Cabinas Guarana

Location - Right in the middle of Puerto Viejo.

We found a dead lizard in the floor of the bedroom, a cockroach inside the mosquito net, an spider in the toilet.. While it is understandable to find wildlife in Costa Rica, there was too many animals inside the room as it is not well isolated. It was not cheap at all to get this experience, but I recommend to pay some more and avoid this place (we were heavily bitten by mosquitos, much more than in any other lodge in Costa Rica). On top, staff was not helpful at all, they forgot to bring us towels and kept our change, and did not clean the room the days we were there..

It had a very good location, close to the town center and beach, several 'sodas' around, where you can eat. The rooms are around a lush, tropical garden. The room is quite basic, with a fan and mosquito nets, though it did not stop the mosquitos biting us :). There is a nice breakfast area, we liked the nice Caribbean colours everywhere. Cute dog. Rooms nicely cleaned every day. Parking lot for the cars. We really liked the Caribbean side of CR, our favourite was Punta Uva and Playa Cocles with huge waves. Bread and Chocolate is a nice breakfast place nearby.

Be prepared for the mosqito bites. You can not hang your wet clothes anywhere.