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Hotel Banana AzulvsOxygen Jungle Villas & Spa
Both Oxygen Jungle Villas and Hotel Banana Azul are endorsed by experts. On balance, Oxygen Jungle Villas ranks significantly higher than Hotel Banana Azul. Oxygen Jungle Villas has a TripExpert Score of 90 with praise from 6 reviewers including Jetsetter, Mr & Mrs Smith and Condé Nast Traveler.
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
Oxygen Jungle Villas & Spa
Condé Nast Traveler
Mr & Mrs Smith
Jetsetter Travel + Leisure The Telegraph Lonely Planet
Oyster
Camino de Suenos, 1,5 km NE del Catarata de Uvita, Uvita, Costa Rica
From $399/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Laundy Room
Condé Nast Traveler "12 teak-and-glass villas overlooking the Pacific from a private mountaintop jungle preserve. The glass-walled accommodations use a clever interplay of jungle, bamboo screens, and curtains." Full review
Mr & Mrs Smith "Concealed within a sprawling plot of protected Costa Rican rainforest and perched above the shimmering Pacific Ocean, Oxygen Jungle Villas hotel in Uvita is a secret worth keeping." Full review
Jetsetter "Intimate glass villas in a Bali-inspired romantic escape on a jungle-covered mountainside." Full review
Travel + Leisure "All across Costa Rica, other hotels have copied the genius concept of this mountainside hotel in Uvita: cabins whose walls are made completely glass." Full review
The Telegraph9.0
"This romantic, mountainside retreat offers Balinese statues at every turn and Netherlandish, all-glass villas with panoramic ocean and jungle views." Full review
Lonely Planet Top Choice
"Oxygen Jungle Villas has 12 mountaintop cabins constructed almost entirely of glass." Full review
OysterLuxury
"Oxygen Jungle Villas is a luxury 12-villa jungle property with a zen-like atmosphere and Balinese decor" Full review
