Four Seasons Resort Costa Rica at Peninsula Papagayo
Costa Rica's benchmark beach resort, on an isthmus between two sheltered beaches of Peninsula Papagayo, with Ronald Zürcher's nature-inspired architecture, an Arnold Palmer golf course and a full spa.
Nekajui, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve
The Ritz-Carlton Reserve on Peninsula Papagayo, with rooms, suites and treetop tents set in dry forest above Playa Pochote, the Naku Spa and an omakase counter among its restaurants.
Waldorf Astoria Costa Rica Punta Cacique
A clifftop Waldorf Astoria on the Punta Cacique headland between Playa Hermosa and Playas del Coco, with sweeping views over the Gulf of Papagayo, a spa and hillside pools.
Andaz Costa Rica Resort at Peninsula Papagayo
A design-led resort on the forested slopes of Peninsula Papagayo above Culebra Bay, built with local wood and stone, with a beach club, terraced pools, a spa and Costa Rican cooking.
W Costa Rica – Reserva Conchal
W Hotels' playful take on Guanacaste, inside the Reserva Conchal estate near the crushed-shell sand of Playa Conchal, with WET Deck pools, an AWAY Spa and an 18-hole golf course.
JW Marriott Guanacaste Beach Resort
A hacienda-style beachfront resort within the 4,500-acre Hacienda Pinilla estate south of Tamarindo, with a vast infinity-edge pool, a full-service spa and golf on the estate.
Casa Chameleon Hotel Las Catalinas
An adults-only hilltop retreat above the car-free beach town of Las Catalinas, where each villa has its own plunge pool and a terrace facing the Pacific sunsets.
Lagarta Lodge
A hilltop eco-lodge in Nosara overlooking two river mouths, Pacific beaches and its own biological reserve, with infinity pools, a spa and yoga that includes aerial classes.
Hotel Nantipa – A Tico Beach Experience
A Small Luxury Hotels member set directly on Santa Teresa beach, with beachfront bungalows, suites and villas, the open-air Manzú restaurant and the garden wellness space Numu.
Santarena Hotel Las Catalinas
A beachfront boutique hotel on Playa Danta in Las Catalinas, the car-free beach town of Guanacaste's north Pacific, with tennis, pickleball and forest trails at the door.
The Gilded Iguana
Nosara's original surf hotel, open since 1986 steps from Playa Guiones, now refined with surf coaching, a pool, a spa, an athletic centre and a lively restaurant.
