Does Tiki Villas Rainforest Lodge & Spa have a pool?

Yes, this property has an outdoor pool.

Is Tiki Villas Rainforest Lodge & Spa pet-friendly?

No, only service animals are welcome at the property.

Self parking is free at this property; nearby parking is also free.

What time is check-in at Tiki Villas Rainforest Lodge & Spa?

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM. Late check-in is available during limited hours.

Does Tiki Villas Rainforest Lodge & Spa provide a shuttle to the airport?

Yes, there's an airport shuttle that runs on request. A fee of CRC 180000 per vehicle applies.

Where is Tiki Villas Rainforest Lodge & Spa located?

Situated near the beach, this spa aparthotel is within 9 mi (15 km) of Playa Hermosa, Uvita Beach, and Playa Dominical. Playa Ballena and Hacienda Barú National Wildlife Refuge are also within 12 mi (20 km).

Tiki Villas Rainforest Lodge & Spa Reviews, Deals & Photos 2026

About the neighborhood

Located in Bahía Ballena, this aparthotel is near the beach. The area's natural beauty can be seen at Playa Hermosa and Uvita Beach. Playa Dominical and Playa Ballena are two other places to visit that come recommended. Kayaking and scuba diving offer great chances to get out on the surrounding water, or you can seek out an adventure with ziplining and horse riding nearby. Visit our Bahía Ballena travel guide

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10/10 Excellent

Jonathan

Feb 11, 2026

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication

Easy access, super clean, excellent room design. Chefs were outstanding. Made boring food taste good and they should be proud of their work. Nice views and cool built in hammock. Cons: main pool is not that big and the other guests chairs are literally just beside it a foot away.

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026

10/10 Excellent

Laura

Feb 2, 2026

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication

The view from Tiki Villas is so beautiful, incredible pool/restaurant views in particular but also from each villa, they are all so well situated. The recent renovation is really well done with fantastic indoor/outdoor bathrooms and super comfortable beds. I think some finishing touches are still being done but I have no doubt it will be fantastic when finished. Staff are all friendly and the food is excellent - wonderful breakfast and really inventive dinner dishes.

Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2026

8/10 Good

Metuschelah

May 30, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication

Great location, beach near by and good for exercise. The surrounding is beautiful with lots of trees and animal sound. The Room are ok but need a little TLC, a little update which I heard they will be doing soon.

Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Elaine

Mar 21, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication

Staff very friendly and helpful, peaceful setting, wonderful views from room, dining area and the pool, which was great! Place in ceiling where there has been a leak needs to be addressed due to what appears to be mold, but overall this was a wonderful restorative stay and we hope to return!

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Gerardo

Aug 21, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication

Nice place. Great breakfast and view. Room are well maintained

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Charlotte

Feb 18, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication

Lovely gem with amazing views of the ocean in a rainforest setting. Staff is amazing and restaurant is outstanding. So peaceful - truly a slice of heaven on earth.

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Gemma

Feb 11, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication

This place has an outstanding view from the infinity pool, exceptional personal service from all the staff and is in a great location for exploring Uvita, Ballena and Dominical. The rooms were a little tired but perfectly functional and having a walk in wardrobe, huge shower & kitchenette made our stay more comfortable. Would definitely stay here again.

Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Megan

Jan 4, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort, communication

Amazing location and food was excellent

Wow what a beautiful location. Staff were friendly and helpful but were very busy! This is a lovely place, food was excellent and room comfortable. Just a few minor things that could be improved - dripping tap, modernisation of bathroom but overall recommended for a quiet stay in a wonderful location with great food.

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Megan

Jun 1, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Had a free weekend with the girlies during our month-long study abroad trip, and we could not have made a better choice than Tiki Villas!! The hotel staff, the view, the pool and spa services—absolutely no complaints from any of us. From the get go, we were treated so kindly; Nancy upgraded our hotel room when we arrived so we’d have more space, and the room was lovely. We had an indoor AND outdoor shower, and a balcony with a view of the ocean. It’s genuinely the nicest place I’ve ever stayed. The restaurant staff were also so kind and patient considering we’re a group of girls who are fairly new to speaking Spanish, and they always met us halfway (or more) with communication! The food and drinks were always amazing. They gave me a bag of dry rice when my phone got soaked at Parque Nacional Marino Ballena, and I was so grateful. They went out of their way to make sure we were enjoying ourselves and did not need anything. I definitely hope to return one day and stay for much longer. Two days was not enough. Tiki Villas has definitely been solidified as one of my best experiences in Costa Rica, and I genuinely don’t know how anywhere else I go will be able to top this place!

Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

2/10 Terrible

David

Sep 25, 2023

Liked: Communication

Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort

Deceiving!

I am sure 10 years ago the hotel was great. It’s just run down since it’s 2012 travel awards they received. Staff was nice but room was out dated and affected by the years of humidity. Firstly it was a challenge to locate the property. Zero signage indicating its location distance/direction to villas. Locks on doors were not functional for the patio and outdoor shower. The bed was probably the hardest mattress I have ever slept on. Sink water unsafe for consumption (teeth brushing, face washing, etc.) Property at night is not well lit, especially in the parking lot that is a distance from the hotel reception. Overall just needs to be maintained and cleaned up.

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Sophie

Nov 6, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Great place & staff!

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Mar 7, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort, communication

Beautiful location, lovely pool, helpful friendly staff!

Stayed 8 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Daphne

Aug 13, 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication

The property was beautiful. The service was excellent and the ceviche delicious. However the steps to go to rooms are steep.

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Tracy Baroni

Apr 13, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication

Upon booking, prior to arrival, and during our stay the staff was attentive and helpful, including recommending a 4WD rental. They booked several activities for us and shared recommendations for restaurants and additional sites. Service was excellent in the dining room, and the popen air massage was amazing.

Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jose

Jul 8, 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication

The staff was great, Diego and Gerald were very helpful recomending and reserving activities, and would also have a packed lunch for us. Definately coming back. Thanks again guys!

Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2022

2/10 Terrible

miguel, kissimmee

Mar 1, 2023

Disliked: Communication

This hotel is overpriced for the place, not much things to do in the hotel, and staff is not friendly. For this price there are a lot better options in Costa Rica

8/10 Good

carl

Feb 12, 2022

Liked: Communication

Lovely staff, terrific restaurant onsite; terrific ocean view with lots of birds. Cons: no place to sit in the room other than on the beds. The balcony deck has a table and a couple of chairs that we moved inside; toilet sounded like the furnace failing in A Christmas Story. Overall the rooms could use a facelift.

Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

Danielle

Jul 10, 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort, communication

I have never walked into a hotel and just wanted to stay put. This place is up the hill with a view overlooking the ocean. We swam as we did some bird watching and watched the sun set. Our alarm was set to the howler monkeys. The staff were friends that we hung out with sharing about the surroundings. The chef, who took advantage of the local culture made the best food that you could not get enough. Why would I ever leave this place??

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2021

8/10 Good

Jessica

Feb 4, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, communication

Nice small hotel with excellent service. The views of the ocean from our balcony were beautiful and the setting was very peaceful. The room was very clean. The only draw back was that the room had a bad odor - maybe an issue with the drains or septic system. The air conditioner helped to mask it a little, but it persisted throughout the 2 night stay. Hopefully it was just our room and it can be fixed.

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023

6/10 Okay

Pritika

Aug 7, 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, communication

PROS 1) Geral works in the bar/restaurant, and is a great asset to this place. 2) The view CONS 1) awful hard beds, gave us neck/back aches 2) massage terrible, boyfriend felt the gentle caress, short gasping breath, trembling hands, and sweat falling on him from masseuse victor. 3) Diego at front desk does not care. Not into customer service. 4) awful food. Ceviche with bones in it that one could choke on. Thai curry inedible. Dessert with nuts that people aren't made aware of, beware if have allergies, as Diego won't tell you about it. 5) water pressure is a trickle in sink and shower, room 3. 6) did not get the Expedia VIP benefits of $23 food discount

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022

4/10 Poor

Inaki

May 22, 2023

Huge Disapointment

Huge disapointment with this hotel. Photos don't reflect the reality : hotel with a strong lack of care and maintenance. Rooms are very old especially the bathroom (photos attached). We also had dirty bed sheet with holes. The swimming pool was dirty / water was flashy green and opaque. This is part of the high prices and were unable to enjoy it. (They justified it as filter issue, and not the first time that happened). + bleach stained beach towel. Breakfast was limited in quality and service extremely long (1H to get a yoghurt with granola - having only to serve 3 tables). Be careful with this hotel as high end prices are not justifiable.(Except for the views and balcon in the room). We were supposed to get a voucher of $23 as VIP access (from Hotels.com) but staff was not aware, then we didn't have the opportunity to use it...

Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

2/10 Terrible

lisa

Dec 23, 2024

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication

This is not a top ranked hotel. In fact it was one of the worst we ever stayed at On the positive side the grounds and the lobby are beautiful. We were so excited when we arrived. However that was before we saw the room and interacted with the staff. The bathroom literally had black mold in the walk and peeling paint on the ceiling. There was also mold on the curtains in the bedroom. There was no room near the sink to put personal items and the shelves that were supposed to to be on the wall were missing. In addition there was a plastic glade air freshener in the closet. The chairs around the pools were missing cushions. One cushion that did exist had a giant hole in the cover As far as service, We were shown to our room and told the comforter that went on the bed wasn't ready yet and was still in the wash. The gentleman who showed us to the room also mentioned we were missing coffee. He left the room. Several hours went by and still no comforter or coffee. When we went to dinner at the hotel, we asked about the comforter and were handed it to bring back as we left the lobby. The poor service continued throughout the stay. Housekeeping never showed up, promises to bring towels to the room were never kept, we were told dinner reservations would be made but would not etc Unless u care only about the setting, stay anywhere else

Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Nina

Jan 29, 2026

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication

Super schöne Anlage, tolle Lage direkt über dem Playa Hermosa und super netter Service. Ohne Aufdringlichkeit wird man hier umsorgt. Sehr schöner Luxus!

Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2026

8/10 Good

Martin

Feb 15, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, communication

Ist etwas in die Jahre gekommen. Dusche nur ein Rinnsal. Die Beschallung im Restaurant war sehr laut. Die Wege vom Chalet zum Restaurant sollten etwas beleuchtet werden. Die Lage sehr schön

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Aug 7, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort, communication

Hotel con privacidad

Bonitas vistas, muy buena atención y muy tranquilo el ambiente en el hotel.

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

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