Angela C.
The Westin was top notch
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The Westin Playa Conchal Resort and Spa offers a luxurious, all-inclusive escape on a sprawling 2,400-acre property in Central Guanacaste. Guests can enjoy a lagoon-style pool, seven restaurants, five bars, and a range of activities from non-motorized water sports to an 18-hole golf course. With diverse accommodations, including an adults-only Westin Club, this 5-star resort provides a sophisticated beach stay with choices for every traveler. Its all-inclusive plan covers select meals, drinks, and activities, ensuring a seamless vacation experience.
Playa Conchal gives a Westin Reserva Conchal vacation an inviting starting point: time along the beach, a swim in the lagoon-style pool and dinner without leaving the resort. Across the sprawling 2,400-acre Guanacaste property, restaurants, bars, family activities and golf give a day several possible shapes. Choose it for a coastal stay with room to be active or relaxed, and let the resort itself have time in the itinerary.
Seven restaurants and five bars give evenings variety, with 24-hour room service for another way to dine. Swimming pools and whirlpools, a fitness gym, activities center, weekly program and nightly shows widen the hours back at the resort. Kayaks, stand-up paddleboards and snorkeling equipment bring active coastal time into reach, while tennis and the Westin Kids Club add ways for families to enjoy staying close.
Golfers can plan around the 18-hole, par-71 Robert Trent Jones course, while the beach provides swimming and snorkeling. Spa and beauty-salon treatments offer a quieter afternoon. The all-inclusive plan has precise inclusions and exclusions, so separate the activities you wish to arrange at extra cost from the meals, drinks and recreation already included.
Liberia airport is about 45 minutes away, and Tamarindo around 20 minutes by car for shopping, restaurants, bars and nightlife. Nearby Brasilito brings a fishing-village setting and souvenir browsing into the coastal stay. Arrange a taxi or transfer if you would prefer to leave the driving to someone else, then return for dinner or a show at the resort.
Accommodation choices make a difference to how a family or group uses the hours between outings. Deluxe Junior Suites and Family Junior Suites are 538 square feet and sleep up to four. Premium Junior Suites add a separate bedroom within 861 square feet, also for up to four. The 1,162-square-foot Family Master Suite has separate living and dining rooms and a Jacuzzi for two in the master bathroom, with accommodation for up to four guests. Air conditioning, cable television, mini-fridges, safes, phones and coffee service provide the shared comforts.
The adults-only Westin Club section offers a different stay, with a lounge, select premium alcoholic drinks, a private pool with Bali beds and concierge service, complimentary internet in the lounge and rooms, and preferential reservations for golf, tennis, spa and specialty restaurants. Club Rooms are 474 square feet and sleep up to four; Club Suites are 990 square feet for up to four, with a separate dining room and living room with a sofa bed. The Club pool has scheduled maintenance from September 1 through October 31, 2026, so consider those dates if that pool is part of what draws you to the category.
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Under Pacific Trade Winds’ tour operator contract, this resort is available through package pricing only. Contact us for package rate savings at 1-866-853-9426 ext. 1.
Bedding configuration is not guaranteed when booking. Special requests are recorded and confirmed at check-in. Most room categories have either one king bed plus a sofa bed or two queen beds plus a sofa bed.
Central Guanacaste
Latitude: 10.401188; longitude: -85.805588
Pacific Trade Winds customer ratings and reviews.
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Angela C.
The Westin was top notch
Brian S.
Long wait at check in.
Russell T.
Food could have been better.
Olivia S.
The hotel was nice but compared to Arenal Nayarit it just was not as beautiful or comfortable and the staff not as friendly. Very nice hotel overall though.
Francine T.
Great experience! Would definitely go back!
Bradley S.
Tough to compare to The Springs. Sit down dinner's with waiter service were excellent.
Jim B.
Super nice place!
Ira G.
Positives were the facilities and the staff. Negatives were the beach, the restaurants, and a number of issues that We group under "communications". Ref the beach - not a problem with it being public, but the sand was coarse and there was a significant problem undertow - one does not see a lot of people in the water.
James R.
The Westin, service, and staff were incredible. Top notch, the place was incredible.
Marney H.
The restaurants had dress codes that we were not prepared for so we weren't able to take advantage of the nicer ones. The room was really dark and the bed not that comfortable. The pool was nice.
Brian H.
Room was not as nice as other places. Outdated bathrooms. No casual evening dinning for travlers witho resiry elegant dinnet wear.
Kim M.
Dinner reservations were impossible to get.
Afira H.
Super fun and relaxing. Loved the beach.
Michelle M.
The resort was beautiful, had everything you could imagine, and the staff was very friendly. The food wasn't that great and we had to avoid the beach all together because pedelors lined the entrance and beach to try to sell you their goods or services.
Borden R.
The experience was the most enjoyable can't wait to do it again!
Allan C.
Rooms could use a dresser. More storage for clothes
Chris B.
This was the best service and best group of employees I've ever encountered in customer service.
Debborah L.
Fantastic food was very delicious especially at the Italian Restaurant Servers were excellent !! Pizza restaurant was also fantastic along with cart service One.negative thing no one had Chardonnay wine at most of the restaurants we eat at or a Pino Grigrico
Katie S.
Everyone on staff was great! If I had to complain, the breakfast was sub par (every other meal was great) and it was kind of annoying having to move out of the way for trucks driving through the hotel all day. Otherwise, it was beautiful.
Ruel N.
resort a little large for us. My wife and I really disliked the bath shower combination. The style of it made for a very difficult and somewhat dangerous entry and exit
Mimi R.
We were not crazy about our room. But it worked out.
Colin L.
The resort was very nice but the beach area is not really made good use of by the resort. The resort did not have enough lounge chairs or umbrellas for the people who wanted to be on the beach so we had to go by the pool with the typical rowdy over drinking all inclusive goers. Over all the resort is very nice especially if you golf but it did not compare with our first resort and we are not sure if many could.
Michael J.
No real issues here just not nearly as nice as Nayara.
Carolyn C.
The hotel was very spread out. We either had long walks to eat and beach or had to call for transport. The beach wasn't that nice and you had to walk thru hawkers to get there! The pool was very nice. Unfortunately I became ill, the hotel Dr. Took care of me and the cleaning staff were very quick to assist and cleanup for me!!
Patrick F.
the westin was amazing. every minute of our stay here was paradise. staff were unbeleiveably good. accomodations were amazing.
The resort features seven restaurants and five bars, offering diverse culinary experiences. Guests also benefit from 24-hour room service and one daily stocking of the refreshment center, all included in the plan.
The all-inclusive plan covers meals at select restaurants, select alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, 24-hour room service, and one daily refreshment center stocking. It also includes tennis court use until 6 pm, non-motorized water sports, nightly shows, table games, and access to the Westin Kids Club.
The resort offers various suites, including Deluxe Junior Suites, Family Junior Suites (some with bunk beds), Premium Junior Suites, and the spacious Family Master Suite, all accommodating up to four guests. For an elevated experience, the adults-only Westin Club provides Club Rooms and Suites with exclusive lounge access, a private pool, and concierge services.
Guests can enjoy a lagoon-style pool, whirlpools, a fitness gym, and a weekly activity program. Included activities feature non-motorized water sports like kayaking, stand-up paddleboarding, and snorkeling, along with tennis until 6 pm, nightly shows, and the Westin Kids Club. Golf and spa treatments are available at an additional cost.
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