Name: Barceló Tambor
Address: Playa Tambor, Puntarenas, Tambor, 771-1150, Costa Rica
Telephone: +506 2683 03 03
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The Barceló Tambor hotel features 402 marvelous rooms that are inspired by the local colonial style, where every corner has its own unique and exclusive personality. Thanks to its location within a magical setting, guests can relax in one of the most beautiful landscapes of Costa Rica, a natural setting that is unique in the world.

All rooms have tiled floors and an elegant decor and have a balcony or terrace with a view of the ocean or garden.

Equipped with:

LCD TV with digital signal
A table and chairs on the terrace or balcony
Air conditioning
Digital safety deposit box

LCD TV with digital signal
A table and chairs on the terrace or balcony
Air conditioning
Digital safety deposit box

Check-in and check-out

Check-in time: from 15:00 hrs. (3pm) Check-out time: before 12.00 hrs. (12pm)

Please can you advise on the best way to get here from San Jose airport and cost . We have been quoted $78 per person as the cheapest option .We will be travelling in November . Is renting a car an option ? Many thanks !

My partner and I have been visiting the Japanese Restaurant Mijako (located in Hotel Barcelo) a lot and always spent a wonderful evening there. The sushi rolls are served with so much love that dining at this restaurant is always a big pleasure for us. The rolls are served on wooden bridges or boats which are lovely decorated with edable sides. Besides the sushi and the Miso soup, I would also like to highly recommend you to try out the spicy salad as the dressing is my absolute favorit. So tasty and unique! The restaurant is also perfect for vegetarians as the kitchen serves a wide and delicous range of vegetarian sushi. Each visit the kitchen surprises me with new combinations of vegetable ingredrients which is incredibly thoughtful. The sushi chefs Max and Migel are doing a great job and deserve a round of applause for their delicous dishes and the love they add to them. Furthermore, we would like to point out that the service in the restaurant is absolutely excellent. Edwin, the general manager of the restaurant, is taking so much care of his guests, always incredibly polite, attentive, charming and every visit with very good recommendations for wine. Due to him and his professional manner we are always looking forward to our visits and love to bring friends and family to this dinner. Also Maria Ampie, with the magnificent japanese dress, is doing a wonderful job taking care of the guests. We truly appreciate the entire staff of this restaurant which makes us feel so warmly welcome each time we visit Mijako and Hotel Barcelo Tambor. These thanks go to them! We can not wait for our next visit which will surely be very soon! Pura Vida!

Resort need maintenance and TLC to return to what it was, pools need to be cleaner rooms with mold and bathrooms not working g properly some staff not helpful ir friendly food average and liquor poor quality

Read the rest of bad reviews, what we experienced closely matches the bad experiences that other people describe. Hospitality is lacking specially from servers and reception personnel. This issue is so prevalent that reflects more on management than on the hotel staff themselves. Personnel seems overworked and overwhelmed with silly rules. Some servers at the restaurant are rude. There are lines at the buffet restaurant. If you want to go to a-la-carte restaurant you have to make a reservation in the morning starting at 8 am. I called at 7am to inquire about the reservation process and they told me to hurry up because there is already a line to make the reservation… I went back to sleep. The hotel is more than 20-years old and though we saw maintenance people painting the outside of the buildings they don’t seem to be able to keep up. Rooms are lacking maintenance; e.g. security door guard lock was missing in one or our rooms and hanging from one screw in the other. There was raw sewer smell near the entrance to our rooms. I though it was distasteful that one of the male entertainers was dressed up as a trans with balloons under his shirt and under the back of his pants and making suggestive dance moves especially considering that there were a lot of kids playing in the pool. If you decide to ignore these bad reviews and still want to go to this place make sure you don’t arrive/leave at around the posted check-in/out times, otherwise there will be long lines in the poorly ventilated lobby.

Not enough bilingual staff, so we could barely communicate with anyone at the resort. They seem to sell day passes to locals which makes the pool crowded. You have to pay extra if you want top shelf liquor. Do not upgrade to premier access as you get virtually nothing for this a total waste of money. Would never go to this resort again, comparable to a cheap all inclusive resort in Cancun.