Blue Iguana
  • ★★★
  • Hotel
  • Sámara
  • 6.4/10

Blue Iguana

Set in Samara just a one-minute walk from the beach, Blue Iguana features a swimming pool and on-site award-winning Asian Sushi restaurant. We have 40 rooms, strong fans, air conditioned, TV and free WiFi throughout the property. The rooms come with a private bathroom. Parking is located off-site, around the park in front of the hotel. Breakfast is included with all room reservations. Nosara is 35 km from Blue Iguana, while Carrillo is 7 km away.

  • Top location: Highly rated by recent guests (8.8)
  • Breakfast info: Continental, American

Kids

Children of any age are welcome.

Dogs

Pets are not allowed.

Address

Costado Oeste de la Plaza de Deportes, Samara Centro., 00011 Sámara, Costa Rica, Sámara, Costa Rica

Facilities

Outdoor swimming pool Free WiFi Family rooms Airport shuttle Restaurant Non-smoking rooms Facilities for disabled guests Bar Breakfast

Gallery

a swimming pool with a tan umbrella next to a house at Blue Iguana in Sámara
a room with a bedroom with a bed and a table at Blue Iguana in Sámara
a bedroom with two beds and a table and a window at Blue Iguana in Sámara
a small room with a bed and a dresser at Blue Iguana in Sámara
a bedroom with two beds and a dolphin mural on the wall at Blue Iguana in Sámara
a bedroom with a bed with a double room at Blue Iguana in Sámara
a bedroom with two beds and a ceiling fan at Blue Iguana in Sámara
a bedroom with two beds and a fish on the wall at Blue Iguana in Sámara
a room with two beds and a painting of a fish on the wall at Blue Iguana in Sámara

Reviews

Hannah 10/10
United Kingdom 🇬🇧

Pros: Lovely hostel - beach/friendly vibe - excellent location

Jan 8/10
Czech Republic 🇨🇿

Pros: Very simple pleace but with nice atmosphere, friedly vibe and at a very good location.

Cons: Rooms are small and a bit noisy.

Olivera 9/10
Bosnia and Herzegovina 🇧🇦

Loved my stay here

Pros: Booked the place for the location and because it was one of only 2 in town accepting credit cards but was pleasantly surprised and extended for a week. Rooms were dark and somewhat dated (but, e.g., while my AC was very old, saw the room next door have a brand new one so they may be upgrading things) and the kitchen, although well-equipped, a total mess in grave need of some food marking/scheduled disposal practices. Still, the property overall was amazing – very friendly and efficient staff, big pool with multiple lounge chairs, on-site restaurant with great food (and music), and a bar with different events every night but far enough to keep the rooms quiet.

Avelina 9/10
Switzerland 🇨🇭

Pros: We had a really nice stay at Blue Iguana, I loved the vibes of the hostel and there was also a pool & bar with live music.

Cons: The volunteers at the reception didn‘t really know anything about the place, they couldn‘t answer to any of our questions for example about the beaches nearby or the rentals of surfboards etc. Also there was no A/C so the room got veeeery hot to sleep

Nathan 10/10
United Kingdom 🇬🇧

Great place to stay if you are on a budget friendly staff.

Pros: Location close to the beach and close to the shops.

Nathan 10/10
United Kingdom 🇬🇧

Nice place if you are on a budget super friendly helpful owner.

Pros: Great location close to the beach and shops,shaded small pool ideal for cooling off.

Cons: Plenty of areas to chill out cool off.

Yvon 8/10
Canada 🇨🇦

Agréable comme hôtel

Pros: Bien situé près de la plage et du centre-ville personnelle très gentil

Cons: Lit un peu dure salle de bain petite mais pratique pas d’eau chaude et manquer quelques fois d’eau durant la journée

Yónder 10/10
Costa Rica 🇨🇷

Pros: Cercanía al mar y piscina Trato del personal excelente

Tegan 9/10
United States 🇺🇸

Great location, friendly staff and an all round enjoyable stay, would love to come back!

Pros: The location was great, barely 2 minutes walk from the beach. The pool area was very nice, and I enjoyed hanging out in the courtyard, where there were tables and hammocks. I also enjoyed seeing all the signs previous guests had painted, and I added one of my own! The women’s only room I stayed in was clean and comfortable, especially for a hostel, with a good bathroom, regular cleaning by staff, and good air conditioning.

Cons: There was some loud music and bar noise on Friday and Saturday nights from the bar next to us, plus some very talkative chickens in the early hours of the morning, so I’d recommend bringing earplugs to sleep, but I was still fine, the music wasn’t excessive or all night. The only other thing I noticed was the few outlets, which wasn’t an issue with just a couple people in the room, but would have been a pain with all six beds filled.

Brian 9/10
United States 🇺🇸

Pros: easy access to the beach, basic but nice pool, 2 min walk to restaurants and bars.

Cons: bathroom is very very small and it would be nice to have a small table or night stands.

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