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Reviews of Hotel Boruca Tamarindo

2.5 out of 5
Hotel Boruca Tamarindo
Frente al Banco Nacional de Tamarindo, Tamarindo, Guanacaste

Reviews

7.8

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 15 out of 36 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 9 out of 36 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 5 out of 36 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 4 out of 36 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 36 reviews" "

8.2/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

7.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Brian

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The people managing the property are fantastic. Very friendly and quite helpful! The included breakfast is very good. The pool is a great way to get away from the busy beach. The property is a bit older but it’s well cared for. If you don’t like this property then you probably won’t like any property even if you spend way more money. Thanks for our enjoyable stay!!
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

2/10 Terrible

Manon st

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Never go back there ! The place is strangely curse !! Not my type of holiday to be in )/: I’m still itching from the bugs bed I’m telling you weird crazy place !
Stayed 6 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Yadira

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff was very friendly and always happy to help. It’s very jungle vibes with all the greenery inside the hotel courtyard area. It’s a very convenient location because there are many restaurants around and a grocery store. The beach is only a 7 min walk. The hotel offers a really nice breakfast selection with some traditional Costa Rican breakfast options as well as very fresh fruit. I was also able to book tours at the reception and they help with transportation as well. Overall a great experience 10/10 recommend.
Stayed 6 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

AMY

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hotel is older and quant, conveniently located to dining, grocery store, banking, shopping and the beach. The staff was incredible, they are so friendly and very helpful. We stayed 3 weeks and couldn't be more happy! We look forward to our next visit
Stayed 21 nights in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Lori

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The building is a unique design, round. The rooms are very clean and the staff excellent. We enjoyed a complimentary breakfast that was delicious. It was noisy at night however, lots of street noise.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Christopher

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect for solo travel
Room was clean and staff was fantastic.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Shobana

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Hotel Boruca is an amazing place to stay in Tamarindo. It is located just off the main streets so everything is easily accessible and walkable but not in the center of it so you can enjoy some peace and quiet. The rooms are a bit outdated and run down but the staff is extremely friendly and helpful. We had breakfast included in our stay and it was simple but tasty. They were extremely accommodating and tend to your every need. We didn’t spend much time indoors except to sleep and shower. Definitely recommend staying here for a reasonable price and access to the hot spots.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2023

4/10 Poor

Geoff

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
So-so visit
Was there 4 nights with wife and daughter. Had lots of fun in pool. Rooms were small and bathroom very narrow. The room had A/C which worked great. Hot water was great in bathroom. I arrived early and was given an early check-in which was very much appreciated. The only downside was that we paid for hotel and for breakfast prior to arriving at hotel. Our last day there we were told that our payment was declined (not true as we paid for it all on credit card weeks prior). Everything was eventually settled however, it is very frustrating having to prove you prepaid for everything only to still be told "No, that's not correct". This encounter pissed me off for the entire day. I still recommend coming here just maybe not prepay your bill untill you actually checkout.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in May 2021

8/10 Good

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Good stay. Generally happy.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2021
Response from Mauricio on 25 Apr 2021
Thank you for stayng in our hotel,it was a pleasure to have you as a guest,we hope to see you soon,pura vida

10/10 Excellent

davin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice place
Very good breakfast great location and quiet
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2021

8/10 Good

Jules, Miami

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Room size small, but okay, bathroom more like a 2star hotel in usa, but absolutely livable. (my room toilet doesn't like to "eat" paper, so you better not put in.. Not uncommon in Central America. Not a big deal somehow. But good to know. If you could get a good price for a night, you will be satisfied with this hotel, and location. 10 minutes walk from beach, and most restaurants. Recommended. Safe place.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2020

6/10 Okay

Lin, Costa Rica

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
El lugar muy bonito elm restaurante delicioso sin embargo se escuchaba mucho ruido. La gente estaba haciendo mucho ruido y se oía demasiado.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2020

8/10 Good

Peggy, Montana

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff and owners friendly and very helpful. The location , three blocks from the beach, made it easy to walk to beach and stores but was quieter than closer to town and beach. The garden and swimming pool were pleasant place to hang out and rest up.
Stayed 13 nights in Feb 2020
Response from Hotel Boruca on 5 Mar 2020
Peggy, thank you for your comments!

4/10 Poor

Hareton

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Good hotel if you get a room at the rear.
The Hotel is nice and rustic. However, the room I had (#1) was directly across from the restaurant, so it was very noisy in the evenings. There was a lot of noise early in the morning around 5 AM when staff was preparing breakfast. I was woken up everyday around that time. I think if I had had a different room towards the back this would not have been the case.
Stayed 6 nights in Feb 2020
Response from Hotel Boruca on 5 Mar 2020
We truly sorry to hear about your experience was not the best. Sometimes we dont have control over restaurant noise or the exterior, but we do care a lot for our customers, we hope you can vist us again! Thank you for coming.

10/10 Excellent

Ena, New York, NY

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I loved it being an eco-hotel and the eco-shower was my first ever experience and I loved it! The surrounding is all green with trees, plants, flowers all over and there is a troupe of monkeys that stays above the trees. They don't bother residents & mind their business lol. There's a pool, a picturesque breakfast nook & a Milanese pizzeria attached.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2020
Response from Hotel Boruca on 5 Mar 2020
We are super happy to hear that you had a lovely experience!

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

2/10 Terrible

Familytrip, alberta

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Dark dinghy old property. Would not recommend this hotel.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2020

8/10 Good

Marcelo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Clean, good cable, good A/C, good pool. Good hot water. Great location.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020
Response from Hotel Boruca on 5 Mar 2020
Hi Marcelo, we hope you can visit us again!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff was friendly and very helpful. The restuarant food was top notch. Breakfast was cooked for you personally while waited and then enjoyed it in the courtyard by the pool. Loved our stay there.
Stayed 8 nights in Jan 2020
Response from Hotel Boruca on 5 Mar 2020
We are glad you had a lovely experience, and we hope you can visit us again!

8/10 Good

Marcelo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good for the price!
Close to everything. Good hot water. Good pool. Good A/C. Good cable channels. Clean.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice and clean. I would recommend.to friends. Vida pura
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect location and a top notch owner/operator.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Julio

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Amenities
El personal exelente muy buena atencion en el loby y la habitación muy limpia todo muy bien gracias
Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2023

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Está muy bien ubicado. Es un lugar sencillo. Lleven repelente...
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2021
Response from Icho on 13 Feb 2021
Muchas gracias, esperamos Volver a verlos pronto

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Moyen
État de l'hôtel, moyen, cour arrière pas très engageante, on n'y vit pas!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
No me gusto el almuerzo y las chicas de la linpieza muy mamonas
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Claudia

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

4/10 Poor

didier

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Odeur infect aux abord de l'hôtel ( mélasse) route poussiéreuse, pas de place dans la chambre avec 3 lits, salle de bain trop petite, piscine sans lumière
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Cesar

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Exc ubicacion, buena seguridad apesar de que el carro pasa la noche prácticamente afuera mantienen un muchacho para cuidar los carros Buen desayuno, buena piscina en la habitación todo sirvió de buena manera, en general todo muy bien
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
no me gusto el local y el precio alto vr calidad, ademas me enviaron la factura electrónica por un precio menor que lo que pague en expedia, en general no me gusto
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019
Response from Gerente on 3 Dec 2019
Hola, Lamentamos mucho que no le gustara nuestro hotel, estamos remodelando las instalaciones para el disfrute de nuestros clientes. Con respecto a la factura, Nosotros emitimos la factura electrónica por el monto que nos llega la reserva, como lo menciona, usted le pagó a Expedia, no a nosotros, por lo que desconocemos cuanto le pagaste a ellos, nosotros hacemos la factura por el monto que recibimos de Expedia, sin embargo puede contactarnos y darnos el dato de su reserva y con gusto le damos el documento por el monto que ahí indica, o pedirle la factura a Expedia que fue a quien le pagaste. Quedo atento para cualquier consulta adicional, estamos para servirle.

10/10 Excellent

Mike, San José

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excelente ubicación, precio y atención al cliente, céntrico y cerca de la playa. el restaurante del hotel es exquisito, Lo recomiendo a todo tipo de viajeros
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

sschostel, Monteverde

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location and friendly and helpful staff. Also the pizza is tasty.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019