Gaia Hotel & ReservevsOxygen Jungle Villas & Spa
Both properties are rated very highly by professionals. On balance, Oxygen Jungle Villas scores significantly higher than Gaia Hotel & Reserve. Oxygen Jungle Villas is ranked #3 in Costa Rica with recommendations from 6 reviewers including Lonely Planet, Condé Nast Traveler and Jetsetter.
Gaia Hotel & Reserve
Lonely Planet
Condé Nast Traveler
Fodor's
Jetsetter
Travel + Leisure
Lonely Planet
Oyster
Michelin Guide
Fodor's
Km 2.7 Carretera Quepos a Manuel Antonio, Manuel Antonio National Park 6350, Costa Rica
From $201/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Shuttle Bus
Top Choice
"This luxurious pile comprises studios, terraces suites and three-story villas and offers nature tours within its expansive grounds – a former wildlife rehabilitation center." Full review
"Studios, the smallest accommodations, are spare and urbane in style, with views of green hillsides." Full review
"On 13 acres of private reserve, this boutique hotel is contemporary and very chic, with rooms rendered in slate, hardwood, and rattan with Italian fittings." Full review
"Sleek Costa Rican retreat with a multilevel infinity pool, swim-up bar and intimate spa with jungle views." Full review
"Won the award for Leading Green Hotel for Central America by the World Travel Awards for its efforts in conservation...operates the preserve while offering suites, studios, and villas." Full review
Top Choice
"This luxurious retreat comprises immaculately furnished studios, terrace suites and three-story villas." Full review
Luxury
"This intimate luxury hotel located a 10-minute drive from the entrance to Manuel Antonio National Park is one of the area's top options" Full review
Bib Gourmand
"Ponce de León put Costa Rica’s central Pacific coast on the map in 1519 — but, too afraid to confront the native Quepoa tribe, he was left to appreciate the evergreen forests and white..." Full review
"On 13 acres of private reserve, this boutique hotel is contemporary and very chic, with rooms rendered in slate, hardwood, and rattan with Italian fittings. Elegance abounds with soft..." Full review
Oxygen Jungle Villas & Spa
Mr & Mrs Smith
Jetsetter
Travel + Leisure
The Telegraph
Lonely Planet
Oyster
Michelin Guide
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
"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
"Intimate glass villas in a Bali-inspired romantic escape on a jungle-covered mountainside." Full review
"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
9.0
"This romantic, mountainside retreat offers Balinese statues at every turn and Netherlandish, all-glass villas with panoramic ocean and jungle views." Full review
Top Choice
"Oxygen Jungle Villas has 12 mountaintop cabins constructed almost entirely of glass." Full review
Luxury
"Oxygen Jungle Villas is a luxury 12-villa jungle property with a zen-like atmosphere and Balinese decor" Full review
Bib Gourmand
"The area around Uvita, on Costa Rica’s Pacific coast, has rapidly evolved from an undiscovered destination to a haven for expats and travelers, but it’s by no means crowded — a bit of..." Full review