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

SANDRA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Carlos

Liked: Cleanliness
I disliked the fact they did not want to charge in dollars, they made up their own exchange rate so they could charge a little bit more.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

anastasia

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful, excellent location, very friendly service
Stayed 8 nights in Mar 2023

4/10 Poor

Richard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Not what we were expecting
Not what I was expecting at all, very bad luck getting this room. No hot water to shower and the bed was like sleeping on the ground. The maintenance guy if they even have one is horrible at his job. I’m sure there are nicer rooms at this hotel, we just got the wrong one
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2023

8/10 Good

Nahid

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent location
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Frank

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
For the price is not bad at all. We had room 401 and it had a very nice view. Reception staff was very friendly and we even had breakfast included. Hotel is very clean, good size pool, bar staff also very nice. We didn't have drinks here. Enjoy the beach!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Marie

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice helpful staff. Convenient. Clean. Nice pool and bar
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

8/10 Good

Nicholas

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great location
The pool area, bartenders and common spaces really are excellent. The rooms are nice but the beds were pretty uncomfortable. The Friday night party was fun but it is very loud so I can see that it could be a turn off if you don’t join in on it. It’s our 2nd time staying and we like it overall. I would like a better bed but the location is great and so is the pool and bar.
Stayed 6 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Peter, Whitby

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Best value for money in Tamarindo. The location, views, and amenities are hard to beat. But what makes this place awesome is the friendly and hard working staff. Ill return without hesitation.
Stayed 28 nights in Jan 2023

8/10 Good

Karen, Anderson

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Room was adequate and clean enough for a beach town. Same level you get from Daytona Beach ‘clean’. Great view of the ocean. Very eco-conscious all over the property. Toilet stopped working but one call to reception and someone hurried up and took care of it. Be aware, the hotel pool bar is also called The Crazy Monkey and they have, basically, a full on rave every Friday night from 9pm-4:30am-ish! Like 800ppl outside your window. Heavy security so I didn’t feel unsafe in any way. If I hadn’t planned an excursion with 6:30am pick up, it wouldn’t have bothered me. But my earplugs did their job and it was no big deal. Plus, hotel guests get free drinks from 9-11 that night. Just saying…bring earplugs if your stay covers a Friday night. Overall, I would stay here again. I would’ve liked to have a fridge and/or microwave in room, but made it work.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

CAROLINE

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The location was perfect, easily walkable to Tamarindo center and restaurants. The breakfast was good, great options to choose from. Andrès at the bar was awesome and smiling. Melissa at breakfast was nice and efficient. Pool was cold. Room was nice and clean. We would recommend anytime.
Stayed 6 nights in Jan 2023

2/10 Terrible

Harminder

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is a beat down property, looks so unkept. The staff has no concept of hospitality and are not helpful at all. The front desk lady had horrible manners and how she behaved with us. There was no help in taking the baggage up 3 flights of stairs, no one to welcome us on arrival and no one to show us our room. The whole place is dingy and not worth the price at all.

2/10 Terrible

Zahi

8/10 Good

Roy

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Me gustó todo, solo que pocos espacios para reservar el desayuno.

10/10 Excellent

Aaron

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2022

8/10 Good

Zaida

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

8/10 Good

andrea

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

NORMA

Traveled with partner, Traveled with pets
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Service!!! We loved the Room 401. We did not like the staircases
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Pretty property. Well maintained. Clean. Friendly staff. Average breakfast. Free, safe, parking. Nice pool/bar/restaurant area. Friendly staff who speak English very well. Very close to Volcano Brewery if you like that sort of thing. The only, minimal, issue I have is I wish it was 2 blocks closer to the main drag. No sidewalk until then, Can walk off on the side of the road but you get pushed into the road once in a while and it's busy. But I'll be back.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

Francisco J Gamez

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

4/10 Poor

Cedric

Traveled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Cleanliness
The view was exceptional and is near to the beach. The staff was friendly. However, the room was unclean when we arrived and we had problems with noisy neighbors and the room only got a call. Would recommend a smaller hotel to have the best service possible.
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Jill

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Loved it, but it depends on what you’re looking for. What I call eclectic, character, natural, others might call old or needs improvements. It is not an American/European style all inclusive resort. It is a decent hotel in a surf village and is surrounded by natural beauty. Pro tip: per natural surroundings, lots of hills and stairs. Do not choose this property if you have mobility issues
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Zenia

Stayed 10 nights in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Zenia

Stayed 10 nights in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Mavrick

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2022

8/10 Good

Marlo jane

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff was friendly and check in was easy. Not the fanciest place, but it had A/C unlike the place my husband were initially staying in Tamarindo. Comfortable place and very good price
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Aaron

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

KAJAL

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything is good
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2022

4/10 Poor

miles

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Rooms were tiny very old outdated
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2022

8/10 Good

rebecca

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We only stayed one night so didn't get a great room.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Georgia

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Helpful staff the entire stay. Close to beach and an easy walk to shops and restaurants. Lovely swimming pool. Excellent Covid procedures in place. Choice of 5 different breakfast options, served at the restaurant or delivered to your room.
Stayed 6 nights in Feb 2022

8/10 Good

Rebecca

Traveled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Pool area was great with swim up bar. Short walk to the beach. Our shower spewed water out from the bottom spout and barely any out of the shower head. Towels were tattered and stained with holes and linens could stand to be replaced. Good location and the staff was pleasant.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2022

8/10 Good

Steve

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very nice pool and bar, our room was clean but dated, (and could use a frig. Employees were very nice!
Stayed 6 nights in Feb 2022