Umami Hotel
A white, coral and wood garden hotel with a pool, spa and restaurant, 5 minutes from the beach in Puerto Viejo
Umami Hotel, a garden hotel in the heart of Puerto Viejo de Talamanca
Umami is a small hotel on Calle 219 in Puerto Viejo de Talamanca, 5 minutes from the beach, with its rooms set around an outdoor pool in a garden. The look is fresh and minimal, white with coral and wood, which stands out on a coast of painted timber. It is sold as an adults-only hotel, so it suits couples who want the Caribbean town within reach and a quiet pool to come back to.
Why we choose it
- Town and pool in one stay. Puerto Viejo's restaurants and the beach are 5 minutes away, and the pool and the gardens are yours when you come back.
- A spa and a restaurant on site. Mar & Sal is the hotel's own restaurant, and the UMAMI spa is in the same gardens as the pool.
- Room for two or for four. Suites with a bathtub for a couple, rooms with a terrace for two or three, and a two-bedroom unit with a terrace for up to 4.
Rooms and views
There are three kinds of room. The Suite with bathtub is for two, and the tub is the reason to pick it. The Bedroom with terrace sleeps two or three. The Two-bedroom unit with terrace takes up to 4, which makes it the pick for two couples or a family of adults travelling together.
All of them have air conditioning, WiFi, cable TV, a minibar and an in-room safe, and the white, coral and wood décor runs through every one.
On the property
The pool is the centre of the hotel, an outdoor pool in the gardens with the white two-storey buildings around it. Mar & Sal, the restaurant, is the hotel's own, so dinner does not have to mean a walk into town, though the town is close. The UMAMI spa is there for an afternoon off from the sun.
The hotel's activities page points to the three things people come to this coast for, the canopy, sloths and wildlife, and cacao, and we book those tours with the operators we use on the Caribbean side, so the days are set before you land.
Location and getting there
Calle 219 is in Puerto Viejo de Talamanca itself, 5 minutes from the beach, on the southern Caribbean coast in Limón. Fly into San José and we arrange the private transfer and, if you like, a stop on the way. Puerto Viejo pairs well with Tortuguero or Arenal on the same trip. Read more about Puerto Viejo.
Hotels we book in Puerto Viejo
From our own hotel records: stars, themes and amenities. Nothing here is a price.
| Umami Hotel | Hotel Banana Azul | Villas del Caribe | Hotel Le Cameleon | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stars | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Boutique | Yes | Not listed | Not listed | Yes |
| Spa | Yes | Not listed | Not listed | Yes |
| Team favourite | Not listed | Not listed | Yes | Yes |
| Check availability | See hotel | See hotel | See hotel |
Where it is
Your Costa Rican driver waits at arrivals and stops whenever you like on the way: fruit stands, a sloth in a tree, a bathroom.
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