Villas Playa Samara Beach Front Resort

I booked a room for 2 adults and 2 girls, yet when we got there we found out air conditioner was only offered for the adults room. When moving girls mattresses to our room -so that they could enjoy A/C- we discovered hundreds of ants beneath one of them. Food offer is poor, buffet variety is very very limited. Next morning we found an iguana inside the toilet so we decided to leave the hotel.

This resort is located in a quiet area with a lot of land and directly on the beach. The reception area, restaurant, and pool area are all very nice and modern. The pool is very large with a lot of chairs for lounging and relaxing. The villas were probably very nice at one point, but are in dire need of some TLC and updating. We stayed in a 2 bedroom villa with another couple. Our kitchen and bathrooms were in need of some renovating. The beds, however, were nice and clean.

the hotels employees do not speak much english so communicating is difficult. the hotel restaruant was always out of 5-10 items on the menu. the free wifi was nice when you could get signal and stay connected. My back is still sore from the bed. The A/C went out the first night but was fixed. We had no hot water the last two days of our stay. I will never stay in this hotel again or recommend it.

I was at Villas Playa Samara some days ago, it was awesome, we gone with my family and some friends, we choose Samara because is a beautiful beach located in the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, just 3.5 hours from San Jose, is a very quiet and clean beach. The Villas Playa Samara staff was excellent very professional and careful, the hotel has diffrent services as spa, pool bar, wonderful restaurant, gym, entertainment room and tours. My family decided to rent a beach front villa the facilities was pleasing, air conditioning in the rooms, terrace with comfortable hammock, has a beautiful view to the ocean, my friends decided to rent a garden view unit, are renovated and in very good conditions. I recommend you the tour to Chora Island with Monkey tours company.

The room that we stayed 28A did not have hot water. I had to checked out a day early because I had an early flight at 6am and I was not going to be able to shower so early with cold water. I went to a hotel that had hot water for me to take an shower before my early flight. Only the master room had air conditioning so I had to spent most of my stay in one room and couldn't enjoy the rest of the suite. The staff was really not interested in the guests concern.

According to the policies you need to leave all dishes clean but they do not provide the soap

Enjoyed a week at Villas Playa Samara late February. The pool was a nice place to relax in the evening. We walked into Samara most days for lunch and dinner and often took a taxi back. It's a little distance from town, about a 35 minute walk down the beach. We also took a lot of tours. Nice time!

The hotel was very close to the beach and the town (for shopping and banking). However, I was double, no triple-charged for my hotel stay, and although I informed the hotel prior to my arrival, the situation is still not resolved; and all of this is for a hotel listed as "room can be paid for at the hotel." They began charging my credit card a day after I booked, two days before arrival, and on the day of my arrival. Shame, shame!

We arrived at 3 PM ( Check In time ) and were told they did not have Our Reservation. I made it reservation night before for a 2 bedroom Villa.. After about 15 min's they gave me a List of about 30 Forbidden Items that you may not do while on the property to sign?? All was well till then. The Front Desk person then told us that they would need an Hour to get the Villa ready.. We returned at 5 PM 2 hours later and the Villa was still not ready for another 1/2 hour. We were finally told our Villa was ready.. We then had to carry our luggage to the other side of the property.. I asked the Bell Boy if they had luggage carts and he stated " They did not" This is a large property and you are not allowed to drive your car past the dirt parking lot. We entered the Villa to find old mattresses for couches with sheets that did not fit and the side by side frig did not work.. We reported it before dinner and they checked it out and said it was broken and they would replace it in the morning and left it in the middle of the kitchen.. it stayed there for 3 days?? I spoke with the manager at checkout and he offered me a15% discount off our bar bill of $135.00. It came to $20.00. I am very cautious choosing hotels in Costa Rica as I have lived here for 11 years now and know that hotels like this one are fluff on the web site, but in reality it is a façade.. Save your money... Book else where. Beware.

The room could use some updating but overall we felt very welcome and very safe. The grounds were well maintained and generally the staff was helpful and nice.