Four Seasons Tamarindo vs One & Only Mandarina
Mar 19, 2023, 4:03 pm
#1
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Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Left Coast
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Four Seasons Tamarindo vs One & Only Mandarina
Any thoughts on which of these two resorts are better. They seem a bit more buzzy than Auberge's Surros del Corazon. I very much enjoy Las Ventanas, but wanted to try something diffeerent.
Mar 22, 2023, 9:22 am
#2
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Canada
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If the air works for you to get to Tamarindo..... I would do that.
The lack of air lift is making resort occupancy levels low, which provides for great upgrades and well you get more of the place to yourself.
The lack of air lift is making resort occupancy levels low, which provides for great upgrades and well you get more of the place to yourself.
Mar 22, 2023, 10:13 am
#3
Join Date: Feb 2020
Posts: 106
I enjoyed O & O Mandarina. It was a unique jungle setting. Their actual beach was a bit small to me. But, now I hear you have access to a huge beach that will be the future Rosewood. Plus, their three pools are a nice place to be. I will definitely go back when the Rosewood is open, as it gives more options. I loved the tree house, but it gives more of a "ocean front" vibe, versus being on the actual beach.
Mar 22, 2023, 11:47 am
#4
Join Date: May 2005
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The other thing to keep in mind is that O&O is very spread out with a ton of hills and narrow roads. It makes it basically necessary to take buggys everywhere - and my wife and I would always prefer to walk if possible.
Based on pictures, it looks like the FS has rooms that are much more conveniently located, but I am not 100% sure here.
One other note - we loved the food at O&O, but we heard that during off times not all of the restaurants are open, which would be unfortunate if true as it was nice to have a change of scenery during a week-long stay.
Based on pictures, it looks like the FS has rooms that are much more conveniently located, but I am not 100% sure here.
One other note - we loved the food at O&O, but we heard that during off times not all of the restaurants are open, which would be unfortunate if true as it was nice to have a change of scenery during a week-long stay.
Mar 22, 2023, 2:16 pm
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The airport in Manzanillo ZLO. There was some discussion on this in the FS Tamarindo thread. The only year round daily flights are through MEX on AM only (no LCCs)
There are seasonal flights to IAH, PHX and DFW one or two days a week. AS seems to have a year round flight from LAX a day or two a week.
I was looking to get from the east coast to there in May and the only flights I could find were through MEX any day of the week. In the end a pretty difficult place to get to from anywhere other than MEX as you would need to line up your schedule with the airline schedules to get any non stop flights from the states.
There are seasonal flights to IAH, PHX and DFW one or two days a week. AS seems to have a year round flight from LAX a day or two a week.
I was looking to get from the east coast to there in May and the only flights I could find were through MEX any day of the week. In the end a pretty difficult place to get to from anywhere other than MEX as you would need to line up your schedule with the airline schedules to get any non stop flights from the states.
Last edited by A4K; Mar 22, 2023 at 2:24 pm
Mar 23, 2023, 12:29 pm
#10
Join Date: Apr 2017
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We arrive at FS Tamarindo this Saturday... we are flying on Alaska Airlines via LAX. Alaska Airlines flights currently run on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Another option is that you can fly into PVR and then transfer directly to the resort on a private helicopter (this can be arranged and confirmed by Four Seasons Tamarindo). Tamarindo has its own helicopter pad. I had clients choose this option and they said that landing directly at the resort in a private helicopter was "pretty spectacular"
Mar 31, 2023, 5:23 pm
#11
Join Date: Feb 2020
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You can see a list of the airlines serving ZLO here: https://www.fourseasons.com/tamarind...-to-tamarindo/
We arrive at FS Tamarindo this Saturday... we are flying on Alaska Airlines via LAX. Alaska Airlines flights currently run on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Another option is that you can fly into PVR and then transfer directly to the resort on a private helicopter (this can be arranged and confirmed by Four Seasons Tamarindo). Tamarindo has its own helicopter pad. I had clients choose this option and they said that landing directly at the resort in a private helicopter was "pretty spectacular"
We arrive at FS Tamarindo this Saturday... we are flying on Alaska Airlines via LAX. Alaska Airlines flights currently run on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Another option is that you can fly into PVR and then transfer directly to the resort on a private helicopter (this can be arranged and confirmed by Four Seasons Tamarindo). Tamarindo has its own helicopter pad. I had clients choose this option and they said that landing directly at the resort in a private helicopter was "pretty spectacular"