Cariblue Beach & Jungle Resort - Retired in Costa Rica

I spent only one night here before going with the Birding Club to the Yorkin Bribri Indigenous Reserve for 3 nights. I found it to be a very nice beach hotel with excellent food. I was in a cabin, but they may have rooms in the main building, not sure. See their hotel website: Cariblue Beach & Jungle Resort.

Would I Go There Again?

Yes. I intended to, but tried other places next and settled for Banana Azul as my regular South Caribe place.

Likes

Cabins “in the jungle.”
Good food!

Dislikes

The beach is across the highway which you have to cross through traffic to get to. Not good. But everything else was good.

Nature & Other Activities

You are in a little forest across the road from the beach which is always good for nature.
You are in the middle of all the South Caribbean parks & reserves you can drive to, walk, or take a taxi: Gandoca-Manzanillo, Cahuita National Park, Jaguar Reserve & Rescue Center, Ara Project for Green Macaws, Sloth Rescue Center in Cahuita and more!
You have access to the beach and all the beach & water activities available like surfing, snorkeling, diving, fishing, kayaking, etc.
The hotel has a Spa with all the spa services+ yoga.
Near all the South Caribbean Tours like to the Bribri Village & waterfall, chocolate tour, a farm tour, and more. And you can go a little further away for whitewater rafting & ziplining.

Paved sidewalks or boardwalks between all cabins and everything else.

Rooms & Food

They are a 3-star hotel with an above average restaurant that satisfied all my needs for my one night there.

Getting There

Driving from Atenas is 255 km or about 4 1/2 hours drive. Tour services like Walter Ramirez in Atenas can drive you there and there are a few shuttle services that go to Puerto Viejo de Talamanca, like Caribe Fun. But the cheapest way is
By Public Bus with different options including a nonstop from San Jose. Check out the details on https://thebusschedule.com/cr/
And my preference now is the quickest & easiest way to get there: Fly Sansa to the Limón airport and a taxi from there to the hotel.