Guanamar

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

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Pool
Outdoor pool
Exterior
Room
Outdoor dining

Reviews

7.4 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Pool
  • Pet friendly
  • Parking available
  • Breakfast included
  • Housekeeping

Room options

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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
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About the neighborhood

Map
PLAYA CARRILLO GUANACASTE,, Puerto Carrillo, Guanacaste

Getting around

  • Daniel Oduber Intl. Airport (LIR) - 147 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 a front-desk safe
  • Wedding services, 1 meeting room, and tour/ticket assistance
  • A TV in the lobby, multilingual staff, and a computer station
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

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

Food and drink

  • Free continental breakfast available daily 7:30 AM to 9:30 AM
  • A bar/lounge
  • A poolside bar
  • A restaurant

Restaurants on site

  • Mahi Mahi

Things to do

  • Horseback riding/rentals
  • Outdoor pool
  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • In-room crib
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour and ticket assistance
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • Computer station
  • Meeting room

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • On the bay
  • 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

  • 1 floor
  • 20 buildings
  • Built in 1985
  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Free crib
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)

Bathroom

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

Entertainment

  • TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • 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).

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Guanamar Reviews

Reviews

7.4

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

7.6/10

Staff & service

7.0/10

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

Kemly

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

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

10/10 Excellent

Francois

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

hotel tres bien place, plages splendides

Hotel très calme et bon niveau de service, diner et boisson un peu cher

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

Verified traveler

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.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

La vista del Hotel es espectacular!

Servicio al cliente deben de ser capacitados en el personal. La comida estaba bien. El parqueo es terrible para las habitaciones que nos dieron. El hotel tiene un aspecto de abandono.

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

8/10 Good

Julian, Costa Rica

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Hermosa Vista en Carrillo.

1 - Delicioso Desayuno/5 diferentes opciones. 2 - increíbles puestas de sol desde la piscina. 3 - recomiendo las habitaciones con vistas al océano. 4 - Muy, muy cerca de la playa. 5 - Me volvería a Carrillo Playa Hotel Guanamar ciertamente a. Como área de mejora para el hotel, me dieron al principio de la habitación equivocada y no desde la recepción pudieron ayudarme a decirme lo que pasó, tuve que ir hasta la recepción para solucionar el problema 30 minutos después, pero en general todo fue muy bueno.

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.

8/10 Good

Manuel Aguilar, US

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Muy buen hotel. Lo único negativo fue la poca iluminación en las instalaciones

10/10 Excellent

Roy A

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excelente

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

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

10/10 Excellent

ANA VICTORIA

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

Paisaje hermoso

Excelente, un lugar maravilloso para escaparse del estrés. Hermosos paisajes

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.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Room comfort

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.