Villa Amarilla Beachfront Hotel Tamarindo — Hotel in Tamarindo

I came to Tamarindo and stayed in an airbnb off of the beaten bath for 3 nights, but decided I wanted to stay one extra night. I became friends with Ciara after meeting her at beach yoga who is one of the hotel managers and decided to stay here for a night at $80 (paid via cash) for a Friday night.

The location is great. The service is incredible (Esteban at the front desk is extremely kind, friendly and does everything he'll tell you that he'll do. He's what people should strive for with customer service). The complimentary banana bread/pastries and fruit (mango/pineapple/watermelon) are a nice touch (There's coffee too but I didn't have any myself).

When I was first placed in a room, the air conditioning was not working. I wasn't too upset about this as they cleaned the room early for my early arrival. Esteban was kind enough to move all of my items to a room up a flight of stairs. However, once I was in that room, my shower wouldn't work at all around 9pm (no water came out at all). Eventually found out it was because a worker was watering the plants and needed to shut the water off. However, even with the water off, the water barely came out and the temperature didn't get very warm.

Overall, I would recommend this for a mostly pleasant stay in Tamarindo. Tamarindo isn't perfect and there's constant construction/repairs in this city in general. If you are a light sleeper, keep in mind that the rooms can get semi loud because they are in the heart of Tamarindo (I stayed about a 5-12 minute walk from the main area previously and appreciated the...

Great little beachfront hotel with a surfer vibe, right in the heart of Tamarindo. This is NOT a 5 star all-inclusive, but more of a family run surfer beach hotel. However, that being said, the Rooms are very clean and air conditioned. Comfy beds, and clean bathrooms. There are small refrigerators in each room as well. Hotel offers coffee, juice. muffins and fruit for breakfast. There is an outdoor kitchen , bbq, and pizza oven for guests to use, if you don't want to go out to eat. The grounds are pretty, there is a surf school, as well as massages offered for a very reasonable price. You can also book excursions right at the front of the hotel. The whole place feels like a home away from home. Pets are welcome. The resident dogs and cats are adorable. TJ the owner, and Elena who handles guest relations are always available and helpful. Each trip we have taken here, we are always meeting nice people from all over. We have been to this hotel 5 times now, usually in November and then again in January. Best sunsets you will ever see! Would highly recommend to anyone looking for a fun, safe, clean place to stay, on...

The staff here is exceptional—no doubt about it. The room was very clean & the beds were comfortable. We stayed here primarily because it was listed as “dog-friendly” and, while our small dog was welcome here, the owner has a huge Rottweiler who we were warned could be aggressive to small animals (it had killed raccoons, etc) and might attack our dog. We were warned to be careful. We were careful and there were only a couple of scary growls. But others who are considering staying there for this reason should know that ahead of time. It made it difficult for us to hang out in the public spaces—something I thought we would like to do. There was also a seating area right outside our door and other guests smoked there pretty much every evening. Our door had a 1” gap under it & every time the A/C kicked on, it sucked smoke right into our room. I am allergic to cigarette smoke (immediate migraine trigger), so we had to stuff a damp towel under the door when we were in the room. Having said all that, the location is perfect, the rooms are clean, A/C works great, and...