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Hotel Guanamar

3.0 of 5
Playa Carrillo, Playa Carrillo 1260, Costa Rica
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4.0 of 5 stars 39 Reviews
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dani s
Fort Collins, Colorado
1 review
1 helpful vote
4 of 5 stars Reviewed January 24, 2012
1
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Beautiful view of Playa Carillo. Our first night was not very good as the neighbors were up and partying all night. The room we felt was not clean at all. We asked for another room and the manager upgraded our room at no extra charge. They did the right thing and the room was much, much better and our second... More

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EasyGoingMidwestGuy
Escazu, Costa Rica
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11 reviews
28 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 15, 2012

I stayed 3 nights at Guanamar and it totally met my expectations. They are located just up the hill at the south end of Playa Carrillo, as there development on the beach is prohibited - which is what makes Carrillo so nice. The rooms we had were down the hill from the pool and restaurant with a great view of... More

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Anai A
Heredia, Costa Rica
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3 reviews
1 helpful vote
4 of 5 stars Reviewed December 14, 2011
1
person found this review helpful

This is definitely not a luxury hotel but has all you need to enjoy a nice vacation time: good service, delicious food, kind people, large and quiet rooms - some of them with a stunning ocean view from the balcony - and it is less than 5 minutes walking from the beautiful Carrillo beach. Breakfast was included with the room... More

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melvin p
costa rica
1 review
4 of 5 stars Reviewed December 13, 2011

Great hotel for visiting one of my new favorite beaches in Guanacaste, btw this is a white sand beach, beautiful, clean and secure. Not many businesses have set their building there, so just good to enjoy the nature and beach. About the hotel, food was just out of this world. Excellent service, “a lot”, and soups were so good that... More

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pbreiten
Sharpsburg, Maryland
Senior Reviewer
9 reviews
16 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed November 2, 2011

We took two Bay Front Rooms for 5 days. The rooms are large and quiet and down the hill from the other rooms. If you are not fit, i would be along walk to the pool and restaurant. The breakfast was included with the room and was very good, there was a buffet with gallo pinto, eggs and fresh fruit,... More

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EMESEBOTHELL
BOTHELL
1 review
1 helpful vote
3 of 5 stars Reviewed June 9, 2011
1
person found this review helpful

Why people so negative? who goes to COSTA RICA must love nature you dont go there for luxury ! If you want that than go to a fancy hotel to SANTA BARBARA or something .... why bother traveling so far?? Costa RICA its amaizing !the beauty of the nature that is so well preserved,the simplicity of lifestyle ,the tasty mangos... More

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eancont
San Jose, Costa Rica
2 reviews
1 helpful vote
1 of 5 stars Reviewed March 31, 2011

Please don't ever trust on the photos they have online, NOT REAL!!! That was my first time in the hotel but not in Carrillo beach (which is awesome by the way). My boyfriend and I wanted to find something beautiful to spend our new year's eve, so we used the internet of course and trusted on the pics they have... More

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Guanamar, Manager at Hotel Guanamar, responded to this review
May 12, 2011

Dear Customer, many greetings. The check in is at 14:00 hours. When you arrived at 10:30 a.m. we invited you to wait in the bar while preparing the room. At 12:30 noon we were ready and show you the standard room that you booked. Some hours later, you called the reception that you do not like the room and request... More

mariapdev
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Contributor
12 reviews
6 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed March 15, 2011

We parked our rented car, we checked in and we were invited to visit the restaurant and swimming pool while our room was being prepared. It took us 20 minutes and when we returned, they had broken the car´s door and they had stolen our passports, credit cards, money, license, personal belongings, camera and our hotel and flight tickets. We... More

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Guanamar, Manager at Hotel Guanamar, responded to this review
May 12, 2011

Dear Customer, Greetings from Hotel Guanamar. For us it is very unfortunate this kind of events, and conducted an investigation of what happened for respective improvements. The check in is at 14:00 hours. When you arrived at 11 a.m. we invited you to wait in the hotel while preparing the room. At 12 noon we were ready and that was... More

arturo36
vancouver island
Senior Reviewer
6 reviews
2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed February 10, 2011

We loved the ocean view rooms and the higher panoramic views from the bar and restaurant. A beautiful breeze up here also in the daytime. Best for people with agility as its 55 steps up from the oceanview rooms to the bar/restuarant/pool. Its also a 2 minute downhill walk to Carrillo, which is arguably the best beach in the country.... More

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vbl28
Falls Church, Virginia
2 reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed December 22, 2010

This was our first time to Costa Rica and my first time traveling with my friend. Given that we don't speak Spanish well and are two females, we were very cautious with our choices to stay. After seeing the great price on hotels's website, we could not help but give this place a try. We were very pleasantly surprised by... More

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