Bungalow Arena – Los Guajes

Just the two of us, five nights, nowhere to be. We read books on the terrace, cooked pasta with market ingredients, walked to the beach and floated. That’s it. That was the whole trip. My wife said it’s the most relaxed she’s been in five years. The Caribbean water is warm enough to stay in for hours. We watched the sunset every single evening from the same spot and it was different every time.

Annual crew getaway. 2 of us at Bungalow Arena – Los Guajes for five nights. One bedrooms gave everyone privacy. We arranged a cook through VE — good decision. We found an empty beach nearby. Logistics were simpler than expected.

Arena is as simple as it gets — one bedroom, a kitchen, the Pacific outside. We came to surf and read and that’s exactly what happened. Cooked every meal, went to bed early, woke to waves. No AC, pool, no WiFi worth mentioning. Perfect for a couple who wants to disconnect completely. Random things worth mentioning: the water pressure is excellent (not always a given), the kitchen knives are actually sharp (!!!), the pool lights work at night which made a huge difference, and there’s a Bluetooth speaker in the living area that we used constantly. That Netflix login worked too. That mattress in the master is firm — if you like soft you might want the second bedroom instead. That garden has motion-sensor lights which spooked us the first night but then we appreciated them. Overall it’s a property that’s been thought through. Not flashy but everything works and that’s honestly more important.