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Evergreen Lodge vs Hotel Banana Azul

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.

Evergreen Lodge
Evergreen Lodge
8 / 10
| PO Box 1818-1002, San Jose, Tortuguero, Costa Rica
From $163 /night
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Free Internet
  • Free Breakfast
  • Restaurant
  • Pool
  • Breakfast included
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Afar Magazine 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 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 Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"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
Hotel Banana Azul
Hotel Banana Azul
8 / 10
Puerto Viejo de Talamanca, Puerto Viejo de Talamanca, Costa Rica
From $133 /night
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Free Internet
  • Free Breakfast
  • Laundry Service
  • Concierge
  • Restaurant
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Afar Magazine 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 Lonely Planet
"Removed from town, this romantic hotel sits astride a blissfully tranquil black-sand beach." Full review
The Telegraph The Telegraph
9.0
"Banana Azul is the ultimate romantic retreat on Costa Rica’s diverse and funky Caribbean Coast." Full review
Fodor's 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 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
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