Playa El Jobo, El Jobo La Cruz de Guanacaste, Costa Rica, 00010 El Jobo, Costa Rica
#1 of 2 hotels in El Jobo
Guests' ChoiceBased on 168 hotel reviews
8.5Cleanliness
9.1
Comfort
9.1
Location
8.0
Facilities
8.9
Staff
8.9
Value for money
8.1
Free WiFi
7.1
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End of dialog contentReviewed: 19 April 2024
Rebecca
United StatesEverything was great, but the bars close too early.
Ludin, Adonis, Junior along with the staff were perfect. The attention to detail was unmatched! Thank you for making us feel at home!
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: 4 February 2024
Chavarria
CanadaProperty was a little dated and needed some updates. We were really disappointed with the quality and quantity of food being served in the buffet and à la cart restaurants.
Beautiful resort and location
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: 26 January 2024
Julia
United StatesQuality of the food - except for the buffet restaurant, which surprisingly served the most flavorful food, all a la carte restaurant disappointed both in terms of flavor, service and selection. Service was often slow, not very accommodating and sometimes even rude, noisy and disrespectful - I heard them making comments about guests when they did not except us to understand Spanish.. Despite mentioning our honeymoon several times, there were zero accommodations or gestures made to make us feel like this resort was welcoming honeymooners. Plastic pollution - we picked up 6 handful of zip ties that were lying around at the beach - when we made management aware of the issue they apologized but not sure they actually understood our concern about the pollution, rather than cleanliness of the beach.
The property is well designed and maintained, pools, fauna and public areas are in good condition and clean
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: 15 January 2024
Maryna
United StatesI would like you to k ow that you selling 2 queen room bit they not even exist. Hotel o ly has one king room and 2 double beds.
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: 13 January 2024
Beth
United KingdomThis hotel has a big feel, it is not very personal and you feel like the hotel is trying to make money from you where ever they can, lots of trips pushed on you, paying for sun loungers, paying for a privileged pool, the hotel is marketed as not requiring booking for restaurants yet tables are booked in advance somehow and then you have to wait even if you arrive before opening time! Also when we visited there were a number of big corporate event which seemed to take over the whole complex. Also the not catered well for vegetarians.
Hotel has great pools and beach it’s in a beautiful setting the location although a 2-3 hour journey from the airport is worth the travel, secluded beaches and surrounded by nature you literally are in the middle of the jungle. You feel you have visited the best of Costa Rica while in an all inclusive due to the surroundings!
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: 14 October 2023
Daniel
United StatesEverything! Beautiful beach and massive swimming pools. Stunning sunsets and wildlife! Service was exceptional all around.
Stayed in September 2023
Reviewed: 18 September 2023
Dallas
CanadaFood kept making me sick
The beach, pool, and all the Amenities
Stayed in September 2023
Reviewed: 7 September 2023
Kiara
United StatesLots of walking and food wasn’t great
Property was beautiful
Stayed in September 2023
Reviewed: 13 August 2023
Esmeralda
United StatesThe sushi restaurant was not good. The food tasted bad and the service was also bad.
Stayed in August 2023
Reviewed: 13 June 2023
Deann
United Statesn/a
area was beautiful, there were onsite excursions so we didn’t have to leave the resort, food at the buffet was decent.
Stayed in June 2023
Reviewed: 5 May 2023
Chris
United StatesFood service at all locations (restaurants, pool/beach side, etc) could use more staffing. Make reservations or plan ahead for everything.
Rooms, location, property grounds, everything was just as comfortable, clean, beautiful as advertised. Would absolutely stay again!!!
Stayed in May 2023
Reviewed: 12 April 2023
Jenny
Costa RicaStaff wasn't really friendly.
jacuzzi was nice.
Stayed in April 2023
Reviewed: 5 April 2023
Diogo
United KingdomI would’ve preferred if there was a proper division between the bathroom and the bedroom, which are separated by just a curtain. For the price of the rooms it would’ve been nice to have bathrobes and body lotion.
Amazing resort, the grounds are beautiful and spacious, so many different areas to enjoy, lots of activities too. We loved the morning yoga (the instructor was so good), the snorkelling and the water gymnastics. The sunsets at the beach were wonderful. The children loved the kids club which was excellent, they offer a 12 hour service, the activities are fun and varied and the girls that run it are very friendly and professional. We actually found all the staff at the resort outstanding, hard working, lovely and welcoming, thank you so much! Food and drinks were of great quality, and having a choice of restaurants meant we never got bored, which can sometimes happen in all inclusives. We had the best time.
Stayed in March 2023
Reviewed: 23 February 2023
Becky
United StatesIt's a little bit of a hike from the airport but well worth it. They are in the process of fixing the roads, even after 1 week, they were much better. More umbrellas around all the pools would be helpful. It would also be great to umbrellas available for the beach.
We were incredibly pleased with Dreams, we would absolutely stay there again. Unlike other reviews, we thought the food was wonderful, especially if you like seafood. There were plenty of options. The staff was great! The pools were endless and the beach was quiet.
Stayed in February 2023
Reviewed: 18 February 2023
Carol
United StatesGreat, friendly staff and service. Food was wonderful! Didn’t want to return home!
Stayed in February 2023
Reviewed: 25 January 2023
Shannon
United StatesBeach was a little small and too many vendors right in front of beach entrance. Also it’s so far out of the way. Food was okay but nothing blew my mind. Would’ve liked healthier local food options instead of locals making unhealthy american-style meals. Drinks were good, especially strawberry daiquiris, but mojitos need work! Too limey and inconsistent taste at each bar location. The room design is strange with a curtain separating the bathroom/shower/sink area from the beds. I stayed with a friend so it was a little awkward. I also wished the floors were the same tile as shower as I slipped and fell, landing on my knee on the slippery tiles. Not sure the purpose of a tub outside on patio. Better if had jets or something 🤷♀️
it was gorgeous! Loved the vibe music playing at the top pools a couple of the days we were there
Stayed in January 2023
Reviewed: 18 December 2022
Philip
United Kingdomshows could have started a little earlier for the kids. no reading light in the room. The Mexican restaurant was very disappointing
incredible location. loved the staff. dining options for the most part good.
Stayed in December 2022
Reviewed: 15 December 2022
Daniel
United Statesyou can easily get lost trying to get to/from main building. the food was not amazing, which is what I was expecting from a resort of this prestige.
new comfortable facilities
Stayed in December 2022
Reviewed: 10 December 2022
Kimberly
United Stateswork being done to the ceiling above our front door early in the morning
Stayed in November 2022
Reviewed: 8 December 2022
Michael
United Statestoo far from everything - about an hour and half to main sights in Guanacaste
beautiful private beaxh, wonderful staff and service
Stayed in December 2022
Reviewed: 2 December 2022
Elizabeth
United StatesFar from everywhere
The staff were exceptionally pleasant. They always wanted to make sure we were having a good time.
Stayed in December 2022
Reviewed: 20 November 2022
Joshua
Costa RicaThe streets to come to the place are in a poor conditions it increase the time needed to arrive to.
the places before arrive are amazing and the hotel infrastructure are in great conditions
Stayed in November 2022
Reviewed: 21 October 2022
Ghostie
United Statesnothing
staff was really nice. views were beautiful. food was great
Stayed in October 2022
Reviewed: 28 September 2022
Robinson
United StatesNo lights at night.
The many pools and open areas.
Stayed in September 2022
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