Banana Beach Bungalows

This is not a relaxing hotel, but instead a loud party hostel with budget facilities: Music noise - the Banana Beach Club plays very loud music from the afternoon to 10pm which vibrates throughout the room. We were also woken up several times in the early by parties on the beach. You will get very limited sleep staying here. Pool - Most days non-guests use the pool, including loud and rude kids, and on one occasion a kid forced their dog into the pool. Generally it is very dated and very little care is taken in tidiness. Noise from the generators next to pool is constant. Reception - no fixed reception service as a hotel would typically have - one person is available at a “reception” kiosk room between 9am and 4pm. Any assistance needed outside these hours is made via WhatsApp so is not instant. Also we had a power cut for water and electricity on our second day, so could not receive updates as the WiFi was unavailable. Restaurant - the restaurant and hotel are completely separate, apart from the breakfast being complementary for guests, and this is unclear from the website as we only found out upon arrival. This means guests can’t freely use the beach loungers or set up a room tab for food/drinks. No explanation of breakfast, timings - got there at 7am only to be told it starts at 8am so we missed this several times from leaving early for tours/transfer etc. Room - No kettle, coffee machine but no powdered milk/crema. Fridge outside (not in room) and doesn’t open properly as gets caught by the cupboard door latch - kitchen light very dim so difficult to see. Only one bedside table so had to leave belongings on the floor. No clothes hangers or even hooks.

Everything was pegect on’y the beds frame was so noisy it s a little outdated foe this rhey really need to impove that but staff was nive location beautiful beach c’ub the best and over all love ir

Stayed in low season when most of the hotel facilities were still closed, so sadly haven't had a chance to fully experience the property. Room was very spacious though and clean.

This establishment blatantly disregards Costa Rican laws that prohibit placing furniture on public beaches, which are national assets belonging to all citizens. Their repeated violations of these regulations pose a threat to local wildlife. According to Costa Rican law, the Maritime Terrestrial Zone (Zona Marítimo Terrestre) encompasses the area from the high tide line up to 200 meters inland. The first 50 meters of this zone are designated as public property, where permanent structures or furniture placement is prohibited without proper authorization. This regulation aims to preserve the natural environment and ensure public access to beaches. By placing furniture within this public zone without authorization, the establishment is violating these legal provisions, thereby endangering the local ecosystem in processes such as the turtle's reproduction cycle and restricting public access to the beach.