Caribe Town Bungalows

We really loved our stay at Caribe Town. The place is calm, relaxing and clean. Waking up to the sound and colors of the of the jungle every morning was beautiful. In the garden we saw a sloth, frogs and long lines of ants crawling their way along the small path. As the bungalows are not right next to each other you won't hear any of the other guests. The breakfast was delicious (especially the Caribbean french toast), the staff is super nice and helpful. There were two well-behaved dogs who turned around when we told them to (important to us, my girlfriend is afraid of dogs). The beach is just a few meters away (but not for swimming though due to rip currents) and there's a few good restaurants nearby. So in sum we totally recommend this place.

Small family owned buisness. Very nice owners who gave us plenty of recommendations

Caribe town was one of the most magical places I’ve stayed. So beautiful and calming. Rooms are all amazing and have hammocks for you to read and relax. Kari and Joel were the sweetest most thoughtful owners, and their kids are SO adorable. We had so much fun! Joel makes this great coconut rum drink, ask him to make it for you! Staying here was one of the best experiences I’ve had and I will definitely be back, next time with my daughter! It is walking distance from the beach and right next to the bike rental place, super relaxing to bike to town! Great location, great people and great experience. I didn’t get to try Kari’s yoga class and after seeing it that morning I was super bummed, it looked amazing. Highly recommend to try all the services they offer! Thanks for an amazing experience caribe town❤️

Quiet, close to the beach. The staff was friendly and helpful.

Drinks at the bar were expensive compared to the bars and restaurants nearby. The breakfast was okay, not bad but not great.

Wow, where to even start! We stayed for five wonderful nights. Everyone we met was utterly delightful. It's a real family business. The cabins are lovely. Airy, clean, plenty of shelves, and the bed was very comfortable. From the seating area outside we saw: lizards, humming birds, squirrels, agouti, and a mother sloth with her baby! You really are in paradise here. The beach is about a 1 minute walk, and it's a quiet beach, no worries about getting plenty of space to chill out alone. The sun rises over the sea here, and it's totally worth getting up early to see it. Just a couple of minutes along the beach are natural pools which are good to relax in. Breakfast is amazing. Every day a new special, which could always be made vegan for us. We had coconut French toast, avocado toast, scrambled tofu - all excellent. The newest member of staff (Celina /Selina?) made us so welcome, making sure we saw the baby sloth one morning, and making crazy coco loco cocktails. We also took a Yoga class with the owner Karalilly, which was such a beautiful way to spend an hour and really recharged us. We also did zumba one morning - great way to get the heart rate up and have a dance! It was the perfect place to relax after a crazy couple of weeks adventuring. And there's so much to do nearby, we went horse riding on the beach (lost my hat cantering!), surfing, and it was very easy and affordable to get tuk tuks into the main town. Also fantastic restaurants within a five minute walk (a great Indian, carribean and a super pretty beach-side bar). The supermarket is also only about 10 mins walk away (and was the first time we found great vegan options in CR). We would return in a heartbeat, and hope to come back for a yoga retreat sometime!

Absolutely nothing! You do need to have realistic expectations, if you can't sleep with howler monkeys, crickets and the odd squirrel knocking coconuts off trees and making noise, take earplugs! Although the owners have even thought of that, as they were available in reception. We slept very well, it sounds like a live 'nature' sleeping song!

The gardens and the bungalow.

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I am a solo female traveller and wanted somewhere tranquil, safe and also easy to get around and this place was a little piece of paradise!! The hosts were amazing. They really care about their guests and are so friendly. I felt like I had known them for ages! They honestly make the stay really enjoyable. They had loads of suggestions on what to do and lots of boxing classes, yoga classes etc at the hotel which were great. The room was really nice in the jungle. You felt completely immersed and it had great facilities. The area is in a really good spot. You can walk directly onto the beach, or you can rent bikes to get around more. Just be aware that it is a jungle so you will hear lots of animals at night! My room didn't have glass windows, so it was a bit louder, however it's not a negative it's just an observation!

We definitely recommend Caribe Town if you like jungle sounds as it's pretty loud at night! The breakfasts were outstanding and the staff were so helpful and knowledgeable. We loved Puerto Viejo and the surrounding area. Our bungalow was incredibly clean and I had a lovely massage too. It was amazing to watch all the animals around and to see the resident sloths!

Sleep was a bit of a challenge at times so bring ear plugs! There wasn't any storage to put things away in the rooms so our clothes felt damp from the rain. Also the toilet is only partially partitioned off so not a ton of privacy!

We loved staying here ❤️

The owners and staff are amazing. The made to order breakfast and breakfast specials were delicious.