JW Marriott Guanacaste Resort & Spa

Great stay at this resort. The resort is beautiful. It’s about an hour away from the airport and we hired transportation prior to arriving which was great. The resort offers restaurants on property and spectacular sunset views. The breakfast buffet is delicious and the Costa Rican Coffee delicious. Try the homemade tortillas they are amazing! Staff at breakfast is the best! The rooms are comfortable and spacious. You can go into town, which we arranged a ride through the hotel which is not too far away and reasonbly priced. I would definitely recommend this resort for vacation.

Spent a beautiful awesome 4 nights / Sara here last week! The resort is located in a HUGE private property and is a 10 min ride from the entry gates! The beach is absolutely gorgeous with clean white sand. ! Very private attached to the hotel and LOVED waking there ! A multi pronged leaf- shaped pool adds to the beauty of the atmosphere of course! The pool bar and grill were great and service by the poolside was excellent! The rooms were comfortable and clean with the balcony overlooking the ocean ! A WORD OF CAUTION! Do NOT leave balcony doors open ! RACOONS come into your rooms for candy and snacks etc ! Staff were courteous, friendly and helpful! Karin who was housekeeper for us was excellent too !

We stayed at this amazing property. Beautiful pools, lawns with lush tropical foliage all round. We were upgraded to hacienda style ocean front large suite with a large well appointed bedroom and gorgeous living room leading to a beautiful garden patio private plunge pool. The restaurant were good for dining albeit a little on the pricy side. They had a lavish breakfast buffet spread with with the most amazing variety of fruits , fresh juices, the best coffee and phenomenal local and internationall dishes. The service was friendly. Carlos Adan and Manfred at tamarind for recommendated good drinks Sabanero their steakhouse was our favorite restaurant at the property. The beach has beautiful sunsets, warm waters and there are so many tide pools when the tide recedes. Manfred Adan Carlos gave good recommendations at tamarine for drinks Miguel and Ronnie at sabnero gave great service Monserat Karen Randall were always there with a friendly smile at breakfast .

Here now. Very run down resort. I have never written a review in my life. I would suggest choosing a different resort. Bird poop everywhere. Asked someone to clean our table and wouldn’t. It’s outdated and needs help. We are pretty low key. And this is not enjoyable.

We enjoyed a great stay at the JW Marriott. We loved the private beach with sunset views from our oceanfront balcony that were spectacular. The beach stretches out for miles with almost no other people and great swimming. You can borrow bikes from the hotel and ride all around the area, including about 20 minutes to another beach that is even more expansive and private. The food and drinks are above average with good room service. The breakfast buffet was a daily highlight with so many fresh and local options. The location of this hotel means you are fairly remote, so you will be adding 30min in each direction and some extra $$ to go on any tours or to get to Tamarindo from the hotel, but that is why the beach and grounds at the hotel feel so private. There are lots of options for tours and they were all good experiences. We booked through our hotel, through online tour providers, and through a local guy named Erik G. Erik was great to work with, and we enjoyed 2 fun tours through him that were some of the highlights of our trip. We also really enjoyed the horseback riding tour through the hotel that ended with a ride on the beach. Overall, it was a great experience for our first stay in Costa Rica!

We had a wonderful experience at the JW Marriott Guanacaste. The resort is beautiful, the location is terrific, and the staff is incredible. Ariel at the front desk, Jeanneth at the breakfast buffet, and Alfredo at the valet stand all went above and beyond to ensure we had a terrific trip. We'll be back!