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3.5 out of 5
Banana Beach Hotel
Luz da Vida, Santa Teresa, Cóbano, Puntarenas

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 36 out of 61 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 14 out of 61 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 7 out of 61 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 61 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 61 reviews" "

8.2/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

7.8/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Kristen

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Banana Beach Hotel was amazing! The bungalows are clean and comfortable . The hotel is busy and very lively!!! If you are looking for quiet this is not the place for you!!! I took my 19 year old daughter for 5 days and we had the absolute best time!!! I can’t wait to take the rest of my family back! One important note- Santa Teresa is NOT easy to get to from San Jose or Liberia. We drove ourselves from Liberia and it was a 4 hour adventure .
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jon

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024
Response from . on 19 Feb 2024
A lovely family. We loved having them around. They will be welcome whenever they want to come back!

8/10 Good

Jeylin

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good location and great pool for kids. Noisy due to proximity with main street and parking. Some maintenance needed in pool and water treatment.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

adrienne

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This place was remarkable! Best vacation I’ve ever had! I felt so safe, everything was clean, and we never wanted to leave the resort as it had so many amenities. The pool was great, the bungalows are great, and the staff were very friendly! Definitely going back!
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2024

6/10 Okay

Jack

Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Erin

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Özgür

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Diana

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Un sitio muy cómodo para vacacionar. El aseo muy bien y la atención de excelencia. El restaurante de muy buena calidad y súper rápido en traer las ordenes.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Katie

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
This is a great location for walking to several different restaurants. The restaurant in front of hotel has lounge chairs which are a great option for lounging during the day. Service is hit or miss. Our drinks weren’t great but the fries and fried bread were. Loud music into the evening and a young fun party atmosphere. The seating area outside the room always had dust from the termites and ants. And the outside area needed a fan as there was no air movement. Soap and shampoo were supplied which was nice. Parking was spacious. Aircon worked and room stayed cool when out. Spotty internet.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

Vivian

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Great service! Too much noise at night
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
As advertised, the property is awesome, clean, solid, good staff. Will be coming back…
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023

6/10 Okay

mary

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
It was to noisy and to much of a party hotel
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

8/10 Good

Carl

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing spot, private and beautiful. Loved the outdoor kitchen. Beds were very comfortable. Pool was very nice. Restaurant was decent. Incredibly helpful at reception. Very friendly. The only thing we didn’t love was the very loud music they played on Wednesday and Saturday nights. As we have a toddler.
Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

gil

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022

6/10 Okay

Robert

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
This is an excellent location for Surfers looking for a good wave but there isn't great swimming in front of this property rough and rocky. The beachfront restaurant and bar are available for anyone to use which was cool. We loved the patio and hammock with each room. Be sure to use the kitchen locks as raccoons are busy. Great reception but often not there. Excellent food at the restaurant at the beach. Best hummus ever!
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022
Response from BANANA BEACH BUNGALOWS on 20 July 2022
Hello, Robert. thank you very much for comment. If the beach in front of the hotel has a lot of rock, it is very important that they ask to see the state of the tides, so that they can enjoy the beach. we will improve that the office always has someone available within office hours 9 am to 4 pm. We wait for you soon!

8/10 Good

Jon

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2022

8/10 Good

Sara

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Awesome location and amazing restaurant
We had a lovely stay at banana Beach. It was a bit loud in the evenings with the music from the restaurant but they did turn it down relatively early. Our bungalow sweet, a bit basic but had everything we needed. Excellent location in terms of proximity to the beach and town. The highlight was the accessibility to the restaurant right on the beach with a little playground for the kids and lovely food
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2021

8/10 Good

herbert

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Jorge

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
SWEET BEACHFRONT LOCATION!
GREAT BEACHFRONT PROPERTY! Very nice and private bungalows with a comunal pool that has plenty of lounging areas around it. The beach bar/restaurant was a definite plus! We had a very good time and look forward to returning soon!
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with pets, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I stayed at Banana Beach Bungalow with 2 friends and our 2 labs. It was perfect! We stayed in Casita Linda with 2 rooms: comfortable beds with nice bedding; comfortable, clean, modern bathroom with excellent water pressure, hot water, storage space; good air conditioning. We augmented the outdoor kitchenette with pans and my kitchen tools I never travel without when cooking and we prepared delicious meals we enjoyed in our patio and garden. Great stores to buy food nearby. The cooktop was very hot, the refrigerator held a lot, and good water pressure in the sink. In Tico style, cold water only. Our garden was completely enclosed by a 5-foot fence, so our dogs could run free, only in the two larger casitas, although all were private. Our garden, as well as all of the grounds, were beautifully landscaped. I felt like I was in a Rousseau painting the whole time there. The beach, while too rough for swimming, was beautiful. The double beach lounges were comfortable, and you could choose sun or shade. Also a huge variety of seating, including tables and chairs. The entire drink and food menu available everywhere at the beach. Our dogs loved running free on the beach and even did a little swimming. After relaxing at the beach, we hit the pool, which also had beautiful landscaping. Even our dogs were allowed in the pool, aided by the beach access. With that, we were completely in love with BBB! Very refreshing! Staff was friendly, restaurant very good.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2021

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very disappointed
The place could be amazing only if it was taken care of. There is trash everywhere, the bungalows are dirty and run down (we had to move because the roof of our bungalow had a leak - right on the bed), daily cleaning is the most ineffective cleaning you can do. The location is perfect though, lots of great little restaurants super close (would NOT recommend the one at the hotel - feels as dirty as the hotel).
Stayed 5 nights in May 2021

10/10 Excellent

cindy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Worth the money
Very nice place, clean, safe and comfortable, great location. Definitely would love to come back.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2021

10/10 Excellent

MarAguila, Costa Rica

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This place is a grate accomodation. The room is cozy, clean, with a beautiful arquitecture. The staff is friendly and helpful. The place has a restaurant, they cook very good, but the prices are a little hi and they dont give room service. You will love the crabs around your boungalow. Just in front the hotel´s entrance you will find a restaurant and a grocery store from israeli people, but they open until 10 am. In a walking distance you will find a supermarket if you want to buy food to prepare by yourself. The room has a kitchen outside, wich is a great idea, so you can see the crabs a nature while your eating. Highly recommended.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2020

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Bugs Everywhere
We won’t be staying here again. It’s not what one would expect for $225/night. When we arrived there was a trail of ants into our room. We found a dead spider under the sheets and even after they changed the sheets I was still bitten by a spider after taking a nap in the bed. The “clean” sheets had a blood mark. The rooms in general are much more weathered than the photos look. The setting is cool, on the beach with a lot of vegetation around to give it a jungle feel but there appears to be no form of pest/insect control. There were constantly mosquitoes in the room even though we never left the door open. The beach restaurant has decent food and a fun vibe but it’s loud music goes on late into the night making it difficult to sleep since the room had so many cracks in the walls/doors/windows. The location on the strip is decent though. They rent surf boards but the beach is rough in front of the property, we had better luck surfing at hermosa. The water was turned off one morning unannounced to ya so we couldn’t shower in the morning. The kitchenette is outside the room. Mold in the shower. The hot water would only get luke warm and wouldn’t last long. Given the price of this place, I’d rather have stayed in a hostel and gotten the same quality...
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2019
Response from Emilya Tal on 28 Dec 2019
We are sorry that we didn't fulfill your expectations, we did answer to you promptly and fixed all this very quick for you.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I loved the location, the room, the patio with hammock, and the kitchenette.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019
Response from Emilya on 18 Dec 2019
Thanks, we are glad you liked it! ☺

10/10 Excellent

Aaron, Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was clean, the bed was comfortable, the shower was excellent, and the patio with outdoor kitchenette was perfect.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019
Response from Emilya Tal on 10 Dec 2019
Thanks for your feedback, we are glad you liked it and we hope you come visit again! Pura vida!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wish I could have stayed longer!
Amazing place, right off the beach. The room was super clean and the service is excellent. Toto, at the front desk is the best. He made us feel like family. Definitely staying there when I come back!
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019
Response from Emilya Tal on 3 Dec 2019
Thanks for staying with us and share this amazing experience. We appreciate your visit and hope that we meet again soon. ☺ Pura vida!

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children, Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I really expected more from this place. The pictures make everything look so new and big and in fact, we ended up in a room next to the road that was tiny and cramped and smelt super musty. One of the AC units was not working and after asking for more towels we never received them. They also want a deposit for beach towels they need to be given back before 6pm which is exactly when the amazing sunset was happening, not not much foresight on that front. I dont think I would stay there again, it feels very tired in a market full of hotels that really are making an effort.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019
Response from Banana Beach on 2 Sept 2019
We apologize if your expectations were meet and we're sorry you were unhappy - we'll work hard to fix the issue you experienced. We have different house rules than other resorts due to the nature and positioning of the bungalows.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great bungalows on the beach. Close to everything. Tide pools are fun to swim in.
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2019
Response from Emilya on 13 July 2019
Gracias! The tide pools are the best! Great recommendation! ☺

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful bungalow in a secluded plot. Lovely to have a kitchen outside for preparing meals in the sunshine. Cleanliness was amazing and I would throughoutly recommend any of the bungalows as whilst I can only comment on the 7 person bungalow that we were in all of the others seemed just as nice and secluded
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2019
Response from Emilya on 24 Apr 2019
Thanks for sharing your experience, we are glad that you all liked it and hope to see you again soon! Pura vida!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This property was beautiful and very well maintained. The cabanas offered privacy while allowing you to sit outside. Pool was nice and very quiet.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019
Response from Emilya on 6 Mar 2019
Thank you very much! I'm glad you enjoyed your stay, and I hope we'll see you again soon

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Relaxing with great vegetation
Clean, chill, comfortable, with a great restaurant with lawn chairs on the beach Great vegetation
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019
Response from Emilya on 11 Jan 2019
We are glad you liked the setting and meet your expectations!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2018
Response from Emilya Tal on 31 Oct 2018
Thank you! ☺

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location - close to supermarkets Clean & Safe Good stable internet
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018
Response from Emilya on 18 Oct 2018
Thanks for your comment!

10/10 Excellent

Enrique, New Jersey

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The Bungalows were just what we were looking for and the staff were very friendly and responsive to my inquiries. Family of four travelling with 2 teenagers so it was important to find a place that was close to the beach and also local restaurants. The pool is also nice and was not crowded at all.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018
Response from Emilya on 12 Sept 2018
I'm happy that you enjoyed your stay with us, and I hope we'll see you again in the future!

10/10 Excellent

Paige, Little Rock, AR

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
These bungalows are great! Close to everything and right on the beach. You do have to walk through their beach restaurant to get to beach but that’s no problem for us. They have a parking spot for each bungalow and the outside kitchen really came in handy for us.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2018
Response from Toto on 15 Aug 2018
Thanks Paige, It was as nice to have you guys around! How did it go with the fish!?

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderfull place to stay in Cobano. Highly recomend!
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2018
Response from Toto on 18 July 2018
Thank you very much for your wonderful review. I hope we'll see you again soon.

10/10 Excellent

kieron

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Spacious Bungalows
Great facilities. Spacious Bungalows very close to the beach.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2017

6/10 Okay

Adam

Disliked: Room comfort
Average
The bungalows are in good shape and clean. However this area is more for the younger crowd not so much for families looking to relax in a quite area.
Response from General Manager on 9 Feb 2017
Thank you very much for your honest review. Families enjoy the pool and being close to the beach. But you're right, Banana Beach is not a villa up in the hills, it is a property on the beach with 7 bungalows.

10/10 Excellent

Cristian, costa rica

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Really glad I chose to stay here
I stayed here with my cousin. We took a quick trip. I was really happy with my choice. I loved the pool and the restaurant (Great place to see the sunset). The Rooms were clean. The shower was hot.
Response from Emilya on 9 Feb 2017
Thank you very much! I hope we'll see you again soon.

10/10 Excellent

ramy, Georgia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
you must be there !!!
Knowing already what is the hotels levels and conditions in that aria , i was surprised to find super nice, exotic, clean and conferrable hotel .first is the location - right at the beach / sea - literally. there is no prefect location that this. The staff were very helpful and kind , the place its self very exotic. the rooms are very clean and been taking care of to the last detail. The perfect location of the restaurant with the cool sitting arias near by the sea spices the atmosphere specially when they have a show or a chill out music turned it to the ultimate place to be in when you are in Santa Teresa - Mal Pais aria.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Stay
Great service, a great location and a reasonable price. I would definitely stay here again. Danielle and Emilya were extremely helpful. There are a lot of restaurants near-by if you don't want to eat at Banana Beach, the bank machine is within walking distance plus the pool and the beach are right there.

10/10 Excellent

JORGE

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
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Stayed 4 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

Joann

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kelvin, Heredia

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excelente
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Adrian

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Sergio, HEREDIA

Travelled with family, Travelled with pets
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Me encanta la ubicación centrica, que haya acceso directo a la playa, la piscina muy rica, muy seguro, bello y exuberante paisajismo, que tiene un gran parqueo. Aunque no es posible cambiarlo, pues lo que no me gustó es la playa que tiene muchas piedras y el oleaje muy fuerte lo que dificulta disfrutarla en familia. Recomiendo hacer accesibles a todo tipo de personas las cabañas (rampas, baños sin gradas, con barras de agarre, etc), e ir cambianro, pintando, arreglando todas las partes que ya se vean dañadas.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022
Response from BANANA BEACH BUNGALOWS on 17 July 2022
Muchas gracias por su comentario. Gracias por hospedarse con nosotros. con la playa de aquí al frente tienes que ver mucho lo de las mareas, en marea baja es muy lindo y tranquilo. Tenemos un bungalow adaptado para discapacitados; (rampas, barras en el servicio, baño amplio con barras internas) Todos los años hacemos remodelaciones en el hotel. Igualmente muchas gracias por esas observaciones Los esperamos. banana oficina

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Paradis
Skønne omgivelser lige ned til vandet og en fed bar/restaurant hvor man kan opholde sig på liggestole hele dagen. Bungalowen er trukket tilbage fra stranden og restauranten, så man er ikke forstyrret af larm derfra. Ligger centralt og tæt på dejlige restauranter. Håber at jeg kan komme tilbage en dag i fremtiden.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2022

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2021