Mid-Range Hotels in Costa Rica

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Mid-Range Hotels in Costa Rica

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Albergue Mirador de Quetzales
The main attraction at this 8,530-foot-high perch is the resplendent...
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San Gerardo de Dota
 
Aparthotel Flamboyant
Though nothing special, this small tranquil hotel is a good deal...
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Jacó
 
Aparthotel Girasol
A great option for families or groups looking for comfort and...
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Jacó
 
Arenal Observatory Lodge
You're as close as anyone should be to an active volcano at the...
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Arenal Volcano Area
 
Atlántida Lodge
Attractively landscaped grounds, the beach across the road, and...
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Cahuita
 
Aurola Holiday Inn
The upper floors of this veritable skyscraper in a city of low-lying...
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San José
 
The Backyard
Surfers—not the budget backpacking kind—are the main...
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Playa Hermosa
 
Best Western Tamarindo Vista Villas
If you're into surfing, this is where you want to be. Around...
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Nicoya Coast
 
Blue Jay Lodge
Perched along a forested mountainside, these wooden cabins feel...
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Central Pacific
 
Buena Vista Hotel
Perched high above Alajuela, this hotel does have the "good view"...
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Alajuela
 
Cabinas Espadilla
Owned by the same family that runs the nearby Hotel Playa Espadilla...
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Manuel Antonio
 
Cabinas La Ponderosa
The world-famous Playa Pavones surfing break is just a 10-minute...
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Playa Pavones
 
Caño Negro Natural Lodge
That such an upscale property exists in this remote place might...
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Caño Negro Refuge
 
Cariblue Hotel
The youthful Italian owners who came here to surf years ago stayed...
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Puerto Viejo de Talamanca
 
Casa de las Tías
The name means "The Aunts' House," which is appropriate for this...
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Escazú
 
Casa Romántica Hotel
The name (Romantic House) says it all: the Spanish Colonial-style...
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Nicoya Coast
 
Casa Turire
Set near sugar plantations and overlooking an artificial lake...
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Turrialba
 
Centro Neotrópico Sarapiquís
Overlooking the Rio Sarapiquí, the CNS is an environmental...
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Puerto Viejo de Sarapiquí
 
Clarion Hotel Amón Downtown
The pink Amón Plaza achieves everything we like in a business-class...
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San José
 
Club del Mar
Secluded at the beach's southern end, far from Jacó's...
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Jacó
 
Coconut Grove
Right on the beach, this well-maintained cluster of cabins and...
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Dominical
 
Costa Verde
You're likely to see monkeys, iguanas, and all kinds of birds...
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Manuel Antonio
 
Dantica Lodge and Gallery
High style at a high altitude, this avant-garde lodge clinging...
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San Gerardo de Dota
 
Delfín Amor Eco Lodge
Dolphin fans will flip over this lodge devoted to marine mammals...
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Drake Bay
 
Docelunas
Most of Jacó's hotels and visitors huddle around the beach...
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Jacó
 
Ecoplaya Beach Resort
How windy is it? Even with glass buffers and windbreak trees...
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Bahía Salinas
 
El Cafetal Inn
This charming B&B feels and looks more like a friend's house...
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Atenas
 
El Establo Mountain Hotel
Like Jack and Jill, this place just keeps climbing the hill...
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Monteverde Cloud Forest
 
El Mango Moon
This B&B's intimate atmosphere and hospitable owners make...
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Manuel Antonio
 
El Pizote Lodge
El Pizote observes local architectural mores while offering more...
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Puerto Viejo de Talamanca
 
El Sol
A charming Spanish-German family tends to guests at one of those...
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Monteverde Cloud Forest
 
El Sueño Tropical
This resort has everything but the beach, but there are two just...
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Nicoya Coast
 
El Toucanet Lodge
For serenity and mountain greenery, you can't beat this family-run...
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Zona de Los Santos
 
Flamingo Beach Resort
After years of lying dormant, this modest concrete hotel, the...
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Nicoya Coast
 
Flamingo Marina Resort
At this upscale collection of hillside villas there's lots to...
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Nicoya Coast
 
Giardino Tropical Hotel
In the lush gardens downhill from the popular restaurant, are...
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Nicoya Coast
 
The Gilded Iguana
This lively hotel/bar/restaurant has been a Nosara fixture for...
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Nicoya Coast
 
Gran Hotel Costa Rica
You cannot get more centrally located than the long-time grande...
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San José
 
Guacamaya Lodge
Secluded Guacamaya, on a breezy hill, has expansive views of...
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Nicoya Coast
 
Harbor Reef Lodge
Lose yourself in five acres of jungly garden centered on two...
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Nicoya Coast
 
Hotel & Villas La Condesa
The stone fireplace surrounded by armchairs and a small bar in...
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Braulio Carrillo National Park
 
Hotel Amor de Mar
About ¼ mi south of town, this ruggedly handsome hotel...
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Montezuma
 
Hotel Balmoral
You're just as likely to hear Japanese spoken in the Balmoral's...
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San José
 
Hotel Bosques de Chachagua
At this working ranch, intersected by a brook, you can see caballeros...
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Arenal Volcano Area
 
Hotel Britannia
This mango-colored home is the largest and most luxurious of...
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San José
 
Hotel Bula Bula
At the far east end of Palm Beach Estates, Bula Bula (happy...
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Nicoya Coast
 
Hotel Canciones del Mar
The poetically named "Songs of the Sea" is a tranquil, intimate...
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Jacó
 
Hotel Casitas Eclipse
Perched on a hilltop about half a mile from the beach, this hotel...
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Manuel Antonio
 
Hotel Don Carlos
One of the city's first guesthouses (technically it's three different...
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San José
 
Hotel El Jardín
On a hill a few blocks from the beach, this hotel has rooms with...
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Montezuma
 
Hotel El Velero
This hotel is always hopping with local expats and visitors exchanging...
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Nicoya Coast
 
Hotel Fleur de Lys
We walked by this three-floor Victorian house with the hot-pink-and-lavender...
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San José
 
Hotel Grano de Oro
Two wooden houses on San José's west side—one dates...
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San José
 
Hotel Iguanazul
On a bluff overlooking black tidal pools, this hotel is a 10-minute...
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Nicoya Coast
 
Hotel Inn on the Park
This family-friendly inn has a quiet central location, personalized...
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Manuel Antonio
 
Hotel La Cantarana
This hotel is essentially a restaurant with hotel rooms. Chef...
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Nicoya Coast
 
Hotel La Diosa
The owners' interest in Eastern religions is evidenced in the...
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Cahuita
 
Hotel La Perla Negra
Fine design is evident in the construction of this handsome...
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Puerto Viejo de Talamanca
 
Hotel Le Bergerac
Any other lodging of this caliber would be content to live off...
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San José
 
Hotel Milvia
Apply the principles of feng shui to an old militia arms depository...
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San José
 
Hotel Pasatiempo
Come for Sunday football projected on a large screen, open mike...
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Nicoya Coast
 
Hotel Playa Espadilla
Close to the beach and park, this friendly hotel spreads back...
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Manuel Antonio
 
Hotel Playa Hermosa Bosque del Mar
Shaded by century-old trees, this low-lying hotel is pleasantly...
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Nicoya Coast
 
Hotel Playa Negra
This ocean-front place is gorgeous: brilliantly colored thatch-roof...
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Nicoya Coast
 
Hotel Presidente
The presidente referred to here is John F. Kennedy, who walked...
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San José
 
Hotel Punta Leona
This 740-acre private reserve and resort community is an odd...
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Punta Leona
 
Hotel Rio Perlas Spa & Resort
Thermal springs fill one of the pools at this hotel squeezed...
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Orosi Valley
 
Hotel Santo Tomás
Don't be put off by the fact that the front of this century-old...
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San José
 
Hotel Sugar Beach
Picture a thin, curving beach and a secluded hotel and shimmering...
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Nicoya Coast
 
Hotel Terraza del Pacífico
Playa Hermosa's largest hotel is a self-sufficient and secluded...
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Playa Hermosa
 
Hotel Tioga
Across the street from a tree-filled park and the cleanest part...
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Puntarenas
 
Hotel Valladolid
This is hands down the best hotel in downtown Heredia. The tall...
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Heredia
 
Hotel Verde Mar
This whimsical little hotel and its helpful staff are in the...
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Manuel Antonio
 
Hotel Villa Casa Blanca
For romance, you can't beat this Victorian-style, all-suites...
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Nicoya Coast
 
Jinetes de Osa
The most comfortable and reasonably priced place to stay right...
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Drake Bay
 
La Posada
Nestled on the edge of the national park, this cluster of bungalows...
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Manuel Antonio
 
La Puerta del Sol
The most luxurious hotel in the area is a tranquil enclosure...
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Nicoya Coast
 
La Selva
Other lodges provide more comfort for the money, but none can...
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La Selva Biological Station
 
Las Brisas del Pacífico
One of the few beachfront hotels in Sámara, Las Brisas...
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Nicoya Coast
 
Luna Azul
The most luxurious, tasteful hotel in the Nosara area, Luna Azul...
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Nicoya Coast
 
Luna Llena Hotel & Residence
This place looks a little like a Fellini film set of a fantasy...
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Nicoya Coast
 
Luna Lodge
Luna Lodge's charm lies in its remoteness and tranquillity. On...
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Carate
 
Magellan Inn
Arguably Cahuita's most elegant lodging, this group of bungalows...
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Cahuita
 
Mar de Luz
It may be a few blocks from the beach, and it doesn't look like...
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Jacó
 
Milarepa
Named after a Tibetan Buddhist saint who gained enlightenment...
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Central Pacific
 
Montaña de Fuego
On a manicured grassy roadside knoll, this highly recommended...
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Arenal Volcano Area
 
Monteverde Lodge
The well-established Costa Rica Expeditions operates this longtime...
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Monteverde Cloud Forest
 
Nature Lodge Finca los Caballos
A dirt road leads to this cozy equestrian paradise high on a...
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Montezuma
 
Necochea Inn
Though the forest setting feels primeval, the decor at this handsome...
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Dominical
 
Poás Volcano Lodge
The rustic architecture of this former dairy farmhouse, with...
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Volcán Poás
 
Posada El Quijote
Perched on a hill in the Bello Horizonte neighborhood, with a...
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Escazú
 
Puerto Carrillo Sunset Luxury B&B
High on a hill, these rooms can't be beat for spectacular views...
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Nicoya Coast
 
Punta Marenco Lodge
This rustic lodge has the best location on the Pacific side of...
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Drake Bay
 
Pura Vida Hotel
Thanks to its location on a ridge north of town, several of this...
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Alajuela
 
Rancho La Merced
Be a cowboy for a day, herding and riding the range, at this...
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Ballena Marine National Park
 
Rara Avis
There are three lodging options here. The Waterfall Lodge, near...
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Las Horquetas
 
Rincón de la Vieja Mountain Lodge
This is the closest you can stay to the Las Pailas park entrance...
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Rincón de la Vieja National Park
 
Roy's Zancudo Lodge
Most people who stay here are anglers on all-inclusive sportfishing...
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Playa Zancudo
 
Sanchirí Mirador
The greatest asset of this rustic place is its amazing view...
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Orosi Valley
 
Savegre Hotel de Montaña
Famous for its miles of bird-watching trails, this formerly rustic...
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San Gerardo de Dota
 
Selva Verde Lodge
Built on stilts over the Río Sarapiquí, this expansive...
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Puerto Viejo de Sarapiquí
 
Shawandha Lodge
The service is personalized and friendly at Shawandha, whose...
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Puerto Viejo de Talamanca
 
Sueño Azul Resort
This nature lodge and wellness retreat is the most luxurious...
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Las Horquetas
 
Trapp Family Lodge
The enormous rooms, with wood paneling and ceilings, have lovely...
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Monteverde Cloud Forest
 
Tropical Garden Hotel
As its name suggests, this hotel's special charm comes from the...
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Jacó
 
Villa Decary
There's everything to recommend at this hillside lodging overlooking...
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Arenal Volcano Area
 
Villa del Sueño
While the handsome garden restaurant ($$-$$$) is the main attraction...
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Nicoya Coast
 
Villa Flores
Extremely popular, this comfortable B&B with floral motifs...
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Nicoya Coast
 
Villas de la Selva
Hidden from the main road behind a mural of monkeys, almost as...
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Manuel Antonio
 
Villas Kalimba
You may never want to leave this dream world hidden behind scrolled...
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Nicoya Coast
 
Villas Nicolás
On a hillside about 2 mi from the beach, terraced Mediterranean-style...
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Manuel Antonio
 
Villas Playa Sámara
Families come back year after year for good reasons: there's...
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Nicoya Coast
 
Wilson Botanical Garden
A highlight of any Costa Rican visit, this magical botanical...
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San Vito
 
Ylang-Ylang Beach Resort
Secluded and quiet, this tropical resort with a holistic slant...
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Montezuma
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