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Blue Iguana

2.5 star property
Hotel near Samara Beach in Sámara

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Economy Shared Dormitory, Mixed Dorm | Exterior
Outdoor pool
Beach nearby
Front of property
Beach nearby

Reviews

7.2 out of 10

Good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
    Bar
  • 24/7 front desk
    24/7 front desk
  • Pool
    Pool
  • Room service
    Room service
  • Laundry
    Laundry
  • Housekeeping
    Housekeeping

Explore the area

Map
West side of the soccer field, Sámara, Guanacaste, 50205
  • Samara Beach
    1 min walk
  • La Selva
    11 min drive
  • Carrillo Beach
    19 min drive
  • Carrillo (PLD)
    21 min drive

Room options

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Standard Room

Standard Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Double Room, 1 Queen Bed, Accessible

Double Room, 1 Queen Bed, Accessible

  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Economy Shared Dormitory, Women only

Economy Shared Dormitory, Women only

  • Sleeps 1
  • 4 Twin Bunk Beds

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Economy Shared Dormitory, Mixed Dorm | Exterior

Economy Shared Dormitory, Mixed Dorm

  • Sleeps 1
  • 3 Twin Bunk Beds

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Basic Shared Dormitory, Mixed Dorm

Basic Shared Dormitory, Mixed Dorm

  • Sleeps 1
  • 2 Twin Bunk Beds and 1 Twin Bed

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Shared kitchen facilities

Economy Shared Dormitory, Mixed Dorm

  • Sleeps 1
  • 4 Twin Beds

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Free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard Double Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Deluxe Condo, Kitchen, Ground Floor | Living area

Deluxe Condo, Kitchen, Ground Floor

  • Sleeps 6
  • 2 Queen Beds and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Free WiFi, bed sheets

Comfort Triple Room, Multiple Beds

  • 27 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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Free WiFi, bed sheets

Comfort Double Room Single Use, 1 Queen Bed

  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Economy Room

Economy Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Free WiFi, bed sheets

Family Room

  • Sleeps 5
  • 1 Queen Bed and 3 Twin Beds

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About the area

Sámara

Close to the beach.At this Sámara hotel, you'll be within half a mile (1 km) of Samara Beach and 6 miles (10 km) of Carrillo Beach. Buena Vista Beach is within 6 miles (10 km) and Playa Barrigona is within 9 miles (15 km).

What's nearby

  • Samara Beach - 1 min walk - 0.1 km
  • Carrillo Beach - 19 min drive - 6.5 km
  • Buena Vista Beach - 24 min drive - 9.4 km
  • Playa Barrigona - 35 min drive - 10.5 km
  • Garza Beach - 36 min drive - 18.4 km

Getting around

  • Daniel Oduber Intl. Airport (LIR) - 137 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Las Olas Beach Club - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪Gusto Beach Bar - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Malehu - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Coco's Mexican Restaurant - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Microbar - ‬5 min walk

About this property

Blue Iguana

Hotel near Samara Beach in Sámara
Along with a restaurant, there's a snack bar/deli on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. WiFi is free in public spaces. An outdoor pool, a terrace, and barbecue grills are also featured at Blue Iguana. Free self parking is available.

Smoking is allowed in designated areas at this Sámara hotel.

  • 40 guestrooms or units
  • Deli
  • Self-service laundry
  • Front desk (24 hours)
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Tour and ticket information
  • Pool or billiards table
  • Terrace
  • Garden
  • BBQ grill(s)
  • Outdoor picnic space
  • Smoking in designated areas
  • Bar or lounge
  • Dining venue
Blue Iguana offers 40 accommodations with shared/communal kitchens and ceiling fans. Flat-screen televisions come with cable channels.

Bathrooms include showers. This Sámara hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Languages

Dutch, English, German, Spanish

Property amenities

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Snack bar/deli

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site
  • Roundtrip airport shuttle (surcharge)

Food and drink

  • 1 restaurant
  • 1 bar
  • Room service available

Things to do

  • Bicycle rentals
  • Billiards/pool table
  • Outdoor pool

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have elevators
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • Cable channels
  • Flat-screen TV

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets
  • Ceiling fan

Bathroom

  • Shower

Food and drink

  • Shared kitchen access

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 10 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
For more details, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed, but service animals are welcome

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cribs (infant beds) are not available.

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Housekeeping is available for an additional fee

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and cash
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, and cash.

We should mention

  • There is no hot water on site.

Property is also known as

Hotel Playa Samara
Playa Samara
Blue Iguana Hotel
Blue Iguana Sámara
Hotel Playa Samara
Blue Iguana Hotel Sámara

Blue Iguana Reviews

Reviews

7.2

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 29 out of 86 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 21 out of 86 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 13 out of 86 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 11 out of 86 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 12 out of 86 reviews" "

7.6/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

6.4/10

Amenities

6.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Kobi

Stayed 27 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Andus

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great staff and a kind owner who cares about people.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

David

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kobi

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly atmosphere
Stayed 28 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rodney

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
As always, I had a great time there.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Jeffrey

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Very small room with no a/c but it is inexpensive. It is hot in Samara. Friendly staff.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Emmanuel

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children, Business traveller, Travelled with partner, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Grate location
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2023

2/10 Terrible

Juan Carlos

Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

4/10 Poor

Nancy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Staff is friendly. The hotel is terribly noisy. We had a room with No a/c, the ceiling fan was not strong enough to make a difference, the room was very hot. Hard and noisy bed. We were suppose to stay 3 nights, we stayed 1 and moved to an other place. Greg, one of the staff member was great and understanding, he reimbursed us what he could.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Brian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Hosel
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Diane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The staff is wonderful but the condition and comfort for the guest is poor.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

DECLAN

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The events at the bar area were great, live music and maple on another night!
Stayed 6 nights in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Sylvain

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Juan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

4/10 Poor

Cynthia

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
No AC, Fans old AND dirty, drinks at bar pricey
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

Brian

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Perfecto
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2023

8/10 Good

Jason

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice Stay
Front desk was very helpful, letting us know the best spots to go for our needs
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2023

4/10 Poor

Cory

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Bathroom was tiny. Very tiny. No hot water which is to be expected here. Hotel was very loud with other guests and security was lacking. Good for a quick bed on your travels.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Radhi

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Hedvig

Liked: Staff & service
Overall daytime was great nighttime too loud at this hostel this site is not advertised as hostel if we had known would not have booked here rooms very small .
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2022

2/10 Terrible

Alonso

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hotel when arrived was closed. Not a soul. No place to sleep!!! Thanks.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022

2/10 Terrible

Valentina

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Avoid
Do yourself a favour and avoid this place. Room is dark, dingy and ugly. Mattress is thin, TERRIBLE, springy thing and doesn’t even fit the bed properly. You can see the bed boards. For the price, not worth it. No blankets provided, just a sheet. No towels in room and no TV either (contrary to room details on Hotels.com). Cleanliness is poor, wall fan rusty. The night we spent here there was a MASSIVE party in the pool area, breaking every COVID rule in place. Looked more like a sleazy high-school prom after party. The teens then spent the next hour just walking up and down the corridor of rooms making all sorts of noise. Not the Sámara experience I was expecting.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022

2/10 Terrible

Jessica

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021

6/10 Okay

Salman

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
You simply pay for what you get. Great location in town and close to basically everything. Rooms 77-81 are directly behind the bar so you'll be up late every night as there is something happening all the time. Plus side is the owner of the property is a great man, but his hotel or hustle is in really bad shape.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2021

6/10 Okay

Jeff

This place is also known as "The Blue Iguana" and is a mix of hostel and hotel, my room was old, outdated Nice common areas by the pool and in the courtyard Close to the beach and restaurants
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2021