16 Best places to stay in Costa Rica

Surrounded by forest, this luxurious former coffee hacienda is just half an hour’s drive from the international airport – an ideal pre-flight overnighter.

White-water raft into this plush rainforest resort, set in wilderness next to a rushing mountain river. There’s a gorgeous forest-view infinity pool and a big menu of wilderness excursions.

Oozing Caribbean-colonial charm and framed by gorgeous gardens and beaches, this is the most luxurious boutique on the Atlantic coast.

A luxurious jungle lodge in one of the most pristine, rainforest-swathed national parks on the Central American Pacific coast – next to the wildlife-filled Corcovado National Park.

A stylish, family-orientated luxury hotel with villas set in lush jungle gardens overlooking Arenal volcano’s perfect cone. It’s also home to one of the best spas in the region.

Private in-villa hot spring baths and vast plunge pools, four-posters, marble-lined bathrooms; this adults-only mountainside resort is Arenal’s most luxurious. Adults only.

Simple but elegant jungle lodge hotel, set in idyllic wilderness surrounds – between a shimmering tropical fjord and waterfall-filled rainforest.

A gorgeous, sustainable rainforest retreat, close to the Arenal Volcano National Park, that harnesses the healing power of the Tabacon Thermal River.

Family-friendly, surrounded by lush forests and river, Tortuga Lodge is the best hotel in Central America to see nesting and hatching marine turtles.

A ranch house hotel on the edge of a bird-filled cloud forest that was once the private retreat of Costa Rica’s president.