Name: Hotel Villas Rio Mar
Address: 800 meters northeast of the Dominical entrance, 01001 Dominical, Costa Rica, 800 meters northeast of the Dominical entrance, Puntarenas, 01001, Costa Rica
Price range: Prices for upcoming dates start at $96 per night (We Price Match)
Rating: 8.7

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Hotel Hotel Villas Rio Mar

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Great jardin-jungle on the territory of the hotel, iguanas, toucans, etc. great disposition of villas, so it’s never crowded and you can feel comfortable. Nice music at the restaurant/pool. Very nice trekking on the hotel territory. Very smiling personal and personnel on reception remember the names of the visitors! breakfast is good enough: delicious fruits, scrambled eggs/boiled eggs/sausages, cereals, coffee, tea, juice-choice and the quality of products is very good. I would stay more there...

Natalia, Russia

The staff was very nice and the pool with the bar was good. The room was big enough.

Rotem, Israel

Great breakfast, incredible pool, comfortable room, lots of Iguanas on the property.

Gavin, United States of America

Staff were so very friendly and helpful. The grounds were so lush with flowers and trees. There were birds everywhere.

Jo, United States of America

The staff was incredible and the hotel was within walking distance of everything we needed. Very nice amenities.

Jaclyn, United States of America

The place is great and the pool is exceptional. But the shining part of this place is the amazing staff. Everyone that works there is bright and helpful and fun and friendly.

Gregory, United States of America

Bungalows in fabulous tropical garden setting with abundant wildlife.

Nick, United Kingdom

The restaurant, pool, and grounds were awesome! The location was also very nice.

Jason, United States of America

We loved this place. Beautiful grounds and had everything you could possible need. We were there for business so it was so great to come back and enjoy the pool and all the other things they have for guests with our 11 year old at the end of the day. It made a business trip really fun for her too.

Dawndw, United States of America

The property is beautiful. Rooms are nice size. Needs updating. If you take early excursion they send you with a box breakfast. It was not good. 😢 We got a brownish Tony apple, juice box, pkg. of graham crackers and sad bologna and cheese. Staff was helpful with suggesting excursions. Walk to Dominical was about 15 min. Felt safe. No nightlife that we saw, but we were there during the week.

Lori, United States of America

8.8

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What guests loved the most:
“Great jardin-jungle on the territory of the hotel, iguanas, toucans, etc. great disposition of villas, so it’s never crowded and you can feel comfortable. Nice music at the restaurant/pool. ”

Natalia Russia
“The staff was very nice and the pool with the bar was good. The room was big enough.”

Rotem Israel
“Great breakfast, incredible pool, comfortable room, lots of Iguanas on the property.”

Gavin United States of America
“Staff were so very friendly and helpful. The grounds were so lush with flowers and trees. There were birds everywhere.”

Jo United States of America
“The staff was incredible and the hotel was within walking distance of everything we needed. Very nice amenities.”

Jaclyn United States of America
“The place is great and the pool is exceptional. But the shining part of this place is the amazing staff. Everyone that works there is bright and helpful and fun and friendly.”

Gregory United States of America
“Bungalows in fabulous tropical garden setting with abundant wildlife.”

Nick United Kingdom
“The restaurant, pool, and grounds were awesome! The location was also very nice.”

Jason United States of America
“We loved this place. Beautiful grounds and had everything you could possible need. ”

Dawndw United States of America
“The property is beautiful. Rooms are nice size. Needs updating. If you take early excursion they send you with a box breakfast. It was not good. 😢 We got a brownish Tony apple, juice box, pkg. ”

Lori United States of America

One of our top picks in Dominical.A quality restaurant, spacious tropical gardens and an outdoor pool are available at Hotel Villas Río Mar, located amid a tropical garden, right on the banks of River Baru. It is also walking distance from the the Village of Dominical, which is 2,950 feet away.

All rooms at the Hotel Villas Río Mar feature a terrace, patio with seating area and private bathroom. All 52 rooms also offer AC, Ceiling fans, TV, free WiFi and refrigerators. Room service and free local calls are among the other amenities available to guests.

This eco-hotel resort also has free WiFi, a large outdoor pool and free daily breakfast. Guests can enjoy tennis courts, mini golf, tour planning services and transportation services. The conference center is well-appointed for business meetings and other events. The restaurant of Hotel Villas Río Mar offers local and international dishes. The wet bar will surprise the guests with tropical cocktails.

The property is a 10 minutes' walk from Dominical and 17 minutes' to the beach, and 14 mi from Marino Ballena National Park. Juan santamaria Airport is 3 hours away from this property.

Couples in particular like the location – they rated it 8.2 for a two-person trip.

This property is also rated for the best value in Dominical! Guests are getting more for their money when compared to other properties in this city.

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Most Popular Facilities

Swimming pool

Free WiFi

Free parking

Outdoor pool

Family rooms

Bar

Good for couples – they rated the facilities 8.7 for two-person stays.

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Top Location: Highly rated by recent guests (8.5)

Great Food: Meals here are highly recommended!

Want a great night's sleep? This hotel was highly-rated for its very comfy beds.

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Buffet

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Free private parking available at the hotel

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Hotel surroundings – Guests loved walking around the neighborhood!

Closest Landmarks

Nauyaca Waterfalls
2.8 miles
Alturas Wildlife Sanctuary
4 miles

Natural Beauty

Marino Ballena National Park (Uvita) Ocean/Sea
13 miles
Manuel Antonio National Park Mountain
28 miles

Closest Airports

Palmar Sur Airport
34.4 miles
Drake Bay Airport
40.7 miles
Tobías Bolaños International Airport
51.6 miles

What Travelers Love About This Location

“The hotel is on an amazing area,they take great care of the premises.The staff was very acommodating and the rooms were great.We enjoyed breakfast very much and...”

Encarnacion

Spain

9.5

“The property is amazing, the villas are beautiful, comfy, clean. The front area of the villa is so comfy to sit, prepare food, listen to the birds around. I w...”

Maria

Costa Rica

9.5

“The villas into the forest and garden ambiance. Hotel location is relatively close to many wondeful beaches. Relaxing and calm place”

Jorge

Costa Rica

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1 Restaurant On Site

El Rancho Restaurant

Food: American, Argentinian, Cajun/Creole, Italian, Mediterranean, Seafood, Steakhouse, Local, Asian, International, Latin American, European, Grill/BBQ

Menu: À la carte

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One of our top picks in Dominical

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Check-in

From 3:00 PM

Check-out

Until 12:00 PM

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Children and Extra Beds

All children are welcome.

There is no capacity for extra beds in the room.

No age restriction

There's no age requirement for check-in

Pets

Pets are not allowed.

Hotel Villas Rio Mar accepts these cards and reserves the right to temporarily hold an amount prior to arrival.

“Great jardin-jungle on the territory of the hotel, iguanas, toucans, etc. great disposition of villas, so it’s never crowded and you can feel comfortable. Nice music at the restaurant/pool. Very nice trekking on the hotel territory. Very smiling personal and personnel on reception remember the names of the visitors! breakfast is good enough: delicious fruits, scrambled eggs/boiled eggs/sausages, cereals, coffee, tea, juice-choice and the quality of products is very good. I would stay more there...”

Natalia

Russia

“The place is great and the pool is exceptional. But the shining part of this place is the amazing staff. Everyone that works there is bright and helpful and fun and friendly.”

Gregory

United States of America

“We loved this place. Beautiful grounds and had everything you could possible need. We were there for business so it was so great to come back and enjoy the pool and all the other things they have for guests with our 11 year old at the end of the day. It made a business trip really fun for her too.”

Dawndw

“The property is beautiful. Rooms are nice size. Needs updating. If you take early excursion they send you with a box breakfast. It was not good. 😢 We got a brownish Tony apple, juice box, pkg. of graham crackers and sad bologna and cheese. Staff was helpful with suggesting excursions. Walk to Dominical was about 15 min. Felt safe. No nightlife that we saw, but we were there during the week.”

Lori

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Newest Reviews for Hotel Villas Rio Mar

Reviewed: January 11, 2019

Jennifer
United States of America
10

Exceptional
- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Superior Double Room
- • Stayed 4 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Terrible wifi

Stayed in January 2019
Reviewed: January 10, 2019

Wayne
United States of America
7.5

Good
- • Couple
- • Superior Double Room
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Driving up to the property it didn’t look very promising but grounds and rooms were very nice

Stayed in January 2019
Reviewed: January 7, 2019

Natalia
Russia

14 helpful votes
10

Exceptional
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Superior Double Room
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
The road that link the beach and the hotel is very dusty and unpleasant for walking
Great jardin-jungle on the territory of the hotel, iguanas, toucans, etc. great disposition of villas, so it’s never crowded and you can feel comfortable. Nice music at the restaurant/pool. Very nice trekking on the hotel territory. Very smiling personal and personnel on reception remember the names of the visitors! breakfast is good enough: delicious fruits, scrambled eggs/boiled eggs/sausages, cereals, coffee, tea, juice-choice and the quality of products is very good. I would stay more there...

Stayed in January 2019
Reviewed: January 7, 2019

Marta
France
Age group: 45 – 54

1 helpful vote
8.3

“good hotel with nice garden”
- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Superior Double Room
- • Stayed 3 nights
I would have expected a swimming pool without chlorin! The restaurant is expensive and not of a good quality.
nice garden and confortable rooms

Stayed in December 2018
Reviewed: January 6, 2019

Josafat
Costa Rica
Age group: 25 – 34
10

“Happy vacation”
- • Leisure trip
- • Group of friends
- • Superior Double Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Nice breakfast.

Stayed in January 2019
Reviewed: January 1, 2019

Anonymous
United States of America
7.5

Good
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Superior Double Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
WiFi and refrigerator did not work.
Very nice and unique

Stayed in December 2018
Reviewed: December 31, 2018

Oonagh
Ireland
10

“Well worth staying lovely place”
- • Leisure trip
- • Group of friends
- • Junior Suite
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Nothing this place was lovely.
Really clean and quite quite, lovely food and lovely big rooms

Stayed in December 2018
Reviewed: December 24, 2018

René
Costa Rica
7.9

Good
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Superior Double Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Wifi in bedrooms never worked, could use a little refurbishment.
Nice and relaxing place. Food was incredible!

Stayed in December 2018
Reviewed: December 12, 2018

Anne
Canada
9.6

“We had an enjoyable stay and would love to come back some day.”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Superior Double Room
- • Stayed 4 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Would have liked more parasols on the sunny side of the pool deck so that more people could be in the shade.
The staff were very friendly. The pools were a pleasant temperature. Restaurant food was very good. The breakfast buffet was excellent. Rooms were roomy and comfortable.

Stayed in December 2018
Reviewed: December 5, 2018

Rotem
Israel
7.5

Good
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Superior Double Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
The bed was a bit uncomfortable. There is a curtain to cover the glass door but it was not enough for the outside not to see the inside of the room. Also, the A.C did not work very well and it was hot and humid.
The staff was very nice and the pool with the bar was good. The room was big enough.

Stayed in December 2018
Reviewed: December 2, 2018

Shona
United Kingdom
9.2

Awesome
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Junior Suite
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
The restaurant offered limited options for vegetarian food. Otherwise todos bien!
Facilities were fantastic! Lovely pools, tennis court and restaurant. Staff were so friendly, helpful and professional. The rooms were very comfortable and very clean, with great outdoor patios and hammocks. Best of all was the variety of wildlife in the hotel grounds!

Stayed in November 2018
Reviewed: November 29, 2018

Gavin
United States of America
10

“Perfect relaxing location with many activities ..mini golf, tennis, amazing pool & wildlife.”
- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Junior Suite
- • Stayed 2 nights
Great breakfast, incredible pool, comfortable room, lots of Iguanas on the property.

Stayed in November 2018
Reviewed: November 16, 2018

Andrew
Costa Rica
3.3

Poor
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Junior Suite
- • Stayed 9 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
I woke up 2 nights ago to a guy who broke into my room and stole $230 US from me. He had the tools and knew how to easily remove the security grate from my window (draw your own conclusion on that). He then cut through my screen and opened my window, I woke up to him leaning in and stealing my money. The hotel called the police but only offered a free dinner (I didnt take it). They didnt reimburse what was stolen (I didnt even have that much cash) and I still had to pay for that night out of the 11 nights I stayed there, so I literally paid them to get robbed (they told me what a big guy I was, so since I wasnt terrified it's no big deal. They said they would double security for one night (the last night I was there) but I checked, they had another security guard on duty as promised but they were hanging out together in front of the hotel (which is far from where this happened). The hotel is remote and they dont have the security to keep it safe. I'm 6'1" 240 lbs and I dont want to know what would've happened when he went through my window if that wasnt the case (woman traveling alone or kids in the room). They wouldn't even do anything for me as a result of what happened (again, I didnt even have that much cash, still no reimbursement). If you're traveling alone or with kids dont stay here, it's not safe and they don't seem to care.

Stayed in November 2018
Reviewed: September 16, 2018

Natalia
Costa Rica

1 helpful vote
10

Exceptional
- • Leisure trip
- • Group of friends
- • Superior Double Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
The room it's clean and beautiful

Stayed in September 2018
Reviewed: July 30, 2018

Anonymous
Netherlands

1 helpful vote
7.9

Good
- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Junior Suite
- • Stayed 2 nights
The fries at the pool were the worst, and the desert we ordered from room service were horrible, even the children did not eat this icecream, I left the passionfruit cream in its glass as well....
Nice cabins with a porch that can be shielded with curtains for the mosquitos, rendering you with a real piece of private outside living. The wifi in our first cabin was non existent, but after complaints we were moved to a room with great reception. kids loved the many house-iguana's on the property. breakfast has great choice, tastes good and varies per day.

Stayed in July 2018

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	Superior Double Room 1 twin bed and 1 king bed	Show prices
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	Junior Suite 2 king beds	Show prices
Start of dialog content 댴 Private bathroom The Junior Suite features two king size beds, air conditioning, fan ceiling systems, a coffee maker, safe deposit box, and free Wi-Fi. The accommodations also has a private terrace, fridge, and private bathroom. Will sleep up to 4 people. Room Facilities: • Tea/Coffee maker • Shower • Safe • TV • Air conditioning • Hairdryer • Refrigerator • Desk • Ironing facilities • Sitting area • Free toiletries • Fan • Toilet • Patio • Private Bathroom • Extra long beds (> 6.5 ft) • Satellite channels • Flat-screen TV • Private entrance • Sofa • View • Wake-up service • Mosquito net • Towels/Sheets (extra fee) • Dryer • Wardrobe or closet • Garden view • Coffee machine • Terrace • Towels • Linens • High chair • Outdoor furniture • Entire unit located on ground floor • Toilet paper Free WiFi! Select everything you want to know more about (Your response helps provide better info for travelers) Beds Bathroom Kitchen Breakfast Room capacity Room view Room facilities Parking Smoking Other What do you want to know about the options you selected? Enter your feedback Submit Cancel Thanks for your time! Your feedback will help us improve so you can book more easily next time. Close Sorry – there was an error submitting your response. Please try again. Retry Missing some information? Yes / No Great! Thanks for your response. Check-in Date / / Check-in Date Check-out Date / / Check-out Date Rooms Adults Children End of dialog content
	Villa 2 full beds	Show prices
Start of dialog content 댴 Private bathroom The ideal room when you don’t feel like eating out every day. The kitchenette of this room is equipped with all the basic kitchenware and appliances you need for preparing meals, snacks and drinks. The Kitchen suite has 2 double beds, free Wifi, AC and cable TV. Sleeps up to 4 people. Villa Facilities: • Tea/Coffee maker • Shower • Safe • TV • Air conditioning • Kitchenette • Refrigerator • Ironing facilities • Sitting area • Free toiletries • Fan • Toilet • Microwave • Private Bathroom • Satellite channels • Kitchen • Flat-screen TV • Private entrance • Sofa • View • Wake-up service • Dining area • Electric kettle • Kitchenware • Mosquito net • Towels/Sheets (extra fee) • Stovetop • Toaster • Garden view • Cleaning products • Coffee machine • Terrace • Towels • Dining table • Outdoor furniture • Entire unit located on ground floor • Clothes rack • Toilet paper Free WiFi! Select everything you want to know more about (Your response helps provide better info for travelers) Beds Bathroom Kitchen Breakfast Room capacity Room view Room facilities Parking Smoking Other What do you want to know about the options you selected? Enter your feedback Submit Cancel Thanks for your time! Your feedback will help us improve so you can book more easily next time. Close Sorry – there was an error submitting your response. Please try again. Retry Missing some information? Yes / No Great! Thanks for your response. Check-in Date / / Check-in Date Check-out Date / / Check-out Date Rooms Adults Children End of dialog content

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