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Costa Rica: Hotels

Almost every major multinational hotel chain has a stake in Costa Rica or is building here, but that hasn’t scared independently run B&Bs, boutique hotels, tiny guesthouses, and ecolodges from springing up. Some of the classic budget accommodations are still around, though they’re quickly fading into the background.

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Alta Hotel
In one of the San José area’s better heeled districts, this gem of a hostelry built into a landscaped hill is...

La Mariposa
One of Manuel Antonio’s most venerable high-end properties, La Mariposa (the butterfly), is the medium-rise affair you...

Sí Como No
Created by another gringo, Jim Damalas, just over a quarter-century ago, one of the area’s most appealing and...
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 la...
pool | thermal pools | hot springs | spa

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 road...

Beija Flor
Newcomer resort Beija Flor weighs in as a surprising good-value retreat. The 11 guest rooms and one villa are sparsely chic...
beach | value | great value

El Grano de Oro
In the Nomosco neighborhood, a bit to the west of central downtown on a leafy street off main drag Paseo de Colón, this...

Tortuga Lodge & Gardens
Located on a spit of land on the Tortuguero River, just before it meets the Caribbean, this eco-resort offers short boat rides...
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...

Casitas Eclipse
Roughly midway down the hill to the sand, beachfront restaurants, and national park, this intimate two-story compound of...

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
This secluded tropical paradise offers seven one-bedroom and three two-bedroom villas with spacious, open-air designs and...
expensive | smart splurge

Alta Hotel
In one of the San José area’s better heeled districts, this gem of a hostelry built into a landscaped hill is...

La Mariposa
One of Manuel Antonio’s most venerable high-end properties, La Mariposa (the butterfly), is the medium-rise affair you...

Sí Como No
Created by another gringo, Jim Damalas, just over a quarter-century ago, one of the area’s most appealing and...
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 la...
pool | thermal pools | hot springs | spa

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 road...

Beija Flor
Newcomer resort Beija Flor weighs in as a surprising good-value retreat. The 11 guest rooms and one villa are sparsely chic...
beach | value | great value

El Grano de Oro
In the Nomosco neighborhood, a bit to the west of central downtown on a leafy street off main drag Paseo de Colón, this...

Tortuga Lodge & Gardens
Located on a spit of land on the Tortuguero River, just before it meets the Caribbean, this eco-resort offers short boat rides...
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...

Casitas Eclipse
Roughly midway down the hill to the sand, beachfront restaurants, and national park, this intimate two-story compound of...

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
This secluded tropical paradise offers seven one-bedroom and three two-bedroom villas with spacious, open-air designs and...
expensive | smart splurge

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