JW Marriott Guancaste Resort & Spa in Costa Rica – Information and Review
Thinking of traveling to Costa Rica soon and checking out your options for resorts? Than the JW Marriott Guancaste definitely should be on your short list. This beautiful 5 start hotel is truly a luxury oasis in Costa Rica.
Overview of the Hotel:
The JW Marriott Guancaste is a hacienda style resort that screams luxury. This ocean front property with a coastal layout has a beautiful 18 hole golf course, a world renowned spa, infinity pool, and many hiking and biking trails. This JW Marriott resort offers 5 restaurants and 2 bars. All the rooms have balconies with either a garden, pool or ocean view. The resort is the only Internationally branded hotel that is near the city of Tamarindo where you can find a lot more restaurants, bars and city life in a laid back atmosphere.
Hotel Address:
JW Marriott Guanacaste Resort & Spa
Hacienda Pinilla
Guanacaste, Costa Rica
506 26812000
1 888 236 2427
JW Marriott Guancaste Grounds:
Resort Activities:
- JW Marriott Guancaste SPA
- Fitness Center
- Swimming in the Infinity Pool
- Bike Rentals
- Hiking
- Jogging / Fitness Trail
- Kayaking
- Sauna
- Solarium
- Table Tennis
- Volleyball
- JW Adventure Kids Club
Restaurants & Bars:
- Breakfast Buffett
- Azul Grill – Italian Cuisine
- Mansita Restaurant – International Cuisine with a Costa Rican flair. *
- Sabanero Steakhouse
- Tamarine – Asian-Fusion *
- Azul Pool Bar
- Nau Lobby Bar
* Recommended by the TNT Resorts experts.
JW Marriott Guancaste – Video of the Grounds
Other Things Worth Mentioning:
The hotel is an hour drive from the Liberia Airport. This drive can be a little rough as the roads are the best in Costa Rica sometimes. You will run into this most places you go however.
Wi-Fi is offered though out the Hotel & Resort. Their is a daily fee you have to pay to use this service. It is around $15 at the time of this posting which is inline with most resorts. Actually on the lower end.
The hotel is kid friendly and has top notch service. You won’t be disappointed in our experience and looking at a lot of other reviews.
Check in: 3:00pm and Check out: 12:00pm (pretty standard).
This is a non smoking property. Pets are not allowed.
Some other cool amenities the hotel & resort has is a barber / beauty shop, Bourbon Program, a game room, babysitting, and even a virtual concierge (have a real one too lol). Of course their are many others, this is just a few that stand out.
Our Thoughts:
As we mentioned at the beginning, the JW Marriott Guancaste Resort should definitely make the list of hotels to consider if you are heading to Guancaste. The Resort and the beach are beautiful and the service and amenities are some of the best you’ll find in the area. It deserves the 5 star rating for sure. What really stands out is the food, it is the best in a resort that we have found in the area.