Built almost entirely from bamboo

A bamboo house, hidden in fifty species of palm.

Two storeys of grown-on-site bamboo, plus a modern A/C addition. Sleeps 4 across a king and a queen. Made for couples, a couple plus a kid, or a family of four who’d rather not share a bedroom.

Garden House from the front — bamboo columns rising through the palm canopy, covered deck visible

The bamboo Garden House under the rainforest canopy at Punta Uva

Fig 1 · the bamboo house under the canopyPunta Uva · Caribbean coast

● ON THE 10 ACRES OF CARIBE VERDE

The Garden House is one of seven on Caribe Verde — a private 10-acre Caribbean ecolodge with botanical gardens, 300m of private beachfront on Punta Uva, gated reception, EV charging, and a 5-leaf sustainable tourism certification. Garden House shares a private gate with the Beach Suite.

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10 acres

botanical garden

300 m

private beach

gated reception

charging on-site

5 leaves

eco-certified

Two rooms, one house.

The Garden House combines a modern wing with the original 2-storey bamboo home. You can book just the modern room — or the whole house.

Option A

$220/night

Modern wing only

For up to 2 guests · A/C insulated room with king-size bed and private entrance.

Modern wing — king bed with original paintings by Henk van der Vet, sound-insulated A/C room

· King bed + ample storage
· A/C, well sound-insulated
· Original art by Henk van der Vet
· Private patio + flame-heated hot tub
· Shared BBQ area

Families

Option B

$310/night

Whole house

For up to 4 guests · Modern wing + original 2-storey bamboo home.

Two-storey bamboo Garden House exterior — the original 2002 build

· Everything from Option A
· + 2-storey bamboo house: kitchen, living, dining downstairs
· + King bedroom + twin bedroom upstairs (fan)
· + Covered deck with sofa + hammock
· All beds with mosquito nets

Note for light sleepers: the original bamboo house sits closer to the road leading to Puerto Viejo. The modern wing is more sound-insulated.

For couples who’d like more space: add the bamboo house to your modern-wing booking for $50 / night extra. Use it as the lounge, the kids’ room, or just leave it empty.

+ $50 / NIGHT

150 m

to Punta Uva beach

Covered

carport parking

Beach Suite

shared private gate

24 / 7

WhatsApp reception

—— Built from

Guadua aculeata.
The strongest bamboo in Central America.

Tensile strength comparable to mild steel. A 50+ year lifespan when kept dry and ventilated, which the open Caribbean canopy does for free. Each Guadua culm reaches its full structural strength in three years — about as fast as plywood, twenty times faster than oak. Dutch designer Henk van der Vet drew the current Garden House in 2018; every pole was sourced within 40 km of the lodge.

3 yr

to mature

×20

vs. oak

40 km

sourcing radius

2018

Henk v.d. Vet redesign

Close-up of structural Guadua aculeata bamboo poles inside the Garden House

—— The garden

What grows around the house.

Heliconia rostrata

Hanging lobster claw

Three meters tall on a good year. Hummingbirds visit at dawn.

Coconut palms and fifty other palm species around the Garden House

Cocos nucifera

Coconut palm

Fifty-plus varieties across the property. Drink them green or wait for them brown.

Cacao and tropical fruit trees in the botanical garden

Theobroma cacao

Cacao tree

Pods ripen orange. The neighbour harvests for the local chocolate cooperative.

Tropical understorey with mistletoe-hosting trees in the Garden House garden

Psittacanthus calyculatus

Tropical mistletoe

Flowers a violent red. Pollinated by hummingbirds and bananaquits.

Velvet-leaf Anthurium and dark-green understorey foliage

Anthurium clarinervium

Velvet-leaf anthurium

Deep green leaves with silver veins. Native to wet rainforest understorey.

Frangipani and flowering tropicals on the path between the houses

Plumeria rubra

Frangipani

The smell that defines the Caribbean at dusk. Star-shaped petals.

●  Quick facts

Full fact sheet →

Sleeps

2 or 4

wing only · or whole house

Built from

Guadua

structural bamboo + modern wing

A/C

Modern wing

bamboo house has fans + cross-breeze

To the beach

150 m

garden path, 2-min walk

Modern wing

$220

per night · sleeps 2

Whole house

$310

per night · sleeps 4

Parking

Carport

covered, on-site

Garden

50 spp.

palms · designed 2018 · Henk v.d. Vet

—— INSIDE THE GARDEN HOUSE ——

Drag through the bamboo.

Modern wing king bed and Henk van der Vet paintings

MODERN WING

King-size, A/C, art by Henk van der Vet

The original two-storey bamboo Garden House from the garden

BAMBOO HOUSE

The original 2-storey bamboo home

Structural Guadua bamboo poles, knee-joint detail

GUADUA ACULEATA

Strong as oak, twenty times faster to grow

Garden House bathroom with warm shower and simple wood finishes

BATHROOM

Warm shower, toilet, simple finishes

Living room and full kitchen inside the bamboo house

INSIDE THE BAMBOO

Living room, dining, full kitchen

A QUIET CORNER

Hammock on the covered deck

Upstairs bamboo bedroom with king bed, twin bed, and mosquito netting

UPSTAIRS BAMBOO

King + twin bedroom, mosquito nets

Fifty species of palm surrounding the Garden House

THE GARDEN

Fifty species of palm, all around

Heliconia and tropical understorey in the Garden House botanical garden

BOTANICAL

Largest Heliconia collection in the region

Everything in the house.

Bamboo construction (Guadua aculeata)King bed (modern wing) — A/CQueen + twin bed (bamboo house) — fanMosquito nets on every bedFlame-heated hot tubFull kitchen + shared BBQCovered deck with hammockOutdoor showerIn-room safeWiFi 100 MbpsDaily housekeepingArt by Henk van der VetSound-insulated modern wingSolar hot waterGray-water irrigated gardensIguanaverde reserve adjacent

—— Reserve

Two for the modern wing.
Four for the whole house.

Reservations through the lodge’s Cloudbeds calendar. The widget defaults to the modern wing — toggle “more than 2 guests” to switch to the whole-house rate automatically.

✿ Direct booking includes a guided dawn garden walk — the gardener Marisol knows every plant on the property by Latin name.

Book your stay

via Cloudbeds

Check-in

Check-out

Guests

Rooms

$220 × 3 nights$660

Cleaning fee$45

13% lodging tax$86

Total$791

Free cancellation up to 30 days · Best-rate guarantee

—— FAQ

Practical
things.

Fly into San José (SJO), take the 4.5h shuttle to Puerto Viejo de Talamanca (we recommend Caribe Shuttle), then 8 minutes south to Playa Chiquita. Or fly to Limón (LIO) and arrange a private transfer — 1h. Gated reception with parking on site, EV charging included.

The Family · 7 unique houses

Caribe Verde →

The estate · 10 acres

Beach House →

Romantic · 2–5 guests

Beach Suite →

Boutique · sleeps 6

Crystal House →

Bohemian · sleeps 7

The Tree House →

Signature · in the canopy

The School Bus →

Quirky budget · 2–4

The Bungalow →

Solo · couples · nomads

Garden House at Caribe Verde — A bamboo house hidden in fifty species of palm. Modern wing or whole house. Sleeps 4. 2 bedroom(s). From $220/night. Located inside the Caribe Verde 10-acre Caribbean ecolodge in Playa Chiquita, Puerto Viejo de Talamanca, Limón, Costa Rica.