from $400 per night

Hotel resort

Florblanca

Truly in a class of its own, these 11 romantic villas are scattered around three hectares of land next t...

from $159 per night

Lodge

Celeste Mountain Lodge

One of the most innovative and sustainable hotels we’ve ever seen, Celeste Mountain Lodge is proof that ...

from $195 per night

4 Star Hotel

Hotel Grano De Oro

Hotel Grano de Oro is a favorite of honeymooners and it’s not difficult to see why...

from $113 per night

3 Star Hotel

Maquenque Eco Lodge

Opened in 2009, this lodge is located on 60 hectares with easy access to the Refugio Nacional de Vida Si...

from $57 per night

Lodge

Mundo Milo Eco Lodge

Dutch owned and easily the most creative nest, choose from a fan-cooled African-style bungalow with a so...

from $29 per night

1 Star Hotel

Rana Roja Lodge & Cabina

This Tico-run spot offers one of the best-value options in the area...

from $11 per night

Hostel

Hostel Pangea

This industrial-strength, Tico-owned hostel – 25 dorms and 25 private rooms – has been a popular 20-some...

from $13 per night

Hostel

Hostel Toruma

This graceful neoclassical home once belonged to José Figueres, the Costa Rican president who abolished ...

from $12 per night

Hostel

Alajuela Backpackers

This four-story inn is more hotel than hostel, with private rooms and dorms surrounding a plant-draped a...

from $17 per night

Hostel

Maleku Hostel

This sweet little backpackers’ abode has spic-and-span rooms tucked into a vintage home on a quiet stree...

from $11 per night

Hostel

Hostel Vista Serena

In an area that is hopelessly overpriced, it’s a relief to find such a great budget hostel...

from $26 per night

Hostel

El Punto

This converted elementary school is now a chic loft hotel, and would definitely feel more at home in tre...

from $303 per night

3.5 Star Hotel

Hotel Punta Islita

This luxury resort serves as an example of how to ethically operate a hotel...

from $101 per night

3 Star Hotel

Selva Verde Lodge

In Chilamate, about 7km west of Puerto Viejo, this former finca is now an elegant lodge that pr...

from $154 per night

3.5 Star Hotel

Hotel Casa Roland Marina Resort

A brand-new construction in the Zona Americana, the Casa Roland is now Golfito’s most swish hotel, and p...

from $169 per night

4.5 Star Hotel

Inter Continental Real Costa Rica

A top-end option...

from $80 per night

3 Star Hotel

Rip Jack Inn

This comfy, convivial inn has a handful of clean, modern, artfully painted rooms, lovely floor lamps, an...

from $80 per night

3 Star Hotel

Hotel Don Carlos

Built around an early 20th-century house that once belonged to President Tomás Guardia, this lovely Barr...

from $79 per night

3.5 Star Hotel

Tilajari Hotel Resort & Conference Center

This former country club turned luxury resort has well-landscaped grounds overlooking the Río San Carlos...

from $142 per night

3.5 Star Hotel

Hotel El Silencio Del Campo

This lovely resort 4km west of town has cabins that are luxurious without being showy, and have attracti...

from $50 per night

2.5 Star Hotel

Atlantida Lodge

Attractive grounds in central Playa Negra.

from $69 per night

3 Star Hotel

Hotel Poseidon

It’s hard to miss the huge Grecian wood carvings that adorn the exterior of this small European-run hote...

from $120 per night

3.5 Star Hotel

Natural Lodge Cano Negro

Perched on land that becomes a virtual island in the Río Frío during the rainy season, this lodge is sur...

from $199 per night

3.5 Star Hotel

Monteverde Lodge & Gardens

A progressive recycling strategy, a solar-energy system and a huge solar-powered – but nice and hot – Ja...

from $172 per night

3.5 Star Hotel

Tambor Tropical

Romantically set on the beach amid a palm-fringed garden, Tambor Tropical is a lovely boutique hotel wit...

from $87 per night

3 Star Hotel

Casa Caletas

Down at the end of the road before turning toward Mal País, this beautiful boutique resort sits on the b...

from $347 per night

4 Star Hotel

Zephyr Palace

Need more proof that Costa Rica is experiencing some monumental changes? Welcome to the Zephyr Palace, t...

from $216 per night

3.5 Star Hotel

Aguila De Osa Inn

On the east side of the Río Agujitas, this swanky lodge consists of roomy quarters with shining wood flo...