Hotel Punta Islita

Península de Nicoya


This hilltop hotel has 54 fully equipped rooms with staggering ocean views. (If you spring for a suite, you'll enjoy this view from a private outdoor Jacuzzi or plunge pool.) The infinity pool and surrounding grounds are stunning, and amenities onsite simply do not stop. There's a full-service spa, a beach club with a sunken pool bar and lounges on a rolling lawn.

The luxury resort was purchased in late 2019 by a boutique hotel chain, but for more than two decades prior it was a pillar of ethically sound management. In addition to implementing sustainability measures and organizing community arts projects, it has sponsored the construction of various public buildings, including the local art gallery, elementary school and village church (which hosts many destination weddings, so that was a win-win).


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1. Museo Islita

0.43 MILES

Sponsored by the Hotel Punta Islita, this imaginative, open-air museum includes mosaics, carvings and paintings that adorn everything from houses to tree…

2. Macaw Recovery Network

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A local NGO that is dedicated to the conservation of Costa Rica's two species of macaw: the great green macaw and the scarlet macaw. The group…

3. Playa Corozalito

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About 4km south of Punta Islita, Playa Corozalito is an entirely undeveloped beach backed by mangrove swamps and offering plenty of opportunities to spot…

5. The Jungle Butterfly Farm

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6. Playa Bejuco

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South of Punta Islita (and not to be confused with a beach of the same name south of Jacó), Playa Bejuco has reddish-brown sand, crystal-clear water and…

7. Playa Barrigona

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8. Playa Garza

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