Barcelo Nicoya Peninsula hotels

"My husband and I stayed 3 weeks at Jardin del Eden and it exceeded our expectations for location, food, service. All in a beautiful well laid out property. The rooms are simple and clean and the beds are good. Its also good to note that some of the rooms require climbing some stairs. It wasn't an issue for us. The rest of the resort is the highlight and by far the nicest, lushest resort in the area. Jardin del Eden staff is friendly and accommodating, the breakfast and dinner exceeded our expectations for variety and quality. We had a variety of meals for dinner that included chicken, beef tenderloin, fish, lobster, shrimp, pasta and salads. Everyday was different. The swimming pools were the perfect temperature and there is also a bar and dipping pool by the beach. The covered seating areas around the swimming pool and at the beach was plenty. The bonus at this resort was the complimentary daily yoga, sound healing and Pilates classes. Javiera, the main yoga instructor, is one of the best instructors I have experienced. Every morning she offered different yoga classes. My husband and I went every morning before breakfast. It was the best start to our day. Off the resort, the town of Tamarindo and the beach was wonderful and walkable. The water is warm and if you want to swim, jump waves or surf this is the beach. If you need more activity, there is also a tennis and pickleball club available down the street. Enjoy! "

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"Food variety was not great, buffet was very small often had to wait to be seated . There was only one transportation for such a large resort so wait times were crazy. This is a hotel more if you looking to just relax and don’t mind walking long periods of time to just go to the pool."

"Awesome!"

"The ocean/beach was beautiful and access was good with multiple shuttles going up/down the hill. Only 18 beach chairs available. Spectacular views from beach and restaurant at top of hill. Villas were dated. Hot water only at some. 3 keys needed to get in to villas. "

"Beautiful property on a hill with infinity pool overseeing the ocean! All ocean view rooms, amazing breakfast each day and access to a great beach front club with gym, pool, beach. The club is however at a a different location than the main property and the hotel provides with hourly transport to and fro. The rooms are dated and bathrooma rather small and old. "

"The hotel room was spacious and clean. The property is clean, well-decorated, and we felt very safe. The staff was very friendly and appreciated a friendly conversation. Many of the staff recognized my partner and me and remembered our drink orders. The pool is absolutely beautiful and well-maintained, but we wish there were more pool chairs with umbrellas, as the sun is very intense. The beach is gorgeous with safe swimming access, which was a huge plus. The restaurants were great, but we were unsure about how to access the Nikoa restaurant and pool. We only stayed a week, and we thought that if we stayed longer, the food options would get old, which was why we were trying to figure out the other restaurants. The Nikoa pool and restaurant seemed like a super-nice, new part of the property that was hardly used at all. We also attended the free yoga classes on-site at the hotel, and the instructor was excellent. However, the hotel gym was old, dirty, and had no AC, which was crazy considering it's over 90 degrees every day. Overall, we would definitely stay at this hotel again. We felt we got a lot of value for what we paid!"

"Clean, beautiful, convenient"

"The public areas of the hotel are very nice and well maintained. The pools are plentiful and shade is readily available. I did not go to the beach. Too hot for me. Our room was clean. Nice balcony on the garden view. Furnishings and decor is dated and tired but the hotel has a major update planned so will get better soon. Staff accommodated our reservation request to be close to elevator. Much appreciated. "