When it comes to luxury travel, Costa Rica is a destination that offers a variety of choices. Would you rather spend top dollar at a beachfront hideaway, a mountain enclave with world-class service, or an experiential property that keeps you as busy and active as you want to be? No matter your answer, there’s a Costa Rica luxury resort for you.
Rooms and suites at the Andaz have floor-to-ceiling windows at this beach retreat nestled in the rainforest. Riverstone showers are adjacent to open-air balconies with expansive ocean views, and there are three distinct beaches and four pools, including a kid-friendly shallow pool and an adult-only tranquility pool. In other words, everyone can be happy here. There’s also a club for kids (ages 5-12) and the property is exceptionally pet-friendly.
Set on the lovely Gulf of Papagayo on the Northern Pacific coastline of Guanacaste, El Mangroove is an ideal base to explore both sea and land. Choose from water sports like snorkeling, paddleboarding and kayaking, or land adventures like hiking, horseback riding and waterfall-hunting. The all-inclusive plan is the way to go if you don’t want to think about planning meals, but it’s not required.
The Four Seasons brand is synonymous with luxury, and this Papagayo resort is a case in point. Set above the ocean, the rooms and suites are designed for supreme tranquility, famous for their proximity to the wide variety of birds and other wildlife that call Costa Rica home. The property was designed to maximize the soft light coming in from all angles. The spa is a destination unto itself and a perfect place to decompress, with a Volcanic Purification ritual that includes a seawater-and-volcanic-mud peloid and a bamboo massage.
