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Barceló Tambor Beach hotel
Located on Playa Tambor – Puntarenas , is a jewel on the southern tip of the Nicoya Peninsula, Barceló Tambor Beach hotel is an all-inclusive three star resort. The natural location of this hotel makes it unique and it faces a gorgeous beach on the coast of the Pacific Ocean. This luxurious and upscale property is surrounded by breathtaking nature. The area has been awarded the Blue Flag status (a certificate that guarantees the quality and cleanliness of its beaches). While staying at this hotel, you will enjoy the pristine beauty and sustainability. Nature lovers and beach activity lovers will find this hotel perfect for a memorable vacation.
Accommodation:
The Barceló Tambor Beach Hotel offers 402 rooms that are designed with local colonial style and has own individual and exclusive touch.
Superior Room:
Boasting 37 m² of space, the Superior rooms offers postcard perfect views of the hotel garden or forest from the terrace. In these superior rooms you will enjoy the optimum relaxation and comfort. Each of the Superior room is ideally designed for accommodating a maximum of 4 guests.
Superior Room Oceanfront:
People who want to enjoy amazing sea view from their room, they can stay at the Superior Room Oceanfront. Set along by a warm tinge of tangerine lighting these are 37 m² well appointed rooms. These rooms provide comfortable environment, luxurious facilities as well as overlooking stunning views of the surrounding. These rooms can accommodate a maximum of 4 people.
Suite:
In the Barceló Tambor Beach hotel, you will find 4 suites of 74 m² consisting of a guest room connecting with a lounge. Located on the 2nd level, these suites overlooks amazing views of the ocean.
Facilities and Services:
In the hotel property you will find a swimming pool, a theater with a different unique show featuring live music each night. You will enjoy complimentary access to the nightclub and enjoy national drinks included until 02.00. In this resort you can also enjoy the indoor activities like dancing classes and aqua aerobics. You can go to the casino, gym, beauty salon, spa and Jacuzzi to enjoy a variety of facilities.
This hotel provides a perfect area for your kids tat will allow you to enjoy your holiday with more enjoyment. Guests who are 4 to 12 year old, they can visit the Barcy Club that arranged entertainment program. For the kids there is a swimming pool surrounded with lush swaying palm trees and also has fun water jets for their recreation. This hotel also provide a teen house where the teenagers (13-17) can enjoy some fun time together and try some latest games and they can also enjoy Bungee jumping on the climbing wall and a fantastic trampoline. For the entertainment, the resort also provides PCs, video-games and the latest music.
For outdoor activities in the hotel property you will find 3 tennis courts, 1 football pitch, 2 multi-purpose fields, beach football pitch, beach volleyball pitch, giant chess, target shooting, table tennis, pool table and many more to enjoy but you will have to pay an additional charge for those sports.
Scuba Diving:
Barcelo Tambor provides 3 different levels of PADI certification to begin or perfect scuba diving. After completing the course when the guests will get the PADI certificate, they will have the world’s most respected and recognized scuba diving credentials:
1. Enjoy scuba diving for dives up to 12 m deep.
2. Open Water Diver for dives up to 18 m deep and
3. Advanced Open WaterDiver for experts, up to 30 m deep.
There are a variety of diving sites in the Pacific coast. Due to its awe inspiring views of the marine life and ocean bed, Cano Island is one of the preferred places on the country’s coast. The underwater world of the Pacific coast has balmy waters and there you will enjoy watching amazing marine life.
Trips and Excursions:
Vacaciones Barceló belongs to the Barceló Group that is the Official Agent for Barceló Hotels & Resorts. They offer a variety of services that you can book before arriving the hotel and pay later when you will reach there.
Curu National Park:
Nature lovers will enjoy guided tour to the Curu National Park and there they can immerse themselves in the splendid ecosystem of the tropical rainforest. During this tour you will get opportunity to watch indigenous plant and different species of wild animals such as capuchin monkey, spider monkey and colorful birds and insects. You will enjoy exploring the beauty of the lush landscape of mangrove forests, silver sandy beaches and tall trees. This tour lasts for 4 hours.
Turtle Island:
This tour starts with a boat trip that will allow you to admire the amazing rocky coastline of the Nicoya Peninsula and then you will go to the Turtle Island where you can enjoy exploring the rich marine life. After that you will get relaxed on the white sand beach surrounded by beautiful coconut palm trees. This tour lasts for 3 to 4 hours.
Turtle Island & Curu Park:
If you go to the Curu Park, you will get opportunity to watch different ecosystems such as dry rainforest, mangrove forests where you can observe abundance of wild animals. After a short boat ride you will reach the beautiful Turtle Island and there you can enjoy adventure activities like snorkeling and explore the beautiful underwater life. This tour duration is 5 hours.
Montezuma Village and Waterfalls:
While staying at the Barceló Tambor Beach hotel, you can visit the village of Montezuma that is popular for its picturesque bohemian facade. Within a short walk distance, you will find wonderful hidden waterfalls where you can enjoy swimming and then back to the village where you can enjoy shopping or can visit village bars to enjoy some relaxed time.
Curu Park & Montezuma:
With the help of a guide, you will visit the Park’s trails in the morning and will get opportunity to enjoy the ecosystem of the rainforest. Then you will have to take a bus or jeep to reach the village of Montezuma. During the journey you will pass through some of the amazing landscape of the village, inland from Nicoya. After reaching the village you can enjoy shopping and take typical lunch and then visit some wonderful waterfalls in the forest. There you can enjoy refreshing swim in the clear waters of the waterfalls and then back to the village. This tour duration is 9 hours.
Quad bikes:
Adventure lovers will enjoy this 4 hours tour. If you take this tour, you will experience a thrilling adventure while going through the stunning nature, narrow path, small stream and virgin beaches with quad bike. This journey will continue until you reach the crystal clear waterfalls of Cobano where you can enjoy swimming and then return to the hotel with a quick stop off in the village of Tambor and the local arts and craft shops.
Montezuma Canopy:
This tour is also perfect for the adventure lovers. If you love to enjoy adventure activities, you can go for this tour and enjoy zipping between the tree tops at high speed. While flying from one tree to another you will also explore the beauty of the dry rainforest. After zip lining you can take a refreshing swim in one of the Montezuma waterfalls.
Restaurant and Bar:
For having a variety of delicious dishes you can go to 3 restaurants: The Miyako, specializing in Japanese cuisine; El Rancho, meat specialties; and El Tucán, their buffet restaurant offering themed nights. There are also two bars: El Palenque Snack Bar and Cocobolo Lobby Bar.
Contact
Barceló Tambor Beach
Address: Playa Tambor, Puntarenas | Postal code: 771-1150 Tambor
GPS: 9.74205 | -85.01255
Telephone No.: +506 2683 03 03
Fax: +506 2683 03 09
Email: [email protected]
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Barcel%C3%B3-Tambor-Beach/237944120957
