Although Costa Rica is a small country—just a speck on that map to your right—it is far ahead of its neighbors when it comes to luxury hotels and eco resorts with style. Costa Rica's tourism people have done a great job of marketing the destination over the past several decades as a safe, fun, and adventurous place to travel. The millions of visitors from the U.S. and Canada have led to high standards and a lot of foreign investment. Costa Rica has the best-developed array of luxury hotels and resorts of any country south of Mexico.
Costa Rica was the first country in the region to go all out luring adventure travelers and eco-travelers, so the main focus is usually interacting with nature rather than trying to hold nature back and seal it off. There are beach resorts, yes, but the coast here is not as spectacular as it it in some neighboring countries. What you will find in Costa Rica is a strong supply of hotel architects, designers, and managers who know how to compete with the best hotels in the world. Facilities and services at luxury hotels here are better-developed here than in many other Latin American countries and the staffers are generally well-trained and fluent in English. The travel tours—whether hard-core adventure rafting, multi-day biking, or soft pampered luxury tours—are well-run, with excellent guides and naturalists. Come for a heavy dose of adventure, but with a sumptuous room to retire to as the sun goes down.
Arenal Volcano Region Luxury Hotels
The Springs — Arenal, Costa Rica
Tabacon Grand Spa and Thermal Resort — San Carlos, Costa Rica
Alajuela Region Luxury Hotels
El Silencio Lodge & Spa — Bajos del Toro, Costa Rica
Peace Lodge — Varablanca, Costa Rica
Villablanca Cloudforest Resort & Spa — Los Angeles, Costa Rica
Caribbean Coast Region Luxury Hotels
Le Caméléon Boutique Hotel — Puerto Viejo de Limón, Costa Rica
Cartago Region Luxury Hotels
Casa Turire — Turrialba, Costa Rica
Guanacaste Region Luxury Hotels
Cala Luna Hotel & Villas — Tamarindo, Costa Rica
El Jardín del Edén — Tamarindo, Costa Rica
Flor Blanca Resort — Nicoya, Costa Rica
Four Seasons Resort Costa Rica — Peninsula Papagayo, Costa Rica
Hotel Punta Islita — Punta Islita, Costa Rica
Latitude 10° Resort — Santa Teresa, Costa Rica
Heredia Region Luxury Hotels
Finca Rosa Blanca — Santa Barbara de Heredia, Costa Rica
Osa Peninsula Region Luxury Hotels
Lapa Rios — Cabo Matapalo, Costa Rica
Playa Nicuesa — Golfo Dulce, Costa Rica
Peréz Zeledón Region Luxury Hotels
Monte Azul Boutique Hotel — Peréz Zeledón, Costa Rica
Puntarenas Region Luxury Hotels
Alma del Pacifico — Jacó, Costa Rica
Arenas del Mar — Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica
Gaia Hotel & Reserve — Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica
Rancho Pacifico — Uvita, Costa Rica
Suu Manuel Antonio — Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica
Villa Caletas — Between Punta Leona and Playa Herradura, Costa Rica
San Jose Region Luxury Hotels
Hotel Grano de Oro — San José, Costa Rica
Xandari Resort & Spa — Tacacori, Costa Rica
|
