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6.6
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Pleasant
227 reviews
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Aaron
10.0
/ 10
Due to a mix up we stayed at Azura but the staff was extremely friendly and helpful and went out of their way to ensure we had a good trip. The food was excellent and we had different options each night! Overall a great experience
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10.0
/ 10
Hola, la experiencia fue increíble, el trato, la comida, las villas, todo con excelencia. Disfrutamos mucho la estadía y regresamos muy satisfechos. Todo el personal súper especial muy amable, realmente fue una gran bendición haber optado por dicho lugar. Lo recomendamos al 100. Estamos muy agradecidos
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Paola
10.0
/ 10
Excelente lugar, nos gustó mucho. Las instalaciones son muy bonitas y seguras.
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Samara-Guanacaste, Sámara, Cantón de Nicoya, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
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Swimming Pool
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Samara-Guanacaste, Sámara, Cantón de Nicoya, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
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General
Near Samara Beach
Location
With a stay at Villas Playa Samara Beach Front Resort in Sámara, you'll be on the waterfront, within a 15-minute drive of Samara Beach and Carrillo Beach. This all-inclusive hotel is 6.7 mi (10.8 km) from Buena Vista Beach and 7.4 mi (11.9 km) from Playa Barrigona.
Attractions
Distances are displayed to the nearest 0.1 mile and kilometer.
Samara Beach - 0.1 km / 0.1 mi
Carrillo Beach - 6.1 km / 3.8 mi
Buena Vista Beach - 10.8 km / 6.7 mi
Playa Barrigona - 11.9 km / 7.4 mi
Playa Barco Quebrado - 12.6 km / 7.8 mi
Playa Camaronal - 15.3 km / 9.5 mi
Nosara Beach - 17.6 km / 11 mi
Nosara Spanish Institute - 19.6 km / 12.2 mi
Garza Beach - 20.2 km / 12.6 mi
Playa Islita - 20.3 km / 12.6 mi
Safari Surf School - 21.4 km / 13.3 mi
Frog Pad - 22 km / 13.6 mi
Guiones Beach - 23.1 km / 14.4 mi
Nosara Biological Reserve - 24.8 km / 15.4 mi
Playa Pelada - 29.8 km / 18.5 mi
The nearest airports are:
Nosara (NOB) - 32.1 km / 19.9 mi
Daniel Oduber Intl. Airport (LIR) - 105.2 km / 65.4 mi
Facilities
Pamper yourself with onsite massages, body treatments, and facials. If you're looking for recreational opportunities, you'll find an outdoor pool and a fitness center. Additional amenities at this hotel include an arcade/game room, gift shops/newsstands, and wedding services.
Business Facilities
Featured amenities include a computer station, express check-out, and dry cleaning/laundry services. A shuttle from the airport to the hotel is provided for a surcharge (available on request).
Dining
Satisfy your appetite with local and international cuisine at Arrecife, a poolside restaurant where you can take in the garden view and dine alfresco. Mingle with other guests at the complimentary reception, held daily. Relax with a refreshing drink from the poolside bar or one of the 2 bars/lounges.
Rooms
Make yourself at home in one of the 116 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators. Complimentary wired internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms feature showers, designer toiletries, and hair dryers. Conveniences include safes and coffee/tea makers, and housekeeping is provided daily.
All facilities in Villas Playa Samara Beach Front Resort
Bar, Cafe and Lounge
Entertainment Facility
Functional Hall
Common Space
Accommodation Services
Things to Do
- Outdoor pool
- Barbecue
- Outdoor facilities
- TV lounge
- Spa
- Garden
- Beach towel
- Beach sun loungers
- Pool sun loungers
Sports and Recreations
- Snorkeling
- Fitness center
- Surfing
- Game room
- Horse riding
- Fishing
- Billiard
- Jet ski
- Motor boat ride
Hotel Services
- Laundry service
- Welcoming drinks
- Multilingual staff
- Wedding service
- Luggage storage
- Express check-out
- Porter
Public Facilities
- Coffee/tea in lobby
- Smoke-free area
- Safety deposit box
Food and Drinks
- Poolside bar
- Snack bar
Accessibilty
- Accessible parking
- Accessible path of travel
Nearby Facilities
- Gift shop
- Grocery
Family-friendly Facilities
- Children pool
General
- Rooftop terrace
Business Facilities
- Computer station
Accommodation Policy & General Information in Villas Playa Samara Beach Front Resort
Important Note
Planning to check in outside the check-in time (such as early morning or late in the evening)? You can arrange it directly with the property!
Check-in/Check-out Time
Check-in:
15:00 - 22:00
Check-out:
Before 11:00
General Check-in Instructions
- Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
- Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
- Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
- The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
- This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
- Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed
Pets
Service Animals Allowed
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General Information
Popular Facilities | Swimming Pool, Parking |
Check-In / Check-Out Time | From 15:00 - 22:00 - to 11:00 |
Available rooms at Villas Playa Samara Beach Front Resort | 116 |
Number of floors in Villas Playa Samara Beach Front Resort | 1 |
Another facilities in Villas Playa Samara Beach Front Resort | Outdoor pool, Barbecue, Outdoor facilities, TV lounge, Spa |
Frequently asked question in Villas Playa Samara Beach Front Resort
What are available facilities at Villas Playa Samara Beach Front Resort?
There are top facilites at Villas Playa Samara Beach Front Resort such as Swimming Pool, Parking. (some may require extra charges)
What is normal check-in & check-out time at Villas Playa Samara Beach Front Resort?
The standard check-in time at Villas Playa Samara Beach Front Resort is starting from 15:00 - 22:00 while the latest check-out time is at Before 11:00
What is the star rating of Villas Playa Samara Beach Front Resort?
Villas Playa Samara Beach Front Resort is a 3.5-star hotel.
How many floors does Villas Playa Samara Beach Front Resort have?
Villas Playa Samara Beach Front Resort has 1 floors.
How many rooms are available at Villas Playa Samara Beach Front Resort?
Villas Playa Samara Beach Front Resort has 116 rooms in total.
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Overall Ratings & Reviews Villas Playa Samara Beach Front Resort
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6.6
Pleasant
From 227 reviews
Cleanliness
7.0
Room Comfort
7.2
Location
7.6
Service and Facilites
6.8
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Jose
with Partner
4.0
/10
Reviewed 23 week(s) ago
Hotels.com verified review
No recomiendo este hotel para nada, el recepcionista muy malo, no estaba en el lugar, tuvimos que esperar, también no nos indicó nada, ni donde estaban las toallas de piscina, ni la clave de internet. El lugar huele mal en ciertos sectores, en la noche llegaba un olor terrible del baño, los muebles están en terrible condiciòn. No vayan ahí!
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emmy
with Children
8.0
/10
Reviewed 26 week(s) ago
Expedia Group verified review
Family of 4 (kids 12 and 12). We had a great time, great vibe and had everything we needed. We enjoyed the food (smaller selection but different themes and items everything). Wait staff and bartenders and front desk very helpful. Our room had some things like poor water pressure, one shower was cold. Some ants I. One of the room but they kept to themselves on the wall and didn’t bother us too much. Amazing sunsets and beautiful view. Jigged into town via beach in 20 minutes…walk in 45 minutes. Maybe 1.9 miles? Can also rent bikes in town for $10/day. Beach is very bike-able with packed sand and saw people biking all the time. Hotel tents for $30/day and they are newer and nicer than what we saw in town. We rented a car and 6 minutes to town. Lots of restaurants and shops in town. We enjoyed our stay very much.
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Blesson
10.0
/10
Reviewed 28 week(s) ago
Expedia Group verified review
Swim bar was good, good healthy food
William
with Partner
2.0
/10
Reviewed 28 week(s) ago
Expedia Group verified review
We booked a large room at this property so our grandchildren that live in Samara could come visit us there. When we were told no visitors are allowed, we asked for a refund. They refused,
So we only stayed for 1/2 our reservation time (10 days).
Food was substandard and room was filthy.
Ants were everywhere (kitchen, bathroom vanity, etc) due to the large gaps aroboth door jams.
We reserved a king—they gave us queen and promised to remedy it—they didn’t.
A/C barely kept one room cool (it was 92 outside)
Ask any of the Canadians from Toronto about it, they all agreed with us, especially about the weak buffet.
Swim-up bar and pool were great but pool was too hot.
Be prepared to walk out to the gate in extreme heat as they won’t let soon to pick you up(!)
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Kyle
with Partner
2.0
/10
Reviewed 31 week(s) ago
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Almost everything went poorly. They lost our reservation, took almost an hour to straighten it out. Let us get dinner and said to come back afterwards. We did and a different person asked what room we were in. Said we didn’t know yet- hoped he knew. He gave me one key and told me the villa number. By then it was after 9 pm and we had to stumble around in the dark trying to find our villa on the grounds. All the pathway lights were not working, very scary and dangerous. Couldn’t see a thing. Finally found out place and it was not as they advertise on line. We booked a Jr suite villa with a king bed. We got the most worn out villa on the property. No bright inviting colors, and no king size bed. The bedroom had two queen beds and pretty much no other furniture. There was no bedside table for phones, and the light switch was across the room. The bathroom was actually worse. The shower head was not attached to the hose. There was black mold on the shower walls, ant there were dead and live ants crawling all over the floor of the shower. The bathroom floor was grubby. We we&end exhausted so we went too bed. Spoke to reception in the morning. Came back 5 hours later and nothing changed. Went to reception again and they sent us to speak to the service manager. Took a half hour to track him down. Walked to his desk and then he (Larry) disappeared for another 20 minutes. So rude. When he got back I explained, put it in writing and three days later no fixes.
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Charles
with Partner
2.0
/10
Reviewed 31 week(s) ago
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Casi todo mal, no se pudo ingresar por falta de personal en la noche, problemas en la habitación, alimentación y servicios del hotel.
Diego
with Partner
8.0
/10
Reviewed 36 week(s) ago
Expedia Group verified review
No controller for the TV and bad shuttle service but overall good
Charles
Leisure Family
8.0
/10
Reviewed 37 week(s) ago
Expedia Group verified review
Villas Playa Samara is a lovely property situated on a small bay with a large, rocky island offshore. Beautiful views and sunsets! Our rooms were very clean and well-maintained by housekeeping during our stay. However, we did have some problems with the plumbing -- stopped-up toilets and showers that had very little pressure. These were corrected, but it was a bit frustrating. The villas are roomy and comfortable but a bit outdated.
The staff in general was extremely friendly and helpful. Only the front desk attendants were a bit testy when we brought our complaints to them regarding our bathrooms. We also had a lot of problems checking in due to the computer system being down. We were switched from room to room before they figured it all out. And one of our four rooms was NOT the junior suite that we had booked, but a smaller room. We didn't get a good explanation as to why this couldn't be corrected.
The pool is beautiful and the beach is quite nice, but they don't seem to have enough towels. We often were told that they are in the dryer and more will be available in 30 minutes.
There's not much assistance available for booking activities or tours. We eventually found a boat/snorkeling tour on-line that actually left from the beach right next to the property. It turned out to be great fun. But there's no concierge able to assist guests with activities off-property.
We were there over New Year's Eve and they threw a fantastic party for everyone!!
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Tricia
Friends and Family with Friends
2.0
/10
Reviewed 38 week(s) ago
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The hotel staff was very friendly, but the property description is not realistic. This was an all inclusive stay and the food and restaurant area outside is not up to par, the NYE dinner was much better but still lacking. The hotel is outdated needs many upgrades and the food was TERRIBLE - not worth the money.
Carolina V.
Leisure Family
10.0
/10
Reviewed 74 week(s) ago
Expedia Group verified review
Great time etc.
William
Business and Leisure
8.0
/10
Reviewed 82 week(s) ago
Expedia Group verified review
Huge swimming pool with swim up bar is amazing. Buffet meals are excellent. BUT rooms are tired and need updating. ALSO there are no real 2 bedroom units. Instead they are one bedroom units with 2 beds = Big difference!
Joann
Leisure Family
8.0
/10
Reviewed 89 week(s) ago
Expedia Group verified review
The website was completely misleading, but after accepting what they actually had to offer it is a nice resort and we had a great time. The website said the rooms would have sofas, they did not, and it said that there are 2 restaurants, there was 1 and it was buffet only. On multiple days housekeeping left us short on towels. That aside, the food was good, the rooms were clean and the air conditioner worked well to keep our room cool and dry, the pool was clean, the staff were wonderful (especially the servers and bartenders), the grounds were well maintained, and the beach was amazing. They need to update their website so people realistically know what to expect.
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Luis
Friends and Family Family
10.0
/10
Reviewed 99 week(s) ago
Hotels.com verified review
Excellent
Aaron
Leisure with Partner
10.0
/10
Reviewed 110 week(s) ago
Expedia Group verified review
Due to a mix up we stayed at Azura but the staff was extremely friendly and helpful and went out of their way to ensure we had a good trip. The food was excellent and we had different options each night! Overall a great experience
Debbie
Leisure Family
4.0
/10
Reviewed 134 week(s) ago
Expedia Group verified review
The resort was fine and the people were nice but the food is the worst we've ever had at an all-inclusive. We all got so sick, not sure if it was the food or water. The food was never really hot. They made omelets in the morning and used so much Pam cooking spray. The rice and pasta was never fully cooked. Breakfast was supposed to be at 7am but they were never ready and it took forever to get coffee.
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Linda
Leisure with Partner
8.0
/10
Reviewed 136 week(s) ago
Expedia Group verified review
Wonderful location with easy access to beautiful beach. Property is very nice and rooms are nice--although they could stand a few minor "extras". Pool is very nice. Food needed improvement--limited choices, not great quality although pineapple and watermelon was abundant and delicious.
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with Partner
2.0
/10
Reviewed 136 week(s) ago
Hotels.com verified review
We would not stay here again. Check in took forever and the staff was getting complaints right and left. This is not an all inclusive as advertised. No coffee or coffee maker in room. No phone. No drink glasses. Nothing in minifridge. If you wanted a bottle of water you had to buy it at the gift shop. Buffet was terrible and dirty dishes everywhere. One of the guests even started bussing tables to try and help out the staff I guess. Alcohol for mixed drinks was the cheapest, in plastic bottles… liquor we had never heard of…
Just an overall disgusting environment with less than friendly staff. Shame on this hotel.
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Payton
Leisure with Partner
2.0
/10
Reviewed 139 week(s) ago
Expedia Group verified review
Very misleading and incorrect information in the description on their website. They reuse dirty glass cups and plastic cups for drinks at both bars. Only one buffet style restaurant that was very unsatisfying. The property reeks of sewer. The staff were friendly, but slow with their service. The gift shop was incredibly overpriced. Overall, just not a place I would recommend to spend a vacation.
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Tinku
Leisure with Partner
6.0
/10
Reviewed 142 week(s) ago
Expedia Group verified review
Resort is right by the beach yes - but so limited only 1 restaurant/buffet for every meal. Wet bar wasn’t open majority of the day. No in house entertainment as much. And our rooms had no telephone to call front desk or for support. And 1 pool
Stephane
Leisure Family
2.0
/10
Reviewed 143 week(s) ago
Expedia Group verified review
Bad experience, avoid if you can.
Definitely not 4 star, the hotel is not maintained, rooms are smelly, light not working, clotted sink, dripping water as shower. The entrance picture is very nice but all for the new facility being developed next door, the villa playa Samara is let with poor maintenance, cheap foods and cocktails “all inclusive”, almost empty buffet, garden not maintained, feels like a let down facility. The beach and view is very nice which makes the experience even more disappointing. This might have been a nice spot some time ago but let to decline, I’m surprised it is offered by Air Canada, it must leave a feeling of being trapped in a location not worth $500 to $600 and feeling to be ripped-off.
We could leverage our stay by going out to other places but it was not the plan for all inclusive villa.
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