Ocho Artisan Bungalow in Playa Tamarindo - We Are Located Right on the Beach

You will not find a more unique or better spot. It’s that good. Just visited for our honeymoon. Staff is exceptional.

Everything little thing about our stay was magical!!!! The bungalow was sooo cool, the property gorgeous and so zen, but the staff, especially Ilse, really made our stay perfect! Especially their attention to detail, friendliness and totally good vibes. We are already planning on returning by next year. Pura Vida!

We loved the Bungalow, the pool, the beach. The location was close to everything so it was easy to walk everywhere we wanted to go.

Incredible place all around. I don’t even know where to begin. Once we arrived for check in, we fell in love. Right away we were greeted by one of the nicest, most genuine people we have ever come across. Ilsa took us from feeling like guest to feeling like family. Her warmth, kindness and friendliness made her a delight to see every time we crossed her path. We were then taken into the hands of Sue. She was nothing less than excellent. She took care of us and made sure we were comfortable while we were there. Between her and Ilsa, they knew it was our anniversary so they went out it their way to do something a little special for us. It filled our hearts with warmth and gratitude. The room was just purely amazing. Comfortable bed. Cool layout and decor. Safe. Secure. Quiet. The pool was also very cool. Went swimming a couple times and a nice evening dip. The beach and the bar is top notch. Good music, great drinks and even better company and service. Gio is the man! That guy is such a hardworking great individual. He really made us feel special as he said hi every time he walked by. He was also very attentive in taking care of our drink orders. On to the drinks. Vlad was a very friendly bartender that we had great conversations with. He’s super friendly and had such a warm personality. Even had the pleasure of bumping into him in town after his shift. Such a great guy. I’m running out of room to thanks the incredible staff Brian the “Little Kraken” is amazing!

Ilse, was one of the most professional and caring customer care people I have met in my travels. Her sweet, sincere mannerisms calmed my wife after a long difficult day on our arrival. She is also very personable, and allowed me and my wife to feel like she was a friend, more than a host. She made us want to return!

Ocho Artisan Bungalows provide a wonderful place to stay! The staff were always helpful and the location was perfect. We highly recommend a vacation stay there.

We had a most memorable & beautiful experience … Stay Again ? ABSOLUTELY !!

We where I live with the place, we got in super early in the morning and the bungalow was already available so they let us check in early. The people where great, the bungalow itself was a dream, super cute. Loved it all. It’s also in the middle of everything, which made for nice walks and shopping

The reviews are right, this is not a serene location. Right on the beach right in the party scene. The restaurant plays EDM until 9pm, but the public access and night club pick it up from there. There is loud EDM music day and night, so make sure you like EDM. The Bungalows are fine, but the night life scene overwhelms the situation. It would be nice if the bathrooms had a door. The staff was helpful in setting up excursions and arranging transfers.

This place was so cool. So much detail and unique touches everywhere, from the natural/wild walking paths to waking up to howler monkeys in the am, to the entirely open-air bar and lounge+eating area where that buts right up to the beach for a great view. Very impressed w/ how nice, accommodating and expansive the grounds are - all very well thought out. Only a 5 minute walk into town which was very cool and has everything you need. Our only real complaint is that being from the U.S., addresses in CR aren't always super exact and we were disappointed in the days and hours leading up to our arrival that Mika never responded to any of our messages trying to get more specific directions & check-in instructions, so that was very hectic w/ it being our first time to this country. Spent a half hour figuring out where to go and the first guy we talked to at check-in didn't even know we had the place booked (had to prove we'd paid for our stay). When I mentioned we hadn't been getting replies from Mika his response was yeah, she's out of the country... not sorry, that sucks, that's on us. Doesn't exactly sit well after traveling 2000 miles to come be your guest. So, that was really disappointing because everything else about the place was great. They even have what I called a hype man who welcomed us to their in-house bar/restaurant and was very good at making us feel welcomed. Hopefully this was just the exception and not the rule because I'd definitely come back, especially now that we're oriented with the place. Fair price for all that this place offers.