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Hotel Hacienda del Mar

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400 mtrs Este de playa carrillo, Playa Carrillo 474-3100 Costa Rica

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4.0

Very good

50 reviews

#3 of 7 B&Bs / Inns in Playa Carrillo

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hacienda del mar is a family owned and operated hotel located just 400m from the most beautiful beach in Guanacaste. playa carrillo is one of a handful of beaches worldwide that has earned the blue flag award (water quality and clean beach shore). Our Hotel is based on the old architecture of large hacienda homes from the rural past of Costa Rica. Come experience some of our local flora, fauna, monkeys, and colorful birds surrounding our facility. in addition to the extra large pool, the entire hotel and two of our rooms are wheelchair friendly. 11 rooms with 2 double beds. 1 room with 2 doubles and a single. one room with 3 doubles and three singles.

Property amenities

Free parking

Free High Speed Internet (WiFi)

Pool

Free breakfast

Diving

Billiards

Babysitting

Children Activities (Kid / Family Friendly)

Secured parking

Wifi

Pool / beach towels

Outdoor pool

Bar / lounge

Restaurant

Breakfast available

Airport transportation

Shuttle bus service

Open-air bath

Non-smoking hotel

Sun loungers / beach chairs

Sun umbrellas

Private check-in / check-out

Room features

Air conditioning

Housekeeping

Safe

Telephone

Bottled water

Bath / shower

Complimentary toiletries

Room types

Non-smoking rooms

Family rooms

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HOTEL STYLE

Family

Languages Spoken

English, Spanish

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specialKris wrote a review Nov 2019

Canmore, Canada4 contributions4 helpful votes

Gem in the jungle

Amazing property with a huge pool surrounded by about a dozen rooms. Every room has a pool view. Pool table and a bar for cocktails at the pool. Lots of places to relax. They organize tours for you that pick you up at the hotel. The nicest beach in Costa Rica is about a 5 min walk. Rooms are very clean and spacious. 2 queen beds per room. Great value for the price. Wish I could stay longer

Date of stay: November 2019Trip type: Travelled with friends

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Response from Nicky D, Owner at Hotel Hacienda del Mar

Responded 25 Nov 2019

We are please you had a great stay. Thanks Nick

scott d wrote a review Nov 2019

2 contributions

Great place to relax and unwind

This place is great. Clean, quiet, relaxing and great staff. We had 12 days at the Hacienda Del Mar, but I wish it was more. The hotel is clean and well designed. All rooms face the HUGE pool and the bar and restaurant are central located to every room as well. The staff is attentive and the grounds well kept. Rooms have A/C, WiFi, cable T.V. And hot water. short walk to an amazing beach, and breakfast is included. Great restaurant near by (Colibrí) has fresh tuna steaks on thursdays. Ask for Nick at the hotel, he can tell where to for all the best local activities like surfing, kayaking, snorkel, etc. We will be coming back 100%

Date of stay: November 2019Trip type: Travelled as a couple

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Response from Nicky D, Owner at Hotel Hacienda del Mar

Responded 25 Nov 2019

It was a pleasure having you here, come back again Pura vida

HeikoSchmitz wrote a review Nov 2019

Berlin, Germany157 contributions96 helpful votes

Nice place without hospitality

The rating of 3 is the average of a 4 for the place and a 1 for service and hospitality. The hotel is nice, all rooms are arranged around a large pool, anf we could even see howler monkeys from the veranda. What really spoilt our stay was the lack of any hospitality. When we arrived on a Sunday, the women at the reception barely said a word when showing us our room. OK, we thought, she was the temp for the weekend. However, it turned out that no one was interested in the guests. On the opposite, we had to ask for (poor) room service or find someone to serve us breakfast. And this was low season, the hotel was almost empty. And why do they play bad music loud, even when nobody is in the "restaurant", which was apparently closed anyway. If they don't like guests, they shouldn't run a hotel. …

Date of stay: November 2019Trip type: Travelled as a couple

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Response from Nicky D, Owner at Hotel Hacienda del Mar

Responded 21 Nov 2019

We are sorry you were not 100% satisfied with our hotel. Your desired amount of privacy is very important to us. we go to great lengths to ensure the amount of contact you have with us meets YOUR needs, not ours Check in is at 2pm so your arrival at 8am was not expected. The girl who was working In the morning does not speak English. Another person, who also does not speak English, wrote our breakfast hours on a piece of paper for you. You arrived for breakfast 1/2 hour early so the hotel owner prepared a free fresh fruit platter for you while you waited. We will bring meals or drinks to your room if requested but nominally we do not offer room service. Again , we are sorry you were less that fully satisfied with our hotel. We wish you good travels Nick dailey

Tinamsmith96 wrote a review Mar 2019

11 contributions1 helpful vote

Affordable, good view

The beds are like most in Costa Rica, terrible, but clean. The pool is beautiful with a nice view of the pasture. It's near a wildlife reserve and you can see fun native animals. They have a bar and a very nice staff. This is where my husband and I take our family on every Costa Rica trip we go on.

Date of stay: July 2018

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Trip type: Travelled as a couple

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Response from Nicky D, Owner at Hotel Hacienda del Mar

Responded 5 Aug 2019

thanks for your kind review. see ya next time.

Robin H wrote a review Nov 2018

Playa Carrillo, Costa Rica22 contributions1 helpful vote

My third review and what a change !!!

A new owner, from America who is all about customer service. I wrote a horrible review about this place not so long ago. Amazing what a hands on owner can do. A short walk to the beach, however, the beach store is closed where you get your beer is closed. Go in and ask for the owner Nick and I am sure he will take you to the store in Carrillo to load up your cooler and a ride to the beach. To me the restaurant needs a little more work, food not very sexy but good. For as bad as I blasted this place, now it is my go to...

Date of stay: November 2018

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Trip type: Travelled as a couple

Room Tip: Better call ahead they are now booked.

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Response from Nicky D, Owner at Hotel Hacienda del Mar

Responded 28 Feb 2019

gracias for the kind words. come back and visit again.

scoots76 wrote a review Nov 2018

Playa Samara, Costa Rica1 contribution

new owner. great place!

this hotel got what it needed... new management and new owner! the service is better, the rooms cleaner, the food is tastier, even the beer is colder! what a great turn around. if you are looking for a calm relaxing place to spend your time in costa rica, look no further. everything you need is right here. you can eat, drink, play and stay right at Carrrillo beach. amazing pool with a big common area for large groups. ill be back... thank you Hacienda Del Mar scotty

Date of stay: October 2018

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Trip type: Travelled as a couple

Room Tip: further from the pool the more quiet

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Response from Nicky D, Owner at Hotel Hacienda del Mar

Responded 28 Feb 2019

you sir, are a true gentelmen. see you again scotty.

The_Hills87 wrote a review Dec 2017

Amsterdam, The Netherlands51 contributions9 helpful votes

Not a Nice restaurant

Went here for a quick dinner. The entourage of the restaurant feels like a club cantine. Staff isn't very welcoming and had the feeling they rather see you go. Food was ok. But not very special. The menu said we would get extra's like rice and salads but you could only pick one. Would not recommend to go there for dinner. Maybe the hotelrooms are better, I don' t know because we didn't stay there. They have a big swimming pool that is a plus

Date of stay: December 2017Trip type: Travelled as a couple

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Response from Nicky D, Owner at Hotel Hacienda del Mar

Responded 25 Nov 2019

Hello. We are new owners as of October 2018. Now family owned and operated and with a goal of your next stay to be 5 stars Thanks

Steven K wrote a review Feb 2016

Ille-et-Vilaine, France175 contributions78 helpful votes

At the end of the track.

This hotel is at the end of an unlit dirt track. If the rating was just based on the breakfast it would be zero. Rooms and bathrooms are of a reasonable size and cleanish....I do not think it was good value for money. I would not stay here again..

Date of stay: February 2016

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Trip type: Travelled as a couple

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Response from Hotel Hacienda ... d, Director de Recepción at Hotel Hacienda del Mar

Responded 27 May 2017

sorry for the inconvenience. I take this opportunity to say thank you for being here and, I am pleased to tell you that we are a new team work, the hotel has better prices and services, I hope you can visit us and check the changes for yourself, it will be a pleasure to welcome you and give you this time a good experience

Rod D wrote a review Feb 2016

Lot-et-Garonne, France79 contributions9 helpful votes

Adequate but expensive

We stayed here for 3 nights. It is well layed out with the rooms arranged in a L-shaped pattern with a good sized terrace. The rooms were adequate and clean with 2 double beds. There was a sheet and thin blanket which was fine. Just keep the air conditioning at a suitable temperature. There is a safe in the room but no fridge. The bathroom had a good supply of hot water which suffered when other guests used their shower. We had to ask for shampoo when we ran out rather than them being replenished daily. The swimming pool needed cleaning as the bottom was slimey and there were leaves in the water. The breakfast in the restaurant was traditional with fruit, juice, and eggs/toast/beans and rice. It was difficult to get the eggs cooked as we liked. There was no variation! We felt that, even for Costa Rica, the Hacienda was overpriced. …

Date of stay: February 2016Trip type: Travelled with friends

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Response from Hotel Hacienda ... d, Director de Recepción at Hotel Hacienda del Mar

Responded 27 May 2017

I take the opportunity to say thank you for your stay in the hotel. It is also a pleasure to inform you that we are a new working group, we have better prices and variety of services, I thank you for your comment since they are a very efficient means to improve me, I hope you can visit us and check the changes for yourself, for us it will be a Pleasure to receive and give you a better experience

Lucia_Savard wrote a review Feb 2016

Rimouski, Canada3 contributions

Charming, very welcoming, 5 min. walk to the beach !

We went to Hacienda del Mar for dinner. We liked it so much that we returned and returned again ! There is not a huge menu, but every thing is fresh. The hole fish was delicious ! My favorite was carabbean chiken ! What makes this place so charming is definitely Maria, Klauss and all the staff that are really welcoming, friendly and attentive. The restaurant is a large open space overlooking the pool. So nice ! Thank you again and we will be back for sure !

Date of stay: January 2016

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Trip type: Travelled with family

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