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Highly Rated! — “People have great things to say about the place and they all appear to be
true” “This place is paradise. That's all there is to it. The hotel is beautiful; the food is fantastic; the
beach is gorgeous. I can't say enough good things about it.”
The
Sunday Times of London Included in their list of the 100 Best Hotels in the World! 
Lonely
Planet Pick for Puerto Viejo! Lost in the jungle at the far end of Playa
Negra this wonderfully wild hotel is right on the cusp of a
dramatic black-sand beach and sloth-filled rain forest. Each
wood-paneled room has a hammock-swinging balcony looking onto
the Caribbean meters away. 
Rated
Highly Recommended. “This newer hotel is earning fast friends
and hearty praise.” 
Whimsically designed open-air hotel, where the beach
breezes, along with the friendly bar and $10 dinners, keep the place full.”
Tucked just inside the jungle
abutting a striking black sand beach, offers simple accommodations a mile north of hippie-chic Puerto Viejo.
Each of the 14 guest rooms has a sea view, a queen bed, and hardwood floors and walls.
World's Best Affordable
Beach Resorts! A 14-room retreat on a black-sand strand, embodies the area’s laid-back feeling. Bright wood-paneled rooms feature such tropical
touches as dangling bromeliad plants and locally made easy chairs.
Stay Right
on the Beach!
Not interested in Golf Courses, Tennis Courts, Country Clubs and "pre-fab" vacations? Looking to experience some more culture and nature on your vacation in Costa Rica? Banana Azul in Puerto Viejo might be just what you're looking for.
Your hosts Colin (from Vancouver, Canada) and Roberto (from San Jose, Costa Rica) have built a hotel out of local hardwoods that has 14 beautiful guest rooms, all with private bath and free wireless internet to accommodate adventurous travelers looking for a comfortable, tranquil place to stay while visiting the Caribbean Coast of Costa Rica.
Our
brand new pool and 8 person cool water jacuzzi, which flows into the pool, are now
open. Relax under one our new shade ranchos and enjoy some poolside bar
service.
Puerto Viejo: Unspoiled Beaches and Caribbean Melting Pot
Until recently Puerto Viejo has been basically this undiscovered jewel in
Costa Rica that has attracted mainly a backpacker and surf crowd. The whole area
is one huge melting pot of cultures. On top of the foreigners which are mostly
South American, Canadian and European; you have 3 distinct local cultures living
here (Indigenous, Jamaican Caribbean and Spanish)
Today, in addition to miles and miles of unspoiled beaches, and thousands of hectares of jungle, Puerto Viejo offers, a huge selection of all types of restaurants, craft shops, tours, nightlife. And if you are looking for more adventure, I have created a photo album of the many things to do in the area.
There
are the BriBri natives which have lived here for centuries, The
Jamaicans which initially came over as
workers to build the railroad for the
banana trade and then Costa Ricans from Spanish descent. In 2002 there was a
census done for the area and they found people from 49 different countries in a
population of just over 2,000.
Puerto Viejo is definitely not for everyone, but that is what makes it special.
If you have not included the Caribbean of Costa Rica in your travel plans, you are missing half the country.
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Explore Banana Azul
and Puerto Viejo
We have photo tours of the hotel, of Puerto Viejo, of our the area beaches, of the local Bri Bri culture, of things to do in the area and places to eat.
Check out our room rates or our packages.
Got questions? We've got answers on how to get here, getting around while you're here, things to do here and practical and safety concerns.
Banana Azul Hotel, Puerto Viejo de Talamanca, Limon, Costa Rica