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Hotel Restaurante Giada

3.0 of 5
Main street, Playa Samara, Costa Rica
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Hotel Restaurante Giada
Ranked #10 of 16 hotels in Playa Samara
4.0 of 5 stars 63 Reviews
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Flagstaff, Arizona
Senior Contributor
31 reviews 31 reviews
Reviews in 25 cities Reviews in 25 cities
14 helpful votes 14 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 May 2012

I stayed here one night when I arrived late on a rainy night Sámara. Its the closest hotel to the bus stop in town. The hotel is pricey in the off season (May - November) and vey pricey in the peak season (December through April). Breakfast is included and is vey good. However, your money will go a lot further... More

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5 reviews 5 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 April 2012

We stayed here for 2 nights. Rooms are clean and good. Restaurant is terrible. We had dinner with 4 persons. 2 for there food within 10 minutes. THE other 2 had to wait more than half an hour. Personal didn't offer any compensation, they even charged too much drinks! Don't wat here, there are much better restaurants in town.

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giorgio carletto, Gerente at Hotel Restaurante Giada, responded to this review
29 April 2012

I find your comment a little strange due to one of the rules in the restaurant is that at a table everybody eat at the same time as we have communicators that we use between the pizzeria and the kitchen due to the 2 are in separate locations for this reason the communicators. Beside my partner or myself are alwaya... More

Detroit, Michigan
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3 reviews 3 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 March 2012

Loved the hotel, the owners are such fun guys... two italian guys. Great food, and while the rooms where not super amazing, they were very OK for what we payed and had TV,cabler, A.C. and many more facilities. We stayed for 4 nights after leaving a horrible hotel in Playa Grande beach. I also highly recommend taking tours, dolphin tours,... More

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San Rafael de Escazu, Costa Rica
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16 reviews 16 reviews
Reviews in 12 cities Reviews in 12 cities
10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 February 2012

Just finished a 3-night stay at this hotel and had a great time in Samara. Hotel Giada is a nice, clean property at the entrance to Samara and walking distance to everything in a very small town. We enjoyed our room in the back section of the hotel in the second level overlooking the pool. The upper level rooms have... More

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Heredia, Costa Rica
1 review
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 January 2012
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I´ve spent some time at this hotel. First time I found it nice and clean, near the beach and a reasonable price. After my second stance, I received a phone call from the security dept of my bank telling me they were cancelling my credit card due to an attempt of fraud (someone tried to use my card illegally). I... More

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giorgio carletto, Propietario at Hotel Restaurante Giada, responded to this review
24 January 2012

This is a very serious charge that you have brought up here, this hotel has been working almost 20 years and we never had any type of problem as stated here. When a clients check in and if the clients open up a line of credit then the front desk will make a copy of your credit card and ask... More

Playa Ocotal, Costa Rica
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48 reviews 48 reviews
Reviews in 22 cities Reviews in 22 cities
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 January 2012
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A nice, quiet & clean hotel with an excellent restaurant that is close to everything, but far enough away. Walking distance to everything in town. Beautiful beach, good shops, restaurants, bank, and fun things to do in town. Nice waves for surfing or body surfing, but not too rough for children and just hangin' and keeping cool. The hotel staff... More

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Charlotte, North Carolina
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6 reviews 6 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 January 2012

We stayed there from December 29th to December 31st. When we first arrived we were pleased to see we were in the middle of town and a couple of blocks from the ocean. Restaurants, bars, bakery, stores were all around us. Unfortunately, the fair was in town and was right next door. The music played extremely loudly from about 5... More

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giorgio carletto, Gerente at Hotel Restaurante Giada, responded to this review
28 January 2012

We were glad to have you as guests here at Hotel Giada. On the fair this was the first time that it was across the street from the hotel and Hotel Giada and other hotels in Samara are taking steps to move the fair back to where had it or to move it outside of town. More

Playas del Coco, Costa Rica
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6 reviews 6 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 November 2011
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We wanted to go to Samara to check out the migration of the Pacific turtles and found this hotel on the internet. My husband was unsure about booking it on-line so we stopped to see if we liked it. It was easy to find from the main highway and it appeared clean and accessible. The staff at the front desk... More

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Nieuw-Vennep, The Netherlands
Top Contributor
51 reviews 51 reviews
Reviews in 31 cities Reviews in 31 cities
17 helpful votes 17 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 November 2011 via mobile

We checked in at the end of the morning and we entered in a restaurant / pizzeria ! Across the reception was a very small swimmingpool! We were offered a room above the restaurant which turned out to be perfect! Very soundproof sliding doors, perfect airco and cabletv and Wifi in the rooms! There was a second swimmingpool in the... More

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Pompano Beach, Florida
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52 reviews 52 reviews
Reviews in 44 cities Reviews in 44 cities
25 helpful votes 25 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 October 2011

We stayed here for one night and enjoyed our stay. The rooms were spacious, with a big bathroom and hot water shower (not a suicide shower). The restaurant was also good. The location is convenient- close to a good bakery, bus stop, and laundry, and only a short walk to the beach. A little pricy for the area, but worth... More

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  • Giada Hotel Playa Samara
Address: Main street, Playa Samara, Costa Rica
Price range (per night):* INR3,081 - 4,985

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