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Baldi Hot Springs and Hotel San Carlos

3.0 of 5
Del Centro De La Fortuna 4 Km, San Carlos 83-6151, Costa Rica
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Baldi Hot Springs and Hotel San Carlos
Ranked #2 of 4 hotels in San Carlos
3.5 of 5 stars 63 Reviews
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Brampton, Canada
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24 reviews 24 reviews
Reviews in 14 cities Reviews in 14 cities
28 helpful votes 28 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 June 2012 NEW

As part of our Gap Adventure tour we were wowed Amazing range of hot springs from cool to darn hot. buzy place but never crowded. Well mainained clean and forested and landscaped like a pristine jungle. Cheap plentiful butffet was a $5 add on. Well worth it. Curiously its a very institutinal buffer on a structure up high. White walls... More

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Syracuse, New York
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6 reviews 6 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 May 2012
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Unless you like rude and unfriendly staff, pass on this one. We found it to be extremely expensive also. We had one mixed drink and a bottle of water and were charged 16 us dollars! When we asked to see the manager about this, we were informed that there was no manager to speak to, unless we came back on... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 April 2012
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We did not stay at Baldi but spend several hours there as part of a day long tour to Arenal. It was a 6 hour trip from Jaco with many stops to see different attractions so we were beat up when we arrived. We were seated for a very late lunch and we chose sea bass; it was incredibly delicious... More

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Reynoldsburg
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 April 2012
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Baldi Springs was the biggest disappointment! It may have natural spring water but it is more like a water park. Greeted at the front desk by unfriendly staff and given a wrist band. Then charged 6 dollars for a locker. Then the rip off. $10 each to rent a towel that would be refunded when we returned the towels. When... More

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San Jose, California
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 March 2012

The Hotel grounds are beautiful. There are so many wonderful hot springs on the property. The stone/tiles on the pool bottoms can be rough on the feet and some of the hot springs are well super HOT. But the hot spring designs are breathtaking and so relaxing. The restaurant and bars are very expensive ($10 well drinks/beer). The hotel rooms... More

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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 March 2012 via mobile
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Where should I begin? Took us 5 hours to get there from Jaco. Drove up to about 5 tour buses in front of hotel. Dealt with unfriendly front desk. No smiles, poor customer service, paper thin walls in rooms, wristbands, bad lighting, loud music until 9pm, a/c broken, room key didn't work 3x, spa employees made us wait 45 min... More

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Sao Paulo, SP
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 March 2012

The Baldi is a great hotel and resort. It is close to the Arenal Volcano. They have 25 natural mineral pure water, with differente temperatures. You can swim at night! In the spa you can find many kinds of treatments and massages. The Virgita Restaurant is very nice and delicious. The room was clean and nice. You can see the... More

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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 March 2012 via mobile
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This was our last hotel for the trip around Costa Rica. From the time we got here the service was not qualified to be at a hotel charging $200+ a night. We saw the maids finish cleaning our room but they refused to let us put all of our bags in it until the 3pm check in time. When we... More

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Stuart, Florida
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6 reviews 6 reviews
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 March 2012

nice room with a good a/c and television for the kids. The kids enjoyed the water slides and all the hot springs. The food at the restaurants in the hotel were very pricey for the quality. you would do well to go 4km to la fortuna and eat with the locals.

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Neenah,WI
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 March 2012

We just returned from Costa Rica and spent 4 nights at Baldi Hot Springs Hotel. The room was average, but we had a great view of Arenal from our balcony (when it wasn't clouded over). The grounds were beautiful. I felt like I was in Hawaii - bird of pardise flowers and other types of flowers you see in Hawaii.... More

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Del Centro De La Fortuna 4 Km, San Carlos 83-6151, Costa Rica
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