Surf Ranch Tamarindo

Horrible After my booking i became codes to access. So far so good. But after putting in the code there was no key in the keybox. Owner tried to fool me on the next day why if i didnt like the room and that he will only refund money if i wont write a negative review. Of course that didnt happen. Avoid that place if you dont want support scammy hotel places without any capable employers

We felt very unsafe here as the door to the compound left open all night and it’s unsupervised. All other places there have 24 security. When we arrived the place it was filthy and had to clean it up ourselves. The girl at the front didn’t seem to care. Also, it seems they double book so if you do not pay in advance you may not have a place to stay when you arrive. Saw this happen to couple of young travellers-they had to scramble to find other accommodations.

I would not recommend staying here. This review is on the host, not the place. You can also find the owners place on airbnb and read their reviews as well. We were looking forward to Tamarindo however major rainfalls and flooding caused the main road from Liberia to Tamarindo to shut down. Even Liberia airport was shutdown. We still planned to drive but many locals strongly recommended not to risk it. There were also major red alerts on the news with flash flooding, trees collapsing, and mud slides in the Guanacaste area. We politely requested for a refund solely due to something out of our control, however Lucas declined and his reply to us was nothing less than inconsiderate and made us feel guilty. We were fully aware that our booking was non-refundable, but with a natural disaster like this we hoped there was some empathy. We didn't request for a refund just because we didn't want to go. We brought it up to airbnb with proof and he still declined. The owner was unsympathetic towards us about the fact that we could not make it due to a natural disaster. You could just tell by the host’s responses on other reviews he shows no sympathy or understanding, and gets quite defensive about it. I would take his replies with a grain of salt as they can be exaggerated and untrue. Just seems he is only in it for the money and not providing the experience and good service. The place MIGHT'VE been fine (though other reviews say otherwise) but don’t waste your time dealing with these ownesr.