Hotel Pasatiempo

Super comfortable beds, secluded, serene hotel with howler monkeys and iguanas.

Everything was perfect!

Un vrai havre de paix au milieu de l’agitation de Tamarindo. L’hôtel est très joli avec sa piscine au milieu de la végétation, l’immense espace restaurant et le billard. Les chambres sont spacieuses et propres. Le personnel est gentil et la cuisine plutôt bonne.

Location, monkeys visiting the mango tree, little oasis in the middle of the town, refreshing pool, kind stuff taking care of the property

We were greeted by about 40 mosquitos in our room, which we had to kill all otherwise we wouldn't be able to sleep. The security guard kindly offered another room, but we decided to stay and sort them out.

The pool area and grounds are quite lush and beautiful. There are a couple of iguanas, a raccoon family and at dusk some howler monkeys that visit. There are very good restaurants close by as well as a few Food Court/Food Truck areas with good food options. The staff was 50/50, with a younger gal, whose name I didn’t catch, being there most often who was very nice. She also made fantastic margaritas at Happy Hour. There was also a young man that was often there for breakfast and he was very attentive. He also made sure dishes were cleared promptly. The rest of the staff left breakfast dishes sitting so there were no cleared tables to sit at, were on their cell phones and inconvenienced if you wanted something. The breakfasts, which we paid to have included, were excellent. Great options and always fruit on the side.

Most staff seemed inconvenienced if you needed something (see exceptions above). The rooms were clean enough but not sparkling. However, the cleaning staff were efficient and had our room clean by 4:00 each day. We were looking forward to live music as described in the Booking description but they no longer have that.