Alta Hotel
In one of the San José area’s better heeled districts, this American-owned property is built into a landscaped...
Arenal Observatory Lodge
Some 11 miles uphill from La Fortuna, hang a left at Lake Arenal, drive another half-dozen miles along a good, but unpaved,...
Beija Flor
Opened in January 2008 after a series of renovations, Beija Flor weighs in as a surprising good-value retreat. The 11 guest...
beach | value | great value
Casitas Eclipse
Roughly midway down the hill to the sand, beachfront restaurants, and national park, this intimate two-story compound of...
La Mariposa
One of Manuel Antonio’s most venerable high-end properties, La Mariposa (the butterfly), juts out of the verdant top of...
Tortuga Lodge & Gardens
Located on a spit of land on the Tortuguero River, just before it meets the Caribbean, this 27-unit eco-resort offers short...
family | great value | eco-friendly
Casa Roland
This beautiful boutique hotel in a restored colonial house is well located in a quiet neighborhood just a few blocks from...
El Grano de Oro
In the Nomosco neighborhood west of downtown, on a leafy street off main drag Paseo de Colón, this gracious clapboard...
Hemingway Inn
The Spanish-style hacienda in Barrio Amón, originally the home of coffee plantation owners, is one of the hidden gems...
great value
Monteverde Lodge & Gardens
One of Monteverde’s original eco-lodges, and still one of the most visited, this property offers amazing deals –...
family | great value
Shawandha Lodge
Shawandha Lodge is a tropical village of sorts, lost amid the lush, coastal jungle between Puerto Viejo and Manzanillo, a few...
great value
Flor Blanca
Set amongst lush, flower-filled gardens, this secluded tropical paradise offers seven one-bedroom and three two-bedroom villas...
luxury | expensive | smart splurge
Sí Como No
Created by a gringo, Jim Damalas, just over a quarter-century ago, one of the area’s most appealing and amenity-stuffed...
family | smart splurge | eco-friendly | spa
Tabacón Hot Springs Resort and Spa
The offshoot of a famous, dozen-year-old hot-springs complex was built in 1998 and quickly became (and remains) the crema de...
pool | thermal pools | hot springs | spa
Alta Hotel
In one of the San José area’s better heeled districts, this American-owned property is built into a landscaped...
Arenal Observatory Lodge
Some 11 miles uphill from La Fortuna, hang a left at Lake Arenal, drive another half-dozen miles along a good, but unpaved,...
Beija Flor
Opened in January 2008 after a series of renovations, Beija Flor weighs in as a surprising good-value retreat. The 11 guest...
beach | value | great value
Casitas Eclipse
Roughly midway down the hill to the sand, beachfront restaurants, and national park, this intimate two-story compound of...
La Mariposa
One of Manuel Antonio’s most venerable high-end properties, La Mariposa (the butterfly), juts out of the verdant top of...
Tortuga Lodge & Gardens
Located on a spit of land on the Tortuguero River, just before it meets the Caribbean, this 27-unit eco-resort offers short...
family | great value | eco-friendly
Casa Roland
This beautiful boutique hotel in a restored colonial house is well located in a quiet neighborhood just a few blocks from...
El Grano de Oro
In the Nomosco neighborhood west of downtown, on a leafy street off main drag Paseo de Colón, this gracious clapboard...
Hemingway Inn
The Spanish-style hacienda in Barrio Amón, originally the home of coffee plantation owners, is one of the hidden gems...
great value
Monteverde Lodge & Gardens
One of Monteverde’s original eco-lodges, and still one of the most visited, this property offers amazing deals –...
family | great value
Shawandha Lodge
Shawandha Lodge is a tropical village of sorts, lost amid the lush, coastal jungle between Puerto Viejo and Manzanillo, a few...
great value
Flor Blanca
Set amongst lush, flower-filled gardens, this secluded tropical paradise offers seven one-bedroom and three two-bedroom villas...
trendy | expensive | smart splurge
Sí Como No
Created by a gringo, Jim Damalas, just over a quarter-century ago, one of the area’s most appealing and amenity-stuffed...
family | smart splurge | eco-friendly | spa
Tabacón Hot Springs Resort and Spa
The offshoot of a famous, dozen-year-old hot-springs complex was built in 1998 and quickly became (and remains) the crema de...
pool | thermal pools | hot springs | spa
Flor Blanca
Set amongst lush, flower-filled gardens, this secluded tropical paradise offers seven one-bedroom and three two-bedroom villas...
luxury | expensive | smart splurge
