Dreams Las Mareas Costa Rica - All Inclusive

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  Great family vacation

  I will try and go through the pros and cons. I will make this fair from someone who has travelled a lot and been to other dreams. The flight times with Air Transat are not family friendly as you arrive around 5.30pm then endless wait for luggage. 2 hour drive to resort in the dark with young hungry tired children not fun. Check in was very lack lustre. I usually expect a warm welcome cold drink and check in package all prepared. The lobby is blah. No direction as to where to check in and it’s behind closed doors. No prepared package just a photocopied map of resort. By time check in done restaurants were closing. We had a garden view room which is in building 5 facing the jungle. For family building 5 is great as most restaurants located there and close walk to main pool. Rooms are different as bathroom is open to room kind of odd for a family to share. Beds very comfortable and amenities in room are well done. If facing jungle there is no shortage of monkeys. They are gentle and very cute. Pools and ground are just beautiful. No shortage of chairs or umbrellas. Bar service at pool was excellent . Drinks were well made and tasty and high end alcohol like crown royal rye. There were lots of bars around pool area. There was almost no pool entertainment activity, usually there are pool games etc but not here. Beach was very nice and water crystal clean and no seaweed. A few vendors but if you say no they leave you alone. One major complaint for me was that there was no lobby bar that you could head to before dinner to have a drink or glass of wine. You can get wine at pool bar but in plastic glass not ideal. There is a piano bar but not open till 6 so if travelling with kids not open before dinner. Restaurants were very good. Tapanaki is as per usual. Himitsu was very good as was Gohan sushi well worth the visit. Seafood grill was good but had salmon and had to send back twice as not cooked through. Steakhouse was good as well but not overly fancy. Waiters are attentive, Isaac and Eladio were very good. Portofino was by far the best restaurant to visit. Coco cafe in morning for specialty coffees was awesome. Kids liked the ice cream. We were a group of 12 and the staff was excellent accommodating us. Overall great resort just a few short comings. Bad reviews about service I do not get as the staff was great except for check in,

  Feb 06, 2025
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  First time to Costa Rica but definitely not the last

  We had a swim out pool suite ,it was impeccable the service was exceptional,are room was kept spotless,there was also plenty of different pools to use .The restaurants were very good and had plenty of choices and the buffet was one of the best that we have ever eaten at There is a nature park across the road from the hotel and it is very good with a boardwalk to walk on ,the was plenty of holler monkeys up in the trees for free entertainment. We will be back again next year for sure thanks again for being so kind and friendly to us.

  Feb 05, 2025
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  Keep Looking!!!!

  The beds and pillows are old and lumpy. The food was abysmal. The pool was cold. You couldn't go to the beach without being bombarded with people selling you stuff. There was mold in the ventilation system. You are upwards of 2 hours away from all the fun stuff. The only pro is the monkeys were super cute!

  Feb 04, 2025
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  Great Experience With Friends

  We had a great experience with a large group of friends at Dreams Las Mareas. As most of the other reviews here will tell you, there's a loooooong ride from LIB airport but once you're at the resort it's wonderful. The rooms were nice, the service was excellent everywhere, and the food was great with the exception of the Mexican restaurant (El Patio). The pools are plentiful and well maintained. We stayed in building 3 on the 6th floor and the ocean view was really nice. If you're wondering if you should upgrade to the Preferred Club, we'd say it's not worth it unless you want an ocean view room. They don't check anyone at the preferred pool so anyone seems to be able to use it. The preferred lounge is nice, but it's not convenient to get to regularly. And, the upgrade doesn't seem to have any additional benefits for meals or alcohol choices. If you are ok with not having an ocean view room, we'd recommend saving the extra cost.

  Feb 04, 2025
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  Security issue!!! Don't trust the room safe!

  We were at the resort for our honeymoon and while the amenities are fine, the resort has a huge security issue. We had money stolen from us multiple times. At first we thought that we hadn't secured our money but it wasn't until the last night that we realized that someone had access to our room safe and were stealing our money. (Yes people can get access to a hotel safe if they have a code) The whole trip was tainted by the theft!!! We reported the first incident to the hotel and they told us that non unauthorized access was made to the room and that they believed their staff were honest. After this we did not feel that it was safe to report the second or third theft to the hotel. There were multiple incidents where people came into our room or were seen leaving our room without cause. In each theft, only the money that we converted to Costa Rican currency was taken. On the day that we checked in there was a guest making a complaint that someone had been in their room and taken things. Later on, we had a chance to see this guest and he explained that he asked specifically that no one go into his room because things were missing and yet people were still going in. Unfortunately we didn't take this as a warning and lost money as a result.

  Feb 02, 2025