We chose to stay at the Hideaway Hotel because of its ratings and reviews. As it turned out, these were a most reliable indicator of what to expect from the Hideaway Hotel. We offer this review as an up-to-date review - as of October 2023.
This is a small hotel in a beautiful location, with a fabulous beach and reassuring pricing. Howling monkeys, iguanas and other wildlife 'perform' around the hotel grounds, as expected, daily.
The hotel is immaculately clean. The room we were assigned had 2 queen sized beds, had 2 aspects of windowing, a veranda area overlooking the hotel's swimming pool (good to cool off in) and luscious, well maintained, gardens/grounds. Our bathroom/shower room was of a good size and well laid out. The accommodations do seem to be showing their age a bit; there were a few things in the room that while remaining functional, were broken or were not entirely working as they should (e.g. safe, toilet bowl, door lock, hairdryer).
The staff and community in the area were very friendly. Over the week, we ate at the hotel restaurant 3 times, with no disappointments. They serve reliable, good and tasty food. Any smokers out there should be aware that if you want a smoke, it will have to be out the front of the hotel - off its grounds. It is a $10 taxi ride to the central area of Samara.
Hats off to Nancy, Juan, Mary and Bryan. Having returned home with time to reflect on the way, we feel very well looked after by the small team at Hideaway.