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Rated #1 of
31 Hotels in Puerto Viejo — “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.”
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 only meters away. At night the isolated location
means guests are serenaded by howler monkeys, macaws, and
crashing surf.
Rated
Highly Recommended. “This newer hotel is earning fast friends
and hearty praise.” 
Banana
Azul was recently recommended in Conde Naste Traveler
Magazine recent feature on the Caribbean Coast entitled
“
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 12 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.
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 & 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 decent. 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.
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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.
