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Dunama Hotel & Casino

3.0 star property

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Swim up | View from room
On the beach, beach towels
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Restaurant

Reviews

7.6 out of 10

Good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Room service
  • Pet friendly
  • 24/7 front desk

Explore the area

Map
Flamingo Beach Road Flamingo del super, Masai 200 North, Cabo Velas, Guanacaste, 50304
  • Potrero Bay
    1 min walk
  • Flamingo Beach
    6 min walk
  • Playa Potrero
    5 min drive
  • Liberia (LIR-Daniel Oduber Intl.)
    69 min drive

Room options

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Standard Apartment | Minibar, blackout drapes, free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard Apartment

  • Sleeps 8
  • 4 Queen Beds

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Terrace Family Sea View | Minibar, blackout drapes, free WiFi, bed sheets

Terrace Family Sea View

  • 323 sq ft
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Minibar, blackout drapes, free WiFi, bed sheets

Balcony Garden View

  • 323 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Balcony Family Ocean View | Minibar, blackout drapes, free WiFi, bed sheets

Balcony Family Ocean View

  • 323 sq ft
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Balcony Family Garden View | Minibar, blackout drapes, free WiFi, bed sheets

Balcony Family Garden View

  • 323 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Balcony Sea View | Minibar, blackout drapes, free WiFi, bed sheets

Balcony Sea View

  • 322 sq ft
  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Swim up Family | Minibar, blackout drapes, free WiFi, bed sheets

Swim up Family

  • 323 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Balcony Ocean View | Minibar, blackout drapes, free WiFi, bed sheets

Balcony Ocean View

  • 323 sq ft
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Balcony Family Sea View | Minibar, blackout drapes, free WiFi, bed sheets

Balcony Family Sea View

  • 323 sq ft
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Terrace Sea View | Minibar, blackout drapes, free WiFi, bed sheets

Terrace Sea View

  • 320 sq ft
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Minibar, blackout drapes, free WiFi, bed sheets

Garden

  • 323 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Swim up | Minibar, blackout drapes, free WiFi, bed sheets

Swim up

  • 323 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Garden Family | Minibar, blackout drapes, free WiFi, bed sheets

Garden Family

  • 323 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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About the neighborhood

Cabo Velas

When you stay at Dunama Hotel & Casino in Cabo Velas, you'll be on the beach, within a 5-minute drive of Flamingo Beach and Playa Potrero. .This beach hotel is 14.5 mi (23.4 km) from Tamarindo Beach and 18.9 mi (30.4 km) from Coco Beach.

What's nearby

  • Flamingo Beach - 6 min walk - 0.3 miles
  • Playa Potrero - 5 min drive - 1.7 miles
  • Reserva Conchal Golf Course - 14 min drive - 5.1 miles
  • Penca Beach - 14 min drive - 3.9 miles
  • Conchal Beach - 52 min drive - 13.2 miles

Getting around

  • Daniel Oduber Intl. Airport (LIR) - 69 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Coco Loco Bar & Restaurant - ‬14 min walk
  • ‪Las Brisas - ‬10 min drive
  • ‪Amigos Tacos y Beer - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Gracia - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪Soda Marcell - ‬9 min drive

About this property

Dunama Hotel & Casino

Ocean-view hotel with a poolside bar, near Flamingo Beach
Dunama Hotel & Casino offers 47 air-conditioned accommodations, which are accessible via exterior corridors and feature minibars and complimentary toiletries. Flat-screen televisions come with premium cable channels.

Bathrooms include showers. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Change of towels and change of bedsheets can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.

An outdoor pool and a children's pool are on site.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Make yourself at home in one of the 47 air-conditioned rooms featuring minibars and flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have showers and complimentary toiletries. Conveniences include blackout drapes/curtains, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as an outdoor pool or take in the view from a terrace and a garden. Additional amenities at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and wedding services.
Enjoy a meal at the restaurant or snacks in the coffee shop/cafe. The hotel also offers room service (during limited hours). Relax with a refreshing drink from the poolside bar or one of the 2 bars/lounges. A complimentary cooked-to-order breakfast is served daily from 7:30 AM to 10:00 AM.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk, multilingual staff, and luggage storage. Free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary cooked-to-order breakfast is served each morning between 7:30 AM and 10:00 AM.
Dunama Hotel & Casino has a restaurant on site.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

English, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transportation

  • Free secured self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Free cooked-to-order breakfast available daily 7:30 AM to 10:00 AM
  • 2 bars/lounges
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A poolside bar
  • A restaurant
  • Coffee and tea in common areas

Things to do

  • Children's pool
  • Outdoor pool
  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • Children's pool
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Water dispenser

Guest services

  • Change of bedsheets (on request)
  • Change of towels on request
  • Concierge services
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour and ticket assistance
  • Wedding services

Outdoors

  • Beach towels
  • Garden
  • On the bay
  • On the beach
  • Pool loungers
  • Pool umbrellas
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • No elevator
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

More

  • 100% renewable energy
  • 2 buildings
  • 6 floors
  • At least 10% of profits reinvested in community and sustainability
  • At least 80% lighting from LEDs
  • At least 80% of food locally-sourced
  • At least 80% organic food
  • Ballroom
  • Banquet hall
  • Built in 1996
  • Comprehensive food waste policy
  • Comprehensive recycling policy
  • Eco-friendly cleaning products used
  • Humane treatment of captive wild animals
  • Local culture and ecosystem education
  • Locally-owned and organized tours and activities
  • Reception hall
  • Reusable cups
  • Reusable tableware
  • Smoke-free property
  • Vegan dining options
  • Vegetarian dining options
  • Water dispenser usage encouraged

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with premium cable channels

Food and drink

  • Limited room service
  • Minibar

More

  • Access via exterior corridors
  • Air conditioning
  • Cleaning products are eco-friendly
  • Eco-friendly toiletries
  • Energy-saving switches in guestrooms
  • LED lighting
  • Water-efficient showers
  • Water-efficient toilets

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 20 per accommodation, per stay
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs only
Up to 44 lbs per pet
Pets cannot be left unattended
Specific rooms only, restrictions apply; pet-friendly rooms can be requested by contacting the property at the number on the booking confirmation

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

  • Pet fee: USD 20 per accommodation, per stay
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

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, debit cards, and cash
This property uses eco-friendly cleaning products

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

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Dunama Hotel & Casino Reviews

Reviews

7.6

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 192 out of 556 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 161 out of 556 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 100 out of 556 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 53 out of 556 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 50 out of 556 reviews" "

7.8/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

7.2/10

Amenities

7.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Veronica

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
The location is safe and close enough to other beach towns. The rooms are pretty outdated but it’s perfect if you plan on being out most of the time. Definitely a 3 star hotel. The views are amazing, staff was friendly. It was unfortunate that their laundromat “did not work”, Expedia should really remove laundry from the description. Definitely was not 24/7 concierge service, when we would get back at 11pm all the lights were off in the lobby / eating area and NO ONE was at the front desk. There was 24/7 security - nice man who let you through. Do not take “monkey trail” on your way there, if you do you’ll have to cross a small river - stick to the main roads.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Amanda

Traveled with family
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sergio

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great time during our stay at Dunama.
Very nice hotel, gorgeous location, easy access to many locations nearby. The staff was amazing and very helpful and kind.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Maria, Jaco

Business traveler, Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very friendly. Great hotel. Has a good menu
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Staff and Hotel was exceptional.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2024

2/10 Terrible

Dhaval

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
This property has now elevator !!! The lobby is nice, but you to carry your luggage to your room downstairs to your room..... and then, use the stairs every time you want to do something..... not a hotel i would select in the future.
Stayed 5 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Wyndi Dawn

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We loved our stay, the staff was extremely helpful and the view from our room was extraordinary. I strongly suggest getting a swim up room that's what we did, which made accessing things convenient. Customer service was top notch couldn't ask for a nicer staff. The cleaning crew was fantastic are room was left spotless every day. We really enjoyed the food. If you are not in good shape it's a long hike down to the tiny beach would suggest it for families with small children or elderly people to walk. The shower wasn't always hot but the good far out ways the bad for this place. The price was fantastic and we enjoyed the spectacular view
Stayed 4 nights in May 2024

2/10 Terrible

Lisa

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
ROACH INFESTED! DO NOT STAY HERE! Norwin the guy who checked us in proceeded to pick up the biggest roach I’ve ever seen in my life with his bare hand from our bathroom and threw it into the hall way where another dead roach laid. Toilets had a ring around them like they hadnt been used in months and dust all over the towels and bathroom showing no one had been in this room for a while. Moved us from the 3rd floor room to a 4th floor room and saw another roach! Norwin said the roaches are normal there in Costa Rica, that they would be in every room! Hotel had no one at the pool, bar, casino or restaurant and only two cars in the parking lot. It was like a ghost town. They also didn’t check us in with ID or credit card and everyone left at 9 all lights off in restaurant, bar, main, lobby so when we decided we weren’t comfortable staying there after an hour and a half of being there just scared we were going to see more roaches we left and couldn’t get ahold of anyone to let them know. We had to leave to another hotel after a long day of traveling to get away from this dirty place! The new hotel had no roaches or any other bugs the entire time we were there! So no, roaches are not normal in hotels in Costa Rica! Now in the process of trying to get our money back as the general manager told Expedia no refunds! I understand if it was a customer just canceling to cancel and not getting a refund but not on account of a roach infested hotel/dirty rooms! Again DO NOT STAY HERE!!!
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2024

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Traveled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

6/10 Okay

Ascenzio

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Marzena

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful property with private beach access. Large staffed parking area and in close proximity to little town and other beaches. Highly recommend.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Shea-Lynne

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Really enjoyed our stay, property was beautiful, pool was clean and enjoyed walking around the property. Dining area had beautiful view of the ocean and great food. Bit of a walk into town and to the beach but otherwise really enjoyed our stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

SHEILA ANN UNTALAN LEON

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

HAZEL

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

susan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
good service, clean, quiet. free breakfast but drive to beach
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jason

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We stumbled across this gem after being canceled the night before our flight at another resort (CONDOVAC LA COSTA). we were panicked with very little time in such short notice. Dunama was amazing. Easy to book and what a pleasant surprise when we arrived. Extremely convenient location with excellent views around the whole resort. Plenty of lounging areas. The beach was down below a couple flight of stairs. With great snorkeling and black sand beach. I recommend water shoes if you want to explore the area around. It is also around the best beach we thought with a fantastic sunset. 3 minutes away, Flamingo beach. You can also rent cabanas and chairs on thus beach for $30. We had the swin up room and I loved it! This resort exceeded our expectations. We are well traveled and this resort helped our experience and vacation to Costa Rica be a fantastic trip. Great shops, pharmacy, medical care and restaurants in the area. Brit cafe, Angelina's, rest monkey jungle, coco loco and hazels near the marina were a few of our favorites. The new owners have improved this place a ton and i only see it getting better. The food was just ok. Driving is a bit chaotic with narrow roads and steep hills. If you dont have a car you can rent a golf cart near by. For $59 a day. I encourage to do this in advance as the reservations fill up. Happy vacay planning :)

10/10 Excellent

cody, Coleman

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Awesome view and close to beach
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

4/10 Poor

TONY

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The room are dated over painted ceramic No lifts to floor levels Staff not very understanding and missed instructions Everything closed 8 pm no service for customers
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Shawn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Erin

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful property - the best view in all of Flamingo / surrounding areas. Most wonderful staff - super safe with security at night 24/7, delicious breakfast offered with gorgeous surroundings. Can't wait to go back!
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Jose

Traveled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property has amazing views. It just needs a little TLC. All the staff were very friendly and very attentive.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2024

2/10 Terrible

William

Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Pierre-Luc

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

6/10 Okay

joe

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
i thot the people were great that work there - couldn't stand my basement room, but moved to a better one (to many flights of stairs/no elevator)
Stayed 8 nights in Feb 2024

6/10 Okay

Brenda

Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024