Guanamar

3.0 star property
Comfortable hotel with free breakfast and an outdoor pool

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Outdoor pool
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Bay Front 2 Queen beds  Room | In-room safe, free cribs/infant beds, rollaway beds, free WiFi
Restaurant
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Reviews
7.2

Good

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast included
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  • Parking available
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  • Bar
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  • Pool
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  • Housekeeping
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PLAYA CARRILLO GUANACASTE,, Puerto Carrillo, Guanacaste
  • Popular LocationCarrillo Beach6 min walk
  • Popular LocationSamara Beach10 min drive
  • Popular LocationPlaya Barrigona45 min drive

Room options

Ocean View 1 King size Bed

Highlights

Furnished balcony
Air conditioning
Connecting rooms available
Free cribs/infant beds
Refrigerator
TV
Rainfall showerhead
Private bathroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Room, 2 Queen Beds, Garden View

Highlights

Balcony
Air conditioning
Connecting rooms available
Free cribs/infant beds
Refrigerator
TV
Rainfall showerhead
Private bathroom
  • 4 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

Bay Front 2 Queen beds Room

Highlights

Balcony
Air conditioning
Connecting rooms available
Free cribs/infant beds
Refrigerator
TV
Rainfall showerhead
Private bathroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

About the neighborhood

Puerto Carrillo

Located in Puerto Carrillo, Guanamar is in a shopping district and near the beach. Samara Beach and Carrillo Beach reflect the area's natural beauty and area attractions include Jungle Butterfly Farm and Safari Surf School. Discover the area's water adventures with kayaking, snorkeling, and windsurfing nearby, or enjoy the great outdoors with ziplining.

What's nearby

  • Carrillo Beach - 6 min walk
  • La Selva - 14 min walk
  • Samara Beach - 10 min drive
  • Buena Vista Beach - 39 min drive
  • Playa Barrigona - 45 min drive

Getting around

  • Daniel Oduber Intl. Airport (LIR) - 147 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Coco's Mexican Restaurant - ‬13 min drive
  • ‪Microbar - ‬13 min drive
  • ‪Roots bakery & Cafe - ‬13 min drive
  • ‪Bar y Restaurante del Hotel Bahía - ‬12 min drive
  • ‪Limey’s Bar & Restaurant - ‬14 min drive

About this property

Guanamar

Hotel by the ocean
Take advantage of free continental breakfast, a poolside bar, and a terrace at Guanamar. Adventurous travelers may like the horseback riding at this hotel. Be sure to enjoy a meal at Mahi Mahi, the on-site restaurant. In addition to a garden and dry cleaning/laundry services, guests can connect to free in-room WiFi.
Other perks include:
  • An outdoor pool
  • Self parking (surcharge), an area shuttle, and multilingual staff
  • A computer station, smoke-free premises, and tour/ticket assistance
  • A front-desk safe, wedding services, and 1 meeting room
Room features
All guestrooms at Guanamar include comforts such as air conditioning, in addition to amenities like free WiFi and safes.
Extra amenities include:
  • Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge) and free cribs/infant beds
  • Bathrooms with rainfall showers and bathtubs
  • TVs with cable channels
  • Balconies, refrigerators, and coffee/tea makers

Languages

English, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: WiFi (surcharge), Wired Internet (surcharge)

Parking and transportation

  • Self parking on site (surcharge)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available
  • Area shuttle (surcharge)

Food and drink

  • Free continental breakfast available daily 7:30 AM–9:30 AM
  • 1 restaurant
  • 1 poolside bar and 1 bar

Restaurants on site

  • Mahi Mahi

Things to do

  • Horse riding/rentals
  • Outdoor pool

Family friendly

  • Free cribs/infant beds
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Refrigerator
  • Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)

Conveniences

  • Front-desk safe

Guest services

  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry cleaning service
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Laundry facilities
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour/ticket assistance
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • Computer station
  • Meeting room

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking

More

  • Smoke-free property
  • TV in lobby

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Free cribs/infant beds
  • Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)

Bathroom

  • Bathtub
  • Free toiletries
  • Private bathroom
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • Cable channels
  • TV

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Refrigerator

Outdoor space

  • Balcony

More

  • Connecting rooms available
  • Phone
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: 10 PM

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
2 children, up to the age of 2 years, can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are available for CRC 11000 per night
Free cribs are available on request at the property

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • A pet fee will be charged
  • Rollaway bed fee: CRC 11000 per night

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

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
This property accepts credit cards and debit cards

We should mention

The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation

Property is also known as

Guanamar
Guanamar Carrillo
Guanamar Hotel
Hotel Guanamar
Hotel Guanamar Carrillo
Guanamar Hotel Playa Carrillo
Hotel Guanamar Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Guanamar Hotel
Hotel Guanamar
Guanamar Puerto Carrillo
Guanamar Hotel Puerto Carrillo

Frequently asked questions

Does Guanamar have a pool?

Yes, this property has an outdoor pool.

Is Guanamar pet-friendly?

Yes, pets are allowed at this property. A fee applies.

How much is parking at Guanamar?

Self parking is available for a fee.

What time is check-in at Guanamar?

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: 10 PM.

What time is check-out at Guanamar?

Check-out is at noon.

Where is Guanamar located?

Situated near the airport, this hotel is 0.3 mi (0.5 km) from Carrillo Beach and 2.3 mi (3.6 km) from Samara Beach. Playa Camaronal and Playa Islita are also within 9 mi (15 km).

Guanamar Reviews

Reviews

7.2

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 39 out of 161 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 53 out of 161 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 45 out of 161 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 16 out of 161 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 8 out of 161 reviews" "

7.6/10

Cleanliness

7.4/10

Staff & service

6.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Barcus, Houston tx

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Sad conditions, Expedia at fault
Arrived at hotel only to find no one there and bar closed, hotel restaurant closed. I complained to the young man at desk but he was only a low paid employee who apologized repeatedly. I paid for two ocean view rooms for two nights. Room door would not close, shower head broken, toilet wouldn't flush. Rooms needed paint. Ants in both rooms. Many items on menu not available lack of money to resupply bar and food items. Awesome views but hotel very tired. Management to be found anywhere only a few under paid employees that did a great job with what little they had. Shameful that Expedia pre-charges the customer for the rooms then when you arrive to an unacceptable hotel situation you have no recourse to move. Beautiful hotel across the street open with all amenities for same price but we have pre- paid for two rooms for two nights so had no option but to loose our money if we moved. In the future I will not be using Expedia, I was very embarrassed I brought my guests to this hotel. Some research should be done by Expedia before you tout these hotels in low season on your web site as being worth such a high cost.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

cheryl, ohio

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Outstanding view!
Staff was very pleasant and helpful. Food in the restaurant was great.

10/10 Excellent

David, Victoria, B.C.

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Puerto Carillo is a beautiful little beach south of Playa Samara. This hotel was our first night in Costa Rica. Our spacious room had a magnificent sunset view out over the ocean, with a private shaded veranda to sit and watch the sky and sea. In the evening we had a visit from an armadillo shuffling around in the leaves around the room. I was particularly excited about the tiny one inch long scorpion that emerged from the shower drain as i was about to have a shower (i love creepy crawlies, i picked him up and relocated him outside so you don't need to worry). It is a bit of a hike up to the pool and restaurant in the hot weather but the pool was refreshing and also had great views of the ocean. The restaurant is open and breezy and the staff friendly.

8/10 Good

Shu-chan, SF

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beach access
Since we didn't have a car, we had to walk up and down steep hills to the beach. When checked in, we were little worried about this but it was not so bad. The walking was a little tough but the beach was so beautiful. The room was nice and clean and great view of ocean. We saw beautiful sunsets.There are some little ants around washing area, At the balcony we saw beautiful birds and a few iguanas, On the second night we had a couple of cute raccoons in the deck.

8/10 Good

skassam, Ottawa Canada

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Nice hotel with gorgeous views.
Great hotel overlooking Carrillo beach. Fantastic views of beach and ocean. Gorgeous sunset views. Good food in restaurant.

6/10 Okay

Flairbee, Colorado

Liked: Staff & service
Great view
Staff was helpful and professional. Overall, the hotel needs some updating. Our room was very large. There was a king bed as well as a single. There was no bed skirt on the single which would help appearance. Also, could use hair dryers in the room. One day at the pool, six scarlet macaws landed in the trees nearby, feeding. Fun to watch. In the late afternoon, they flew off of the macaw sanctuary.

8/10 Good

Scott

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Great sunset
Goog

4/10 Poor

Jenny, Houston, TX

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great view of the ocean
The hotel room had a great view of the ocean but seems to lack maintenance. Although the room was large and clean the smell of humidity made it uninviting.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Peaceful hotel with a great view
My husband is Costa Rican and we have traveled all over the country. We can't say more positive things about the hotel and this small beach town of P. Carrillo. We'll be returning for sure. The hotel room was big, great TV, balcony, view of the ocean and sunset, great shower, had a fridge. The pool area is perfect - right temperature, great view, showers nearby. The breakfast was good. We ate dinner here one night - was delicious though a bit pricey. We easily walked to nearby restaurants for the rest of our trip. The walk to the beach is 5-10 min (note there aren't any hotels directly on this beach so for the walk, this wasn't bad). Definitely recommend.
View fro

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing Hotel
The view was great and the hotel room was beautiful, spacious, and clean. It also had plenty of shelves and was very practical. The staff was helpful and nice. We highly recommend this hotel.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Like it!
•Great service •Bad parking lots at the rooms •Rooms are big enough •Shared balcony •Good Breakfast •Friendly staff •BEST VIEW EVER

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful View
Love staying here. Has gorgeous views and the rooms are spacious. Nice pool too and wonderful view from the bar. I recommend the White Sangria.

10/10 Excellent

Chuck/Michele, Anchorage, AK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Sunsets from here are out of this world
The Hotel Guanamar was an excellent stay, views and the sunsets were great. Food was a little higher then the restaurants in the area, The hotel staff was good, very friendly, slightly lacking, we asked for a wake up call that never came, but we were already up so no big deal there. This place is just starting to show its age a little, they were installing new outside lights when we were there and remodel of a few of the rooms so work was being done. Hand rails at deck were loose and on the hill would have been bad had they failed. Some of the decking and stairs could be upgraded or restained. Be prepared for stairs. All in all this was a great stay for the price.

2/10 Terrible

Sebastian, Chicago

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Do not stay at this hotel !
Do not stay at this hotel ! We were charged $25 because there was a hole in one of the towels. Also, there were only 2 small towels in our room, and no big towels for taking a shower. The Wi-Fi didn't work. The front desk woman had a terrible attitude. $155 per night for this piece of garbage? No thank you. Never again. Do NOT stay at this hotel !

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Fair accommodations. Access to beach is difficult without a car.

2/10 Terrible

justine, Calgary alberta

Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
View is not worth staying here
view is incredible but it would be better to stay somewhere else and just visit for lunch or a sunset snack because the rooms are terrible and you will get eaten alive by mosquitoes. we were also visited by crabs, roaches, ants and lizards in our room. if you insist on staying 1 night is plenty trust me!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Carrillo
Good hotel better than I expected friendly staffs Needs improvement in food

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great view!
We loved the hotel, our room was huge and very clean. We would come back again.

6/10 Okay

Javier, Los Angeles

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Good location
Room was spacious and clean. No luxury but it did have 2 beds in case you need it. Nice balcony with an ocean view. Playa Carrillo is about a 3 minute drive. Other very nice beaches within 5-10 minutes drive.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
The description online was different from the actual place. They did not have queen size beds and the beds they did have were terribly squeaky. The internet connection was non-existent and the place had a terrible geography going up slopes and not being able to go anywhere by foot. Definitely not a place for any handicapped people.

6/10 Okay

Fidel, Miami Fl.

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
OK nothing special
Ok nothing special a lot of ants in the vanity no hair dryer view very nice but area is not well maitained.Expedia should not only ask for reviews but should for themselves instead of depending on the hotel to advertise at their discretion and then you run into suprises. Sincerely yours F.Iglesias

10/10 Excellent

Ilan, Kochav Yair Israel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing view. Huge rooms.
We arrived the hotel at dark and took us a while until we found the reception. There was no light or sign to guide us. Beside that it was a very comfort and welcoming hotel. Huge rooms, amazing view to the beach. Great breakfast, nice swiming pool. Very friendly people.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place
This was our last hotel of our trip, but we wish it had been our first. The view out of the windows is amazing, particularly at sunset...can see all of carillo bay plus mountains and forests. The concierge service is great and the food at the nearby restaraunt is very good. This is a must hotel if you're staying in Carillo or Samara.

8/10 Good

amado, Pérez Zeledón.

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Love it.
The place is awesome love it.