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Hotel Banana AzulvsEvergreen Lodge
Both hotels are highly recommended by expert reviewers. On balance, Hotel Banana Azul is the choice of most writers compared to Evergreen Lodge. Hotel Banana Azul ranks #26 in Costa Rica with endorsements from 5 publications including The Telegraph, Travel + Leisure and Lonely Planet.
Hotel Banana Azul
Afar Magazine
Lonely Planet
The Telegraph
Fodor's
Travel + Leisure
Frommer's
Oyster
Puerto Viejo de Talamanca, Puerto Viejo de Talamanca, Costa Rica
From $133/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Restaurant
Afar Magazine "Tucked away in its own little world, a 20 minute beach walk north of the laid back surfer town of Puerto Viejo, Hotel Banana Azul is a little piece of heaven." Full review
Lonely Planet "Removed from town, this romantic hotel sits astride a blissfully tranquil black-sand beach." Full review
The Telegraph9.0
"Banana Azul is the ultimate romantic retreat on Costa Rica’s diverse and funky Caribbean Coast." Full review
Fodor's "Hardwood furnishings are abundant at this gay-friendly (but by no means exclusive) hotel at the secluded far end of Playa Negra." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Hotel Banana Azul is perpetually improving and tweaking its intimate 14-room retreat on a dramatic—and private—stretch of black-sand beach." Full review
Frommer's "Features such fabulous touches as koi ponds with turtles in the middle of the ceramic-tiled common lounge. One of the top draws here is the Azul Beach Club, which serves food and drinks on the beach" Full review
OysterUpper-middle-range
"The 14-room Hotel Banana Azul is one of Puerto Viejo de Talamanca's smaller properties. The upper-middle-range hotel is tucked away along the Costa Rican town's popular surf beach, Playa..." Full review
Evergreen Lodge Afar Magazine Fodor's Lonely Planet
| PO Box 1818-1002, San Jose, Tortuguero, Costa Rica
From $163/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Free Breakfast
- Restaurant
- Pool
- Breakfast included
Afar Magazine "The hotel that you’ll return to after days of canopy tours and wilderness treks has rooms surrounded by lush jungle with frogs and birds." Full review
Fodor's "The Evergreen offers an entirely different (and intimate) concept in Tortuguero lodging: whereas other lodges have cabins arranged around a clearing, at Evergreen they penetrate deep into the forest." Full review
Lonely Planet "One of three hotels operated by the Pachira group, this pleasant place has a more rustic, less resorty feel than its counterparts, with 55 rooms and private bungalows surrounded by jungle greenery." Full review
