Hotel Villas Playa Samara: Costa Rica Gem

Great week, no line ups, fantastic food, nightly entertainment, super service from the front desk people and the servers, who could ask for more. The room/townhouse complete with kitchen was clean well set up and everything worked all the time. It had a great view of the beach and was surrounded by nature, with many of the great birds, reptiles, and animals common to Costa Rica all around us. Many great walks on the long and amazing beach, c/w nightly sunsets and daily horse visits, an [... read more]d swimming in the warm ocean made for lots of fun. We explored town, rented quads for some back country exploring, walked to the neighbouring beach, bought fresh fruit from street venders, went on a fishing excursion, rented kayaks to explore the local island on our own, and of course spent some time at the pool bar. Check in and check was seamless and the 2 hr drive was a great opportunity to see more of the country side on a very comfortable bus. Thank you Playa Samara for a great week in your beautiful country.

Riu Guanacaste: Perfect Vacation

We had an awesome time recently visiting Costa Rica. Riu Guanacasta was an excellent resort with spacious rooms. Can't say enough about the service as the hotel staff were great. Definitely would visit again and strongly recommend. I would like to thank Jessica again at trip central. This family vacation was terrific.

Riu Guanacaste: Riu Guanacaste

The hotel was nice and had very good restaurants. The disappointment is that there is only one swim up bar for the entire resort. This made waiting for drinks unsatisfying. The hotel was clean. The people working at the bar are very obvious when they are talking about people in a bad manner thinking that others don't understand Spanish. The beach down by the monkey bar has no rocks and is actually enjoyable to swim unlike the one in front of the Riu.

Riu Palace Costa Rica: Amazing hotel

Beautiful grounds lovely garden with water fountains. Very nice and clean rooms and we had a good location close to amenities with beautiful balcony facing the garden. The food was amazing lots of selection. The beach was nice with darker sand however my preference was the pools with so many activities and fun games. The most important things was the lovely staff, they were very friendly and helpful, they make me feel like home I could feel the honesty in there service and that made me feel safe [... read more].

Hotel Villas Playa Samara: Amazing resort!

The staff is great, villas are beautiful, food is very good but there's not a big variety of food. Quiet resort, offers one intertainer a night and a variety of excursions during the day. The beach is beautiful and the village of Samára is just a couple of kilometres down the beach for the people who want to explore the area.

Hotel Villas Playa Samara: Simply great!

This is a nice, very quiet hotel. The staff are really nice, the food is good and fresh, the villas, rooms and the pool are beautiful and clean. You get to see lots of different animals. Beach is wonderful. Not the place to go if you're looking for night life and entertainment though.

Hotel Villas Playa Samara: Loved this resort!

We stayed in a 1 bedroom recently renovated villa with a Garden view. Resort is small and everything is within easy walking distance. Buffet was great with 1 a la carte restaurant. Parts of the resort are under construction near the entrance. Beach was nice and not crowded. Not the white sand and clear waters of the Caribbean.

Hotel Villas Playa Samara: Great Time

This quiet resort was just what we were looking for. Close enough to a local town to walk and explore, small enough to not be busy all of the time and good food selections. We enjoyed our time, though some of the website information is very misleading (ie they have no hammocks, you're not able to rent water equipment from the resort). You are able to book excursions right on site. Aside from Javier, the staff was mediocre and it's mostly on you to get another drink at the bar if you'd li [... read more]ke it, instead of them bringing one too you. Overall we had a good time and it lives up the the three stars

Hotel Villas Playa Samara: 👍

My husband and I enjoyed the resort's grounds. However, they are in the process of building more rooms and it's quite unpleasant to be in the middle of renovations. Also, even though the beach is long and beautiful, there are rocks right in front of the beach property and it is unpleasant to go into the water (which is merky and has lots of seaweed at the shore). Wouldn't visit the same resort, but I would definitely go back to Costa Rica!

Hotel Villas Playa Samara: Hidden gem in Samara Beach

Just came back from a fabulous stay at Hotel Villas Playa Samara. When we arrived at the airport there were 2 buses waiting for us to take us to the town of Samara. The bus ride is 2 hours but very comfortable air conditioned bus and you get to drive through valleys and little towns with pretty views. The hotel check-in was fast and efficient. Now the food, oh the food is fantastic!! they have all the basics covered and everyday there was a STAR of the show. Everything is fresh and local. Every  [... read more]day they had a different local fruit drink including mango, papaya, watermelon. All the staff work really hard to make everyone happy. The Pina Coladas and Strawberry Ds were the best I've had at a resort made with real fruit!! the beer was cold and refreshing. The desserts were mouth watering. We were extremely with happy food and service. The little casita we got was two bedroom with 2 beds for my kids and a full kitchen. It was always clean and relaxing with the rooms that you sleep had A/C for comfortable sleeping. It was facing the ocean and had a little porch where you could just sit and relax. At night we fell asleep with the sound of the waves. It is that close! The beach is very nice but you do need your water shoes. If you forget these you can walk towards the town. There is no coral at the beach near the town or you can always buy some shoes at the local town. We went on two tours. The snorkel and kayak which was very good and the dolphin tour that stole the week! we got to see a group of about 30 dolphins. They were beautiful and playful with the boat. The gardens are covered with mango and other fruit that you can pick. And you get to see all kinds of iguanas and once we had a monkey on one of the trees. Overall, we had a great time and would defenetly recommend it.

Riu Palace Costa Rica: Great Stay!!

My husband I and stayed for 2 weeks at the Rui Palace. We stayed two weeks as we were aware that it far from some of the major attractions. They do however have many things that can be done around the resort if you are not staying as long. The weather was amazing, food was good, entertainment was good, room was comfortable. 4 stars from me!!

The Westin Reserva Conchal Golf Resort & Spa: Nice Resort

It took us a couple days to figure out where we are and what direction to walk the beach/pool in this big place. The good news is that rides to your destination were readily available. I would not say the place is perfect, but the rooms were decent food was very good and the staff extremely friendly. Golf was good as well albeit a lot of the traps were being revamped and void of sand.

Riu Palace Costa Rica: Beautiful Resort

Hotel grounds are beautifully maintained. Several well kept pools available. No washroom facilities around the pool and beach area. The food at the main dining area and restaurants was fantastic. All staff were so helpful and friendly.

Riu Palace Costa Rica: Very nice resort

Very nice resort. Food was good. Friendly staff and helpful too. Rooms are really nice. Was not impressed with the beach as it is dark sand and murky water. Took long to check in as rooms are not ready before 3:00 pm

Riu Guanacaste: Beautiful Resort

The hotel was beautiful and the grounds were absolutely stunning. I walked around on our last day and took many pictures of the grounds. I love taking pictures and do catalogue them. The staff were very courteous and helpful. Really enjoyed the entertainment in the evening. Your representative at the hotel from Sunwing "Oryan", was very knowledgeable and helpful " hope this is the proper spelling of his name". Overall our family really enjoyed our vacation.

Riu Guanacaste: Riu Guanacaste

Amazing 5 star all-inclusive resort in Costa Rica. Nothing to complain about, extremely clean and safe, food was good, staff was cheerful, lots of room so you never feel crowded. The only negative was the evening entertainment which was very amateurish. You should also be aware that the beach sand has some stones and extremely hot thus not a beach where you would lay down on the sand to sunbathe. Would certainly would go back but would not fly with Sunwing. Stay away from this airline.

Riu Palace Costa Rica: Fun time but not likely to return

Grounds were Nicely maintained, plenty of seating for everyone, beach was as to be expected on that side of Costa Rica, staff are always happy and friendly, most rooms on the inner side have a partial ocean view, food was typical riu resort fashion

Riu Guanacaste: Decent Resort!

Hotel was super clean and well-maintained! Staff were really friendly. Lots of fun poolside... entertainment staff were really good at getting people involved and including kids. Food was okay.... would have liked more snacks (cookies, French fries, ice cream etc) available around the clock

Riu Palace Costa Rica: Friendly Staff!

The Riu Palace is a nice clean resort with friendly staff. The Riu resorts don't offer the same quality of beverage and food variety that other resorts do for the same dollar value. The pools were nice and always clean. The lunch provided by the pool side was the same each day with a meat substitute.

Margaritaville Beach Resort Playa Flamingo: Great home away from home!

The Flamingo Beach Resort is very welcoming and comfortable, well maintained and clean. The staff are very friendly and helpful and the food is wonderful! The recreational Pool is like having your own pool. The view is magnificent and Flamingo Beach is one of the most beautiful beaches in Costa Rica. The resort is suitable for groups, special occasions, families and couples and offers something for everyone. We very much enjoyed our stay!