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Casa de las Tias vs Hotel Banana Azul
Both Hotel Banana Azul and Casa de las Tias are rated very highly by writers. Overall, Hotel Banana Azul scores significantly higher than Casa de las Tias. Hotel Banana Azul has a TripExpert Score of 86 with accolades from 3 sources such as Lonely Planet, The Telegraph and Afar Magazine.
Casa de las Tias
Fodor's
Lonely Planet
Apdo 295-1200, San Rafael de Escazu 33102, Costa Rica
From $72 /night
- Free Internet
- Free Breakfast
- Free Parking
- Multilingual
- Breakfast included
- Breakfast buffet
Fodor's
"The full range of city services is at your doorstep here, but you're blissfully apart from them at this tranquil bed-and-breakfast at the quiet end of a short road."
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Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"In a quiet area of San Rafael, this yellow-and-turquoise Cape Cod–style house (complete with picket fence) has five immaculate, individually decorated rooms, all with private bathrooms."
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Hotel Banana Azul
Afar Magazine
Lonely Planet
The Telegraph
Fodor's
Travel + Leisure
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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."
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Lonely Planet
"Removed from town, this romantic hotel sits astride a blissfully tranquil black-sand beach."
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The Telegraph
9.0
"Banana Azul is the ultimate romantic retreat on Costa Rica’s diverse and funky Caribbean Coast."
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Fodor's
"Hardwood furnishings are abundant at this gay-friendly (but by no means exclusive) hotel at the secluded far end of Playa Negra."
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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."
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