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Albergue Mirador de Quetzales Be the First to Rate It The main attraction at this 8,530-foot-high perch is the resplendent...	$$	San Gerardo de Dota

Aparthotel Flamboyant Be the First to Rate It Though nothing special, this small tranquil hotel is a good deal...	$$	Jacó

Aparthotel Girasol Be the First to Rate It A great option for families or groups looking for comfort and...	$$	Jacó

Arenal Observatory Lodge Member Rating: 4.6 You're as close as anyone should be to an active volcano at the...	$$	Arenal Volcano Area

Atlántida Lodge Be the First to Rate It Attractively landscaped grounds, the beach across the road, and...	$-$$	Cahuita

Aurola Holiday Inn Be the First to Rate It The upper floors of this veritable skyscraper in a city of low-lying...	$$	San José

The Backyard Be the First to Rate It Surfers -- not the budget backpacking kind -- are the main clientele...	$$-$$$	Playa Hermosa

Best Western Tamarindo Vista Villas Be the First to Rate It If you're into surfing, this is where you want to be. Around...	$$	Nicoya Coast

Blue Jay Lodge Be the First to Rate It Perched along a forested mountainside, these wooden cabins feel...	$$	Central Pacific

Buena Vista Hotel Member Rating: 5.0 Perched high above Alajuela, this hotel does have the "good view"...	$-$$	Alajuela

Cabinas Espadilla Be the First to Rate It Owned by the same family that runs the nearby Hotel Playa Espadilla...	$$	Manuel Antonio

Cabinas La Ponderosa Be the First to Rate It The world-famous Playa Pavones surfing break is just a 10-minute...	$-$$	Playa Pavones

Caño Negro Natural Lodge Be the First to Rate It That such an upscale property exists in this remote place might...	$$	Caño Negro Refuge

Cariblue Hotel Member Rating: 1.3 The youthful Italian owners who came here to surf years ago stayed...	$$	Puerto Viejo de Talamanca

Casa de las Tías Be the First to Rate It The name means "The Aunts' House," which is appropriate for this...	$-$$	Escazú

Casa Romántica Hotel Be the First to Rate It The name (Romantic House) says it all: the Spanish Colonial-style...	$-$$	Nicoya Coast

Casa Turire Be the First to Rate It Set near sugar plantations and overlooking an artificial lake...	$$	Turrialba

Centro Neotrópico Sarapiquís Be the First to Rate It Overlooking the Rio Sarapiquí, the CNS is an environmental...	$-$$	Puerto Viejo de Sarapiquí

Clarion Hotel Amón Downtown Be the First to Rate It The pink Amón Plaza achieves everything we like in a business-class...	$$-$$$	San José

Club del Mar Be the First to Rate It Secluded at the beach's southern end, far from Jacó's...	$$-$$$	Jacó

Coconut Grove Be the First to Rate It Right on the beach, this well-maintained cluster of cabins and...	$-$$	Dominical

Corcovado Lodge Tent Camp Be the First to Rate It Ecotourist pioneer Costa Rica Expeditions owns this rustic lodge...	$-$$	Carate

Costa Verde Member Rating: 4.8 You're likely to see monkeys, iguanas, and all kinds of birds...	$$	Manuel Antonio

Dantica Lodge and Gallery Be the First to Rate It High style at a high altitude, this avant-garde lodge clinging...	$$	San Gerardo de Dota

Delfín Amor Eco Lodge Be the First to Rate It Dolphin fans will flip over this lodge devoted to marine mammals...	$$	Drake Bay

Docelunas Be the First to Rate It Most of Jacó's hotels and visitors huddle around the beach...	$$-$$$	Jacó

Ecoplaya Beach Resort Be the First to Rate It How windy is it? Even with glass buffers and windbreak trees...	$$	Bahía Salinas

El Cafetal Inn Be the First to Rate It This charming B&B feels and looks more like a friend's house...	$$	Atenas

El Establo Mountain Hotel Member Rating: 2.8 Like Jack and Jill, this place just keeps climbing the hill...	$$-$$$	Monteverde Cloud Forest

El Mango Moon Be the First to Rate It This B&B's intimate atmosphere and hospitable owners make...	$$-$$$	Manuel Antonio

El Pizote Lodge Be the First to Rate It El Pizote observes local architectural mores while offering more...	$-$$	Puerto Viejo de Talamanca

El Sol Be the First to Rate It A charming Spanish-German family tends to guests at one of those...	$$	Monteverde Cloud Forest

El Sueño Tropical Be the First to Rate It This resort has everything but the beach, but there are two just...	$$	Nicoya Coast

El Toucanet Lodge Be the First to Rate It For serenity and mountain greenery, you can't beat this family-run...	$-$$	Zona de Los Santos

Flamingo Beach Resort Be the First to Rate It After years of lying dormant, this modest concrete hotel, the...	$$	Nicoya Coast

Flamingo Marina Resort Be the First to Rate It At this upscale collection of hillside villas there's lots to...	$$	Nicoya Coast

Giardino Tropical Hotel Member Rating: 4.6 In the lush gardens downhill from the popular restaurant, are...	$-$$	Nicoya Coast

The Gilded Iguana Be the First to Rate It This lively hotel/bar/restaurant has been a Nosara fixture for...	$-$$	Nicoya Coast

Gran Hotel Costa Rica Be the First to Rate It You cannot get more centrally located than the long-time grande...	$$	San José

Guacamaya Lodge Be the First to Rate It Secluded Guacamaya, on a breezy hill, has expansive views of...	$-$$	Nicoya Coast

Harbor Reef Lodge Be the First to Rate It Lose yourself in five acres of jungly garden centered on two...	$$-$$$	Nicoya Coast

Hotel & Villas La Condesa Be the First to Rate It The stone fireplace surrounded by armchairs and a small bar in...	$$	Braulio Carrillo National Park

Hotel Amor de Mar Be the First to Rate It About ¼ mi south of town, this ruggedly handsome hotel...	¢-$$	Montezuma

Hotel Balmoral Be the First to Rate It You're just as likely to hear Japanese spoken in the Balmoral's...	$-$$	San José

Hotel Bosques de Chachagua Be the First to Rate It At this working ranch, intersected by a brook, you can see caballeros...	$$	Arenal Volcano Area

Hotel Britannia Be the First to Rate It This mango-colored home is the largest and most luxurious of...	$$	San José

Hotel Bula Bula Be the First to Rate It At the far east end of Palm Beach Estates, Bula Bula (happy...	$$	Nicoya Coast

Hotel Canciones del Mar Be the First to Rate It The poetically named "Songs of the Sea" is a tranquil, intimate...	$$	Jacó

Hotel Casitas Eclipse Be the First to Rate It Perched on a hilltop about half a mile from the beach, this hotel...	$$-$$$$	Manuel Antonio

Hotel Don Carlos Member Rating: 4.8 One of the city's first guesthouses (technically it's three different...	$-$$	San José

Hotel El Jardín Be the First to Rate It On a hill a few blocks from the beach, this hotel has rooms with...	$$	Montezuma

Hotel El Velero Be the First to Rate It This hotel is always hopping with local expats and visitors exchanging...	$$	Nicoya Coast

Hotel Fleur de Lys Be the First to Rate It We walked by this three-floor Victorian house with the hot-pink-and-lavender...	$$	San José

Hotel Grano de Oro Member Rating: 4.8 Two wooden houses on San José's west side -- one dates...	$$	San José

Hotel Iguanazul Be the First to Rate It On a bluff overlooking black tidal pools, this hotel is a 10-minute...	$$	Nicoya Coast

Hotel Inn on the Park Be the First to Rate It This family-friendly inn has a quiet central location, personalized...	$$	Manuel Antonio

Hotel La Cantarana Be the First to Rate It This hotel is essentially a restaurant with hotel rooms. Chef...	$$	Nicoya Coast

Hotel La Diosa Be the First to Rate It The owners' interest in Eastern religions is evidenced in the...	$-$$	Cahuita

Hotel La Perla Negra Be the First to Rate It Fine design is evident in the construction of this handsome...	$$	Puerto Viejo de Talamanca

Hotel Le Bergerac Member Rating: 3.0 Any other lodging of this caliber would be content to live off...	$$	San José

Hotel Milvia Be the First to Rate It Apply the principles of feng shui to an old militia arms depository...	$$	San José

Hotel Pasatiempo Be the First to Rate It Come for Sunday football projected on a large screen, open mike...	$$	Nicoya Coast

Hotel Playa Espadilla Be the First to Rate It Close to the beach and park, this friendly hotel spreads back...	$$	Manuel Antonio

Hotel Playa Hermosa Bosque del Mar Be the First to Rate It Shaded by century-old trees, this low-lying hotel is pleasantly...	$$	Nicoya Coast

Hotel Playa Negra Be the First to Rate It This ocean-front place is gorgeous: brilliantly colored thatch-roof...	$$	Nicoya Coast

Hotel Presidente Be the First to Rate It The presidente referred to here is John F. Kennedy, who walked...	$$	San José

Hotel Punta Leona Be the First to Rate It This 740-acre private reserve and resort community is an odd...	$$-$$$	Punta Leona

Hotel Rio Perlas Spa & Resort Be the First to Rate It Thermal springs fill one of the pools at this hotel squeezed...	$$-$$$$	Orosi Valley

Hotel Santo Tomás Be the First to Rate It Don't be put off by the fact that the front of this century-old...	$-$$	San José

Hotel Sugar Beach Be the First to Rate It Picture a thin, curving beach and a secluded hotel and shimmering...	$$-$$$	Nicoya Coast

Hotel Terraza del Pacífico Be the First to Rate It Playa Hermosa's largest hotel is a self-sufficient and secluded...	$$	Playa Hermosa

Hotel Tioga Be the First to Rate It Across the street from a tree-filled park and the cleanest part...	$-$$	Puntarenas

Hotel Valladolid Be the First to Rate It This is hands down the best hotel in downtown Heredia. The tall...	$$	Heredia

Hotel Verde Mar Be the First to Rate It This whimsical little hotel and its helpful staff are in the...	$$	Manuel Antonio

Hotel Villa Casa Blanca Be the First to Rate It For romance, you can't beat this Victorian-style, all-suites...	$$	Nicoya Coast

Jinetes de Osa Be the First to Rate It The most comfortable and reasonably priced place to stay right...	$$-$$$	Drake Bay

Jordan's Jacuzzi Suites Be the First to Rate It As befits the name of the place, each of the eight suites here...	$-$$	Puerto Viejo de Talamanca

La Posada Be the First to Rate It Nestled on the edge of the national park, this cluster of bungalows...	$$	Manuel Antonio

La Puerta del Sol Be the First to Rate It The most luxurious hotel in the area is a tranquil enclosure...	$$	Nicoya Coast

La Selva Be the First to Rate It Other lodges provide more comfort for the money, but none can...	$$	La Selva Biological Station

Las Brisas del Pacífico Be the First to Rate It One of the few beachfront hotels in Sámara, Las Brisas...	$-$$	Nicoya Coast

Luna Azul Member Rating: 4.8 The most luxurious, tasteful hotel in the Nosara area, Luna Azul...	$$	Nicoya Coast

Luna Llena Hotel & Residence Be the First to Rate It This place looks a little like a Fellini film set of a fantasy...	$$	Nicoya Coast

Luna Lodge Be the First to Rate It Luna Lodge's charm lies in its remoteness and tranquillity. On...	$$	Carate

Magellan Inn Member Rating: 5.0 Arguably Cahuita's most elegant lodging, this group of bungalows...	$-$$	Cahuita

Mar de Luz Be the First to Rate It It may be a few blocks from the beach, and it doesn't look like...	$$	Jacó

Milarepa Be the First to Rate It Named after a Tibetan Buddhist saint who gained enlightenment...	$$	Central Pacific

Montaña de Fuego Be the First to Rate It On a manicured grassy roadside knoll, this highly recommended...	$$-$$$	Arenal Volcano Area

Monteverde Lodge Member Rating: 2.8 The well-established Costa Rica Expeditions operates this longtime...	$$-$$$	Monteverde Cloud Forest

Nature Lodge Finca los Caballos Be the First to Rate It A dirt road leads to this cozy equestrian paradise high on a...	$$	Montezuma

Necochea Inn Be the First to Rate It Though the forest setting feels primeval, the decor at this handsome...	$-$$	Dominical

Parrot Bay Village Member Rating: 4.2 A storybook collection of octagonal cottages in a tropical garden...	$$	Puerto Jiménez

Poás Volcano Lodge Be the First to Rate It The rustic architecture of this former dairy farmhouse, with...	$$	Volcán Poás

Posada El Quijote Be the First to Rate It Perched on a hill in the Bello Horizonte neighborhood, with a...	$$	Escazú

Puerto Carrillo Sunset Luxury B&B Be the First to Rate It High on a hill, these rooms can't be beat for spectacular views...	$$	Nicoya Coast

Punta Marenco Lodge Be the First to Rate It This rustic lodge has the best location on the Pacific side of...	$$	Drake Bay

Pura Vida Hotel Member Rating: 5.0 Thanks to its location on a ridge north of town, several of this...	$$	Alajuela

Rancho La Merced Be the First to Rate It Be a cowboy for a day, herding and riding the range, at this...	$$	Ballena Marine National Park

Rara Avis Be the First to Rate It There are three lodging options here. The Waterfall Lodge, near...	$$-$$$	Las Horquetas

Rincón de la Vieja Mountain Lodge Be the First to Rate It This is the closest you can stay to the Las Pailas park entrance...	$-$$	Rincón de la Vieja National Park

Roy's Zancudo Lodge Be the First to Rate It Most people who stay here are anglers on all-inclusive sportfishing...	$$	Playa Zancudo

Sanchirí Mirador Be the First to Rate It The greatest asset of this rustic place is its amazing view...	$-$$	Orosi Valley

Savegre Hotel de Montaña Be the First to Rate It Famous for its miles of bird-watching trails, this formerly rustic...	$-$$	San Gerardo de Dota

Selva Verde Lodge Be the First to Rate It Built on stilts over the Río Sarapiquí, this expansive...	$$-$$$	Puerto Viejo de Sarapiquí

Shawandha Lodge Be the First to Rate It The service is personalized and friendly at Shawandha, whose...	$$	Puerto Viejo de Talamanca

Sueño Azul Resort Be the First to Rate It This nature lodge and wellness retreat is the most luxurious...	$$	Las Horquetas

Trapp Family Lodge Be the First to Rate It The enormous rooms, with wood paneling and ceilings, have lovely...	$$	Monteverde Cloud Forest

Tropical Garden Hotel Be the First to Rate It As its name suggests, this hotel's special charm comes from the...	$-$$	Jacó

Villa Decary Be the First to Rate It There's everything to recommend at this hillside lodging overlooking...	$$	Arenal Volcano Area

Villa del Sueño Be the First to Rate It While the handsome garden restaurant ($$-$$$) is the main attraction...	$$	Nicoya Coast

Villa Flores Be the First to Rate It Extremely popular, this comfortable B&B with floral motifs...	$-$$	Nicoya Coast

Villas de la Selva Be the First to Rate It Hidden from the main road behind a mural of monkeys, almost as...	$$	Manuel Antonio

Villas Kalimba Be the First to Rate It You may never want to leave this dream world hidden behind scrolled...	$$	Nicoya Coast

Villas Nicolás Be the First to Rate It On a hillside about 2 mi from the beach, terraced Mediterranean-style...	$$	Manuel Antonio

Villas Playa Sámara Be the First to Rate It Families come back year after year for good reasons: there's...	$$	Nicoya Coast

Wilson Botanical Garden Be the First to Rate It A highlight of any Costa Rican visit, this magical botanical...	$$	San Vito

Ylang-Ylang Beach Resort Member Rating: 4.8 Secluded and quiet, this tropical resort with a holistic slant...	$$-$$$	Montezuma

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