Blue Iguana

Economy Shared Dormitory, Mixed Dorm | Exterior

7.2 / 10.0

Very good(89 Ratings)

Hotel in Samara

Reasons to book

Includes essentialsGarden, Pool, Kitchen or Kitchenette and more

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About this hotel

Hotel with free parking, steps from Samara Beach
This hotel features an outdoor pool, a restaurant, and a bar/lounge. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include a snack bar/deli, laundry facilities, and a 24-hour front desk.
Blue Iguana offers 40 accommodations with shared/communal kitchens and ceiling fans. Flat-screen televisions come with cable channels.

Bathrooms include showers. This Sámara hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor pool.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Amenities

Pool

Kitchen or Kitchenette

Internet / Wifi

Smoking allowed

Parking

Laundry

Balcony or Patio

Garden

Map of Samara

Nearby attractions

Tour Cerro Del Caballito

43.9 mi

Available Rooms

Standard Double Room

2 Single

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

Family Room

1 Queen • 3 Single

Sleeps 5

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

Comfort Double Room Single Use, 1 Queen Bed

1 Queen • 225 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

Comfort Triple Room, Multiple Beds

1 Queen • 1 Single • 300 ft²

Sleeps 3

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

Double Room, 1 Queen Bed, Accessible

1 Queen • 225 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

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Blue Iguana

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7.2 / 10.0

Very good(89 Ratings)

Hotel in Samara

Reasons to book

Includes essentialsGarden, Pool, Kitchen or Kitchenette and more

Book with confidenceWe partner with the top travel sites so you know you're getting a great deal on the perfect rental

About this hotel

Bathrooms include showers. This Sámara hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor pool.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Amenities

Pool

Kitchen or Kitchenette

Internet / Wifi

Smoking allowed

Parking

Laundry

Balcony or Patio

Garden

Map of Samara

Nearby attractions

Tour Cerro Del Caballito

43.9 mi

Available Rooms

Standard Double Room

2 Single

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

Family Room

1 Queen • 3 Single

Sleeps 5

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

Comfort Double Room Single Use, 1 Queen Bed

1 Queen • 225 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

Comfort Triple Room, Multiple Beds

1 Queen • 1 Single • 300 ft²

Sleeps 3

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

Double Room, 1 Queen Bed, Accessible

1 Queen • 225 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

Ratings and reviews

7.2 / 10.0

Very good(89 Ratings)

10.0 / 10.0

Jul 2024

Great staff and a kind owner who cares about people.

10.0 / 10.0

May 2024

Friendly atmosphere

10.0 / 10.0

May 2024

As always, I had a great time there.

8.0 / 10.0

Apr 2024

Very small room with no a/c but it is inexpensive. It is hot in Samara. Friendly staff.

10.0 / 10.0

Apr 2024

Grate location

2.0 / 10.0

Feb 2024

Staff is friendly. The hotel is terribly noisy. We had a room with No a/c, the ceiling fan was not strong enough to make a difference, the room was very hot. Hard and noisy bed. We were suppose to stay 3 nights, we stayed 1 and moved to an other place. Greg, one of the staff member was great and understanding, he reimbursed us what he could.

10.0 / 10.0

Feb 2024

The staff is wonderful but the condition and comfort for the guest is poor.

10.0 / 10.0

Feb 2024

The events at the bar area were great, live music and maple on another night!

4.0 / 10.0

Apr 2023

No AC, Fans old AND dirty, drinks at bar pricey

4.0 / 10.0

Feb 2023

Perfecto

4.0 / 10.0

Jan 2023

Front desk was very helpful, letting us know the best spots to go for our needs

4.0 / 10.0

Jan 2023

Bathroom was tiny. Very tiny. No hot water which is to be expected here. Hotel was very loud with other guests and security was lacking. Good for a quick bed on your travels.

5.0 / 10.0

Mar 2022

Overall daytime was great nighttime too loud at this hostel this site is not advertised as hostel if we had known would not have booked here rooms very small .

2.0 / 10.0

Mar 2022

The hotel when arrived was closed. Not a soul. No place to sleep!!! Thanks.

0.5 / 10.0

Feb 2022

Do yourself a favour and avoid this place.Room is dark, dingy and ugly.Mattress is thin, TERRIBLE, springy thing and doesn’t even fit the bed properly. You can see the bed boards. For the price, not worth it.No blankets provided, just a sheet. No towels in room and no TV either (contrary to room details on Hotels.com).Cleanliness is poor, wall fan rusty.The night we spent here there was a MASSIVE party in the pool area, breaking every COVID rule in place. Looked more like a sleazy high-school prom after party. The teens then spent the next hour just walking up and down the corridor of rooms making all sorts of noise.Not the Sámara experience I was expecting.

1.0 / 10.0

Feb 2022

Do yourself a favour and avoid this place. Room is dark, dingy and ugly. Mattress is thin, TERRIBLE, springy thing and doesn’t even fit the bed properly. You can see the bed boards. For the price, not worth it. No blankets provided, just a sheet. No towels in room and no TV either (contrary to room details on Hotels.com). Cleanliness is poor, wall fan rusty. The night we spent here there was a MASSIVE party in the pool area, breaking every COVID rule in place. Looked more like a sleazy high-school prom after party. The teens then spent the next hour just walking up and down the corridor of rooms making all sorts of noise. Not the Sámara experience I was expecting.

6.0 / 10.0

Nov 2021

You simply pay for what you get. Great location in town and close to basically everything. Rooms 77-81 are directly behind the bar so you'll be up late every night as there is something happening all the time. Plus side is the owner of the property is a great man, but his hotel or hustle is in really bad shape.

3.0 / 10.0

Nov 2021

You simply pay for what you get. Great location in town and close to basically everything. Rooms 77-81 are directly behind the bar so you'll be up late every night as there is something happening all the time.Plus side is the owner of the property is a great man, but his hotel or hustle is in really bad shape.

1.5 / 10.0

Nov 2021

This place is also known as "The Blue Iguana" and is a mix of hostel and hotel, my room was old, outdatedNice common areas by the pool and in the courtyardClose to the beach and restaurants

3.0 / 10.0

Nov 2021

This place is also known as "The Blue Iguana" and is a mix of hostel and hotel, my room was old, outdated Nice common areas by the pool and in the courtyard Close to the beach and restaurants

5.0 / 10.0

Oct 2021

The hotel couldn’t see our reservation with Hotels.com but let us stay anyway. It is really close to the beach and the management seems quite relaxed! Good beach vibe. The rooms are away from the pool that has music etc which is enjoyable too. Actually the entire place looks way more like a hostel, but we liked it! Only issue is the breakfast, we waited for 45 min for a very simple 2 toasts-one fried egg, as there were many people and the kitchen had absolutely no system about how to manage that. Writing nothing down, they forgot orders.

5.0 / 10.0

Aug 2021

There is a night club on the property, making it a lot of fun. You can sit by the pool and get drinks from the bar. It was too bad the guests from the bar left trash everywhere around the hotel grounds. The center courtyard has nice tables and is wonderful spot to sit and hang out. The pool did not look especially inviting, it needs some extra filtration and circulation. The pool area is ok, nice with the bar there. The breakfast didnt look great and there was no milk for the coffee, I didnt eat it. There was a sitting area with couches, but it had bird droppings all over it. A little more care is needed in cleaning, sweeping and dusting. It was very close to the beach and the town center. It had a huge fan in the room, keeping it nice and cool. The staff was amazing and kept a close eye on the car. It is a good hostel feel and very low maintenance. Definitely worth the stay if you get the room for a good price. The staff work hard to make sure you are comfortable.

2.5 / 10.0

Aug 2021

6.0 / 10.0

May 2021

Cute space, but there was no cooling off the room, and the little pool closed early and wasn't open at all the next morning. Very limited breakfast options, and nothing really if you're vegan.

5.0 / 10.0

Aug 2020

Very good. Excellent

3.0 / 10.0

Feb 2020

Easy booking, no frills. You pay for what you get, but there are no problems (cockroaches, etc).

1.5 / 10.0

Feb 2020

Easy booking, no frills. You pay for what you get, but there are no problems (cockroaches, etc).

6.0 / 10.0

Jan 2020

It's really more a hostel than an hotel. The location is perfect but the rooms are super small, a bit dark and the place is generally noisy both at night and in the morning. Pool was nice.

1.0 / 10.0

Jan 2020

This should be listed as a hostel. It is not a hotel. Its a closet with no AC (even tho the hotel is listed as having AC) and a very small bathroom. When we asked for our money back them showed us two rooms that did have AC even after they told us the only room with AC was booked. It had bricks with holes in it (without screens) and an AC but was just as bad as the first room. For the price of $80US it was way over priced. Should only be charging $30night.

1.0 / 10.0

Jan 2020

The location is good since it’s very close to the beach otherwise I only recommend this place to groups of teenagers. It was very noisy with the other guest partying a lot. The staff was friendly but not professional at all. I was sleeping in a dorm and one night a staff member came in the middle of the night (11 -12 pm) waking all the dorm up to ask how many people we were in the room - and she did this twice. They also came during the day to ask who was sleeping there and when I checked out they had no idea whether I payed or not and had lost the paperwork.

2.5 / 10.0

Dec 2019

We went with friends there with Hotel.com reservation. But the reservation did not go right and Dan (the owner) has helped us to find the place at his hotel.

2.5 / 10.0

Aug 2019

Helpful and friendly staff,great location. Great breakfast.

10.0 / 10.0

Jun 2018

Had an awesome experience at Hotel Playa Samara! The location is ideal for vacationing, the staff were wonderful and accommodating, and the free breakfast was delicious. Glad we chose to stay here

5.0 / 10.0

Jun 2018

Had an awesome experience at Hotel Playa Samara! The location is ideal for vacationing, the staff were wonderful and accommodating, and the free breakfast was delicious. Glad we chose to stay here

2.5 / 10.0

Jan 2018

We really enjoyed our stay. We gathered in the courtyard for the breakfast that was included every morning and interacted with other visitors from around the world. Dan, the owner, was very personable as was his staff. Dan is also making improvements all the time. Great pool and wifi. Good family accommodation.

2.0 / 10.0

May 2017

The hotel is cute, although the whole place smelled like an ashtray. The music at the sushi place that is part of the hotel was playing was hipty hop music that rattled the doors till way late, this is not a family oriented place. The windows dont close in the rooms so you are forced to smell smoke all day and nite. The pool area is hot and stuffy as it is all closed in by high walls with no breezes. They have signs stating to only smoke in front of the hotel but nobody adhears to this rule even the employees. Do not go to flying taco as they will put things on your bill that you did not order. Also when I checked in the person at the front desk confirmed that I had already paid on Expedia yet two days after checking out I got an email stating I had not paid for the hotel yet. I would pass right past samara if you have the chance it is a hot dusty town with scammers everywhere not like Ive seen anywhere on my travels Ive been to over 37 countries

4.0 / 10.0

May 2017

The hotel is cute, although the whole place smelled like an ashtray. The music at the sushi place that is part of the hotel was playing was hipty hop music that rattled the doors till way late, this is not a family oriented place. The windows don't close in the rooms so you are forced to smell smoke all day and nite. The pool area is hot and stuffy as it is all closed in by high walls with no breezes. They have signs stating to only smoke in front of the hotel but nobody adhears to this "rule" even the employees. Do not go to flying taco as they will put things on your bill that you did not order. Also when I checked in the person at the front desk confirmed that I had already paid on Expedia yet two days after checking out I got an email stating I had not paid for the hotel yet. I would pass right past samara if you have the chance it is a hot dusty town with scammers everywhere not like I've seen anywhere on my travels I've been to over 37 countries

2.0 / 10.0

May 2017

8.0 / 10.0

Apr 2017

Nice place for the backpacker. It's very nice if you just sleep in it. Nice pool.

4.0 / 10.0

Apr 2017

Nice spot close to the beach. I would return. Friendly staff. Even with no A/C the fan above the beds kept us comfortable.

FAQs

How much does this hotel cost compared to others in Samara?

The average price for a rental in Samara is $209 per night. This rental is $137 less expensive than the average.

Is parking included with this hotel?

Yes, parking is listed as an amenity at Blue Iguana. For more information, we encourage you to contact the property about where to park.

Is there a pool at this hotel?

Yes, a swimming pool is available for use at Blue Iguana. Enjoy the water!

Is Blue Iguana pet friendly?

Unfortunately, this hotel is not pet-friendly. Try searching again and filter for "Pets Allowed"

What amenities are available at Blue Iguana?

We found 9 amenities for this rental. This includes pool, kitchen or kitchenette, internet / wifi, smoking allowed, and parking.

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Reasons to book

About this hotel

Amenities

Map of Samara

Nearby attractions

Available Rooms

Standard Double Room

Family Room

Comfort Double Room Single Use, 1 Queen Bed

Comfort Triple Room, Multiple Beds

Double Room, 1 Queen Bed, Accessible

Blue Iguana

Hotel in Samara

Reasons to book

About this hotel

Amenities

Map of Samara

Nearby attractions

Available Rooms

Standard Double Room

Family Room

Comfort Double Room Single Use, 1 Queen Bed

Comfort Triple Room, Multiple Beds

Double Room, 1 Queen Bed, Accessible

Ratings and reviews

FAQs

How much does this hotel cost compared to others in Samara?

Is parking included with this hotel?

Is there a pool at this hotel?

Is Blue Iguana pet friendly?

What amenities are available at Blue Iguana?

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