Barcelo Tambor - All Inclusive

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5728 reviews

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  Great for family

  About 3 hrs from Liberia airport. Rented a car to get there which was the less expensive option. Premium level check-in was quick and was able to resrerve for the restaurants and offered some premium drinks. Rooms need some updates, fixtures in bathroom are old and rusty, beds are Ok, rooms need a deep cleaning including walls and patio to remove all the bugs in the corners and spray for maintenance. Needs new decor, very old school. Hammock on patio was nice touch. Lots of things to keep kids entertained, mini golf, rock climbing, jenga, trampoline, playground and more. Pool was very big, has a pool bar. Beach was a bit rocky, dark sand, and waves can be a but rough at times. Food was average in buffet and service needs improvement like providing seating and drink service. Snack bar needs more options, steak and italian restaurant were good. Atv excursion was a great experience and we recommend the premium level when booking, we had a nice ocean front view. Overall nice place to stay with children.

  Jun 05, 2025
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  Barcelo Tambor is Pura Vida😎🌴

  Overall very nice experience. First time in Costa Rica and the resort we chose was pretty nice. We stayed for 10 days and came back with lot of nice memories and good energy. Like they say there Pura Vida😎🙂 room was pretty nice and cozy with a balcony that had a hammock too to lay down and enjoy. Few things would like to point out that could be better. Not much staff is speaking English so sometimes was having difficulties communicating…but with my broken Spanish was till good I guess lol. They have 3 main restaurants that you have to make reservations for early in the morning for the evening times cuz they get filled up quick. Italian, steak house and Japaneses sushi place! Sushi place called Miyako was the bomb!!!! We loved it. Especially the sushi master (his name is Miguel) was awesome!! He even made a special salad for us which we enjoyed so much!! Sashimi are the beeeest!!! Definitely recommend! Italian restaurant is good too. Different pastas and pizzas. Steak house wouldn’t recommend that much…during day buffet is open for breakfast and lunch and dinner too. But we rarely went there. If you want to reserve activities like cuadracyles rides zip lining and staff you go next door to reception where there’s always a person . They will book it for you!! Gonzalo and Jose Carlos were amazingly helpful for us there! Overall nice experience. Humidity was smth I wasn’t used to a lot but eventually we got used to it too:-) every evening nice show at the amphitheater with great performances!!! Also wouod like to mention one person who works at the front as bell boy who helped me get and arrange my transportation from Barcelo to Liberia (3 hour ride) cuz at that early time there were no shuttles! Rodolfo was his name! Great job my brother and thank you too a lot!!!

  May 28, 2025
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  Thieves from the Barcelo Hotel

  I would like to strongly recommend staying away from the Barcelo Tambor Hotel and Barcelo hotels in general. During our stay at the hotel, which was only two days, we were robbed of at least USD 2,000 worth of photographic equipment. All circumstances indicate that the theft was committed by the hotel staff. Both the hotel and the Barceló group deny any responsibility. The equipment was stolen from a locked room, the thief entered through the deliberately damaged balcony door, the thief knew the layout of the cameras in the hotel, the theft was committed at exactly the time we had a dinner reservation at the hotel restaurant. The hotel staff did not notify the police until the morning of our departure, i.e. 12 hours after the incident and only after a very firm request from our local guide. The hotel staff wrote a lie in the theft report document, written in Spanish, which prevented us from receiving compensation.

  May 20, 2025
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  Not so Premium

  Since our arrival, our experience has been more bitter than sweet. First thing first, the “Premium Level” is anything but premium, whatever extra money you pay for an ocean view room is ignored and without previous notice they change you to another room without the specifications detailed in the reservation process. To add salt to the wound, the room that was given to us has an a/c that’s barely working an the room is still dirty…

  May 18, 2025
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  Don't Go There!!!

  The Rooms are clean and well maintained. It is a large resort and All Inclusive. The food is good but restaurant service is bad. It is extremely difficult to get a Glass of water in the huge main dining room. Everything else is available in the Restaurant with many items having long waits. Dining there was the worst experience. I had to search fir plain water. Wait in a long line for eggs each morning. Only one person making them for hundreds of people. Spoons were also hard to find. None put on the tables. Based on my eating experience I only give this place 2 stars and don't recommend it to anyone. Look for a smaller 5 star Hotel. I visited April April 28, 2025 thru May 1, 2025. Still here and still having water with my meals. Btw....drinks are extremely weak.

  Apr 30, 2025