Professional Review

The most colorful and charming of numerous small hotels along Playa Grande, this one stands out for its splendid restaurant, lively decor and high standards. Located a short distance inland from the beach and abutting the Tamarindo National Wildlife Refuge, the property is accessed either by land from Matalpo or by water taxi from Tamarindo. Guests arrive at a small dock steps away from the entrance. Built in 1998, Hotel Bula Bula fronts onto landscaped lawns fringing the dirt access road that e