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Finca Rosa Blanca Coffee Farm And InnvsHotel Banana Azul
Both properties are highly recommended by expert writers. On balance, Finca Rosa Blanca Coffee Plantation Resort ranks significantly better than Hotel Banana Azul. Finca Rosa Blanca Coffee Plantation Resort has a TripExpert Score of 90 with accolades from 6 reviews including Gayot, Travel + Leisure and Mr & Mrs Smith.
Finca Rosa Blanca Coffee Farm And Inn
Afar Magazine Afar Magazine
Mr & Mrs Smith
Gayot
The Telegraph
Hideaway Report
Travel + Leisure
New York Times
Apartado Postal 41, Heredia, Santa Barbara 3009, Costa Rica
From $278/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Afar Magazine "Guests at this 13-room retreat in Costa Rica’s central highlands can tour the estate’s 36 acres of coffee fields." Full review
Afar Magazine "Finca Rosa Blanca hotel in San José always has something brewing."
Mr & Mrs Smith "Tea drinkers need not apply: Finca Rosa Blanca hotel in San José is a coffee wonderland." Full review
Gayot "This charming inn invites travelers to discover the world of a working coffee plantation."
The Telegraph9.0
"Every room exudes character at this artist-owned eco-resort in the highlands above San Jose." Full review
Hideaway Report90.0
"High-country inn overlooking a landscape of rolling fields, coffee plantations and orchards, 20 minutes from the San José airport." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Set in the mountains of Alajuela, this romantic inn doubles as a coffee plantation and offers tours of its 30-acre organic farm, processing plant, and roasting house." Full review
New York Times "It is snuggled amid 30 undulating acres of coffee; everything is assiduously eco-friendly and sustainable with 13 tropically themed rooms and two suites"
Savoring Costa Rica, Sip By Sip
January 28, 2020
Hotel Banana Azul Afar Magazine
Lonely Planet The Telegraph
Fodor's Travel + Leisure
Frommer's
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
