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Costa Rica : 21 places to stay

Costa Rica

Tailormade Tours Costa Rica, Costa Rica

Tailormade Tours Costa Rica, San José

A small, but well-established tour operator in San José, who will tailor the best of Costa Rica to suit your interests and budget

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Costa Rica : Arenal & Monteverde ( 4 )

Arenal Nayara Hotel & Gardens, Costa Rica

Arenal Nayara Hotel & Gardens, La Fortuna de San Carlos

A small, elegant boutique hotel with perfect views of Arenal volcano from its villas

Stay 4 nights, pay for 3 ... & more offers

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El Sol, Costa Rica

El Sol, Monteverde

Charming rustic cabins in a spectacular location near Monteverde's cloud forest

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Leaves and Lizards, Costa Rica

Leaves and Lizards, Monterrey

Hilltop cottages on a friendly working farm; sit on your balcony and watch Arenal Volcano in action

Weekly rates for Cabin/Heliconia House ... & more offers

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Luna Nueva Lodge, Costa Rica

Luna Nueva Lodge, San Ramon

A wonderful introduction to the rainforest in this comfortable lodge on a biodynamic farm, within easy reach of Arenal volcano

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Costa Rica : Caribbean Coast ( 1 )

Tree House Lodge, Costa Rica

Tree House Lodge, Near Puerto Viejo

Quirky self-catering charming houses set in the jungle but right by the pretty Punta Uva beach (sleeping 2-6)

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Costa Rica : Central Pacific Coast ( 3 )

Gaia Hotel and Reserve, Costa Rica

Gaia Hotel and Reserve, Quepos

The most luxurious of Costa Rica’s many boutique hotels, situated on a hilltop near Manuel Antonio National Park

Complimentary Mini Treatement

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Arenas del Mar, Costa Rica

Arenas del Mar, Quepos

In the heart of Manuel Antonio, on a blissful beach, a luxurious and sustainable resort hotel - one of our absolute favourites

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Xandari by the Pacific Resort & Spa, Costa Rica

Xandari by the Pacific Resort & Spa, nr Quepos

A comfortable and stylish villa resort, complete with spa, on a seemingly endless stretch of Pacific beach

Book 4 nights - pay for 3

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Costa Rica : Nicoya Peninsula ( 6 )

Florblanca, Costa Rica

Florblanca, Santa Teresa

Luxurious, blissful and by the sea – a tiny hotel in an utterly romantic setting in unspoilt southern Nicoya Peninsula

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Latitude 10 Resort, Costa Rica

Latitude 10 Resort, Santa Teresa New!

Intimate and exclusive: just 5 secluded suites in a private beach retreat, in unspoilt southern Nicoya Peninsula

3 for 2 ... & more offers

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Punta Islita, Costa Rica

Punta Islita, Guanacaste

An informal resort hotel, stunningly situated amid tropical gardens high above a long secluded beach on Costa Rica’s Pacific coast

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Sandy Lane Estate, Costa Rica

Sandy Lane Estate, Santa Teresa

Spacious, minimalist house on a superb surfing beach in the quiet southern reaches of Nicoya Peninsula (sleeps 8)

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The Harmony Hotel, Costa Rica

The Harmony Hotel, Nosara

Sensitively designed eco-hotel set in lush blooming gardens, with a spa, organic food and a white-sand surf beach

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Ylang Ylang Beach Resort, Costa Rica

Ylang Ylang Beach Resort, Montezuma

A relaxed little Pacific paradise, with 20 simple rooms and jungalows, accessible only by beach

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Costa Rica : Osa Peninsula ( 2 )

Lapa Rios Ecolodge, Costa Rica

Lapa Rios Ecolodge, Puerto Jimenez

The perfect rainforest experience in Osa Peninsula: gorgeous cabins with spectacular ocean views, fine food and wonderful guides

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Bosque del Cabo Rainforest Lodge, Costa Rica

Bosque del Cabo Rainforest Lodge, Puerto Jimenez

A wonderfully rustic lodge with thatched cabins and self-catering villas in the unspoilt Osa Peninsula

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Costa Rica : San Jose & Central Valley ( 4 )

El Silencio Lodge & Spa, Costa Rica

El Silencio Lodge & Spa, Bajos Del Toro

A blissful retreat of elegant suites and a tranquil spa, steeped in its own cloud forest reserve: luxurious, silent and just over an hour north of San José

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Pacuare Lodge, Costa Rica

Pacuare Lodge, Siquirres

An idyllic riverside jungle lodge, hidden in the depths of the rainforest and reachable only by raft

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Finca Rosa Blanca Country Inn, Costa Rica

Finca Rosa Blanca Country Inn, Santa Barbara de Heredia

An elegant country house with just 13 luxurious and unique rooms, set in beautiful wooded hills above San José

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Xandari Resort & Spa, Costa Rica

Xandari Resort & Spa, Alajuela

A welcoming hotel of colourful villas amid tropical gardens, within easy reach of San José’s airport

Stay 3 nights - pay only for 2.

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