Four Seasons Resort Tamarindo, Mexico

My boyfriend and I stayed at the Four Seasons Tamardino last week. The service was incredible, the room was delightful (although my boyfriend said they could've cut a tree down for a better view), the food was delectable. I was very worried about being confined to the property since I am used to resorts where you can go off of, but they had plenty of activities, restaurants, etc to make it feel not as confined. We had great room service from the food to the cleaning. Our airport transfer was well organized. I have zero complaints.

I don’t write too many reviews, but we just spent a week at Four Seasons Tamarindo and it warranted a write up as we hadn’t heard much about this new property and it is now one of our favorites! It is best for a warm, relaxing, luxury beach vacation – for couples or family. We love Mexico overall and now prefer the west coast without all of the unsightly seaweed issues between Cancun and Tulum on the east side. Tamarindo is an almost brand-new gorgeous property with stunning new rooms/views and great amenities. The plunge pools at the cliff rooms are spectacular. However, the biggest thing that made the week so special was the exceptional service. For a property that has only been open for about a year and a half, they have it dialed in nicely to the FS standard. If you like the One & Only Mandarina north of Punta Mita (another favorite), you will love this resort. Like Mandarina, the property is huge – the lone resort on a 3,000 acre reserve. Thus, the beaches are super private, and you feel a ‘world away from it all.’ And, like O&O, if you opt for the cliff rooms, you will often call for golf carts to take you around as the uphill walk can be more than you want after a day of relaxing by the pool. We found them to be even more responsive here, generally arriving in a few minutes after you call. The rooms are modern, sleek, and comfortable – most with plunge pools and some with outdoor showers. All of the architecture and design is beautiful and everything is new and clean. We opted for a cliffside villa – preferring a dramatic view and huge plunge pool – but people with whom we spoke raved about the rooms on the beach as well and the ability to walk right out to the ocean. You almost feel like you are in a movie when brushing your teeth and seeing the dramatic beach reflection in the mirror (with the rock formations coming out of the water)! The food across the three restaurants is quite good. We enjoyed the view at Sal (by the ocean), but preferred the menu and overall experience at Coyul (the only non-Mexico city outpost of Michelin Star Chef Elena Reygadas). The Coyul breakfast buffet is over-the-top – don’t miss the rosemary pastries… We did the Taco Tasting at the casual lunch place, Nacho, and Leo made the whole thing really fun. And, while we don’t usually order room service, the Tamarindo room service menu is extensive and dining on the patio for one dinner and one breakfast was special. Note: prices here were at least 35% to 40% less for drinks and dining than other luxury Mexico resorts, which was a pleasant surprise (and prices are still listed in pesos – not US $$s – unlike so many menus in Cabo and elsewhere). This resort offers more of a chill, relaxing vacation, but there was plenty to do: • Spa is new and nice – like most FS, not cheap but very professional and pampering. Great spaces to relax before and after treatments and you can use the spa even if not doing treatments, which I appreciate. They have a nice sauna,

We stayed here for 4-nights under travel industry rate. The rooms were beautifully appointed but some had absolutely zero privacy no matter what you do (ex. bathrooms have no window treatment). There is no swimming beach in the entire property and service was all over the place, probably the worst FS service I’ve experienced, with absolutely zero service recovery. Rooms were never clean enough, items in room never replaced. In fact our laundry basket was never emptied the entire stay. Few could speak proper English. Staff got our instructions wrong even though they were already typed into the app. Only F&B got it somewhat right, but there was no buffet breakfast on one of the stays and they didn’t offer anything to compensate like other hotels do (ex. order whatever you like and will deliver). If you don’t check, they overcharged a lot of things. Also, we had to leave early and asked for a breakfast box and they also charged us for this. This hotel is beyond ridiculous and I would never return or send anyone here. In fact it was so bad that I stopped my subscription to GG who highly recommended this place. I wasn’t going to right a review out of decency since it was under travel industry rate, but their gift shop also sells a load of crap! My daughter purchased a T-shirt where the seams completely came off after literally one wash and they insist that it’s dry clean only despite no washing instructions and it being a basic tee. Even H&M has better quality. This was one of my worst experiences ever in over 63 countries. Complete waste of time, money and effort.

We stayed at the FS Tamarindo from 8/10 - 8/15. It was incredible! Service was amazing, food was very good, and the physical resort was flawless. Very beautiful and private. We were there during the hottest and wettest time of year and it was still perfect. I recommend spending the extra money for an ocean view as view is stunning and you see the sunset every night. Golf course is awesome too. Do yourself a favor and visit this resort.

This is a beautiful location with gorgeous beaches, fantastic property with unbelievable views and an amazing beach and rainforest. Staff was unbelievably friendly, professional, and accommodating. This was our first family trip with our one and a half year-old and they made it seamless. The kids club and staff were very entertaining and the kids named it one of the best trips they’ve been on Most of all the staff were amazingly kind attentive, and were excellently led by Sergio, the resort manager

We had an incredible stay at the hotel - the people, the property, the experience were all world class - amazing attention to detail. Food at Sal was just fantastic! Thank you Francisco (Pacho) for being an outstanding host (cart, doctor for my wife etc.). Shower pressure was variable, but now I'm nitpicking! I would NOT recommend booking diving through the hotel, poor experience and way over-priced. Everything else was essentially perfect!