Puerto Viejo Lodges - Reviews and Rates

WELL I WAS GOING TO GO TO A NICE LITTLE ISOLATED SPOT IN NORTHERN COSTA RICA BUT AS USUAL MY BOAT WAS LATE SO I TOLD THEM TO STICK IT UP THE OLD CRACK AND WENT DOWN TO PUERTO VIEJO INSTEAD. WENT OUT INTO THE PARK AGAIN YESTERDAY AND WAS VERY LUCKY AGAIN. I RAN INTO A TAYRA. IT'S IN IT'S OWN FAMILY BUT LOOKS LIKE A BIG BLACK WEASEL OR MARTIN. I A...

....So I was actually convinced that I should not have picked up that 50$ bill. Bad karma I think.... I headed to Puerto Viejo with Sean...my new "friend" via cab since he of course had his surf board with him and didn´t want to ride the public bus....so instead of paying 8$ for the 5 hour journey...we paid 60$...each. And there went my 50$. The...

Well, I've had a lot of stick from you working folk back home about my carefree life on the road out here. But what some of you don't realise is that it's not all mangos and sunshine! And I'm here to set the record straight for you! This is my story... Travelling on the road means getting up at the crack of dawn to catch a bus after being kept a...

It rained heavy during the night with thunder and lightning. Our room had good ventilation and a ceiling and portable fan so we were comfortably cool through the night. In the mornings Collin makes a giant pot of coffee available for guests on the downstairs deck (which also contains a pond with fish and turtles). A yummy light breakfast was ser...

Here in Puerto Viejo and in other beach places, "no shoes, no shirt, no service" does not apply. I was sitting in a little place called Bread and Chocolate yesterday waiting for my breakfast and there were 3 guys without shirts and at least 2 people without shoes. And the guy taking our orders is shirtless and barefoot. It's more common than you...