Blue Banyan Inn

This is a neat place. It's part of a private reserve and conservation organization owned by an obviously quite wealthy retired man from the Northeastern US. From the main road heading to/from Quepos, you are driving on very bumpy, potholed, gnarly roads for several continuous miles; you don't need 4WD, but you probably need more than a little sedan (we had a small SUV). Then, amidst the miles and miles of palm plantation, you'll see a rock on the right with a faint painting that says "BBI," for Blue Banyan Inn. When you eventually reach what looks like the place, you pull in left through the gate. We arrived in the evening and were met by a staff member who did not speak any English. Luckily, I do speak decent Spanish so it was not a problem for us at all, but if you're someone traveling here with no knowledge of Spanish (which you really shouldn't be...and I guess if you don't know any Spanish, you're probably with a tour bus or something anyway), you may want to stay somewhere that caters more to that. The room was amazing; a beautiful private cottage with A/C (we paid a bit extra for a room with A/C -- be mindful to not overuse it and to turn it off when you leave!), two huge beds, and a nice, albeit somewhat odd, shower made of rocks. The WiFi was fine though if you're expecting to Zoom call someone or have a meeting or whatever, it won't really do. There's a gorgeous pool, trails to walk around, and a large seating area for breakfast. Breakfast was amazing, as honestly, all breakfasts are in Costa Rica. Gallo pinto, eggs, and delicious coffee plus a tiny pancake-esque thing. Oh. There is no "restaurant" aside from this, so if you drive down the adventure road before eating dinner...prepared to drive it twice more to get to Quepos. Cool place.

WiFi wasn't great, but whatever.

We only stayed one night but was perfect. Great room for a family for 4, large bathroom and balcony. It was outside the main area so was secluded and quite which worked well for us. Lovely and friendly staff.

Recently taken over and improvements already in process so the pool area will be better soon - no criticism as can see it is all in hand. Would highly recommend this if you'd like a comfortable place to stay with friendly staff, a quiet beautiful spot with wildlife on your balcony. We used it as a half way stop between Corcovado and Sarapiqui.

Owner is great and friendly, made us feel at home. Location is lovely and peaceful, long drive away from the main road on a bad road however a 4x4 is not required we had a very small car and it managed absolutely fine. Lodge was spacious and beautiful. Breakfast by Kendra is delicious especially the banana pancakes!

Pool was under construction when we arrived but looks like it would be beautiful and bug in size.

The breakfast was lovely. It was a bit off the beaten path but this was good for a quiet stay. Chip, the owner was amazing and so personable. We only stayed one night and weren’t able to see the animal sanctuary

Very nice US host&owner who lives at the property and creates relaxing setting and friendly atmosphere. Spacious, nicely decorated bungalows, clean, large swimming pool. Very good breakfast. Car highly recommended as the property is out in the rainforest. We went out for dinner to Quepos which is about 10min drive.

Chip the owner is a riot. So helpful and so easy going. we got settled and then he asked us if we wanted to go on an adventure - who says no to that. he arranged a cat trip for us at a great rate. very happy we ended up here as well as checking out their sanctuary.

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The place is really nice but a bit hard to get to - there is a 4 km ride off-road. The rooms are big and there is free breakfast.

Getting there was difficult even in a car, and the shower window had no curtains which was a bit weird

the link to the animal sanctuary, the chance to volunteer for a short time, the setting and environment, the owner- Chip and the volunteers. also the breakfast.

The sheets- very hot- wd have liked cotton but maybe not ecologically sound?

The hotel area is very beautiful and also around the hotel there is a lot to see. Our stay was very uncomplicated. Great banana pancakes for breakfast and for dinner we could use the kitchen the way we needed.

spacious, isolated, nice pool and dining area, cabins far enough away to not be affected by people around the pool area. Large, nicely appointed rooms. Comfortable beds, high ceilings, spacious bathrooms with rain shower

some people may not like the isolation