Barcelo Tambor - All Inclusive

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5774 reviews

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  Hotel of Horrors: A Stay to Forget

  Grounds and pool area were beautiful and well kept. Rooms were the worst we have ever stayed in. Dirty, bugs such as cockroaches, spiders, and ants in our rooms. Hair on the sheets and pillowcases, rust and mold in the bathroom, leaky pipes, stains on the walls, curtains, and a general feeling of neglect and disrepair. Our complaints to staff took multiple attempts as well as our tour guide advocating on out behalf before they moved us to another "better" room which was only mildly cleaner and still had the same above host of issues. The all inclusive food including the free drinks were plentiful but not great. It is a shame because the outdoor setting is very beautiful as it is right on the ocean, and they have a lot of activities going on throughout the day. It advertises as a 5 star resort. Nothing about the rooms gives you a resort feel. We stayed there as part of a Caravan Tour for three long nights. It really negatively affected our feelings about the tour as a whole, which was unfortunate.

  Jul 12, 2025
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  Barcel Tambor

  Good clean hotel rooms are comfortable and clean, grouds are well maintained and are immaculate, freindly and courtious personel. Foo was ok could use more variety, beach is a little rocky ans water murky not the hotels fault just to much rain i think, pools are nice and clean. Entertainment is great these guys go beyond to keep you entertained.

  Jun 23, 2025
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  Fun and relaxing stay

  Taking the ferry to get to the hotel is an experience in itself. We used the Premium service and felt that we were attended to well. Room was large enough for our family of 4. Beds and pillows comfortable. Room had all amenities needed. Food was good and there is plenty to choose from. Dessert not good. Entertainment and activities fun. We go once a year and always enjoy ourselves.

  Jun 16, 2025
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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