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Hotel Banana AzulvsHostel Pangea
Hotel Banana Azul and Hostel Pangea are both highly recommended by reviewers writing for major publications. Overall, Hotel Banana Azul ranks significantly better than Hostel Pangea. Hotel Banana Azul comes in at 86 with positive reviews from 3 reviewers such as Afar Magazine, The Telegraph 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
"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
"Removed from town, this romantic hotel sits astride a blissfully tranquil black-sand beach." Full review
9.0
"Banana Azul is the ultimate romantic retreat on Costa Rica’s diverse and funky Caribbean Coast." Full review
"Hardwood furnishings are abundant at this gay-friendly (but by no means exclusive) hotel at the secluded far end of Playa Negra." Full review
"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
"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
Upper-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
Hostel Pangea
Travel + Leisure
Lonely Planet
Barrio Amon Ave 7 st. 3-3 bis, San Jose, Costa Rica
From $19/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
- Restaurant
- Pool
"Attractive murals adorn the walls in this backpacker Mecca, and a refreshing swimming pool beckons outdoors." Full review
"Rooms are tidy, mattresses firm and the shared bathrooms enormous and clean." Full review