Find Costa Rica Hotels which are highly rated and suit your travel budget. The categories are that are listed on this site below include luxury, moderate, and affordable hotels, as well as hostels for budget travelers. There is a section for each of these categories. If, upon your arrival or departure, you want a hotel close to one of the two international airports, you will find on the right sidebar Airport Hotels in San Jose and Liberia, locations of the two international airports in Costa Rica.

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There are many locations that specialize in certain activities and some places offer a wide range of activities. For instance, in Santa Teresa, Mal Pais, on the southwest corner of the Nicoya Peninsula, there is the Horizon Ocean View Hotel and Yoga Center which offers travelers a place where they can rest and restore their bodies with daily yoga practice and vegetarian meals. There are yoga hotels in the Osa Peninsula that are also provide great opportunities for wildlife viewing and hikes.

Near the active volcano of Arenal in Fortuna, you can find Tabacén Grand Spa Thermal Resort, where the climate is mild and temperate. Many other hotels have thermal spas in Costa Rica, including those near the older volcano Miravalles between the towns of Guayabo and La Fortuna in Guancaste province, such as Guyacán (budget), Yoko (moderate), and Thermomania (moderate). About an hour to the north, at the foot of volcan Rincon de la Vieja, you will also find two hotels that have hot springs, Hotel Guachipelin and Hotel Borinquen Mountain Resort. Both are situated against the Rincon de la Vieja National Park, where there are hiking trails, waterfalls, bubbling mud pots, a crater, fast flowing streams and plenty of wildlife to watch.

If surfing is your interest, you might want to consider the boutique hotel Blue Surf Sanctuary in Santa Teresa, Mal Pais, which has a 2 minute walk to a beach with great consistent waves. You can also practice your yoga there. Jaco and Tamarindo, which are both north of Mal Pais, are also very popular with surfers and there are many hotels on the beach. You can also find guides that will take you to sites that suit your level of skill, from easy to challenging. http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g635538-d899424-r34164652-Blue_Surf_Sanctuary-Santa_Teresa_Province_of_Puntarenas.html#CHECK_RATES_CONT http://www.nicaliving.com/node/1803<ref>

Pacific Coast:

• Four Seasons Resort at Peninsula - Papagayo (Guanacaste) Professional Golf Course. Phone: 800/819-5053 Google Map
  • Condé Nast Traveler Gold List, Travel + Leisure 500, Frommer's Exceptional Rating
• Paradisus Playa Conchal Phone: 866/436-3542 Google Map
  • Frommer's Exceptional Rating
• Los Suenos Marriott Ocean & Golf Resort (Playa Herradura) Phone: 800/228-9290 Google Map
  • Travel + Leisure 500, Frommer's Very Highly Recommended
• Lapa Rios Rainforest Ecolodge (Osa Peninsula) Phone: 506/735-5130 Map
  • Condé Nast Traveler Gold List, Travel + Leisure 500
    
    

Central Valley:

• Finca Rosa Blanca Country Inn (Santa Barbara de Heredia) Phone: 506/269-9392 Google Map
  • Frommer's Exceptional Rating, Fodor's Choice

Pacific Coast

• Punta Islita Hotel & Resort (Nicoya Peninsula) Phone: 800/525-4800 Google Map
  • Condé Nast Traveler Gold List, Frommer's Exceptional Rating, Fodor's Recommended
• Hotel Villa Caletas (Playa Herradura) Phone: 506/637-0505 Map
  • Frommer's Exceptional Rating, Concierge.com Recommendation
• Hotel Si Como No (Manual Antonio) Phone: 506/777-0777 Google Map
  • Frommer's Very Highly Recommended, Concierge.com Recommendation
    
    

Central Valley:

• The Alta Hotel (San Jose) Phone: 888/388-2582 Map
  • Frommer's Very Highly Recommended, Concierge.com Recommendation,
  • Travel + Leisure Recommended
    
    

Arenal Volcano area:

• Tabacén Grand Spa Thermal Resort (La Fortuna) Phone: 877/277-8291 Map
  • Frommer's Very Highly Recommended

Central Valley:

• Hotel Grano de Oro (San Jose) Phone: 506/255-3322 Google Map
  • Travel + Leisure 500, Frommer's Very Highly Recommended
    
    

Pacific Coast:

• Hotel Capitan Suizo (Playa Tamarindo) Phone: 506/653-0075 Map
  • Concierge.com Recommendation
• Villa del Sueno (Playa Hermosa) Phone: 800/378-8599 Map
  • Frommer's Recommended
    
    

Mountainous Tropical Rainforest near Pacific Coast:

• Hotel El Sapo Dorado (Monteverde) Phone: 506/645-5010 Google Map
  • Frommer's Very Highly Recommended

San Jose:

• Hostel Pangea Phone: 506/221-1992
  • Lonely Planet Top 5 Pick
• Hostel Bekuo Phone: 506/234-1091
  • Lonely Planet Top 5 Pick
• Costa Rica Backpackers Hostel Phone: 506/221-6191
  
  

Other Areas:

• Hostelworld.com: Hostels in Costa Rica
• Hostels.com: Costa Rica

San Jose Costa Rica Hotels:

Hampton Inn and Suites, about 1 km away.

It is costs about 1 mil ($2) and is about a 5 minute taxi ride to downtown Alejuela, which is where the airport is located. There you can find moderately priced accommodations, such as Hotel Alejuela, or the more luxurious accommodations like the Trapp Family Inn.

To get to downtown San Jose, depending on the time of day, it takes from 20-40 minutes (traffic can sometimes be challenging, to say the least). The cost is $15. It also costs about the same to get to Pavas / Bolaños airport domestic flights via Nature Air and takes about 20 minutes.

Near the Liberia Airport:

Most of the hotels in Liberia are within 5-10 minutes from the aiport by taxi. There is only one hotel at the airport, Hilton Garden Inn. Other hotels to consider are Best Western El Sitio and Boyeros.