We stayed here late December 2012. The hotel is definitely dated but the service made up for this. We flew in on a domestic flight and our luggage had to be brought over by land. This wasn't made entirely clear by the airline (Nature Air) so we were a little concerned when our luggage still hadn't arrived to the hotel by late evening. Floribetta, one of the reception staff at the hotel went out of her way to find out what was going on and reassured us despite our stress. She ended up calling her cousin who worked for the airline for the information which she didn't really have to do.

We enjoyed our stay very much due to the service of the staff at the Vista Villas. The hotel is dated but definitely well kept and clean. But, I have never had more pleasant service. Our booking agent, Ellen was prompt and polite with our requests. We were able to get into our room as soon as we arrived. Our housekeeper, Jessie, should be given a gold medal!!! And the restaurant/bar staff Trevor, Alexa and Eva were always smiling and very helpful. Thanks to Floribeth and Gilberth for help with check in and check out. It is a solid hotel to stay in if you visit Tamarindo and the view from the pool deck is breathtaking!!!

We went to Costa Rica for a vacation with another family. The trip started great with a stay in the Cloud Forest where the service was just excellent. It was one of the best service I have experienced anywhere in the world including India. From there we went to Tamarind where we stayed at the Tamarindo Vista Villas. The setup f our accommodation was simply fabulous. We had 2 adjoining suites. It was set up such that we essentially had a spacious 3 bedroom apartment with a spacious living room, dining area and a very comfortable kitchen. The best was a long veranda or patio along the length of the 2 suites that had a couple of tables and a nice long couch where I would send the earl morning sipping my coffee and reading the double year-end issue of The Economist.

However, the quality of the accommodations was not as great as the setup. There were bugs and ants and the plumbing (low water pressure and flush does not work) did not work well. Also, our request for the repair was not promptly completed nor was correct information given to us. This was frustrating as we just wanted the right answers. The management was very helpful, and even more so when we raised this issue with our travel agent. Our travel agent promoted further improvement in service. I do not think the management could have done anything more in the 4 days that we were there to improve the situation. Hopefully, they improve the upkeep of the entire property.

I would like to mention a few employees who went it of their way to ensure the our stay was good. Jessenia , our house-keeper was fed flexible about the timings and cleaned our rooms well especially with 4 kids trudging all oer from the beach. The receptionist, Floribeth, the maintenance manager, Helen and the property manager, Trevor all went out of their a to make ur stay comfortable and fix our issues. In addition, Alexia and Eva servng us at the restaurant/bar were very thoughtful to our needs.

The location of the property was also very good. We had the lower suites which did nit have such a goood view but were more spacious than the other suites. This was important for us with 4 kids and 3 adults. There was a surf shop right next to the hotel, once we crossed the road we were on the beach. We took surfing lessons, and Alan (our instructor) made sure that even a guy who has to have his feet on solid ground to feel comfortable was able to stand on the surfboard. The best part of the location ws that it was a little further away from the town center and so there were no crowds. We pretty much had the beach to ourselves. The pool, the swim-up bar and the adjoining restaurant were also very good with awesome food. The restaurant was a good happening place.

Overall, our stay at Tamarindo was good with some negative experience that hopefully others don't encounter.

Stayed here only one night, got the last room during Christmas week. While our room was small, we loved the pool& terrace & bar area. This is near the quieter area of town & would recommend it for families with small children. We did have a lovely view of the water & staff were Avery helpful &pleasant. Breakfast at the pool was simple but very pleasant, it was a great into to Tamarindo.