Best Western Tamarindo Vista Villas

I was extremely disappointed and upset at the state of this property for the amount of money paid. Would NEVER recommend it.

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.

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 The decor was a bit outdated, but the bed was super comfortable, and our room had a beautiful view of the ocean.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!

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 *******. So ******* 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).

We stayed one night. Convenient to Jaco and safe.

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!

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.

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.

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