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Refugio Lodge

4.0 star property

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Outdoor pool, open 9:00 AM to 10:00 PM, sun loungers
Down comforters, pillowtop beds, in-room safe, individually decorated
Room (1) | Garden view
Property grounds
Sundeck

Reviews

8.0 out of 10

Very good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Breakfast included
  • Pool
  • Air conditioning
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant

Explore the area

Map
Avenida Central, Tamarindo, Guanacaste, 50309
  • WAYRA Institute of Spanish
    3 min walk
  • Tamarindo Beach
    4 min walk
  • Playa Langosta
    4 min drive
  • Tamarindo (TNO)
    7 min drive

Room options

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Room (4) | Down comforters, pillowtop beds, in-room safe, individually decorated

Room (4)

  • 248 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 King Bed

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Down comforters, pillowtop beds, in-room safe, individually decorated

Room (5)

  • 248 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 King Bed

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Room (2) | Down comforters, pillowtop beds, in-room safe, individually decorated

Room (2)

  • 248 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 King Bed

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Standard Room (6) | Down comforters, pillowtop beds, in-room safe, individually decorated

Standard Room (6)

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 King Bed

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Room (1) | Down comforters, pillowtop beds, in-room safe, individually decorated

Room (1)

  • 248 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 King Bed

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Down comforters, pillowtop beds, in-room safe, individually decorated

Room (3)

  • 248 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 King Bed

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About the neighborhood

Tamarindo

With a stay at Refugio Lodge in Tamarindo, you'll be in the entertainment district, just a 4-minute walk from Tamarindo Beach and a 4-minute drive from Playa Langosta. .This bed & breakfast is 10.1 mi (16.2 km) from Las Baulas National Marine Park and 10.5 mi (16.9 km) from Hacienda Pinilla Golf Course.
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What's nearby

  • Tamarindo Beach - 4 min walk - 0.3 miles
  • Playa Langosta - 4 min drive - 1.2 miles
  • Las Baulas National Marine Park - 27 min drive - 10.1 miles
  • Hacienda Pinilla Golf Course - 32 min drive - 10.6 miles
  • Grande Beach - 36 min drive - 11.1 miles

Getting around

  • Tamarindo (TNO) - 7 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Sharky's Sports Bar - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Medusa Bar - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Chiquita’s - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Wild Panda - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪La Boca - ‬3 min walk

About this property

Refugio Lodge

Bed & breakfast with free breakfast, a quick walk to Tamarindo Beach
Refugio Lodge offers 7 air-conditioned accommodations, which are accessible via exterior corridors and feature safes and blackout drapes/curtains. Rooms open to patios. These individually decorated and furnished accommodations include desks. Pillowtop beds feature down comforters. 32-inch flat-screen televisions come with cable channels.

Bathrooms include showers with rainfall showerheads. This Tamarindo bed & breakfast provides complimentary wireless Internet access, with a speed of 50+ Mbps. Housekeeping is offered on request and in-room massages can be requested.

Recreational amenities at the bed & breakfast include an outdoor pool.
Make yourself at home in one of the 7 air-conditioned rooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Your pillowtop bed comes with down comforters. Rooms have private patios. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms feature showers with rainfall showerheads.
Take advantage of recreation opportunities including a nightclub and an outdoor pool. Additional amenities at this bed & breakfast include complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and gift shops/newsstands.
Enjoy a meal at the restaurant or snacks in the bed & breakfast's coffee shop/cafe. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. A complimentary local cuisine breakfast is served daily from 7:30 AM to 11:00 AM.
The front desk is staffed during limited hours.
A complimentary local cuisine breakfast is served each morning between 7:30 AM and 11:00 AM.
Refugio Lodge has a restaurant on site.

Languages

English, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 50+ Mbps
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • No onsite parking available

Food and drink

  • Free local cuisine breakfast available daily 7:30 AM to 11:00 AM
  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • Concerts/live shows
  • Designer stores
  • Evening entertainment
  • Nightclub
  • Outdoor pool
  • Shopping

Family friendly

  • Grocery/convenience store
  • Outdoor pool

Conveniences

  • Gift shop/newsstand
  • Grocery/convenience store
  • Guidebooks
  • Limited-hour front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Housekeeping (on request)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • Coworking space

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Outdoor entertainment area
  • Outdoor furniture
  • Pool loungers

Spa

  • In-room massages

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
  • Tile flooring in room
  • Well-lit path to entrance

More

  • Communal living room
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes
  • Down comforter
  • Pillowtop mattress

Bathroom

  • Private bathroom
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shower
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch flat-screen TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Restaurant dining guides

More

  • Access via exterior corridors
  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Individual decor
  • Individual furnishings
  • Laptop workspace
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 8:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
If you are planning to arrive after 9:30 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
1 child per adult, up to the age of 2 years, can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room

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
This property reserves the right to pre-authorize the guest's credit card prior to arrival.
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed
Safety features at this property include outdoor lighting

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
Pool access available from 9:00 AM to 10:00 PM
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

La Oveja Surf House
surf house

Refugio Lodge Reviews

Reviews

8.0

Very Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 30 out of 69 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 18 out of 69 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 11 out of 69 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 7 out of 69 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 69 reviews" "

8.0/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

7.4/10

Amenities

7.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Ana

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
No major complaints besides bathroom or room smelling a bit like mildew. I stayed on a Saturday & music or noise was NOT a huge issue. Breakfast in the cafe was delicious as well!! Will visit again
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Gamyl

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
La oveja was the perfect stay. The staff were very helpful in showing me around and the restaurant had some of the best food. It’s also in the best location in tamarindo.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kevin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Jovita

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This was a very different stay to my usual. But I still enjoyed it. The free breakfast was a great addition since Costa Rica - well Tamarindo was soooo expensive. Prices there were higher than what I pay in NY or at all inclusives. But the hotel was amazing. The pool was right outside my door. Staff was very friendly. Close to the nightlife. All in all if I ever go back to costa rica(probably not) this will be my go to hotel
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Kristi

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Simon

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff warned us multiple times about the late night noise from the disco next door (even when we checked in) but we liked the place so much we stayed an extra night anyway. Two members of staff also bent over backwards to help us get on the road when we discovered our rented car had a flat battery.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A great little hotel with a good restaurant attache and breakfast included at a bargain price. A little basic but with spacious bedroom and very conveniently located for all shops, restaurants and the beach. Was warned in advance about very loud music snd given the opportunity to cancel but took the chance and took earplugs. Stayed 6 nights and only Friday and Sat night had extremely loud music until 3am so best to avoid those days. Apart from that I would happily go back. Tamarindo though is a very noisy town until about 11pm most days,
Stayed 6 nights in Apr 2024

4/10 Poor

Sandra

Traveled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I booked my stay at La Oveja Surf House for 7 days and 6 nights but only stayed for 2 nights. The first night we got no sleep due to the noise (we were told) but we never thought it would be an ALL night thing. We thought we could give it another try and stay a second night but it was the same thing noise all night and we got no sleep. There were also ants everywhere and there were so many dead ants behind the beds as if they were sprayed and not cleaned. I woke up to a rash on my hand and when the hotel reached out to me to know why we were checking out early I explained the situation and they replied back with an apology but they should mention that they are the ones that host the events and that’s why there’s so much noise and they could have refunded the remaining 4 nights that were paid for and not used.
Stayed 6 nights in Apr 2024

2/10 Terrible

Vitalii

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities
Hotel is not good!!
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024

4/10 Poor

Belen

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Too loud noisy at night.. Not enough water to shower, told the issue to management but did not do anything about it.. Staff very friendly and polite
Stayed 6 nights in Mar 2024

4/10 Poor

Tegan

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This place was near everything, but it seemed like Las Ovejas and the neighbouring bar were competing with their music until 3:00 am. It felt like we were in a speaker playing 2 different songs at the same time. You can tell the common area was nice at one time, but needs some love. The hotel seems forgotten about and the restaurant out front (which is beautiful) is the priority. Also, our mattress was rock hard and that’s coming from people who aren’t picky. We will stay somewhere else next time.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Eric

Traveled with family
There was not nearly as much noise as has been stated. It is a good place to stay
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

6/10 Okay

Danielle

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2024

4/10 Poor

Amy

Liked: Staff & service
Please read the reviews and trust that the noise reviews are legitimate. There is a night club 25 meters from the back of these rooms. I did read the reviews and the staff warned us but it was so much worse than I imagined. There was music blaring and bumping till 3 am so much that the walls were shaking. If you are a light sleeper do not book this spot. We ended up leaving after one night.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lilliam

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Fancy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Avraham

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Best Staff and Location
Wow location is what it's all about! This wondrful hotel is walking distance to everything including the beach. When we first arrived we were greeted by Hillary. she immediately made us feel like family. She was incredibly helpful. She arranged the best sunset catamaran for us. So much fun. The red. WOW what a delicious huge breakfast at their beuatiful restaurant The owner came over and introduced himself What a great cool guy! Also makes you feel like you're at his home We can't say enough wonderful; things about the staff, service and overall experince. We will definitely be back.
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great!
Very cool place in a great location if you’re looking to be in the night life, close to the beach, and by all of the restaurants. As all of the other reviews, and the hotel said in advance, it is loud at night. The food is good, service was excellent, and it is exactly as advertised.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Coleton

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The people that worked there are very friendly and helpful. Free breakfast is the best breakfast in town and the live music is unbelievable and the drinks are awesome. Hard place to beat.
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2024

2/10 Terrible

Jo Anne, OAKLAND

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This hotel is in the heart of the city which means music blares into the morning hours. There is not concierge.

10/10 Excellent

Anthony

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Christopher

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice spot in Tamarindo
Room was clean, staff was friendly and the free breakfast was great. Very loud at night however. Not that it matters because you’re so close to the beach, but the pool isn’t clean.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

6/10 Okay

Falonne

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

6/10 Okay

Matthew

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
I will not detail the issues I had with the accommodations or my stay due to the owner providing a full refund.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sophie

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023