The surrounding is beautiful. The room is decent. However, there is an ashtray there even though they claim the room is non-smoking, and the smell is strange. There are a lot of activities and classes, but some of them cost money (e.g. playing Ping-Pong). You won’t get bored there. If you have toddlers and/understand Spanish, you will enjoy the stay... More

Great Stay! We were at the Barcelo on a Monday-Wednesday. This was perfect because the weekend crowds had checked out. The staff was friendly and helpful. All inclusive is amazing. The grounds-nature reserves/beach/etc-so beautiful!

I stayed with my family. They had activities all day. Staff are very friendly and helpful. I had to see the doctor on site who was very nice and affordable. I had soo much fun and it was safe walking on the beach at any hour.Food is awesome too!

We stayed at the Barcelo recently. This hotel was gorgeous. The landscaping was beautiful. Costa Ricans come here to vacation so if you dont understand spanish you wont understand half of what people are saying. The front desk speak great english. Luis at the front had great customer service skills and was helpful with directions. The only downside is the... More

My wife and I visited Costa Rica and stayed at the Barcelo Tambor resort 14 years ago. In March of this year (2012) we made a return visit to the resort for the 8th time.(9th to Costa Rica). This trip we brough our youngest son with us(29 years old, he was involved in a serious auto accident 4 years ago)... More

This is a nice place, the only complaint I have is that there are no options for vegans. I asked for a special order of beans (protein) and they included meat in it. So, as an all-inclusive, they should be prepared to offer different type of beans, hopefully tofu, soy products or almond/soy milk for the cereal.

very nice property that was very well maintained; buffet restaurants were quite good although we could not get a reservation for the steak house or the other one. housekeeping was good but the language barrier meant a repeat call each day for extra towels and more water in the minibar. We had a great view off our patio into the... More

We were at the Barcelo Tambor for two weeks and had some family there as well. Overall we enjoyed our vacation. The wildlife – we saw humming birds, iguanas, deer, squirrels, monkeys, doves and macaws as we sipped our coffee on the deck in the morning. Does a day start any better than that? The pool and beach were really... More

We read many reviews before staying at the Barcelo Tambor and everything that we read that was negative turned out not to be true for us. The staff was mostly very friendly and eager to wait on us at the bars, restaurants and at the front desk. Gonzolo and particularly Alex who manned the tours desk were very helpful in... More