What We Love
- With scuba and surfing, there's plenty of outdoor activities. Plus, the spa offers the perfect addition after a day on the beach.
- Enjoy spa treatments during the day, including full-body and beauty salon treatments.
- Try your hand, or your foot, at one of the beach soccer fields; grab a bow for a little friendly archery action or test your flexibility with the gymnastics and aerobics activities.
Things to Know
- This area is well-known for its excellent scuba and snorkeling spots.
- The resort is only 15 minutes away from Tamarindo Airport
- If you're visiting between October and February, you might witness the nesting of the leatherback turtles at the nearby national park.
Resort Details
- Kyoto - Japanese restaurantJapanese Restaurant
- La TortugaLobby Bar
- LangostaMain restaurant buffet style
- Las BaulasSnack Bar
- OceanoA-la-carte Restaurant/ 2 dinners per week.
- Car Rental Services†
- Exercise gym
- Golf†
- Hairdresser/barber†
- Laundry/Valet service†
- Massage services†
- Medical Facilities Service†
- Spa†
- Travel agency†
- Water sports†
- Car Rental Services†
- Exercise gym
- Golf†
- Hairdresser/barber†
- Laundry/Valet service†
- Massage services†
- Medical Facilities Service†
- Spa†
- Travel agency†
- Water sports†
- Wireless internet connection in public areas†
- Conference Suite†
- Convention Centre†
- Meeting Facilities†
- Wedding Package
Some of the services included in the package:
- Wedding reception and decoration
- 30 minutes massage for the couple, with reservation.
- Private wedding reception in a-la-carte restaurant (maximum 40 people).
- Special menu for the couple in the Océano a-la-carte restaurant.
- Wedding cake.
Wedding Planner:
tamarindo.dir-asis@occidentalhotels.com
tamarindo.comercial@occidentalhotels.com
REQUIREMENTS
- Copy of Marital Status Certificate - Copy of passports or valid ID
of the bride and groom.
- Reservations must be made at least 30 days in advance.
† Fees may apply
- Bike rental †
- Children's poolThere is 1 children's pool on-site.
- Children's program, onsite
- Direct access to a beach
- Fishing †
- Fitness center on-site †
- General †-Giant chess-Amphitheatre-Live music-Dance lessons-Aerobics-Nightly activities and show-karaoke in giant screen-Disco bar waves
- Hot tub1 outdoor hot tub is available.
- Kayaking †
- Motorized Water Sports †
- Non-Motorized Water Sports †-Banana Boat-catamaran
- PoolThere is 1 pool onsite.
- Scuba diving †
- Surfing †
- Tennis court †There is 1 tennis court onsite. There are no lit tennis courts onsite.
- Volleyball †Beach Volleyball
- Golf †A golf course is located within 10 miles of the property.
- On-site EntertainmentNight show and dance area
† Fees may apply
Customer Ratings & Reviews
TripAdvisor Traveler Rating
5331 reviews
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Mar 01, 2025Resort needs improvement
The resort is located on the edge of Tamarindo. It is on beautiful beach with high waves. The beach is popular with surfers. The grounds of the resort are generally well kept. The pool is nice and a good size for the resort. There are a number of things that could be improved on the property to make it better. First of all the buffet is only average. In the morning the omelet station was excellent but the rest was only so so. There were limited variety of pastries and there was never any bacon. The evening buffet was also average with little change from day to day. There was never any pasta at the evening buffet. The two a la carte restaurants were good. At lunch there is a snack bar as well as the buffet. There is occasionally a person making hamburgers at the snack bat. The room was a nice size but air conditioning didn’t really work. It was very loud as well. We reported the issue on the first day and were advised it was fixed. It was not fixed. Also there is a coffee pot in the room but no coffee is ever provided. The mattress could use replacing along with the pillows. The fridge worked well. The bar service was okay. The wine was not very good. The drinks are okay but the ran out of tonic water twice. The bartenders are not allowed to fill the insulated cups that a lot of people bring to resorts. The resort uses paper cups which are very wasteful. With the small paper cups the beer on tap is foamy. We went out and bought beer to keep in our room.
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Feb 24, 2025
Occidental Tamarindo
The rooms / resort needs major renovation. The food was limited. Not a great selection to chose. The snack bar horrible. There's no ATM at this resort. There are racoons roaming at night. Positive, the pool and beach are amazing. I will not recommend
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Feb 24, 2025
Don’t expect champagne on your beer budget.
Beach-outstanding Food-good variety Drink-you will have to work for it Rooms-shabby, dated Grounds-beautiful Pool-large, but dated Wildlife-monkeys, raccoons, iguanas, possums, geckos, cats, dogs
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Feb 22, 2025Book elsewhere.
Not a very good stay. Rooms was actually nice but very strange that you had to use your bracelet to unlock the door when you were inside your room. The Valentine Days dinner in the buffet was bonkers. Started at 7 so we went down at 7:30. No host or line to wait for a table so we thought we would come back at 8. We noticed other people standing at tables waiting for the people seated to finish so you could have their table. We actually had to stand beside people eating to get a table. Asked if their was a manger on duty and was told no management after 4 pm Main lobby bar has one bartender average wait time for a drink is 17 minutes. Take a glass from the buffet or you’re drinking from a paper cup in the lobby. Ran out of vodka, white wine and whiskey. Entertainment was alright, they work hard. Japanese restaurant was alright but several menu items already out at 6:00 PM. The Italian restaurant was pretty good and wish we could have eat all our meals there.
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Feb 22, 2025Costa Rica and we will definitely be back
Safest place to travel, you can walk into Tamarindo. Lots of stores & restaurant and the beach in Tamarindo is obviously beautiful and it is very safe to walk anywhere in town.
- Advisory*Important Information for Our Guest* As of April 2012, the destination of Costa Rica has gone non-smoking in all public buildings and areas. All hotel rooms are also non-smoking.
- Advisory*Important Note* Costa Rica will impose some restrictions for Holy Week. Alcohol is not permitted to be sold or consumed. This ban on alcohol starts the Thursday prior to Easter and runs through Easter Sunday. A few hotels purchase special permits to serve alcohol, but generally it is not available. In addition, most restaurants, shops, and bars will be closed for the same time period. Restaurants in the hotels will be operating. The City Tour will not be operating.
- Check In: 3:00 PM
- Check Out: 12:00 PM
- Minimum Check-In Age: 18
- General Policies:
Check-in Policy - Hotel requires a credit/debit card authorization or cash deposit upon check-in for incidentals; this will place a hold on your funds.
Convention Policy - Individuals attending a convention cannot book this property for their stay. If found attending a convention, guests may be subject to higher room rates upon arrival.
Hotel Spring Break Policy - This hotel cannot guarantee a spring-break-free environment.
Transfer Policy - A price may display when children stay free, if your vacation includes transfer to your hotel.
General Information - Room taxes and service fees are included in vacation price. Minimum night stay restrictions may apply. Reservation changes may not be permitted unless authorized by the hotel.
- Pet Policy : Pets Not Allowed