Samara Beach

Costa Rica , Pacific North Coast / Guanacaste
SAMARA, Main Street
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10/10

Exceptional

09 Jan 2026

Amanda

The room was clean and the beds comfortable. The staff, especially the cleaning lady was incredibly nice (she also served breakfast most days). The property was nice and tucked away and I actually preferred the pool area over the beach! Breakfast was always very good too.

Location couldn’t have been better with the 2 supermercados and mini Mercado, food/dessert options, souvenir shops and the beach, all within walking distance.

Note: there were some insulation problems as well as ants and a couple lizards in the room. This can be mitigated by not leaving food out though. There is some exposed piping where bugs get in behind the toilet and sink.

That being said, that is extremely common at 3/4 places we stayed while in Costa Rica and should be known for transparency, not because it was a huge problem.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

19 Dec 2025

Darryl

All was very good.

8/10

Excellent

10 May 2025

CLINTON

I liked the price for a hotel and the location right in the middle of town

6/10

Pleasant

20 Feb 2025

Marc

Dans l’ensemble cet hôtel a besoin de rénovation. Pas de pression dans la douche, la cafetière ne fonctionnait pas, et les équipements de la chambre sont désuètes . Au moins, L’air climatisée fonctionnait bien. Le jardin était agréable et la piscine. Petit déjeuner correct. Point fort: à 2 min de marche de la plage et restaurants. C’est la raison principale que nous avons réservé cet hôtel.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

18 May 2024

FERNANDO

The property is located a 2 minute walk from the beach. Conveniently located to walk to restaurants and shops. None of the power outlets were working in our first room. Hotel staff was friendly and helpful and immediately accommodated us in the room next door.
This is an older hotel with very basic necessities.
Overall hotel grounds need maintenance. Especially the pool area. The grass was overgrown underneath the lounge chairs.
Personally, it wasn’t for us. Booked a two night stay and ended up leaving after one night.
Highly recommended eating at the Italian restaurant a few doors away from the hotel!

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

14 May 2024

Gabrio

Super convenient location. staff are charming. Love staying here!

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

21 Feb 2024

James

A beautiful location, with lush landscaping and only a five minute walk to the beach. Many excellent restaurants very close by on Samara’s main street. We loved the variety of birds by the pool.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

14 Jan 2024

Jose

The location is great to walk to the beach, like 3 mins, the place is quiet, clean and lots of places where to eat all around.
The only thing I would improve is the A/C, it does not cool as they should. I set up on 20c and really was like 24c, then set up on 18c and got to 22c, maybe needed a gas recharge to actually feel cool. Besides that place is good, staff are very friendly.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

25 Sep 2023

STACEY

Staff was amazing...did everything they could to make stay enjoyable and comfortable. Only drawback is Hotel advertises on site bar. Hotel does have onsite bar but not in operation. It is only there to borrow a glass, opener, etc.

Leisure Pet

8/10

Excellent

14 Jan 2023

Jessyca

Comfortable, convenient, great service & breakfast. It is outdated yes, but it is clean. The proximity to the beach, shops, restaurants (Sherrif - good, cheap & great service) is perfect if you are not looking for quietness. It is located in the heart of Sámara (which is quite small of a town). Don’t blame them if it gets noisy at night.
We are a couple on vacation that would recommend the hotel.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

03 Dec 2022

Ingalena

There is room for improvement for the breakfast.

8/10

Excellent

13 Oct 2019

Verified traveler

All of the staff were wonderful, very helpful and friendly. Also, the hotel grounds are very nice, and it is close to good restaurants and the beach.

Leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

05 Oct 2019

Brenda B.

Close to beach, but not a nice place to stay

Not updated at all, old, smelly.

10/10

Exceptional

16 Dec 2017

Dan

Large room and breakfast too!

Hotel owner and staff want to make your stay enjoyable. Great value for a large room with a complimentary large breakfast. Extremely close to beach, shops, and restaurants.

8/10

Excellent

07 Nov 2017

Samira

Right in the center of town. Clean, nice grounds and pool, good bfst - right across from a nightclub so can be a little loud but other than that - all good.

Family

8/10

Excellent

11 Oct 2017

Raul

This hotel is very good for people who travel on a budget ang want good service/attention without paying too much. It is also located in a safe area.

6/10

Pleasant

23 Aug 2017

Verified traveler

The one redeeming quality of this hotel is the location. Right in the heart of Samara, you are a block or so away from everything.

8/10

Excellent

11 Feb 2017

Wynn and Pam

Beautiful pool. Good location and room was comfortable. Desk clerk Carolina went over and above in hospitality. We would return!

8/10

Excellent

03 Feb 2017

Alana

Great location near a fantastic beach!

This hotel, while not luxurious, was comfortable, clean and has air conditioning. There's a lovely courtyard with a very inviting pool to take the edge off hot afternoons. The staff is excellent and friendly. Carolina, the day manager, went beyond the call of duty to make our stay most enjoyable.

8/10

Excellent

22 Jan 2017

raveen

Awesome location

Great location, close to everything and central.

Family

8/10

Excellent

16 Jan 2017

raveen

Convenience cannot be beat.

Gets a little loud with the nightclub across the street, and then the birds and monkeys in the morning, but makes up for it with the quiet ambience during the day poolside.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

18 Oct 2016

Gary

good stay

Good service clean room

Partner

8/10

Excellent

24 Mar 2016

Alison

Comfortable hotel 2 minutes' walk from beach

The hotel is very conveniently located in the main street of the village, only a couple of minutes' walk from the beach. The rooms are comfortable and tastefully decorated. The outdoor pool is of a good size and depth. It was pleasing to see the pool being cleaned first thing each morning. The staff are pleasant, friendly and accommodating.

8/10

Excellent

13 Feb 2016

Verified traveler

Had no problems with the hotel. Noise from bar across the street was irritating at night

8/10

Excellent

22 Jan 2016

Erik

Staff is amazing! People are generally nice in Samara.
Great location, it is not on the beach, but a walking distance to the beach, around 50-100 meters.
There is a Bar across the street, some people may say it is laud , but it did not bother me a bit. Was mostly tired from the activities I did during the day.
Internet could be faster, it only works at the lobby, in the rooms it is a bit slow, this was the only thing that bothered me the most, slow internet , otherwise, it is a great place with a great staff!

10/10

Exceptional

07 Nov 2015

Scotts

Beautiful garden with tropical birds and iguanas.

The hotel is 3 minutes to the beach and the small swimming pool was also handy for a cooling dip. We saw a couple of large iguanas on the palm tree by the pool. Also some colorful birds constantly visited the tree in front of our room. The staff were all very pleasant.

8/10

Excellent

29 Oct 2015

Jennifer

Good deal, good location

Playa Samara is a small beach town so just about everything is a short walk. Hotel was convenient, very clean, had large rooms with a/c and balconies. The pool is well-maintained and well-lit for use at night. The breakfast was great with typical rice and beans as well as fresh fruit, bread for toast, sometimes pancakes, and always coffee and juice. My only complaint would be the thin walls, the crying baby might as well be in my room. For more money, there are places on the beach with areas to relax with a view. I would stay here again.

6/10

Pleasant

17 Oct 2015

Allan

Nice hotel close to the beach

It's a good hotel in Samara Dowtown, within walking distance of everything.

8/10

Excellent

28 Sep 2015

rebe

Enjoyable stay

I stayed during the low season so the price was nice and about half of the usual cost. The room was large and comfortable. The staff was very friendly. They offered a free breakfast. There was a nice pool on site and 24 hr security. It was centrally located, close to shops and the beach. The rooms were quite even when there was a loud party at the bar across the street.

6/10

Pleasant

22 Jul 2015

Victor

Nice location

In overal the hotel is good. Nevertheless, the pool seemed a little dirty and the parking space is too small.

6/10

Pleasant

10 Aug 2014

Verified traveler

Noisy

A very noisy bar across the street. Don't expect to sleep if you stay here.

8/10

Excellent

28 Apr 2014

Dmitry

So close to the beach

This hotel is situated feet from a wonderful beach and in a very quaint little town with not much to do but relax and enjoy life. Hotel provides all your basic amenities and staff is very nice and helpful.

4/10

Poor

24 Apr 2014

Verified traveler

Needs some repairs

A little run down and dirty. Thin towels. AC works, beds were comfy. Good location. Loud but easy to get to and leave from.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

22 Apr 2014

Verified traveler

Four thumbs up!

My boyfriend and I were very impressed with our clean, large room. It even had a balcony! The breakfast that was included was delicious and the staff was very friendly. The next time we go to Costa Rica, we will definitely be returning to the beautiful beach and beach town of Samara and we will be staying at Hotel Samara Beach. Loved every minute of it!

4/10

Poor

04 Apr 2014

Verified traveler

Not expensive and still not worth it!

It is your costarican motel 6. Relatively clean, breakfast not worth the free price, nice staff, grounds and pool so so.

8/10

Excellent

04 Dec 2013

Mitch

Good location

Hotel is central, good for restaurants and bars but will get noisy at night on the street. Depends what you are looking for.

8/10

Excellent

09 Jan 2012

colleen

Great Location and helpful staff

My husband and I stayed here for a week at Christmas. It is an average hotel with very few frills. However, the hotel is a 3 min walk to the beach and is close to everything in Samara. (It can be load do to the location,) but that's the price you pay. The staff is very helpful and they made the difference overall. Our first morning we got to breakfast just as they were shutting down and they made us special plates. They must have seen the make shift bar in our room and a fridge magically appeared. Most of the staff doesn't speak much English, but they manage to take care of what you need. Thanks for a great week!

8/10

Excellent

12 May 2011

Verified traveler

Hotel Samara Beach good overall but breakfast

Rooms were spaceous, location in the middle of the small town of Samara and 1 min walking to the beach, which is the main attraction of this area. The only not so good part is the breakfast that is just coffee, juice, and a toast, not even eggs. So dont count on feeling full after it.

8/10

Excellent

02 Feb 2025

Adrian Enrique

Personal muy amable, excelente ubicación

Business Partner

6/10

Pleasant

18 Jan 2025

Helga

Leider etwas abgewohnt.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 Feb 2024

Annika

Perfekt läge!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 Nov 2023

Alain

Me gusto mucho.
E personal ( staff ) muy amable y intencionado.
Llegamos mojados de un restaurante y la señora nos dió toalla en la oficina antes de subir a la habitación.
Un desayuno bien rico , piscina amplia .
Es un 10/10

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

11 Mar 2019

Tomas

Boka inte detta hotell !

Dåligt! Väldigt tråkiga rum, ser inte ut som på bilderna. Det ska finnas wi-fi, men är katastrofalt dåligt. Gick i princip inte att använda. Ointresserad personal. Otroligt tråkig buffé frukost och sur personal.
Ofräsch pool ( fåglar och ekorrar som bajsar)
Avråder bestämt från att bo här.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Dec 2018

Per-Erik

Nice hotel in Samara beach, Costa Rica

Really nice hotel with good location near the beach and restaurants. The staff was very helpful.Breakfast was good.Next time I go to Samara I will book this hotel.

Friends

6/10

Pleasant

27 Dec 2017

Jessica

Familjeresa

Spenderade fyra nätter med familjen här. Ligger perfekt till för stranden och restaurangerna. Tyvärr något slitet och golvet var väldigt smutsigt. Städades inte en enda gång under vår vistelse. Personalen dålig på engelska så vi valde att inte utnyttja deras service. Ett plus var att man fick låna strand handdukar gratis.

Family

8/10

Excellent

31 Aug 2017

Patrick

Playa Samara

Hôtel bien situé à quelques mètres seulement de la plage. Personnel sympathique et disponible. Petit déjeuner très complet. Le meilleur jusqu'à présent. Si l'exterieur de l'établissement est très bien entretenu, il n'en est rien des chambres. Avons du changer de chambre le jour de notre arrivée car, à la tombée de la nuit, pas d'éclairage. Mobilier désuet. Ensemble vétuste.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

09 Jun 2017

Verified traveler

Excelente lugar para ir de vacaciones. Céntrico

Excelente lugar para ir de vacaciones. Céntrico pero tranquilo. Buen desayuno para iniciar el día.

6/10

Pleasant

30 Jan 2017

Andreas

Ordentliches Hotel in guter Lage

Auf den ersten Blick macht das Hotel einen schönen Eindruck, der Garten und der Pool sind gepflegt. Die Lage direkt im Ort aber nur 150m zum Strand fanden wir perfekt. Das Badezimmer war dann nicht mehr so schön, sobald man Wasser aufdrehte stank es bestialisch. Im Abfluss wucherte etwas Undefinierbares. Ansonsten war das Zimmer o.k, geräumig und bequem. Das Frühstücksbuffet zählte zu den Besseren auf unserer ganzen Costa Rica - Rundreise. Generell, und das gilt nicht nur für dieses Hotel, ist das Preis-Leistungsverhältnis aber unangemessen.

Family

6/10

Pleasant

21 Jan 2017

Günther

Einfaches Hotel in zentraler Lage

Nicht direkt am Strand, aber nur ca. 50m entfernt befindet sich dieses Hotel.
Es ist eine einfache Anlage ohne viel Luxus. Schmucklose Zimmer ohne viel Ausstattung, aber TV, Safe und Klimaanlage vorhanden. Balkon mit zwei Stühlen, aber kein Tisch. Einfaches Frühstück. Pool vorhanden, aber nicht besonders einladend. Kaputte Liegen am Pool. Personal freundlich und hilfsbereit. Unangemessens Preis-Leistung-Verhältnis.

8/10

Excellent

26 Jun 2016

Verified traveler

Acogedor...

El personal super amable, las habitaciones amplias y muy limpias, con a/c , agua caliente y flores sobre la cama...
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