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Reviews of Tabulia Tree Hotel and Villas

3 out of 5
Tabulia Tree Hotel and Villas
Main Road to Manuel Antonio, Quepos, Puntarenas

Reviews

8.2

Very Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 72 out of 178 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 60 out of 178 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 32 out of 178 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 11 out of 178 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 178 reviews" "

8.8/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Ramakrishna

Traveled with family
Liked: Amenities
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
There was no bar service, the wifi did not work properly. The golf cart service was not available sometimes, area wise its a good location.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ruijia

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This hotel was great. The staff were all very friendly and speak great English. The room had a nice faraway view of the ocean and very close up view to the swimming pool. Getting to the room was quite an adventure. They offered services to help you with your suitcase, breakfast was tasty. Convenient location to city center and Manuel Antonio National Park.

8/10 Good

Nancy

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

4/10 Poor

ANDRE

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Room was very small

10/10 Excellent

Fay

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I stayed with my son for 4 days and it was perfect for us. We got a small economy room which had a/c and a ceiling fan. It was cleaned very well daily. The staff was extremely accommodating and friendly. Breakfast was fresh and a la carte every morning. There is a bus stop directly in front of the hotel that takes you up and down from Quepos to Manuel Antonio.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Carolina

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything in this property was great, starting from the staff and service, everyone really friendly, they got us to the tours that we wanted to do and explained everything. The location is super convenient you can either take a taxi wherever you are going or take the city bus that it is so inexpensive and secure right outside of the door of the their restaurant and it will take you to the downtown of Quepos that is 5 mins away or to Manuel Antonio that is 10 mins away. While in the pool you have the opportunity to see Lapa birds and Titi Monkeys.
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jose Francisco

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
TERMITES
TERMITES - needed to change hotels. Hotel management never responded to us or showed any sort of concern for the issue.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2023

6/10 Okay

Michael

Traveled with family
Disliked: Amenities
Property is very old. It is what could be expected in a country like Costa Rica, but the photos send a different vibe. The rooms are exposed to a main road with lots of 24/7 traffic which means sleep interruption. I would not reconsider staying there again. Its a shame because this could be a great location due to all the wildlife that gathers around it.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

6/10 Okay

Silvia

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful grounds, clean, friendly and helpful staff. Room was sparsely furnished no place to sit, no reading lights.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

Jason

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Had a wonderful stay! The pool in the jungle was great & all the staff were excellent! The room we had was small & the bed was too … but it was a great stay!!
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

8/10 Good

Vicki

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2023

8/10 Good

JOHN, Beverly Hills

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very friendly staff. Most of the staff we were on a first name basis by the time we left. The property is beautiful, and has animals everywhere. What we saw was parrots, monkeys, iguanas, and more.

6/10 Okay

Marie-Laurence

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Maria

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice place
Nice place!! Very friendly
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2021
Response from Concierge on Mar 15, 2022
Thanks

10/10 Excellent

Sandra

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Fantastic hotel, really kind and friendly staff, wonderful room and splendid surrounding . Lots of birds in the property and incredible view at sunset . Just a place I can’t wait to come back and I highly raccomando it to everyone
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022
Response from Concierge on Mar 7, 2022
Thanks

4/10 Poor

Drita

Stayed 6 nights in Feb 2022

4/10 Poor

Linda

Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
Not a place of peace and quiet
This hotel is about 6km up the road from Manuel Antonio Park, on a busy road, which is very noisy, from 5am late into the night - cars, motorbikes, and engine brakes. There is also an insight restaurant which plays it up evening, and on the last night, a live band played loud enough to shake my bed, until mid night. If this is your thing, then it is a lot of fun, if you are looking for peace and quiet, this is absolutely not the place to stay. The room was very small, which a double bed and desk which basically took all the space. Breakfast was a mediocre affair, and the lady there spoke no English, so be prepared for a language barrier if you don’t speak Spanish. She was friendly, however. The pool was nothing special - it reminded me of what you might get at a Super 8. This place was the 4th of 5 places I stayed at in Costa Rica, and the most disappointing,
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2022
Response from Concierge on Feb 22, 2022
Ok, unfortunately we dont appeal to everyone, but there are some things that are fair to state: Manuel Antonio has one road, so if you don't want to be on the road that goes from Quepos to Manuel Antonio, so nonmatter how you put it the road is always there. Normally you cant hear the cars but from your excessive comments on music, cars, room shrinkage and so on, it is clear that your comments are a bit exaggerated. The room is the same size as advertized, so I'm not sure what was your expectation but you booked this specific room. We are not a 5 star hotel resort with 2 to 3 pools, actually our pool size and area for 23 rooms is quite good, and you also have a bar in the pool and a restaurant. The waitres at the restaurant are all local people that unfortunately due to poverty put in a lot of effort but still have not master the english lenguage, but this is not all of them there is only one who does not speak the language. You forgot to mention, the monkeys, the sunset you can see from the pool, the ocean view, the MACAW's that have a nest right on the three of the hotel by the pool, or the Mirador in the highest point of the area where you can see all of Manue Anotnio. This s the reason why this place is magnificent.

10/10 Excellent

Kelly

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely
Beautiful gardens, helpful and polite staff, clean rooms, good breakfast, lovely pool. Really happy with our stay
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2022
Response from Concierge on Feb 10, 2022
Thanks

8/10 Good

Jennifer

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice, basic rooms, clean, coffee maker, basic amenities. Nothing fancy but nothing to complain about! Great to have an affordable decent restaurant on site. pool nice. Landscaping pretty. "Hike" to get to room but I am in excellent shape and my 4 20-something kids were fine too
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2022
Response from Concierge on Jan 11, 2022
Thanks

8/10 Good

Christopher

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Was exactly as I expected. My ac worked and the room was in good shape. Some parts of the grounds and amenities are becoming dilapidated, but my individual experience was good, and the price was good for what I got.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2021
Response from Concierge on Dec 22, 2021
Thanks

4/10 Poor

Omar

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The economy rooms are a nightmare. Located in the back of the hotel, they are a far walk and require the golf carts that come up to reverse, which makes a squealing noise which woke me up several times. Additionally, the beds were painful to sleep in (this goes for the economy rooms and the room they upgraded me to [for free, so I appreciate that] but those beds were terrible) The location is good and the staff is very nice, but until the beds are improved I would not stay here.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2021
Response from concierge on Dec 22, 2021
ok, there is more that meets the eye

8/10 Good

Micheal

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Great service in a tropical paradise
We were very much looking forward to our stay but a turned ankle delayed our arrival by a day. It took several phone calls (not easy since I didn't have cellular coverage consistently) but we were able to switch our reservation with the help of the very friendly and capable staff. The property is between Quepos and Manuel Antonio, and contrary to what is listed on the What's Around section of the hotel description, it is not a 10 minute walk to Manuel Antonio National Park. It is a 10+ minute cab ride or a 20 minute bus ride. Not sure what is meant by the statement that it is in a national park, but it is not in Manuel Antonio National Park. The other walking times also seem to represent cab times as all the things listed were a good distance away. Walkable, but not in the times listed (My daughter and I are both fast walkers). The description also mentioned a resident sloth, but that wasn't true anymore. We were visited one day at breakfast by a hungry group of monkeys that had their eyes on my breakfast and the other day by an equally hungry and cheeky pair of parrots. Great entertainment! The service at breakfast was great and they serve a nice "typical" although a bit stingy on the fruit. Our room was acceptable, but very small and the beds very squeaky. Not sure if the tv actually worked, but it didn't seem to. We weren't there to watch tv so I never asked. The security cart beeping during the night was also an annoyance when trying to sleep.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2021
Response from concierge on Dec 7, 2021
Thnaks so much

10/10 Excellent

Jeff

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great property up on the hill, in the forest. staff were very friendly and helpful. Nice pool setting. Sound proofing not great in the rooms, I could hear the room above and beside me, other than that, I really enjoyed my stay at this hotel
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2021
Response from Concierge on Dec 7, 2021
Thanks

10/10 Excellent

Enric

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We stayed for one night. Property was easy to find and room was comfortable.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021
Response from Concierge on Dec 7, 2021
Thanks

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The property was lovely and the rooms were clean and nice-looking. The hammocks and rocking chairs outside were a nice touch. The staff was very helpful and friendly and the rate was good. It was disappointing to not have the restaurant open and especially no coffee provided with the coffee pot in the room! The shower also leaked onto the bathroom floor.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021
Response from concierge on Jul 26, 2021
thanks for the feedback.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
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Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2021
Response from Concierge on Apr 19, 2021
Thanks

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We loved this property. My daughter, her friend and myself traveled to CR for the 1st time. I read the previous reviews for this place and took a chance. It paid off. The staff is AWESOME! The area is fantastic. A car is good to ahve so you can get to the beaches and local towns whenever you want. A clean pool on site, but no other amenaties. Monkeys came through a couple times to eat on the banana trees. I would definitely stay here again.
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2021
Response from concierge on Apr 4, 2021
thanks for the review, wed love to see you again.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I checked into the facility and then decided to upgrade to a very beautiful room on the top floor. The staff at the front desk, the security guard, and the view from the deck on the property were all amazing. I will definitely return in the future. Front desk was excellent at helping me arrange my bus back to San Jose. Bus stop is in front of hotel and a squirrel monkey gave me a visit
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2021
Response from concierge on Apr 4, 2021
Thanks so much

10/10 Excellent

Dvora Leah

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I loved this place.The staff was super nice and the place was beautiful.!
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2021
Response from concierge on Apr 4, 2021
Thanks so much

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great hotel with friendly and attentive staff in Manuel Antonio.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2021
Response from concierge on Apr 4, 2021
thanks

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Disliked: Amenities
Check in process was difficult. Reservation stated breakfast was included but was not.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2021
Response from concierge on Mar 22, 2021
we cant answer your review as we have no way to base our response due to the nature of the review being anonymous. I can say that this is not how we manage our hotel and clients so this must be something else.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property is as beautiful, peaceful and close to nature as 1 can get. If offered the upgrade room w/ partial ocean view, jump on it as its quite an ocean view ..as well as an incredible view of the whole property. Monkeys, birds and Rambo, the 3 legged Iguana. I lucked out at daybreak and saw a Agouti feeding on the lawn. (Wow!!). Francisco made me feel like I was at the Four Seasons with his attention to every detail or need. The entire staff was like Francisco. I cannot say enough kind words about my 3 nights there. And central to everything n Quepos and Manuel Antonio. 5 stars!!
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2021
Response from concierge on Mar 22, 2021
Thanks for this amazing feedback

10/10 Excellent

Nicholas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay
Great hotel, very friendly staff, quiet relaxing location and beautiful hotel grounds.
Stayed 17 nights in Nov 2020
Response from Concierge on Jan 5, 2021
Thanks so much for your review

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I enjoyed staying in hotel. The room was clean and comfortable and the breakfast was good.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2021
Response from Tabulia Tree on Jan 5, 2021
Thanks for your review.

10/10 Excellent

Mike

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This was a neat place for our family to stay. The rooms were basic and clean. It felt like we were staying in a tree house. Great views
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2020
Response from Tabulia Tree on Jan 3, 2021
Thanks for your review

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family and small children, Traveled with group, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great staff! We arrived late and the security man had to check us in. He was absolutely the nicest man ever! The place is clean and extremely friendly. I would definitely stay here again.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2020
Response from Concierge on Dec 29, 2020
Thanks so much for your response.

10/10 Excellent

MARCEL

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2020
Response from Tabulia Tree on Dec 18, 2020
Muchas Gracias

10/10 Excellent

Daniel, Costa Rica

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excelente, el personal muy atento cumpliendo todos los protocolos para contribuir con el distanciamiento social y poder disfrutar de nuestra estadia
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2020
Response from Concierge on Sep 22, 2020
Muchas Gracias

8/10 Good

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Traveled with family and small children
Normal service, not soap and alcohol into the rooms. beautiful place and nature.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2020
Response from Concierge on Sep 26, 2020
Thanks for your review

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice hotel location. Staff very friendly and profesional. A lot of activities in the area, national Park and beaches. Rooms need a little makeup, but in general is very good hotel
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2020
Response from Concierge on Jan 26, 2020
Thanks a ot for your review

6/10 Okay

Blackhawks

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Bed is not comfortable, makes noise with my every tolling.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019
Response from Concierge on Jan 3, 2020
Sorry for the inconvenience

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
The prople working there were very kind and engaging (i find that to be very common in Costa Rica). The property was quaint. They are not very good at setting up activities. We had them arrange two and they were not great. A lot of the issue was due to a lack of specific communication. If you are going to stay here make sure you have managed activities yourself. Don't stay here if internet in your room is important, ours did not work at all over the three days we stayed there.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2019
Response from Managment on Jan 2, 2020
Really sorry about the issues we will make sure this is look into

10/10 Excellent

William

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2019
Response from frontdesk on Aug 24, 2019
Thank you very much for the review, we appreciated.We hope to see both again in the future.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Sloth and baby living on property... plus jesus lizards!! Staff was amazing, and very helpful. Highly recommend!!
Stayed 9 nights in Jul 2019
Response from Tabulia Tree. on Jul 14, 2019
Thank you very much for the review, we appreciated.We hope to see both again in the future.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with group, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff and facilities were excellent. There were two miscommunications but both were quickly remedied. I highly recommend this facility.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2019
Response from Tabulia Tree on Jul 9, 2019
Thank you very much for the review, we appreciated.We hope to see both again in the future.

10/10 Excellent

Bria

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The Best Ever!
My husband and I had an amazing stay here. The employees were extremely kind and went out their way to make sure we will having a great time. One day it was raining hard, so my husband and I were going to wait in the restaurant until it stopped raining but instead one of the employees went to the office and brought us back an umbrella. When we were leaving the office even called for our taxi. The location was perfect with the bus stop right in front of the resort. The drinks and food were great, I was very sad to leave. When we return we will be staying here again!
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2019
Response from Tabulia Hotel & Villas on Jun 26, 2019
Thank you very much for the review, we appreciated.We hope to see both again in the future.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
We complained about the room. there was no room for suitcases and no closet. there was a small tall shelf but was not enough for anything. No hot water.The room was a corner room of a a kind of utility building which has a laundry room and storage. This room should not be used as a guest room. Their response to our complain was not accurate. We checked out in 2 days. No refund for the last 5 days charge. Very disappointed.
Stayed 7 nights in May 2019
Response from Concierge at Tabulia Tree on Jun 2, 2019
We are really sorry you feel this way and we have reviewed the scenario and appreciate your feedback. We cannot refund based on your feedback and also because we did give you the opportunity to change room but your response was inconclusive therefore we cant allow a refund for remaining nights.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2019
Response from Tabulia Hotel & Villas on May 1, 2019
Thank you for your review!