Pros: it's gorgeous! The grounds are beautiful and well maintained. The pools are huge and all over the place. The food is very good. Room service is very quick. The view of the ocean allows for a beautiful view of the sunset. Cons: it's enormous and kind of a maze. The beach is very far from the main hotel, and there isn't a direct route to get there. For a place built so recently, the fixtures and fittings are wearing out quickly.
A beautiful place. Has the most amazing pools. Very clean accommodations. Loved that there were monkeys close and we could feed them. Staff friendly and great food.
My man and I stayed here this past week. Our second night we ate at the Mexican restaurant and I became very sick throwing up and diarrhea I had to go to the doctor who was located on the resort because I couldn't stop throwing up and going to the bathroom. When I came home I found out I had food poisoning with blood in my stool. This is unacceptable. The manager of the hotel came and talk to me after I visited the doctor. But didn't offer any help just asked if I ate something off the resort in which I didn't. I'll never return back! If I could sue them I would! A birthday trip for my man turned into a complete nightmare!!!
Absolutely gorgeous resort! Worth every penny. The people are all very nice and helpful. They treat you like royalty. You can see monkeys! Great food also!
Staff tries exceptionally hard to ensure all of their guests have a fantastic holiday.
The food is phenomenal, especially at the Japanese restaurant.
The only thing that could have made our stay better is attention to small details that other resorts seem to capitalize on like providing liquor in the rooms (rum, gin, vodka) and not just beer and soft drinks. We also had an 8 year old with us and I was hoping for her to see the typical towel animals on her bed. This wasn't needed, but again, little things make the difference.
Better communication with first time guests when they arrive would be appreciated. It took almost the full week for us to learn the best ways to get to our room or other locations around the resort. More maps in more locations would have made this MUCH easier.
Communication and interaction could be improved. Like I said, Dreams has an incredible and hard working staff, I only wish we were able to get to know them all a little better.
I guess we will have to go backsigh!
Our experience here was amazing. Upon arrival we were treated with the upmost respect and understanding this was a once and a lifetime vacation opportunity. The food was incredible and staff beyond helpful. The gift shops and excursions are outrageously expensive but each trip off the resort was incredible and I'd pay to do it again if we get the chance to come back.
Great food. Great service. Great room. Great view! Be careful of theft! People we came with got valuables stolen from their room. We always used the provided safe so we were fine.
Staff very attentive. Resort very clean and attractive. Everything is new and well taken care of. Drinks are great and plentiful. Preferred status is the way to go with swim out rooms and dedicated preferred lounge.
I would say relaxing but this place made the best vacation possible. They had complimentary snorkeling, kayaking, and paddle boarding. I also went on a excursion that included zip lining, mud baths, horseback riding, and a crazy water slide. Snorkeling off the beach was fun but be careful there are a ton of urchins on the rocks. There is wildlife here we encountered monkeys, iguanas, racoons and many other things. If you are looking for adventure and your spouse wants to kick back and get away this is the perfect place.
This is a great all inclusive. The staff throughout the resort was top notch. The staff at the front desk had a little room for improvement, rooms were not together as promised, but redeemed themselves at check out. Pool areas were clean and well maintained. The water slide was fun for kids, but not supervised very well. The kids activities were great, access to the beach was very cool. Wished you could rent or buy a volleyball at the resort to play on the beach, as the daily games with Hotel staff filled up quickly. Food was good, drinks were great.
It is absolutely breathtaking. However my first evening was uneventful. In the evening you have to be transported because of the darkness. I called for transportation to go to dinner and they did not come. They forget all about me . They didn't come at all I called back no answer. I decided to call room service. They told me they had no dessert available. That's not acceptable. I will give them a 5 star for now. It is my second day. By the end of my trip I will give a second review. I will rate accordingly.
My daughter had her wedding at Dreams Las Mareas. It was perfect. Beautiful place. Food was great, lots to do and see. I would go back in a heartbeat.
Beautiful location with a lot of potential to be great, but their customer service was lacking. My husband and I stayed here for our honeymoon (May-June 2016) and we definitely had a lot more fun when we LEFT the resort for different activities (snorkeling, zip lining, etc). The restaurants on site were not great— one of them never even served us! We were seated and waited over an hour before we just got up and left because a server never came to take care of us. The pool and beach were great, the drinks were awesome and overall the stay was nice there were just A LOT of little things that went wrong that guest services didn’t do much to fix; and after speaking to some of the other guests about their experiences at the resort, we realized that we weren’t alone. I hope to return to Costa Rica one day, but we will NOT come back to this resort.
Went here with my husband and stepdaughter and we had a fantastic time. The resort is beautiful and did not feel very crowded even though there were a lot of people there. We only ran into issues getting into a restaurant one night, otherwise we got in right away everywhere. Only caveat is that it is not close to excursions, so you have to ride far to get anywhere.
What an amazing stay. Everything about this place is just perfect. The staff, the services, the drinks, the food, the pools.
PRO TIP: the bartenders and servers are trained to give you the cheap liquor unless you specifically specify otherwise. If you want a white Russian you need to tell them that you want Absolute and Kahlua otherwise you will get the no lable vodka and coffee liqueur.
My Family loved Dreams Las Mareas in Guanacaste. The Place is Beautiful, Everyone is nice, and the food is great. There are little problems, like you would find ANYWHERE, but nothing is perfect so people should keep that in mind when they give ratings. The area has high humidity, so certain places have a humid smell, but everywhere was clean. All Inclusive means, no tips, eat anywhere all day long for free, alcoholic drinks are also free. It is also fun for kids. I recommend this place to everyone.
This is a beautiful, diverse and fun designed resort. It is pretty much on the beach and in the jungle. The rooms smell like mold, so if you have any type of mold allergy you will have problems. From the staff to the beach this place is all around fun!
You can drink and eat as much as you want! You can also go snorkeling, jet skiing, paddle boarding, boat tours, fishing, etc!
Yoga on the beach is great as long as you can tolerate ants. The staff takes great care of everyone and does a great job at ensuring safety.
I highly suggest the FISH SPA TREATMENT (guppies eating the dead skin off of your feet)
There is so much to do here! But also so much more to do in Costa Rica!
Great resort. The staff were super nice and helpful. Everyone from the bartenders to the waitstaff to the maintenance crew were very nice and welcoming. The pools on the resort were great! The beach area could use some work, but we enjoyed staying on the resort. We would definitely like to visit again.
Really enjoyed this resort. The pools are beautiful. The monkeys are entertaining and the food is pretty good.
It's a resort that is pretty much in the middle of nowhere. But it's beautiful. The staff goes out of their way to make sure you enjoy yourself, and the entertainment is top notch. The white faced monkeys that show up from the hills for breakfast, lunch and supper are pretty entertaining also, especially if you're not used to monkees. This is another place that I would like to return to someday.
This was one of the most outstanding resorts I ever came across. The service was amazing. Classic, over the top and sophisticated at the same time. I stayed as a preferred club member.basically VIP, with the swimout. I am telling you to just do it, it's so worth every penny. There was an event every night and everyone around you will help with anything you need, 🙄.totally returning.
Great resort! Private and very remote. Great gray sand beach. Great for walking but not for swimming due to sea lice outbreak the week of my visit. Pools and resort overall is best in class. Food at all restaurants is great and fresh, and staff very friendly and helpful. Would love to come back someday.
An awesome resort with friendly personnel. This is an all-inclusive with decent food and drink. There's a reasonable choice of restaurants. The highlights are the poolside with the slides, and the really nice private beach. We actually saw rays in the ocean, right by the beach, and numerous beautiful butterflies on site. The views from some of the rooms are great - we had a room with a pool view, and that was great especially at night when the lights came on. I'd look carefully at the kind of room before you book because some, including ours, had glass doors with a big curtain securing the bath and sink area. So if you're sharing the room and need privacy, this could be a concern.