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Average Rating

4.8

Overall rating
Intercultura Costa Rica Spanish Schools, Samara, Costa Rica

Based on 36 reviews of former students of Intercultura Costa Rica Spanish Schools

School

Location of the school

5.0

Facilities

4.7

Social activities

4.6

Organisation

4.9

Course

Quality of teaching

4.9

Value for money

4.5

Accommodation

Homestay

4.2

Shared Flat (apartment)

3.9

Overall school rating by student age group

Students < 18 years (0 ratings)

0.0

Students 18-30 years (6 ratings)

5.0

Students 31-49 years (7 ratings)

4.9

Students 50+ years (22 ratings)

4.8

Verified reviews only, uncensored. All student opinions from students who booked a course at the school with LanguageCourse.net.

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Individual Reviews

Intercultura Costa Rica Spanish Schools

2. May. 2025

Sonja (37 years)

Course: Standard Course 20 - 3 weeks

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Positive aspects of school

"Very great and committed teachers, everything is perfectly organised."

Negative aspects

"Nothing"

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"Very nice little town, not too touristy."

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28. Jan. 2025

Irene (59 years)

Course: Standard Course 20 - 3 weeks

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Positive aspects of school

"Very speedy, I like that."

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"Great location and size."

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"Great, very close to the school. The room had a large bed and 2 normal ones. Table and chair in the room would be great."

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10. Sep. 2024

Moritz (29 years)

Course: Standard Course 20 - 2 weeks

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Positive aspects of school

"Everyone super nice. Right on the beach."

Negative aspects

"Everything perfect"

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10. Jul. 2024

Andre (34 years) Germany Course: Standard Course 20 - 3 weeks

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Positive aspects of school

"The school was really great and I enjoyed the time since my first day. The teachers were great and the classes were well organised. The administrative team was also really friendly and always ready to help."

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"I enjoyed the time at my host family and was able to experience costarican culture and meals"

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4. Apr. 2024

Richard (58 years) United States Course: Standard Course 20 - 3 weeks

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Positive aspects of school

"The school was excellent. During the three weeks I was there I had two teachers. They were both very good. The school was well organized and the office staff were very nice and helpful. The school was clean and well organized. I appreciated that the classrooms had 4-6 students and they were air conditioned. I have only good things to say about the school."

Negative aspects

"I have nothing to say here."

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City/place

"I felt safe. I appreciated the beach and the local restaurants. I bought some light shirts because it was so hot. Everyone was nice. I didn't take public transportation while I was there. I enjoyed a little nightlife."

Accommodation

"Jenarina was very nice. She tried to engage me in conversation and corrected my Spanish. The property was clean and she cleaned my room and washed my clothes weekly. The food was simple. She tried to make what I wanted."

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4. Apr. 2024

Maik (43 years) Germany Course: Standard Course 20 - 4 weeks

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Positive aspects of school

"The teachers explained things really well and were always helpful and answered questions really well."

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11. Mar. 2024

Beate (61 years)

Course: Standard Course 20 - 1 week

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Positive aspects of school

"Very good teachers, right on the beach, lockers, super nice garden, showers, changing room"

Negative aspects

"Air conditioning in the classrooms."

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6. Feb. 2024

Maik (59 years)

Course: Standard Course 20 - 1 week

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Positive aspects of school

"They were very well organised and I thought both the group and the teacher were very good. The material was taught really well."

Negative aspects

"It would be great if the material that is shown electronically were also available electronically in a cloud or similar. I think that could be done better in this day and age. The tasks could also be electronised so that you could always repeat them afterwards. With paper, they are already filled and you don't have them empty."

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"Small town with a few restaurants. High prices in high season."

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"It was great fun"

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18. Dec. 2023

Eva (35 years)

Course: Bildungsurlaub Course - 2 weeks

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Positive aspects of school

"Good organisation and motivated teachers, clearly structured lessons, teachers change weekly, usually small groups"

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City/place

"Beautiful little place, here you get to know the Pura Vida"

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"Nice family, nice experience, good food and local insights"

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7. Mar. 2023

Beate (60 years)

Course: Standard Course 20 - 1 week

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Negative aspects

"Unfortunately, there was renovation work going on in the school, which was a bit noisy."

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6. Feb. 2023

Birgit (57 years)

Course: Standard Course 20 - 4 weeks

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Positive aspects of school

"Very nice, generally motivated teachers. The school is beautifully located, directly by the water"

Negative aspects

"I would have liked us to practise typical everyday situations such as shopping, going to the doctor, renting a car, buying a bus ticket. Less grammar, especially in beginners' courses."

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23. Jan. 2023

Bastian (19 years) Germany Course: Standard Course 20 - 1 week

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Positive aspects of school

"Everything,"

Negative aspects

"Except for the afternoon activities. The cooking class was so much fun, but was only offered once a week. Maybe, you could offer it more often. And a surf class (if it's too expensive for extra money) would have been nice too."

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City/place

"The nightlife isn't that good, except for the Arriba bar. The groceries are very expensive. Apart from that Sámara is a city in paradise."

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14. Nov. 2022

Birgit (54 years)

Course: Standard Course 20 - 2 weeks

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Positive aspects of school

"I liked everything about the Intercultura school. The lessons were given in small groups, by very motivated and capable teachers. You could tell that they also enjoy their work. There were also modern smartboards in the air-conditioned rooms. The atmosphere in the whole school was great!"

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City/place

"Nice little town on the beach with many souvenir shops, pubs and restaurants. Unfortunately, many of them were closed at the time."

Accommodation

"The room was very large and even had a wardrobe, air conditioning and a fan. It was also cleaned regularly. Unfortunately, there was no hot water. A small lamp by the bed would have been nice, but was missing."

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20. Sep. 2022

Gertrud (55 years)

Course: Standard Course 20 - 1 week

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Positive aspects of school

"Everything"

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20. Sep. 2022

Bernd (56 years)

Course: Standard Course 20 - 1 week

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Positive aspects of school

"Nice and good teachers. You learn a lot. It's demanding but also good!"

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City/place

"(Still) beautifully simple and endearing."

Quality of teaching / language progress

"See above - very good school that addresses individual levels of knowledge. Beautifully located. Friendly atmosphere."

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15. Aug. 2022

Sebastien (56 years)

Course: Standard Course 20 - 2 weeks

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Positive aspects of school

"Very good course structure. Competent teachers."

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28. Mar. 2022

Marie (23 years)

Course: Standard Course 20 - 2 weeks

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Positive aspects of school

"Great teachers, excellent courses, wonderful fellow learners."

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22. Feb. 2022

Beate

Course: 2 weeks

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Positive aspects of school

"Extra requests, such as lessons outside, are taken into account."

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"Very good teachers who have listened to my requests."

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1. Feb. 2022

Rebecca (25 years)

Course: Standard Course 20 - 1 week

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Positive aspects of school

"Nice teachers, cool students, good timetables and the school is right next to the beach. For me, it was the perfect place to learn Spanish and I can only recommend it to everyone."

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City/place

"Great!"

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"For me, 20 hours per week was ideal. Anything else would have been too much."

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24. Jan. 2022

Beate (59 years)

Course: Standard Course 20 - 2 weeks

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Positive aspects of school

"Very good teachers, use of many media, proximity to the beach; shower, changing room and locker in the school"

Negative aspects

"The rooms are heavily air-conditioned because of the use of the digital media. Therefore there was also a "wind" that was very unpleasant for me. For me, the rooms were far too cold, too windy and one of them was damp and smelled mouldy. I always had to dress thickly to take part in the lessons. There is a lot of material, a lot of grammar, but this means that speaking takes a back seat, which is very important to me. That's why I will only book individual courses in the future."

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"Super location, with a fantastic beach where you can swim really well."

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13. Sep. 2021

Christa (75 years)

Course: Standard Course 20 - 2 weeks

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Positive aspects of school

"The teachers were fantastic. The lessons were very exciting."

Negative aspects

"Nelson was sick last week and still taught, in times of Covid and extremely small classrooms."

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City/place

"The nice thing about Sámara is the beach, otherwise the town or village doesn't offer much. There are some excellent restaurants"

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19. Apr. 2021

Alli (32 years) United States Course: Standard Course 20 - 2 weeks

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Positive aspects of school

"Being able to start any week, location, teachers, lessons."

Negative aspects

"Getting photocopies of assignments instead of the book."

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15. Apr. 2021

Janine (46 years)

Course: Standard Course 20 - 1 week

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Positive aspects of school

"Super great teachers, focus on spoken language. Great vibe and location. Very pleasant, also social life and activities in Samara."

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"The city in combination with the beach is great. Lots of opportunities for social life or just the beach. Overall also recommended for longer stays."

Accommodation

"Clean and basically ok, but somehow a bit careless and drearily furnished (the rooms). Especially not recommended for longer stays."

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30. Mar. 2021

Kerstin (54 years) Switzerland Course: Intensive Course 25 - 3 weeks

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Positive aspects of school

"Method and most of the Teachers, the receptionist, And environment (sea , village). Some free activites."

Negative aspects

"Presentation General introduction in too fast American English for the other foreigners speaking not or less english. One prof seemed bored and ditracted."

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"Great."

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15. Feb. 2021

Beate (58 years)

Course: Standard Course 20 - 2 weeks

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Negative aspects

"The only thing I was missing is that the lessons are more focused on real Spanish learning than Spanish for travel, which I would actually need."

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"This accommodation is only suitable for young people, completely simple, a little dirty and the food is eaten in a large group of people (family and guests)."

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20. Jan. 2020

Mirjam (60 years)

Course: Standard Course 20 - 2 weeks

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Positive aspects of school

"Very good organization and infrastructure (lockable boxes, coffee, clean water, showers and food during breaks and at lunchtime. Great!"

Insider tips about what future students should not miss

"Handcraft with Katja. Beautiful bracelets and footbands can be tied. Zumba for advanced users only."

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"Any time"

City/place

"As a woman traveling alone it was not possible to try the night life. The dogs are out of control and unpredictable. They also defend the families on the beach."

Quality of teaching / language progress

"The school recommends taking private lessons so that you can work individually. I wanted to take private lessons that week, but the school couldn't offer any because all the teachers are fully booked. It would be good if the school offered conversation groups as an alternative instead of just nothing. The conversation parts in class were terribly boring because we all lacked the necessary vocabulary. The school should be didactically more skillful here and introduce a basic vocabulary that allows everyday life to be better formulated. Grammar is very important, although the aim of the students is to be able to speak Spanish."

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23. Dec. 2019

Hannele (55 years) Finland Course: 1 week

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Positive aspects of school

"I very much liked the overall atmosphere: students and teachers and other staff and all human beings are appreciated. Teachers seem to like each other and their work! I also liked to sit on a real chair and around a table (to be able to write!), not just on a plastic chair like somewhere else. The air conditioning worked, too - thank you!"

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City/place

"Samara is very nice compared to San Jose: there are no barbed wires around the houses. Still it would not be wise to wander around night time."

Quality of teaching / language progress

"I'd like to thank my super kind teacher (Maria)! I really liked her company. She was patient enough to listen to my long and slow sentences... and we laughed a lot :)"

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9. Jun. 2019

Natalia (54 years) United States Course: Private Lessons - 1 week

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Positive aspects of school

"The teachers."

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"It was great!"

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30. Jan. 2023

Peter (54 years)

Course: Bildungsurlaub Course - 2 weeks

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"No meals. Self-catering."

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20. Jan. 2020

Ralf (54 years)

Course: Standard Course 20 - 1 week

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"Samara is a small place on a fantastic bay, with quite a lot of tourist shops and bars. It's a bit of real "Tico" life."

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"Great language school, nice, competent team in a great location, right behind palm trees on the beach. I can recommend."

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9. Feb. 2026

Claudine (68 years)

Course: Standard Course 20 - 4 weeks

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24. Dec. 2025

Andree (63 years)

Course: Standard Course 20 - 2 weeks

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4. Oct. 2022

Lena (28 years)

Course: Standard Course 20 - 2 weeks

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8. Feb. 2022

Sofia Sweden Course: Standard Course 20 - 2 weeks

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4. Aug. 2021

Vicki (39 years) United States Course: Standard Course 20 - 2 weeks

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21. Jan. 2020

Katrin (55 years)

Course: Standard Course 20 - 1 week

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