Costa Rica Hotels Archive

6 Things We Loved About Punta Islita in Costa Rica

So many beach resorts around the world follow the same general playbook that when you visit a truly unique one facing the ocean, it makes you want to linger a while and soak it all in. I definitely felt that way after waking up at Punta Islita, a luxury hillside and beach hotel in a [&hellip

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7 Things We Loved About Four Seasons Costa Rica

It’s always a delight when we get to return to the best luxury resort in a country many years later and see how it has progressed. We recently returned to the Four Seasons Peninsula Papagayo in Costa Rica, just before its 20th birthday, and it was a great experience all around. We can’t say it [&hellip

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The New Diamond Costa Rica Resorts

Costa Rica just got included in the AAA Diamond designations that formerly only applied to countries to the north. It provides a good list of large resorts and hotels that make the cut, though as of now, the top choices are four diamond Costa Rica resorts and hotels, with none scoring five (yet). The AAA [&hellip

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The Latest Costa Rica Luxury Jungle Lodge: ORIGINS

Many people are surprised to find that new hotels and resorts have opened up during the worst travel slump of our lifetimes, but hey, these projects take years to complete. We’ve checked out the latest luxury jungle lodge to open in Central America: ORIGINS Costa Rica. ORIGINS is technically a chain hotel as it’s part [&hellip

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The Luxury Spas of Costa Rica, With an Eco-friendly Twist

If you’d like to daydream about mud baths and massages in the tropics, check out our updated luxury spa roundup: Eco-luxe Costa Rica Spas. The original post from ages ago was by contributor Insiya Rasiwala, who was leading yoga trips and writing often about yoga, ecotourism, and health for various magazines. With her guidance, we [&hellip

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W Costa Rica Adds Some Flair to Central America

The W Costa Rica Reserva Conchal aims to wow you, impress you, and delight you from the moment you walk into the lobby and for the most part they do just that. There’s no big resort quite like this in Costa Rica and if you like to be surrounded by visual flair and good design, [&hellip

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