Costa Rica Hotels - Caribbean Region, bed and breakfast hotel, resorts, B&B, cabins, cabinas, lodges, Atlantic Ocean All Inclusive Hotels, Spas in Cahuita, Colorado, Guapiles, Limon, Manzanillo, Puerto Viejo, Tortuguero, Guápiles, Limón

Caribbean Hotels

The Caribbean region of Costa Rica has a unique offering of hotel types. Unlike the other regions of Costa Rica, the Caribbean remains the most unsophisticated, unspoiled area of the country. The coastal area, where most of the hotels are located, is very limited, due to the fact that there are no roads traveling north out of Limon City. The area that does have some highway is short, but the canals of Tortuguero are beautiful. Once in that region of the Atlantic Coast (Caribbean) there are some hotels that can only be reached by boat…this allows for a very primitive, jungle experience. An experience well worth having. This is one opportunity to stay in very unusual cabinas (cabins) on waterways, something that is not available in many other places in the world.

Once you leave Limon City, going south, you travel along a beautiful coastline, at almost all times, being able to see the ocean. It is a pleasant drive, maybe an hour long, before you reach Cahuita, the first coastal town on the Caribbean that offers most tourism amenities. There are other hotels before reaching Cahuita, but they are few and far between. Once you have arrived in this small, charming village, you will find, great restaurants, little cabinas, with lots of Caribbean charm. Most of the hotels along this stretch of Costa Rica's Rich Coast, do not have many luxurious qualities. However, this is not why you visit this part of the world. The colorful buildings, the "off the beaten track," appeal and the food…the terrific Caribbean cuisine, is why you come here.

Most of the towns beyond Cahuita, like Puerto Viejo, Uvita, Manzanillo are similar in appearance but, each has its own quality and differences. Puerto Viejo, a few miles south of Cahuita, yet only a short way beyond is the border between Costa Rica and Panama, offers some of the best restaurants in Costa Rica. It is a tiny village, but the amount of hotels and restaurants reminds us of how much this area has to offer. The colors, the art, the music and once again the food, has to be experienced to be explained. Every year at the end of September, (which is the best time of year for the Caribbean, weather wise) there is an music, art and food festival in Puerto Viejo. It is not to be missed if you are traveling then. The remaining villages of Uvita and Manzanillo, offer some of the best, most beautiful beaches in all of Costa Rica, along with charming, small hotels, B&B's and rental house options.

You will be hard pressed to find air conditioning, but if the cabins are constructed properly a good electric fan on the ceiling will be just fine and keep you cool. Some, but not all hotels, have a swimming pool, which adds a nice, cool touch to your vacation experience. It isn't necessary to have a pool in your hotel, because the ocean is ever present and available. Just like most of Costa Rica, the water is warm and inviting, just waiting for you to jump right in, and in the Caribbean, much of the time you are on the beach in privacy, just by yourself!

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Costa Rica Hotels in Limón
Hotel Maribú Caribe, Beach Playa Bonita
Hotel Matama, Portete y Playa Bonita
Rio Palmas
Costa Rica Hotels in Cahuita
Hotel Colón CaribeColon
Coral Hill Bungalows Cahuita, Near Beach

Costa Rica Hotels in Puerto Viejo, Manzanillo
Hotel Suerre Caribe, Puerto Viejo - Punta Uva
Azania Bungalows, Resort Hotel, Playa Cocles Beach
Hotel Cariblue, Beach Playa Cocles, Puerto Viejo
Shawandha Lodge, Beach Playa Chiquita, Puerto Viejo
Hotel Pizote Lodge, Puerto Viejo
Albergue Almendros y Corales, Puerto Viejo - ManzanilloGuarana
Csshew Hill Jungle Lodge, Yoga, Puerto Viejo
Hotel La Costa de Papito, Beach Playa Cocles, Puerto Viejo
Hotel Kashá, Puerto Viejo Kasha

Costa Rica Hotels in Tortuguero, Colorado
New! - Luxurious Manatus Hotel, Tortuguero
Jungle Lodge, Beach Playa Tortuguero
Mawamba Lodge, Beach Playa Tortuguero
Hotel Pachira Lodge, Beach Playa Tortuguero
Turtle Beach Lodge, Tortuguero
Samoa Lodge / Resort, Tortugero, Canales de Tortuguero
Hotel Laguna Lodge Tortuguero, Tortuguero

Additional Hotels for Your Consideration:

Hotel Matama, Portete y Playa Bonita
Hotel Restaurante Río Palmas, Guácimo
Hotel el Encanto, Playa Cahuita
Cabinas Guaraná, Puerto Viejo Guarana
Miraflores Lodge, Puerto Viejo - Playa Chiquita
Cabinas Jacaranda, Puerto Viejo
Caribbean Paradise Eco - Lodge, Beach Playa Tortuguero

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