Overall Ratings & Reviews Dunama Hotel

Hotel is OK. Pool was a little dirty. Breakfast is small but tasty.

Great staff and great location

The room is so humid ans dusty, got rinitis after 20 minutes in the room

You know when you meet someone online and their pictures are old or heavily filtered… similar to this hotel. The property is beautiful but definitely taken years ago. Could use some new paint and a deep cleaning in the room. Pros - beautiful location, incredible views, lobby, pools and the private beach is a black sand beach. Beds are very comfortable (but firm, if you don’t like firm you will not be happy) Easily walkable to town as long as you realize you are booking a place at the top of a hill. Very safe location and town in general. Cons - this is the only place in Costs Rica we went to that didn’t have good service. Everyone we encountered seemed annoyed. Also the only place we had some language issues. In CR you can usually get by with English but most employees only spoke Spanish AND pretended they didn’t know what you said if you didn’t speak Spanish fluently. Free breakfast was good but you can only have ONE cup of coffee OR juice. Very odd. The casino is no longer open. Tons of jelly fish on the private beach but not the main beach

This is the most terrible hotel I’ve been in my life

Beautiful property! Stunning views, very nice people and workers. Quiet place to relax which is exactly what I was looking for. I did notice that it could have been more clean… pool, terrace, fabric pool chairs. Other than that, not complaints!

Wasn’t very clean and no elevator

This proper could be a diamond in the ruff, beside being up the hill. Beach is a long walk up and down the hill, but nice and private. Pool is nice but needs some attention. Pool area was never cleaned up, shouldn’t be too hard to sweep off daily or at least every other day. If you get food out there no one comes to take condiments and dishes out of the sun, for hours.The grounds need a good clean up or maybe they’re blind to the old leafs etc just lying around. Lobby and bar and restaurant nice and clean. Maids could do a little better at fine detail cleaning but over all rooms were good. They need some new towels and bedding , very old and didn’t look very clean. It’s a shame they don’t put some effort into cleaning it up. This property really lacks maintenance and maybe a proper management. Other wise was a good stay it just a shame. Had the Land and Sea dinner last night was very good. I probably wouldn’t stay here again.

Room was dirty, musty, smelled like mold, old towel from last occupant left, room was full of mosquitos and lots were already killed and left stuck to the walls, floors were sandy and hasn’t been cleaned. No patio furniture. Drain in shower was disgusting. Bathroom smelled like raw sewer gas.

Overall, the stay was great. The property is a bit dated but the open air reception area, bar and dining area with view of the bay is magnificent. Rooms are clean, bathrooms have been updated, nice shower. Large pool. Overall fine for the money. Would stay there again.

We got the hotel on Expedia with breakfast included But the breakfast is scammed, they don’t allow you to have coffee ( in the country like Costa Rica that they have lands of coffee) they asked to only have one cup of coffee and for second one they charge you ( can’t believe they offer free breakfast but only one cup of coffee with small size of cups) The pool was not cleaned at all was lots of sand and trees leaves at the bottom of the pool The bathroom inside the room was not clean like the picture on the website and the towels was so old and over used which you don’t feel comfortable to use Anyway, wasn’t worth it to pay for this hotel

The staff were amazing definitely the best part, the hotel was lovely with a great view. However, when I booked it, it was advertised as hotel and casino with tours and massages. There was no casino, unable to get a tour through the hotel and never saw anything about massages while I was there.

The photos and reviews are deceiving. The property unfortunately is run down, the pool was dirty, the bed sheets were worn down and the rooms had a weird smell. The only good thing going for them was the staff who are extremely helpful.

Catfished!!! Pictures are beautiful online. But NOT that way anymore. Dirty, unkempt, noisy, rundown!!! It was like the shining hotel in certain parts of the hotel and grounds. Like it was abandoned! Scary stairs to beach. Big holes in the deck near the beach. Debris, garbage and leaves everywhere; in the pool, under chairs, in the lobby, down the stairs. Creepy comes to mind. Could not even use the pool is was so dirty and grimy; crabs in the pool! The rooms are NOT soundproof. People littering stomping and thudding above us into the night. Room next door, people started fighting at 6am. They smelled like smoke and urine with moth ball smell to “try” and cover it up. We did not want to stay even one night upon arrival. Expedia called hotel and nothing they would do. We rearranged our fishing trip to the next day so we would be gone all day. Left the next day, forfeited a night and booked elsewhere. ONLY decent thing was the staff was nice and room was updated. DO NOT BOOK! Spend or pay more elsewhere. I promise you will regret it.

This property is absolutely nothing like the pictures show, it’s very dated and not kept up on. There is no gym nor casino, the pool was super dirty as well as the hot tub. The linen was dingy white and don’t bother asking for fresh towels. We booked a king balcony with sea view, received a balcony with very very little view due to overgrown trees and to boot, had a family room with two beds. We asked for the room we booked and were simply told they don’t have any other rooms available, we booked it months in advance so not sure how that happened. Continental breakfast you’re limited to 1 beverage and the cups are small. There is a reason why there is absolutely no refunds so keep that in mind when booking.

Bajar y subir 60 gradas no es nada bonito

Photos on your site must me 25 years old. Facility and rooms need to be redone. Toilets and faucets had stains. Dead bugs on floor and squashed on walls. Dinning was great and the staff (Eric) was excellent and very helpful.

Hotel Dunama was perfect for me. Low key, not too crowded. The staff was above and beyond friendly and kind. The beds are comfortable. Good food, good drinks. There is a beautiful private beach. The pool is a good temperature and very calm. Gorgeous view of the water from the top of a hill. I’d stay there again.

Swim up rooms were nice to have, we stayed in 505, right in the middle so we could see the ocean as well. Breakfast was prompt and nice to have, choice is limited as it’s not a buffet. Coffee doesn’t start until 7:30, none for the room. Property needs updating but views make up for it. People that work there were kind and prompt as well.

Loved true private beach and drinking coffee looking out at the bay.