Nienke

Reviews

Superhost

38 total reviews

84% Excellent

38 reviews

4.79

2023–2026

Cleanliness 4.9

Accuracy 4.9

Communication 5.0

Location 4.8

Check-in 5.0

Value 4.8

38 reviews

3BR Home

Eric

Excellent, 4 weeks ago

Nienke's house is pleasant and very comfortable. All the necessary items are there. The place is beautiful!

The description of the physical place was accurate. It was spacious and clean! The individual rooms were cooled with AC units. The main living room is not air conditioned. However, due to the severe weather, we lost power several times and ended up being without power, internet, water, or cell service for 24 hrs. The house became very hot and the water filter was unable to operate due to loss of power and we were without water for the 24 hrs. We ultimately had to leave the area because we needed the connectivity for remote work and didn’t trust the power system to hold up with all the rain that was forecasted. Host was as responsive as they could be due to lack of power.

3BR Home

Travis

Repeat guest

Excellent, 3 months ago

Great house and host. We had a wonderful time.

3BR Home

Travis

Repeat guest

Excellent, 4 months ago

Great location. House has everything you need. Clean and bright. AC for comfortable sleeping. Manager was always responsive. Pool and privacy and still steps to the beach. Loved it. Coming back!

We really enjoyed our stay at Casa Lima, located in a quiet and safe area about a twenty-minute walk from Sámara Beach. Clean house, well decorated. Delicious fresh fruit was waiting for us on the counter upon arrival. Comfortable beds and bedding. Well-maintained swimming pool, outdoor shower, and beautiful landscaping. The beach chairs were useful to us. The kitchen was well-equipped for cooking, and everything was functional. Plenty of cutlery, dishes, table linens, dish soap, and some basic ingredients for cooking. One small detail… glass wine glasses would have been appreciated, though. The only disappointment was that the BBQ listed in the listing was not available for use. We would have liked to have been informed about this before we arrived. We would definitely recommend this house to other guests! Thank you!

We travelled with our two teenage sons for our second time to Costa Rica and loved our stay in Sàmara at this AirBnB. Close enough to stroll to shops and restaurants as well as the beach and just far enough away to escape the noise of vehicles and nightlife crowd. The bedrooms were comfortable and clean; layout great to have teenagers with their own rooms and bathroom. Outdoor shower and plunge pool was great to clean off after surf days at the beach and cool off in the evenings. Although Nienke was kind enough to give us heads up that the BBQ broke just before our arrival, the Kitchen , stove, microwave and small appliances etc including everything needed to make family meals when not eating at local sodas (including sharp knives and a blender for fresh pineapple, watermelon and mango smoothies which kids loved). If you time arrival right, Saturday morning market where you can pick up fresh fruits and seafood for your stay; otherwise 3 grocery stores walking distance from the house.

Super modern house close to the center of Samara. Possibility to walk to the beach or go shopping. The house is spacious, the rooms are well independent of each other and the living room is pleasant. There were 5 of us and we were fine. The owner provides towels for the pool and plenty of linen. The outdoor space is not very large but the house is in town. The pool, on the other hand, is more than sufficient even with children. Joannie's welcome was perfect and played a particularly positive role in our appreciation of the place. Thank you for your responsiveness, your wise advice and anecdotes :)

This was a very good Airbnb! We were a group of 6 and all the bedrooms were big with lots of shelving, hangers and hooks for our belongings. The showers were big with good water pressure and hot water. Nice bath towels and beach towels were included Beds were comfortable. Washer and dryer were included and worked great. The kitchen was well equipped with everything we needed and it was all in good condition. House has filtered water that was drinkable so no need to buy bottled water. A/C worked great in all bedrooms. Wifi was fast. The pool was a good size, it was sunny all day but there were always shady spots around if you needed and there was a movable umbrella to create your own shade. Location was good with an easy walk to town and beach, it was quiet and peaceful there with no road noise. I wouldn’t hesitate to book this Airbnb again.

poolside cushions and deckchair stained very little pressure in the master suite and toilet that clog regularly air conditioners bridled at 23 degrees. They cut off untimely damaged cooking utensils (pans) Coffee maker is worn out. Too bad the maintenance is not provided, because the villa is nice and pleasant and it could be perfect. the purpose of these remarks is to enable owners to further improve the quality of the service.

Host Response

Philippe, Thank you for your comments. We are continuously replacing items that are worn, broken or stained. For example, the pots and pans you pointed out have now been replaced with brand new pots and pans. We take great pride in our home and truly want to ensure that guests have a comfortable stay. With regard to the water pressure issues during your stay: Unfortunately this temporary issue originated at the local water management authority and affected the entire town of Samara at the time. The air conditioning units you referred to has since been serviced to work optimally. These units are on a maintenance schedule and do get serviced regularly.

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