Hotel Pasatiempo

We just finished a four night stay here, and we loved it! We had the villa, which was private, spacious and well maintained. I know that outdoor spaces are hard to keep up in this climate, but ours was clean and picture perfect. We wanted a quiet and private room, and that’s what we got. ||Let’s take a moment to talk about the pool! We only used it a few times, but it was so peaceful and inviting, and it was one of the main reasons we booked this hotel. ||Honestly, Tamarindo wasn’t my favorite town in Costa Rica because of how noisy and busy it is, but this place was truly an oasis! It felt like you were in the middle of the jungle, but you’re still right in the middle of town, with a pharmacy, stores and restaurants all around. This hotel actually makes me want to return to Tamarindo, since there are so many upsides to its location. ||A couple of other things: the staff, especially Enid, were great. She went above and beyond to make us feel welcome and answer all of our questions. She even welcomed me by name when we checked in! ||We also loved the resident cats, as well as the friendly dog that was in the office a few times during our stay. For any who may be missing their pets while traveling, this was a nice little treat, just the icing on the cake. ||Thanks, Hotel Pasatiempo! We’ll be back!

Although this hotel is only a few minutes walk from the busy resort it definitely felt like a little oasis. We loved the trees all around the pool that gave us shade after a hot day at the beach. It is a really small hotel so it was always really quiet around the pool. Most of the time our only company were the visiting iguanas and monkeys. The one iguana is BIG but so chilled, we loved watching him and his smaller friends. The whole hotel is spotless. The rooms were kept exceptionally clean and although you will get leaves in the pool this is your be expected when it is surrounded by leaves. But the staff spent a very long time each morning carefully cleaning it back to perfection. The breakfast was pretty standard for CR hotels, the pizzas were yummy and great G&Ts during happy hour. |There are a few things that need sorting which they will hopefully look at now it is end of season; the door locks were a pain, we had to move from our first room and then our 2nd room you had to learn the special way to lock it. Also our toilet needed my husband to do regular fixes to get it flushing. Don’t therefore expect high end. |But what you will get is a perfectly positioned relaxing hotel with lots of wildlife!

Such an interesting hotel, it felt like a real beach hotel! Very good location, close to the beach and lots of restaurants. Very friendly service at reception and breakfast. Reliable, affordable and good laundry service ($5/kg). Our room was quiet, clean and comfortable with a nice porch with a hammock, overlooking the pool.

The hotel is in a decent location right off the main strip however the street that leads to the hotel does not have sidewalks so you kinda have to walk on the dirt to get to and from. The hotel room needs a renovation - ratty curtains, rusty fixtures in the bathroom, bathroom window does not have curtains and people from outside can look inside. It's really a shame because the hotel grounds are really well kept and the pool is nice and clean, staff is friendly and the hotel grounds are patrolled throughout the night by a guard.

Great location right on town. Rooms were really nice! Awesome pool and a variety and food if you want to stay in gor the day or night.

Location is not great, 10 min walk from the beach as the road is not paved. Room is OK but bathroom is terrible, it said its boutique hotel but toilet paper is like a public toilet. Sink have no plug, Bedding is a sheet and a bed spread, very uncomfortable. Staff was not helpful, not even there when we check out at 0800, definitely won't stay there!

Perfect oasis, tucked away from the bustle of Tamarindo. Quiet mornings with coffee, watching howler monkeys and iguanas lounging by the pool. Breakfast was delicious! So fresh and flavorful. Helpful at check in and with booking airport transportation. Would stay again!

We had breakfast here only. Beautiful setting. Awesome plant life and completely tuck away from traffic noises. Seems to be standard forgien owned establishment. Appears to possibly cater towards American tourist.