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The Hideaway Hotel

3.5 star property

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Penthouse | Outdoor pool
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Beach nearby, scuba diving
Deluxe Room, 2 Queen Beds | View from room
Bicycling

Reviews

9.6 out of 10

Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Bar
    Bar
  • Pool
    Pool
  • Breakfast included
    Breakfast included
  • Housekeeping
    Housekeeping
  • Laundry
    Laundry
  • Parking included
    Parking included

Explore the area

Map
on the road from Samara to Carrillo, 150 meters from the ICE Tower, Sámara, Guanacaste, 50205
  • Samara Beach
    4 min walk
  • La Selva
    4 min drive
  • Carrillo Beach
    4 min drive
  • Carrillo (PLD)
    6 min drive

Room options

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Deluxe King Room | In-room safe, blackout drapes, soundproofing, iron/ironing board

Deluxe King Room

  • 500 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Deluxe Room, 2 Queen Beds | In-room safe, blackout drapes, soundproofing, iron/ironing board

Deluxe Room, 2 Queen Beds

  • 495 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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In-room safe, blackout drapes, soundproofing, iron/ironing board

Penthouse

  • Sleeps 8
  • 2 King Beds and 2 Queen Beds

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About the neighborhood

Sámara

With a stay at The Hideaway Hotel in Sámara, you'll be by the ocean, just a 4-minute walk from Samara Beach and within a 5-minute drive of Carrillo Beach. .This hotel is 6.7 mi (10.8 km) from Buena Vista Beach and 7.2 mi (11.5 km) from Playa Camaronal.

What's nearby

  • Samara Beach - 4 min walk - 0.3 miles
  • La Selva - 4 min drive - 1.4 miles
  • Carrillo Beach - 4 min drive - 1.5 miles
  • Buena Vista Beach - 26 min drive - 6.8 miles
  • Playa Barrigona - 37 min drive - 9.7 miles

Getting around

  • Daniel Oduber Intl. Airport (LIR) - 142 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Las Olas Beach Club - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪Gusto Beach Bar - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪Malehu - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪Coco's Mexican Restaurant - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪Microbar - ‬7 min drive

About this property

The Hideaway Hotel

Hotel with free breakfast, a short walk to Samara Beach
The Hideaway Hotel offers 12 accommodations with safes and coffee/tea makers. Rooms open to balconies or patios. Satellite television is provided.

Bathrooms include showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Additionally, rooms include irons/ironing boards and ceiling fans. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor pool.

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

Make yourself at home in one of the 12 guestrooms featuring refrigerators. Rooms have private balconies or patios. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers.
Take advantage of recreation opportunities including an outdoor pool and bicycles to rent. This hotel also features complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and an arcade/game room.
You can enjoy a meal at the restaurant serving the guests of The Hideaway Hotel, or stop in at the snack bar/deli. Unwind at the end of the day with a drink at the bar/lounge or the poolside bar. A complimentary full breakfast is served daily from 7:30 AM to 9:30 AM.
Featured amenities include express check-out, luggage storage, and laundry facilities. Guests may use a roundtrip airport shuttle for a surcharge, and free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary full breakfast is served each morning between 7:30 AM and 9:30 AM.
Onsite venue - This restaurant specializes in international cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.

Languages

English, French, Italian, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transportation

  • Roundtrip airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Free self parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Free full breakfast available daily 7:30 AM to 9:30 AM
  • A bar/lounge
  • A poolside bar
  • A restaurant
  • Snack bar/deli

Things to do

  • Arcade/game room
  • Bicycle rentals
  • Library
  • Outdoor pool
  • Playground
  • Scuba diving

Family friendly

  • Arcade/game room
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Playground
  • Snack bar/deli
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Picnic area
  • Terrace

Spa

  • Manicures/pedicures
  • Massage

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Stair-free path to entrance
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible concierge desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible public washroom
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant

More

  • 2 buildings
  • 2 floors
  • Built in 2008
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Blackout drapes

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV with satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Ceiling fan
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone
  • Safe
  • Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: 8 PM
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 7 AM - 8 PM
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staffed during limited hours
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property ahead of time using the information on the booking confirmation
If you are planning to arrive after 8 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation
For more details, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation
Please abide by the guest occupancy limits displayed when booking. Extra-person fee and occupancy limits apply to all ages.

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

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

Property payment types

Important information

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; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a security system, a first aid kit, and window guards
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property
This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly)

Property is also known as

Hideaway Hotel Samara
Hideaway Hotel
Hideaway Samara
The Hideaway Hotel Hotel
The Hideaway Hotel Sámara
The Hideaway Hotel Hotel Sámara

The Hideaway Hotel Reviews

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 183 out of 237 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 43 out of 237 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 8 out of 237 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 237 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 237 reviews" "

9.8/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Staff & service

9.2/10

Amenities

9.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Jason

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place ! 2 min walk to an amazing beach - love that area of Costa Rica !
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Chris

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stay here. The staff is amazing and go out of their way to make your accommodations great. The free breakfast is delicious as well as the lunch / dinner which is available. Drinks by the pool are tasty. We saw a monkey family from our room!!! Short walk to the beach which is never crowded. Just ask for Brian who is amazing...
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Julianna, ALPINE

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This was a very nice, clean, Costa Rican Hotel for an authentic experience. The air conditioning worked really well. The staff was very friendly and helpful. We enjoyed watching the howler monkeys in the tree across the street and sitting by the pool. The location was a little far from town for walking so it was nice to have a car. It was a really short walk to the beach through a beautiful wooded area. We would stay here again.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Fabien

Traveled with family and small children, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Pris: the staff (Maria, Dena, Bryan I remember) is amazing, helpful, caring and customer obsessed. They helped us for everything we needed and had an issue with. They moved us to a new, room, provided us quick things we needed to make our stay very good. The hotel is very well placed to have a quiet stay. Only cons: the walkable beach has a lot of wood debris from trees and plants. This made we had to use the car to go to either Carillo or Samara main beach which are 3 to 7 minutes by car, so not a big deal.
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jesse

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
This place is a gem! The staff here were some of the friendliest that we have had the pleasure of interacting with during our stay in Costa Rica. Be sure to have Brian make you a margarita!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kemi

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Our family enjoyed Hideaway tremendously! The staff, pool, and room were wonderful! We loved the convenience of the dining options and also spotting howler monkeys and iguanas on site. You’re minutes from Playa Carrillo and Samara beach. We didn’t realize it is about a ten minute drive outside the town of Samara though. Highly recommend Hideaway!
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Aryeh

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Hideaway Hotel is a wonderful gem in Samara. From the moment we walked in the staff treated us as top-notch guests. Breakfast options were excellent and there is a beautiful beach in walking distance. Rooms are spacious, air-conditioning is ice cold, the water is hot and WiFi is fast. There’s a little pool on property that we did not swim at because we chose to go to the beach. Pool looked clean and nice just a few feet from outdoor breakfast. If you drive three minutes up the road, there is an even more gorgeous beach Playa Carrillo. Go there! – In the low season there’s virtually nobody on the beach. A brief drive into town and there are great dining options.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

6/10 Okay

joanna

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Good value, big clean room. Inconvenient location over 2 miles from Samara town. Cab ride was $10 each way. Walkable to beautiful Carrillo Beach
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lawrence

The Hideaway Hotel is a wonderful place. My room was large and airy. A private patio looked out lush gardens. Breakfast overlooking the pool was great and plentiful with many choices- try the Típico it was really good. The staff were awesome and very polite and helpful. Nancy in particular was outstanding. I would recommend this hotel.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Terri

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Quick walk to Beach
Excellent time there.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Miles

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
BEST PLACE I'VE EVER STAYED
Everything was way above expectations! Accommodations were top notch. Nick and his staff treated me like family from day one. Maria, Brian, Dariela, Dana, and Nancy are some of the nicest people you could ever meet. The location is perfect and truly is a "Hideaway". Felt secluded yet only a short walk to the beach or town. Food was magnificent. I ate at a few other places but they didn't compare to their options and flavors. Highly recommend. I WILL BE BACK!! Hopefully for a longer stay. Thanks to Nick and his team for creating a memory of a lifetime!!
Stayed 4 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Terri

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

10/10 Excellent

Kim

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Brian and the staff at Hideaway were so friendly, warm, and accommodating to our every request. This hotel was a gem! Within a short walk of the beach. Perfect location. The breakfasts were so delicious with generous portions. We didn't eat lunch or dinner there but other guests who did raved about the food. Thank you, Brian and staff, for an unforgettable stay!
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Danita

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The location was perfect for access to the beach. Sunsets are absolutely fabulous, just a two minute walk to the best viewing spot. We had breakfast each morning with four different options. One afternoon we came back from exploring and decided to just enjoy the pool. It was quiet and relaxing. The staff are really helpful and friendly. Highly recommend!
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Renee

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We love Samara
Would highly recommend The Hideaway! Clean comfortable rooms and some of the best pizza I’ve ever eaten. Nick and his staff are amazing!!
Stayed 6 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

John

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great hotel! Staff were extreamly helpful great breakfast and restaurant
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Julie, Kirkland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
L’équipe était attentionnée. Nous avons adoré cet endroit.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024

6/10 Okay

angela

Traveled with partner
The distance to Samara was too far. Very intense sewer smell in the room on one night no beach chairs or umbrellas as advertised in the listing. All chairs were broken.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Krista

Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

BRANDON

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Eric

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Lesley

Traveled with group, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Our best stay EVER. At the quiet end of Sámara beach this place is a GEM. Do yourself a favour and book a stay here!
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kathy

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Awesome staff and nice hotel. Juan and Brian are great assets to the staff. My go to place in Samara. Restaurant cooked our fresh caught Mahi and it was great!
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Erin

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful quaint property close to Samara beach. Walking distance to the beach but you have a walk a ways to get to the main Samara beach. Property, rooms, staff, breakfast all excellent. We made our way to Carillo beach close to the property and it is gorgeous.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Lara

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely B&B like a small resort (about 10 rooms). Very close to beaches; nice pool and grounds; and great staff. The rooms were spacious and clean, and had efficient, quiet AC, which is much needed in this location. The only flaw is the rutted access road/driveway.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2023