Victorian-style casitas near beach, artful decor, Caribbean cuisine



J7RM+3M3 500 meters south of Villas Caribe, C. Playa Chiquita, Limón Province, Puerto Viejo de Talamanca, Costa Rica Get directions
"Hotel Aguas Claras is located between the rainforest and beach on Costa Rica’s southern Caribbean coast. It features individually designed bungalows and themed suites, and offers access to Playa Chiquita and Cahuita National Park." - Travel + Leisure Editors

"Hotel Aguas Claras is a tiny place in Costa Rica, where its founder imported her own artwork and turned the suites and bungalows into something like an art museum on the Caribbean coast." - The MICHELIN Guide

"A tiny, art-soaked retreat on Costa Rica's Caribbean coast, where the founder imported her own artwork and turned the suites and bungalows into something like a museum, created by an artist and her daughter. Under Cayuga's umbrella, we notice the sustainability in action rather than in slogans - no plastic bottles, bamboo straws, local staffing, and restaurants that keep it dock-to-dish instead of serving flown-in salmon - with nothing sacrificed in terms of luxury." - The MICHELIN Guide

"While staying at the boutique Hotel Aguas Claras in Puerto Viejo I found the Caribbean-influenced rice-and-beans—cooked with coconut milk or in a hot tomato style—to be a regional specialty worth trying." - Nina Kokotas Hahn

"Hotel Aguas Claras in lively Puerto Viejo offers residential-style casitas and a picturesque beach on the vibrant Caribbean coast, along with Spanish lessons and sustainability tours."