Tamarindo Hostels - Reviews and Rates

The river that separates Tamarindo's beaches and the peninsula to the north that includes the serene Playa Grande national nature reserve where turtles nest is visible narrow but deep and with a swift current out to sea, enabling entrepreneurial boat owners to provide taxi service across and back. In addition to being a beautiful beach, Playa Gr...

Before leaving Costa Rica we had to make one more trip to the Pacific coast to the Nicoya Peninsula, specifically Playa Tamarindo, a popular surf spot for Ticos and foreigners alike. This was the first spot we really came across any Australians, and the first place Greg got back on the board and got some waves.

Note: For the remainder of our trip we will occasionally have a special guest writer in addition to the usual "he said, she said". Julie, a good friend from the US has joined us for our travels throughout Central America. Julie Said: Clearly a beach resort town, Tamarindo caters to international and domestic tourists. On our initial drive throug...

Playa Tamarindo, **, no Globalization but may as well be America..more real estates than restaurants. A disappointing day in Tamarindo. The only reason we came here was to see the massive leather back turtle lay his egg. We originally thought that we would catch this sight on the Caribbean so we weren`t gonna bother going to Tamarindo which has ...

I thought it was about time I wrote a little Have been in Costa Rica now for a little while, headed directly to Gringovile (Tamarindo) for a bit of surf, sun and of course beer... or as it turns out the Rum marathon is still ongoing and the consumption of the fine drink continues!! The surf was low, but still packed which increased the fun on th...