Ten North Tamarindo Beach Hotel

We loved the exceptional staff, pool, immaculate grounds, and convenience of the location- close to shops, all the must-experience restaurants, Saturday Market, and short walk to the beach. The set up of the hotel was impressive: secure parking, easy access reception area, rooms set around a lovely pool, cute seating area, and shaded breakfast tables. Our room was well appointed with lots of towels, A/C, a fridge and a safe. Beds and bedding were comfortable. The included breakfasts and service were fantastic! (Thanks Laura!)

Thanks to previous reviews, at time of booking, we knew about the weekend night club and skate park noise. We stayed Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights and the music volume from the nearby club on Sat/Sunday was significant. Our room was likely the closest room to all this action. Fortunately, the rooms have white noise machines which worked very well! Our family of four all slept well (and I am not a great sleeper to begin with). A positive attitude, use of the white noise machines, and seeing that the pros definitely outnumber the cons would lead us to recommending this place to others.

Centrally located, a short walk from the beach, with incredibly attentive staff and a fantastic breakfast. Small but homey, with a pool centering the courtyard. Staff will happily arrange anything you need (tours, laundry, transportation, etc). Clean within a fairly dirty town (a nice respite). Nextdoor to a park with basketball hoops and a lively weekend scene, which can get loud, but noise machines in each room easily drown out the nightlife. Supermarket right across the street, and many restaurants an easy walk away. AC in each room works great, and they provide towels for the pool and beach, as well as chairs, umbrellas, etc. Overall a fantastic place.

Karol, Juan, Laura, Tony (English version) everyone truly made our stay special. They all worked hard every day to make sure everyone was happy. Very clean, comfortable beds and no request was taken lightly. Even a crazy woman from Canada that asked for a broom and dust pan 😂. My husband and I truly miss them and cannot wait to return hopefully with other family members to enjoy true Pura Vida only because of the wonderful people working there. Good bye was hard but we will return. Ten North Tamarindo Beach Hotel would not be as exceptional without them all. Pura Vida until we meet again xo

Ten North Tamarindo Beach Hotel was a fantastic place and very reasonable priced. Tamarindo is quite expensive. Comparable to what you would spend on cost of living, dining in Canada and the US.

The staff here were very friendly and helpful with answering questions for us and making change so we could tip staff. The breakfasts were very good and was a great start to our day! They had a night security person on staff, so we felt very safe and secure at this location.

Not the hotel's fault, but it sits right next to the city park. Kids played basketball late every night so it could be a bit noisy if your room is on the same side as the park. We got used to it and enjoyed seeing the locals having fun at the park/skate park.

Great hotel, kind staff and good value for money.

A little bit isolated from bars, restaurants, shops, or other beaches at a walking distance. We expected it to be closer to these facilities.

Absolutely loved my solo stay at Ten North! From the moment I arrived I was welcomed with such warmth and also a cold beer by Juan at reception. The room was beautiful and clean and the pool area was perfect for chilling and lounging by the pool. I’m vegan, and the staff including Caro made sure I always had a filling delicious breakfast. The hotel is a short few minutes from the beach and super close to restaurants and the grocery store. Another highlight for me was the sweetest small cat who hangs around and the staff look after her. I wouldn’t hesitate to book this place again and highly recommend!

Ten North was a great intimate hotel, with exceptional staff, and we would definitely return. The location was in the heart of the action. The rooms faced a small pool that provides a change of pace from the busy downtown and beautiful beach. Countless excellent restaurants are within short walking distance. Access to excursions was easy. The hotel offers an optional breakfast, which was also delicious. As a bonus, there was a farmers' market right next door every Saturday. If you want to be in the action, and feel a warm local vibe, this is the place to stay!

The trade-off for being in the central location is the noise level of the surrounding clubs and bars at night. In our rooms, there were noise-cancelling machines and enough soundproofing that it didn't disturb us, but if you're looking for a quiet getaway, this may not be the place for you.

the location of ten north is perfect!! it’s such a sweet oasis in the middle of Tamerindo..it is right beside the skate park where the local kids play daily and on saturdays there is an outdoor market which is incredible! breaking bread which is a lovely coffee shop is only a couple of steps away and there is a grocery store across the street…additionally you are less than a 5 minute walk to the beach and in the middle of all of the action

our room was a bit small but it certainly met our needs…the only negative is that there wasn’t a barrier under the door so ants could and did get in

We really liked our stay at this hotel. Our favorite part was the amazing woman who cooked breakfast everyday. Our family is vegan and she went out of her way to make us special breakfasts like like vegan pancakes and vegan omelets and we also got smoothies every day with breakfast which we loved! The pool was nice but it was in the shade a lot of the day. The location was great as there was restaurants very close and a grocery store right across the street. It is a couple of blocks to the beach, so it would be nicer to be on the water but it wasn't too far. The air conditioning was good and the kitchen was good in our room too. There was a small parking lot right in front of the front desk and had a gate and we were able to park there most days, and a security guard sat in front of the hotel all night. There was also lots of street parking too.

The price seemed expensive compared to the accommodations we had in the first town we visited which was Samara , where the hotel was half the price and was right on the water. I think generally Tamarindo is just a more expensive town. The pull out couch was not comfortable, as a family of 5 we had to use it.

A bright calm oasis of green and water in the glorious party mayhem that is Tamarindo. Beautiful little room and en suite overlooking a charming, clean pool surrounded by clever planting and plenty of places to sit. THE BEST BREAKFAST we’ve had IN COSTA RICA! A nice place to meet other travellers and holiday makers with a nice vibe. We left to move on and immediately re-booked as we’d enjoyed it so much. I highly recommend the estuary boat trip that the hotel booked for us. LOADS of birds, excellent guide and abundant crocodiles.

The nighttime party noises coming from Tamarindo are remarkable and they last most of the night. Listen to the advice about keeping the bathroom door shut and the noise-cancelling device next to the bed actually helps.