Hotel Samsara

10/10

Exceptional

18 Aug 2025

Cesar

The Host amazing, kindness, and sweet lady and helps with everything you may need.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

14 Feb 2025

Daniel

Nice place, nice pool and surrounding

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

29 Jan 2025

Joshua

the owners where fantastic will be back again

Leisure Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

15 Jan 2025

duane

We left early for a tour and staff made us a fruit plate and coffee as we were too early for breakfast. Rooms were noisy, we were in a center room which had 4 neigbours and noise from above as well. Room was not cleaned. Pool was cold, and dirty, especially for the price as it was more expensive than most. Beautiful location in tropical setting. Not close to ocean.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

06 Jan 2025

Priscila

Excellent stay

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

20 Jul 2024

Jenny

This hotel should not be a hotel. People should not be spending money to stay in this horrible place because you will not be able to sleep. The noise level is horrendous. People walking on the room upstairs all night, and I mean all night. The reception area closed at 7:00 and n one to complain about the noise. The room smells dirty. The bathroom smells like urine. The towels are dirty. The AC makes a horrible noise. There was a DJ who played music until 12:00 am, and no one to complain.

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

17 Dec 2023

shahin

Old hotel. Nothing works and everything is broke

Business

8/10

Excellent

19 Jul 2023

Colette

This place was very good for our 1 night stop. The highlights were the owners, their dog, the AC and the delicious dinner. Room was basic. Mattress basic. Shower adequate. Road noise was loud. Just bring earplugs. Little pool looked good although we did not use it. Monkeys in the trees.

8/10

Excellent

07 Apr 2023

David

Location and friendly staff

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Mar 2023

Verified traveler

Recommend

The hotel is really nice and has a great pool. Lots of wildlife around. Woke up to the sounds of monkeys and birds

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 May 2022

Christopher

Wonderful hotel on a beautiful property

A wonderful hotel located on a beautiful property right along the main highway. My wife and I only stayed the night as a stop over along our trip to the Osa, but we will definitely be back. This property is well worth a few days stay if you enjoy comfort surrounded by nature. We will most definitely be back!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jun 2021

Verified traveler

Lovely experience at a hotel that ought to receive more well-deserved attention to it. It's cosy, very clean, in overall good shape despite COVID-19 and very well managed by its staff and owners, who proved most kind at going off their comfort zone - - got us a much needed 4x4 taxi to help us arrive on time to a film shoot of ours. Thank you for everything really!

Business Partner

6/10

Pleasant

21 Oct 2019

Verified traveler

This hotel is in a quiet area. There really aren't many amenities besides the pool, wifi, and the breakfast. Of course, Max the dog is super friendly and made a great guide to walk though the jungle to the beach. The owner Raul really made us feel welcomed and made breakfast for us personally. The walls are really thin here that we can hear the guy on the phone in the next room. Just a basic lock on the door, but we didn't feel unsafe at any moment.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

21 Apr 2019

Mike

Hosts are the best

Hosts, both human and canine, were totally charming. Restaurant was A+. Cuban cuisine the finest. We would stay here again in a heartbeat. Susan Mauk

Partner

8/10

Excellent

31 Mar 2019

Stephanie

Lovely stay here

Wonderful hosts, lovely breakfast and good location. (Uvita is pretty remote)
The room was really nice and I had a great sleep, bathroom curtain was a bit dodgy/needed to be replaced. Over all a good value and reccomended place to stay.

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

21 Mar 2019

Verified traveler

Nice room with AC and neat trailto the beach.great staff and nice restaurant

Business

8/10

Excellent

17 Mar 2019

John R.

Great place. Raul and Sabilia were great host. Staff was very friendly and accommodating.

Rooms were clean. Great walk through the jungle tonthe beach. Very breakfast. Restaurant on site serving Cuban food -‘excellent! Close to town and many other attractions

6/10

Pleasant

15 Feb 2019

Verified traveler

Noisy, near highway. Nice hike to beautiful beach.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

24 Dec 2018

Maureen

Good stay

Comfortable and good restaurant too

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

18 Dec 2018

We

The many trees and privacy. There is an excellent Cuban restaurant on the property, and a good chef and cook. No pressures , either use Pool or make a short walk to the beach, with senderos. Good bird watching.
It was a pleasant stay.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

19 Nov 2018

Carly

We enjoyed our stay here. The owner, Raul, was amazing. The restaurant on site was closed but he offered to make us food anyway. All the staff were nice and accommodating. He’s upgrading the rooms. Max the puppy was the sweetest thing. It’s anout a 10-15 walk through the jungle to an incredible beach. Great stay!

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

29 Jul 2018

Jennifer

A great value

we happened upon the Hotel Samsara when we were in the Uvita area- it was spacious, comfortable and the owner/staff were very quick to respond and help out with questions.

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

21 Jul 2018

Verified traveler

Great family (couple) operated hotel, with direct access to the beach located within a beautiful national park. It was one of the best experiences of our journey throughout Costa Rica, especially because the property owners made us feel so much like family instead of guests that we did not want to leave and are missing them so very much! Great Cuban Restuarant and cuisine, wonderfully styled rooms within jungle canopy that was amazing! Very clean, neat, comfortable, spacious rooms and an awesome feeling of Pura VIDA! We’ll be back soon & thank you for making our short stay so wonderfully pleasurable and relaxing!

8/10

Excellent

14 May 2018

Verified traveler

Nice little hotel with brilliant owner Raul who couldn't do enough for us, if your looking for modern furniture and decor than it's not but it's clean and tidy and near centre of Uvita

10/10

Exceptional

16 Apr 2018

Verified traveler

Excellent experience i would recommend this hotel to anyone great people and great room for the price.

8/10

Excellent

13 Apr 2018

Verified traveler

They should update the pictures. The property is beautiful and a 15 min walk will lead you to the beach

8/10

Excellent

16 Feb 2018

Jennifer

Great bird watching, great pool, close to the beach, great Cuban food!

Family

8/10

Excellent

09 Feb 2018

Douglas

Good Choice

Incredible grounds with a jungle trail leading to the beach. Spacious, clean, rustic rooms with good air conditioning and hot water in the shower. Very nice, friendly and helpful staff.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

07 Jan 2018

Annie

Great place, excellent staff, questionable WiFi

The hotel is a really quaint place, the rooms are big enough and feel comfortable; the pool is really quiet and the beach is at walking distance. The breakfast included with the stay is really good, bigger than most places and great flavour! The whole staff are reallu friendly and will help you with a big smile!

The only thing that could be severely improved is the WiFi, there weren’t many guests at the hotel and yet the wifi couldn’t even send or receive WhatsApp messages promptly.

10/10

Exceptional

30 Dec 2017

Fernando

it is a small hotel, with nice acess to the Beach

a small hotel, nice people in a beautiful place, the place is clean and has a small pool

8/10

Excellent

03 May 2017

Caroline

Nice little hotel\n

Simple, tidy and nice hotel. Staff was great ! Helped me with my hike, obtain travel information and went above and beyond the basic service. Breakfast was wonderful, room was clean and the pool very nice. Well worth the modest price.

10/10

Exceptional

29 Jan 2017

elliott

clean and easy access...

conveniently located along the main road in Uvita, this is a rustic stay including breakfast. good for a one night stay if location close to Domenical. the office closes at 8 pm so it was a little disconcerting on arrival at 11pm. fortunately, the on-site attendant was helpful once he woke up to provide the room location and key! a message board located near the office with a note would have spared the uncertainty of knowing what to do after a long day of driving.

Family

8/10

Excellent

25 Jan 2017

Steve

A week in uvita

We stayed in two rooms at the Coope Agri for 7 nights. The rooms had TV's, AC, a shower and two queen beds. This is exactly what we needed for this trip. The pool was clean and refreshing!

The best part of the hotel is the staff. They are warm and friendly. Omar in the restaurant and Sonya in the reception area went above and beyond to help us gringos enjoy our stay!

Family

2/10

Poor

01 Apr 2016

Nicki

la perla de bahia disaster

Disappointed at the outcome, spent hours on sat trying to find out what was going on. Spent hours at the new hotel trying to tell the 2 youngsters that I had paid already. They couldn't speak English, I could speak Spanish and my husband too. We had to get a hold of an interpreter at hotels.com to explain everything. This hotel La perla was not very professional. The rooms were awful, no tables, chairs, dresser. The price for this place should've been for a good hotel. I feel robbed of my stay at this place.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

22 Dec 2015

Adam

Great hotel at a road less traveled beach

This is a great beach location, if you are looking for an off the beaten path beach destination. The hotel is very quaint with a very friendly staff. The beach is a short walk through the jungle, and this is not a typical tourist beach, there was nobody for a quarter mile in either direction. The hotel is right on a fairly busy road so there was some traffic noise, but nothing major unless you are a very light sleeper. Being off the beaten path this location is best if you have your own transportation, as there is not a lot in the immediate vicinity. We would definitely come back.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 Nov 2015

Verified traveler

Great place

Courteous staff. Clean. Convenient. Very reasonable.

10/10

Exceptional

03 Mar 2015

Arnie

Wonderful hotel

The hotel was easy to find. Our room was not fancy but clean and more than adequate. The pool area and grounds are exceptional. The walk to the beach is a bit of a hike through the jungle but we found it an adventure. The breakfast was very nice. We would definitely stay here again.

8/10

Excellent

16 Feb 2015

Marco

Nice valentine´s weekend at the hotel. Very quiet, even though the location is next by the highway. You can have a very peaceful time surrounded by the nature

6/10

Pleasant

22 Jan 2015

Verified traveler

Nice property/people, just needs some updating.

Unfortunately our stay wasn't great. Although the property is cute, and the staff was very nice, the property itself needs a little love. (which it looked like they were doing when we were there) Mainly the power and A/C units did not work. (which is a big problem in a very hot/stuffy climate)

2/10

Poor

24 Nov 2014

Jersey girl

mold in room, no internet

The receptionist was sweet and did switch our room, but she did not speak English so that made things a little difficult. No internet at all ( confirmed with other guests) Tico breakfast was OK but nothing special. We won't be going back there. Sorry.

10/10

Exceptional

26 Oct 2014

James

Excellent facility with a top notch staff!!

I wish all my travel experiences were so Great! The Staff was professional, caring, and prideful in the job they did, the hotels rooms were very comfortable, and very clean! The restaurant on property was very nice, great food and service, but again it was the staff that made the stay exceptional! The owner of this property should feel very fortunate to have such a top notch staff, which really made my stay extra special!!!

8/10

Excellent

15 Aug 2014

jules

Overall good

The key to this hotel is the manager gustabo. He was professional, helpful and always around for any questions. There is an amazing path through the jungle to a private beach, so you don't have to pay to get on the beach. The little pool is a nice addition. There is a restaurant attached where i had really excellent dinners. The only negatives were very thin walls and it is out of town so you will need transportation to go to uvita.

8/10

Excellent

19 Jul 2014

jf

Costa Rican hotel

The clientele were mainly Costa Rican at this hotel so being able to speak Spanish would be advantageous but the manager was bilingual. Situated on the edge of uvita by the main road, it was easy to find. The rooms are spacious and beds comfortable with restaurant and pool on site and a trail to the beach. Access to a car is useful though restaurants, town and Whales tail were within walking distance. Street lamps along road for most of walk to town centre and sidewalk marked but road is busy so take care. Walk along marked trail to sandy beach through mangrove and across 2 rivers (no crocodiles; knee deep max) and can then walk along beach to whales tail. Tasty food in restaurant with Costa Rican breakfast. Grounds good for birds and howler monkeys and manager has seen many other animals

8/10

Excellent

28 Jun 2014

RICHARD

Nice place to stay in Uvita

We were lucky because were the only guests at the hotel, so not noise from next rooms as others mention on previews reviews..overall the hotel is nice but need some improvements at the bathrooms,needs to replace the shower curtain..also the shower head is not centered causing the water to fall to close to the shower curtain.
The trail to the beach is nice but also could be better.
Regarding food..only did breakfast and it was fine

8/10

Excellent

19 Jun 2014

Sgraham

Great hotel

This hotel has everything that you need on a trip to Uvita: large rooms, individual bathrooms, complementary breakfast, simple hike to the beach, and nice staff.

2/10

Poor

12 Nov 2013

A

Not for tourists

Very noisy hotel you hear tv in all the neighbor rooms. Before 8 they sweep and bonk with their radio outside your room no nightguard. Only 2 chairs by the pool.

8/10

Excellent

13 Aug 2025

Marlon

Justo para lo que se necesita

El hotel queda sobre la carretera principal pero igual se puede dormir bien. El desayuno incluido es pequeño pero bueno. El hotel necesita de más mantenimiento ya que las zonas comunes y la piscina se ven descuidadas. Tuvimos un inconveniente en nuestra habitación y nos cambiaron a otra. La señora que nos atendió es muy servicial.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

21 Apr 2025

Jacqueline

Un lugar rústico redeado de naturaleza

Un Lugar bello, la ateción especial, el desayuno típico muy bueno. Un lugar rústico redeado de naturaleza que vale la pena visitar.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

26 Nov 2023

JOSE MANUEL

Muy buen Hotel

2/10

Poor

15 May 2023

Jason

Estafa

Reservé un hotel que lo primero que me dijeron es
1) no está el de recepción
Lo segundo
2) no se puede usar la piscina
Lo último
3) no tenemos servicio de restaurante

Friends_and_family Family