Unfiltered Opinions on Tamarindo, Costa Rica 🇨🇷 

Thank you Tammy!!!!

Hey! You guys will have an awesome trip! Did you guys purchase a copy of our guide?! Saw a purchase go through around the same time as your comment!! If you need anything else please let us know!

@@TheirHappyTrails Yes that was me! It’s a wonderful tool and perfectly timed.

@@karid0208 awesome! We are so glad to hear that! Thank you ❤️🙏🏼

I spent a month in Tamarindo in the 90’s backpacking with 11 other guys. I remember spending $2 / night to stay in a large concrete building that had 10 beds, a concrete floor, a toilet and a tap. One night around 3 am, a skunk came into our room. He was on the bed next to me about 1’ away and it was so dark I had no idea what it was. Let’s just say the next 20 minutes was extremely memorable,. We had a few close calls but never got sprayed and eventually he ran full tilt under a 2 inch gap under the door (about 30’ away) and into the night. We had Christmas dinner on the beach at a local family home/restaurant. Get this, $10 US for 3 lobster tails, a ton of other food, desert and 2 beers. We tipped the owners a lot and everyone hugged afterwards. I remember a German Shepherd getting out of a hotel lobby / fenced area (old lady ran the hotel and had it and a Rottweiler for protection) after a girl went behind the desk to hang up her room key. The dog went on a rampage, biting her and another girl and then killing a large iguana. We were playing crib and scattered to safety while yelling at others on the street to alert them. It was a crazy scene. The girl was bitten quite badly. The owner eventually retrieved her dog, hit it and then went on like nothing happened. I believe it was called “Dolly’s” or something similar. I see that hotel is no longer there (by the Enterprise rental car). Last thing, there was a crocodile near us when we were surfing off the main beach. I didn’t know until I got on shore. I saw on the news about a year later that a croc killed a tourist. Anyways, it was an adventure of a lifetime being in Costa Rica for 6 months and travelling with your best friends. Tamarindo was amazing and a great place to learn to surf. It has certainly changed over the years and if I wasn’t dealing with health issues I’d certainly go back. Have fun and savour every moment while you visit this amazing country.

@@mccullochmike crazy stories!!! I can’t even image what Tamarindo was like back then!! Thank you for sharing those with us here

Absolutely!! It’s not the most “local” feeling place in Costa Rica, but a great place for vacationing!!

Yep, that is absolutely true

Absolutely! No doubt about it

Lmao! That’s hilarious 😂 Thanks for sharing your experience in the comments also!!

Hey there. Are you Tico? If you are, it will be easy to get a job with so many restaurants here in this area. I cannot help you get a job tho. Good luck!

@@TheirHappyTrails I’m from Guatemala, I hope I can find something there thank you!

​@LuisBolanos-tz3ff claro amigo , de fijo encontrarás algún trabajo en hotelería o restaurantes saludos

@@LuisBolanos-tz3ff absolutamente

@@joshuamiller4797 I don’t totally disagree with what your saying, but the entitled idiot part was a little much 😂

Everyone is welcomed to their opinion:) why do you think it’s “crap”

I was in Tamarindo 20 years ago before it was Americanized. My friends who travel mostly Central/South America have been there recently and said everything has changed, including the prices. If you want to experience old school Costa Rica, visit Guatemala. Amazing country.

Tamargringo