Hotel Banana Azul

A very cool and unique property. Very relaxing. Great setting on the beach with a different event or meal choice each night. The welcome drink is delicious. Staff were very friendly and super helpful.

This is an adult only hotel. Small but very cute and space is used very wisely. A few rooms are located next to the restaurant/bar, a few right above, some on the building next to it and some on a different building at 3 minutes walking distance in which I consider the best location if you love the quite. If you want complete quite, make sure you do not rent right next to the bar. I rented a room that looks like a cabin and was beautiful. The atmosphere is amazing, quite, friendly and private.|The area is very clean and people are very nice and the food is very good.|A small store is located across the street and parking area. The hotel is by the beach where some room may have a beach view.|You can rent transportation (tuc-tuc) to near by restaurants or other beach.|You can request tours from the same hotel and rent four track, bikes and motorcycles.

Stayed here for six nights and enjoyed our experience. The hotel is clean, with a small pool and direct access to a beautiful beach with beach chairs. Staff were helpful throughout our stay, always asking if we needed anything. Only downside really is that the restaurant is quite expensive, with limited options. You're better off paying 4,000 CRC (~$8) to travel into town, where there are much cheaper options.

We stayed for a total of 5 days in tropical room 10. PROS: The hotels location! It’s in a perfect location, not too far from town. The staff were SO friendly and willing to help you with whatever you needed. The room set up was quite nice. I loved the “outdoor” shower and tub. The property itself is located right next to the beach, it’s like a 30 second walk to the sand. There was a bar and a nice sitting area with a fire just before the beach. The grocery store is right there too, so snacks and drinks are always readily available if you don’t want to eat at the restaurant. CONS:It’s literally right next to the kitchen, so it’s pretty loud throughout the day up until around 10-1030 when the staff are done for the day. You step out of your room into the dining area, which is also loud. We could hear every time the room above us used the restroom or shower, the water drains right above you. (None of this necessarily bothered me, this is more of a “just so you are aware”) All in all, I wasn’t dissatisfied with our stay, we didn’t spend a whole lot of time at the resort since we were out doing touristy stuff. I would stay here again, honestly.

My stay here was nice very relaxing and if you are going into town, get a scooter, 4 wheeler etc. I took a star off due to dirty sheets upon arrival. Makes wonder if they changed the sheets from the person before, as as soon as I pull the cover back I seen it. See pics below Food here is good, waiters are nice.

We enjoyed a lovely afternoon at banana azul while transferring from Panama to SJO. The staff was lovely and helpful but the property was exceptional with a gorgeous beach location. Beautiful gardens, relaxing chill music, clean beach chairs and beachside or poolside bar service. The bartender Angelo was fantastic with his attentive professional service and delicious daiquiris. The lunch was fresh and tasty. Highly recommend spending an afternoon here for chill vibes if passing through or staying in Puerto Viejo area.

The beds aren't that comfortable. The properties location is great! For the rooms that don't have AC it would be nice if the owner would provide additional fans or Give the option of additional fans at check in. We were in ocean breeze room and the thought of the additional locked door at the bottom of the stairs is nice except you can reach your hand though and open it without a key. Maybe have a lock that needs a key on both sides. No fridge and they only offer a cooler. Except there isn't anywhere to refill the ice unless the restaurant is open.

We’ve been coming to Banana Azul for years, since Colin owned it and the quality and service has went down hill. We recently stayed and booked the banana villa, upon entering the room the entrance was behind the market store and nothing like the pictures. The villa was dirty, the stove was filthy, windows broken and it was outdated and the plunge pool was more like a bath tub with tiles missing and it wasn’t maintained. We informed the staff that we weren’t happy with the room and they said they had no other options that night so we had to stay in a dirty room. The next day we were moved to another villa which will wasn’t up to par but better than the first. They have done away with the serve yourself coffee, fruit etc for breakfast and have a very small set menu. For dinner they no longer have the salad and soup bar. The service on the beach was slacking, we had waited 45 min for a drink and them coming out was far and in between. Needless to say we won’t be returning to Banana Azul. This resort needs to step up their standards and the service needs a huge improvement. There are so many more beautiful properties to stay in Puerto Viejo! Don’t waste your money like we did!