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Hotel Banana Azul vs Hotel Belmar
Both properties are rated very highly by professional reviewers. On balance, Hotel Banana Azul ranks significantly higher than Hotel Belmar. Hotel Banana Azul scores 86 with accolades from 3 publications such as Afar Magazine, The Telegraph and Lonely Planet.
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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Hotel Belmar
Fodor's
Travel + Leisure
Adjacent to the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, 5655, Costa Rica
From $229 /night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
Fodor's
"Inspired by the owners' years in Austria, two spacious chalets built into a hillside command expansive views of the Gulf of Nicoya and the hilly peninsula and contain elegant, airy, and downright regal rooms—all with balconies, minibars, polished woods, and plush white duvets."
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Travel + Leisure
"Features plenty of wood accents, king-size beds, soaking bathtubs...but the property's claim to fame is its farm-to-table program that includes the first carbon-neutral farm in the country."
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