Villas Piña - Adults only

Above the surf-side lane that links Banana Azul beach to Puerto Viejo's village core, Villas Piña is an adults-only retreat set in dense Caribbean garden, roughly 300 metres north of the Banana Azul landmark.

The property's 9.9 guest rating across 350 reviews places it among the highest-rated stays on Costa Rica's southern Caribbean coast — a stretch where howler monkeys cross the canopy overhead and Punta Uva's reef beach sits a short bike ride south.

Puerto Viejo draws a slow-travel crowd rather than a resort crowd; the village's Afro-Caribbean restaurants and the Jaguar Rescue Center are both reachable without a car. Adults-only policy keeps the atmosphere consistently quiet.