Does Villas Playa Samara Beach Front Resort have a pool?

Yes, this property has an outdoor pool and a children's pool.

Is Villas Playa Samara Beach Front Resort pet-friendly?

No, only service animals are welcome at the property.

What time is check-in at Villas Playa Samara Beach Front Resort?

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM. Early check-in is available for a fee of USD 30 (subject to availability). Late check-in is available from 8 AM–3 PM for a fee of USD 30.

What time is check-out at Villas Playa Samara Beach Front Resort?

Check-out is at 11 AM. Late check-out is available for USD 30 (subject to availability).

Does Villas Playa Samara Beach Front Resort provide a shuttle to the airport?

Yes, there's a shuttle from the airport to the hotel that runs 10:00 AM–5:00 PM on request. A fee of USD 166.4 per vehicle applies.

Are there all-inclusive benefits at Villas Playa Samara Beach Front Resort?

Yes, the property is all-inclusive. Food and beverages are included (with some restrictions), and activities include dance classes.

Where is Villas Playa Samara Beach Front Resort located?

This Sámara hotel is on the beach, steps from Samara Beach, and within 9 mi (15 km) of Carrillo Beach and Buena Vista Beach. Playa Barrigona and Playa Barco Quebrado are also within 9 mi (15 km).

Villas Playa Samara Beach Front Resort Reviews, Deals & Photos 2025

8/10 Good

Linda

17 February 2024

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

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.

Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

William

28 February 2025

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

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!

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Joann

15 January 2025

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

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.

Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2025

4/10 Poor

Debbie

29 February 2024

Disliked: Staff & service

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.

Stayed 14 nights in Feb 2024

2/10 Terrible

Stephane

29 December 2023

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

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.

Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

16 February 2024

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

Do not recommend.

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.

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Carolina V.

30 April 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Great time etc.

Stayed 12 nights in Apr 2025

2/10 Terrible

Mario

24 February 2025

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Bad service at check-in. Staff was silk - risk to contaminate guests. Not hot water in the room and moisture in the room. Only one buffet with a minimum of product offer as food service. Terrible hotel! Young and Weak staff and no manager to speak avalaible...

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Luis

4 November 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Excellent

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Aaron

18 August 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

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

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Payton

1 February 2024

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

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.

Stayed 6 nights in Jan 2024

6/10 Okay

Tinku

6 January 2024

Disliked: Amenities

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

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Dariel

22 December 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

Clean property and nice beach access.

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

2/10 Terrible

Trina

29 November 2023

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

This is not a 4 star as they advertise The place is run down They have many of the rooms and villas assigned to full times residences for staff and construction workers Some rooms had been previously renovated but done poorly and it’s already breaking down and not cleaned well We got moved from our room and our new room was in a better location but the door lock was broken and bathroom was dirty They have rocks under the sink for earthy design but it had lots of hair from previous guest in it. We were so disappointed and would have preferred a refund and to stay somewhere else It took all day to get approval to move rooms and since are stay was short we wanted to just leave The buffet for the all inclusive had 6 options in total and a small salad bar, No other food areas It’s really the worst all inclusive I’ve ever seen Maybe a 2.5 star at best The staff were really nice Guest were unhappy and they were apologizing a lot but not their fault Bad management/ownership All I can say to anyone who has a reservation try to get a refund You will be so disappointed

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Octavio

25 September 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Una experiencia sobre nuestras expectativas, especialmente en relación al servicio al huesped, extraordinaria disposición de quien pensamos era la manager y resultó ser la propietaria, con razón ese nivel de servicio lo replican felizmente los empleados, quedamos mas de satisfechos y agradecidos por todas las atenciones de la Sra. Faride Cano, Fressia, Mario, etc... Felicitaciones por la pasión y compromiso que ponen a su trabajo!

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Rose

17 December 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Beautiful location on the beach. A long 5-hour drive from the San Jose Airport.

Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2022

6/10 Okay

Pamela

25 April 2022

Liked: Staff & service

Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities

This property is very dated. A lot of the units had furniture stacked inside them as though it was being stored. And I think more employees lived there than guests were there. A coffee maker in the room, but no coffee to make a pot. Fridge in the room was an added bonus, but is in need of cleaning and deicing. Pool bar and gym were closed. No bar to hangout in, one restaurant with the same food every day, but inconsistent on how it was prepared, towels and sheets were very worn, holes in our sheets and some of our towels had strings hanging off of them. The staff were very nice and the location was great, but the resort is in desperate need of updating. The second property is an adults only one, but looked busier and seemed to have better amenities. I love the country of Costa Rica and will return, just not to this property. Not sure if this property was closed for a long time due to COVID, but it sure does need some updating. Over all it was a pleasant experience, but not a 5 star one!

Stayed 8 nights in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

17 April 2022

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

Una bendición

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

Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2022

2/10 Terrible

Rodrigo

17 April 2022

Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities

El aire acondicionado no funcionaba, la habitación es pequeña, no hay closet ni mueble donde poner la ropa, en el baño no hay mueble, la habitación no tiene ventanas, el personal del restaurante es amable pero no tiene capacitación ni experiencia. Muy mala experiencia, no se lo recomiendo a nadie.

Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2022

6/10 Okay

Yuniel

16 April 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort

Nada recomendable!!!

Hay mucho que mejorar, servicio ineficiente. No conocen las más mínimas normas de servicio, puede llegarte la comida primero, las bebidas detrás y los cubiertos de último. La habitación que me asignaron no servía el aire acondicionado, no tenía refrigerador (a pesar de decirlo en la reserva) la luz de la habitación quemada. Nos cambiaron a otra y en la espera, pudimos hacer uso de las instalaciones a hasta las 6 de la tarde. Realmente una experiencia nada positiva. No creo que regrese a este lugar.

Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

9 March 2022

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

Mycket bra mat för att vara ett all ink, bra strand med stolar o parasoll. Bra service o trevlig personal

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Paola

26 January 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Excelente lugar, nos gustó mucho. Las instalaciones son muy bonitas y seguras.

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2022

2/10 Terrible

Adam

29 December 2021

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Worst vacation experience in years, possibly ever.

Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2021

2/10 Terrible

elaine

30 November 2021

Liked: Room comfort

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Terrible, service mauvais et hôtel en piètre état

Pire hôtel depuis plusieurs années. Plus de la moitié de l’hôtel nécessite d’énormes rénovations. Les serviettes sont bonnes à faire des guenillesLa nourriture laisse réellement à désirer et même plus… temps d’attente pour recevoir un burger de 50 minutes au diner…. Pas de buffet, seulement service aux tables dehors en tout temps et seulement 3 serveuses. Nous sommes arrivés tôt vers 11h am et ils voulaient nous facturer 30$ U.S./ personne pour early check-in…. Avons eu notre chambre vers 16h seulement…. Piscine sale, aucun service de bar à la piscine. Vraiment terrible, je ne le recommande à personne surtout pour le coût exorbitant vs la qualité et service…..

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021

10/10 Excellent

Yeimily

20 November 2021

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

Great

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021

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