Reserva Conchal Beach Resort, Golf & Spa

Huge, beautiful resort. All inclusive food was mediocre. Faisanella was very good for dinner. Buffet had huge variety, but definitely not gourmet. Italian and Asian restaurants were subpar. Drinks write included and ok - top shelf alcohol was extra. Had access to Westin facilities, which are great. Entire staff is friendly and helpful. Had hard time getting through front gate due to having a reservation through RCI - not in the Westin computer system. Rather secluded location, long drives to sightseeing spots and alternative dining off-site. Great overall experience.

We stayed in a condo in the Carao neighborhood. The condo was nice and clean, but you definitely need a golf cart or car to get around this property because it’s huge. We rented a golf cart and are also able to take it off the property to restaurants outside of the gate. My 2 stars is given for the Reserva Conchal Beach Club. The restaurant is terrible and overpriced. My son got sick after he ate the food there. We also found the service at the pool and restaurant to be lacking. The pool looked dirty and messy by the end of the day, like dirty plates/garbage around the pool chairs and not picked up. It looks like they are building some high end homes and condos on the property and if they want to sell these, they definitely need to upgrade the pool and restaurant as well as better trained workers. I would not stay here again.

We rented Casa Malinche #2 (5 bedrooms, 6 baths) in Reserva Conchal. There were 9 of us and we had more than enough space for everyone. The resort is massive and beautiful. We were near the main entrance so it was easy for us to take our rented golf carts out into the surrounding area of Brasilito (although a bit stressful to drive with the tour buses - but late evenings were fine and actually a lot of fun). The guys played golf and the ladies enjoyed some of the best spa treatments we had ever received at the Heavenly Spa. The Reserva Conchal concierge was super helpful as was the villa management company. We alerted the management company every time we had a private driver coming and they alerted the security gate so that they were able to pick us up directly from our front door. It was perfect! Eric Garcia on the beach was super helpful with transportation and very reasonable in pricing - much better than the Uber or Westin shuttle pricing we were quoted. We highly recommend Gracie La Vid and Gracie Mar Vista. Both were excellent and accessible by golf cart. Patagonia was also a lovely spot and very diverse menu close by. The Reserva Conchal Beach Club is gorgeous and everyone was super friendly. They will take chairs out to the beach for you. The food and drinks from Neenda were great. We did not explore the Westin, but had drinks and appetizers one evening at the beautiful bar in the W Hotel. The location is a bit of a drive to the rainforest attractions, but there are plenty of other thins to do in the area. Manta Ray Catamarans have reasonable and wonderful private charters for large groups out of nearby Flamingo Marina. Truly a wonderful place to vacation!

We rented an Airbnb condo at Reserva Conchal and LOVED it! The condo had three bedrooms and 3.5 bathrooms -- all bedrooms are ensuite. Two of the bedrooms had King beds and the third had two queens which was ideal for our party of six. We were on the third floor so we had a great view of the resort, golf course, and ocean in the distance. Lots of birds and Howler monkeys on the property. The pools are wonderful - our villa had a shared pool very close by and their is a giant shared pool at the Reserva Conchal beach club with poolside service for drinks and food and direct beach access. Free use of kayaks, SUPs and other equipment. Golf course rents clubs and it was easy to get a tee time. The restaurant at the club is great for dinner - delicious food. Service was good but a little inconsistent. The on-property concierge and hiking trails are fantastic. We did not have time to mountain bike, but would have loved that, too - bikes are availble at no charge. We also hiked in the attached Wildlife Refuge (make a reservation with the concierge a day ahead if possible). We did book a horseback riding experience with Pacific Horses which started right at the beach access -- superconvenient and excellent experience! We would definitely stay here again and recommend it to friends and family and hope to visit again in the future!

We just came back from 7 great days in a condo at the Rerserva Conchal Beach resort. We rented the condo via the Marriott Homes & Villas site and was able to use some Bonvoy points, which made the vacation that much better. The local rental agent and their team were great. Communication with the local team, Rose and Elizabeth, was great as they were very organized and sent us all the information needed. They were able to get us an early check-in and a late check-out so we were able to get right into the condo when we arrived at 1pm and stayed until our ride to the airport came at 12pm the following week. Our condo, 3315 in the Cocobolo building was beautiful. It was Huge, with 3 bedrooms, but our 3 kids loved the chance to stay in the bunk room (2 bunk beds). The master bedroom had amazing views of the golf course , water, and even some of the mountains. Not sure why they put the central air unit right outside the master bedroom, but that is the only issue I have! The deck off the main floor was a great place to start our day with breakfast and to relax in the afternoon before heading out to dinner! We rented a golf cart, so our trip to the beach club was about 5 mins max since we cut thru the Golf course to the great beach club. Beach club and pool were outstanding. Plenty of kayaking, sups, and boogie boards to use. Chair service was great and the beach with it's natural tree shade was amazing. We ate lunch at the beach club 4 times and had our fair share of the amazing mango and watermelon smoothies. (both kid and adult versions!) Condo Pool was also great and served as our late afternoon or evening swimming location! Since we had a golf cart, we ended up eating at 4 local places and shopping at the local market just outside the resort. Papayo's at Hotel Conchal was great. Hard to believe a place in Costa Rica can make some good pizza (and we come from NJ)! We also ate at Patagonia Del Mar, Pleamar (via taxi), and Anders. While all were great, I have to say Anders was the best! We ate early so had the place to ourselves, but Ander and his staff was great. The food was fantastic. Highly recommend Reserva at Playa Concha. The Westin and W looked great, but if you like renting condos, this is the place, as you get the amenities of a resort, but the independence of renting your own place.

My husband and I stayed at Reserva Conchal for 4 nights to celebrate our 10th wedding anniversary in early November. The property itself is very spacious and the grounds are beautiful. All the staff we encountered were very pleasant and helpful. One special note is that part of the resort is undergoing renovation; I think this worked in our favor because they upgraded us to the nicest room we've ever had! We were treated to a King suite that had 2 bathrooms, a jacuzzi, two living spaces and the bedroom. Wow! What a treat this room was, with an ocean view as well. This would be a great room if you had kids with you because the second living space had very comfortable couch/beds (seemed comparable to a Casper mattress.) Overall, all the food on the resort was pretty damn good and since this was low season, reservations really weren't an issue. There were even a couple of nights we did not do reservations and they accommodated us. Now if it were busy season, I can definitely see how you would need to do your reservation. Our favorite restaurant was Bamboo, very good sushi and we liked the many offerings on the menu. Our least favorite was the steak restaurant; the steak was not seasoned at all. No biggie, plenty of other options — and the ceviche at every place was fantastic! Now while not part of the resort, the beach front area does have some local vendors. I do like how here you tell them no once and they leave you alone, unlike other countries vendors that consistently hound you. Of these vendors we took advantage of the banger $30 beach massage and we also used Erik's services for booking an excursion and airport transfer. I had read a lot about Erik on TA reviews for this hotel, so I reached out to him prior to our departure and he was very responsive and helpful. He got us set up with an airport transfer ($90 for two people from Liberia to the resort) as well as a waterfall hike and repelling excursion. He was easy to communicate with and I'd definitely recommend his services. Overall, we had a great time at this resort, my only negative is that there was a lack of entertainment in the evening. This may be due to the time of year we went, but around 8 or 9, we were kind of bored after dinner and would just go back to the room. Other resorts we have stayed at before have typically had entertainment at night. Otherwise, great time and thank you for the amazing room upgrade!