About the hotel

Hotel Caribe Town, relax just steps away from Puerto Viejo

Just south of lively Puerto Viejo and only a few steps from beautiful Playa Cocles (Cocles Beach) on Costa Rica’s South Caribbean, you’ll find Caribe Town, the perfect place for your vacation adventure.

Located halfway between the Cahuita National Park and Manzanillo-Gandoca wildlife refuge with easy access to Tortuguero and Bocas del Toro, Panamá. Surrounded by tropical jungle gardens and close to many amazing beaches. A dream for nature lovers and those who simply want to relax in the salt water pool and take life at a slower pace. You’ve found paradise at Caribe Town! We look forward to helping you make the vacation of your dreams a reality.

We think its important to maintain what we’ve found and try to make it better! We have a profound respect for animal and plant life, local knowledge and believe strongly in helping our local community.

Facilities:

Our salt water pool includes benches with hydro massage jets, a waterfall, swim up bar with stools and lights for nighttime. A lovely place to take some sun or enjoy a book in the shade while enjoying a fresh frozen cocktail.

Caribe Town offers, salt water pool, WIFI throughout, “Give a book, Take a book” Library and games to share. Cold drinks are available in the bar or pool during operating hours, just ring the bell for service.

Enjoy the services of the Hojas del Paraiso Spa at the experienced hands of Dr. Helen Etimov. Full menu of options available from aromatherapy massage, acupuncture, body treatments, facials and Thai-chi. Try the house special chocolate exfoliating body massage and scrub, using the first press cacao from from local Tsiru-ue Indigenous tribe, a treat not to be missed!

Breakfast is included for guests in the bungalows and Family Suite. Private Homes do not include daily breakfast, but can reserve breakfast any morning of their choosing for $5/per person. Breakfast is served on the 1st floor of the main house of the Hotel from 7am to 10am. Almost everything is homemade! Our bread and jams, muffins with bananas and oranges grown onsite, pancakes from scratch, coconut French toast with our homemade bread, our maple syrup…yup….homemade from organic extract – as close as possible to the tree! Don’t forget to try Sundays special of “Gallo Pinto”…the Costa Rican daily breakfast of rice, beans and vegetables!

We also serve eggs cooked your way, chorizo (a local sausage made by the butcher in Puerto Viejo) and a variety of fresh seasonal local fruits. Of course we include fresh Costa Rican coffee, tea, milk and juice.

Wander the gardens of the hotel and surrounding small roads. Watch our frog pond in the central gardens to see how the tadpoles are coming along and the population of green dart frogs is growing. Try to find the mommy and baby sloth that have been hanging out, focus at night for the Kinkajous or just enjoy many varieties of Heleconias and our ever diversifying plants, flowers and fruits onsite.

Depending on the season and migratory routes you can also see; howler monkeys, sloths, agawati/watusa, kinkajous, armadillos, ant eaters, possums, raccoons, butterflies of all varieties, toucans, aracaris, hummingbirds, owls, giant blue crabs, geckos, mountain ducks, oropendol

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