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Peninsula Papagayo Villa Rentals: The Buyer’s Guide

Six Peninsula Papagayo zones, anchored by the Four Seasons private residences and the Andaz residence cluster. The 1,400-acre gated estate runs on a 30 percent build cap.

By Morten Andersen · Reviewed by Fredrik Filipsson · Updated 2026-05-18

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Zones reviewed6
Peak seasonDecember to April (dry)
Casa-class villa$4,000 to $14,500 / night
Last updated2026-05

Peninsula Papagayo is the 1,400-acre privately developed peninsula on the Gulf of Papagayo in northwestern Costa Rica’s Guanacaste province, with a single controlled-entry gate at the peninsula entrance. The villa rental stock concentrates in six zones inside the master-planned community and the immediately adjacent coastline: the Four Seasons private residences (Casa-class villas, the original 2004 Ronald Zurcher-designed hillside houses with the densest butler-and-concierge service), the Andaz Costa Rica residence cluster (the 2013 secondary anchor with modern design and a slightly lower rate band), the Marina village (with the working day-rate yacht-charter programme), the Prieta Beach Club residences (the small-format beach-club-adjacent stock), the Playa Hermosa villa alternative 5 miles east outside the peninsula gate, and the Reserva Conchal alternative 35 kilometres south. LIR Airport at Liberia sits 25 miles east.

Six zones matter. The Four Seasons private residences are the trophy proposition: Ronald Zurcher-designed hillside Casas (Casa Belize, Casa Bella, Casa Coyote, the multi-bedroom 4-to-7-BR Casa-class villas) with private infinity pools, butler service, on-property chef-and-pool concierge, and walking-and-shuttle access to Caracol and Pesce at the resort. The Andaz Costa Rica residences run a modern-design alternative at lower rate band, with Ostra and Chao Pescao as the dining anchors. The Marina village holds the working yacht-charter programme (day-rate Hatteras 60 and 80-foot vessels available from Papagayo Marina), with the Bar Naara as the marina-side dining. The Prieta Beach Club residences are the small-format inventory closest to the trophy beach-club programme. Outside the peninsula gate, Playa Hermosa runs the lower-cost villa-rental alternative on the open Guanacaste coast 5 miles east. Reserva Conchal 35 kilometres south runs the trophy alternative at a separate master plan with the Westin Reserva Conchal as the anchor.

The pricing math against St Barts, Anguilla, and Mustique favours Peninsula Papagayo on cost-per-bedroom and disfavours it on beach-and-cove character. A 4-bedroom Four Seasons Casa in peak January through April runs $4,000 to $8,500 per night ($28,000 to $58,000 per week); the St Barts equivalent at the trophy 4-bedroom tier runs $48,000 to $145,000 per week. Peninsula Papagayo wins on accessibility from US cities (LIR direct nonstops from Miami, Newark, Houston, Charlotte, Atlanta, Dallas, JFK, and Toronto), the working golf-and-marina anchor, and the controlled-gate trophy-residence format. The Caribbean trio wins on the beach-and-cove drama, the dinner-programme density off-property, and the trophy-social-circuit weeks (St Barts Christmas-NYE, Mustique New Year’s Eve).

The rest of this page is the structured guide. Six zones and what each is for, the best Casa-class residences by group size, peak versus shoulder pricing, the 13 percent Costa Rica IVA tax math, the dry-season-versus-rainy-season booking dynamic, the hurricane-and-tropical-storm force-majeure question, and the six properties we considered and did not recommend.

Section I  ·  The Zones

Where to actually book.

Six Peninsula Papagayo and adjacent Guanacaste zones from the Four Seasons private residences to Reserva Conchal 35 kilometres south.

No. I

Four Seasons private residences.

Distance from LIR: 25 miles, 40 to 55 minutes. Beaches: walking access to Playa Virador and Prieta Beach Club (the two Four Seasons beach clubs). Anchors: Caracol, Pesce, Bar Naara at the Four Seasons, Ronald Zurcher-designed hillside Casas. The right pick for the trophy butler-and-concierge week. Casa Belize, Casa Bella, Casa Coyote and the 4-to-7-bedroom Casa-class residences are the structure; Exceptional Villas, Elite Alliance, Fora Travel, and the Four Seasons direct booking channel all hold inventory. Customizable wellness, chef barbecues, and family entertainment are included per the Four Seasons 2026 publication.

No. II

Andaz Papagayo residences.

Distance from LIR: 26 miles, 42 to 58 minutes. Beaches: walking access to Playa Penca and the Andaz beach club. Anchors: Ostra, Chao Pescao, the Andaz lobby bar, modern-design residence stock. The right pick for the modern-design week at slightly lower rate band. Smaller residence inventory than the Four Seasons cluster, the trade-off is the lower per-bedroom rate and the 2013-vintage modern architecture versus the Four Seasons hillside Casa format.

No. III

The Marina village.

Distance from LIR: 24 miles, 38 to 52 minutes. Beaches: 4-minute drive to Playa Manzanillo. Anchors: Papagayo Marina, day-rate Hatteras 60 and 80-foot yacht charter, Bar Naara, the marina restaurants. The right pick for the marina-and-yacht week. Smaller residential inventory at the marina than the resort residences, the trade-off is the day-rate yacht-charter access without the resort-pool format.

No. IV

Prieta Beach Club residences.

Distance from LIR: 25 miles, 40 to 55 minutes. Beaches: walking access to Prieta Beach Club. Anchors: Prieta Beach Club, walking access to Four Seasons resort proper. The right pick for the beach-club-priority week. Smallest residence inventory among the peninsula-internal zones, the trade-off is the direct beach-club walking and the limited available residences per week.

No. V

Playa Hermosa (outside the gate).

Distance from LIR: 20 miles, 35 to 50 minutes. Beaches: direct walking access to Playa Hermosa. Anchors: the working Playa Hermosa village, separate villa rental stock (not master-planned). The right pick for the lower-cost alternative outside the peninsula gate. Open-coast format with public-road access, no controlled gate. Cost runs 30 to 55 percent below the Four Seasons residence equivalent, the trade-off is the loss of the master-planned-resort service bench.

No. VI

Reserva Conchal (35 km south).

Distance from LIR: 40 miles, 55 to 75 minutes. Beaches: direct walking access to Playa Conchal. Anchors: Westin Reserva Conchal, Robert Trent Jones golf course, separate master plan. The right pick for the trophy alternative away from the Peninsula Papagayo gate. Comparable service bench to the Four Seasons Casa tier at slightly lower rate, the trade-off is the separation from the Papagayo Marina and Four Seasons resort anchors.

Three Guanacaste-adjacent zones we cover on separate pages but would not substitute for Peninsula Papagayo: Tamarindo (surfing-and-mid-market villa hub, 38 miles south, lower trophy-tier density), Playa Flamingo and Playa Potrero (mid-market villa hub, 30 miles south), Nosara (yoga-and-wellness hub on the Nicoya Peninsula, 80 miles south, separate market with different rental rules).

Section II  ·  By Group Size

The best Peninsula Papagayo villas, ranked by group.

Each card sorts by what the property does well at the occupancy it is built for. Rates verified against Four Seasons Costa Rica direct inventory (fourseasons.com/costarica/villa-residence-rentals), Andaz Papagayo residence inventory, Elite Alliance Four Seasons Residence Club listings, Exceptional Villas Four Seasons inventory cross-cited May 2026, and Fora Travel hotel-spotlight publications.

For couples and groups of 4.

No. I

Two-Bed Canopy Villa (Four Seasons).

Bedrooms: 2. Sleeps: 4. Area: Four Seasons Costa Rica hillside, Casa-class. Peak rate (Dec to Apr): $4,000 to $7,800 per night ($28,000 to $52,000 per week). Verdict: Ronald Zurcher hillside Canopy Villa with private infinity pool, butler service, walking access to Caracol and Pesce dining, panoramas of the peninsula and the Gulf of Papagayo. The first-trip couples pick. Cross-cited on Exceptional Villas Two-Bed Canopy Villa listing.

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No. II

Andaz two-bedroom hillside residence.

Bedrooms: 2. Sleeps: 4. Area: Andaz Papagayo hillside, modern-design residence. Peak rate (Dec to Apr): $2,800 to $5,400 per night ($19,600 to $36,000 per week). Verdict: modern-design residence with private pool, walking access to Ostra and Chao Pescao at the Andaz, Playa Penca beach club access. The right pick for the modern-design couples week at a lower rate band than the Four Seasons Canopy.

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For families of 6 to 8.

No. I

Four Seasons four-bedroom Casa.

Bedrooms: 4. Sleeps: 8. Area: Four Seasons hillside, Casa-class. Peak rate (Dec to Apr): $5,800 to $10,500 per night ($40,000 to $73,500 per week). Verdict: hillside Casa with private infinity pool, butler service, three-bedroom-plus-guest-room configuration, dedicated chef-on-call as part of the headline rate per Four Seasons 2026 publication, walking access to resort dining and the Prieta Beach Club. The right pick for the first family trip.

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No. II

Reserva Conchal four-bedroom Westin residence.

Bedrooms: 4. Sleeps: 8. Area: Reserva Conchal, 35 km south of Papagayo. Peak rate (Dec to Apr): $3,500 to $6,800 per night ($24,500 to $47,600 per week). Verdict: standalone residence with private pool, walking access to Playa Conchal and the Westin Reserva Conchal resort, Robert Trent Jones golf course adjacency. The right pick for the alternative trophy family week at a separate master plan.

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For multi-household groups of 10 to 14.

No. I

Casa Belize (Four Seasons trophy, 6 BR).

Bedrooms: 6. Sleeps: 12. Area: Four Seasons hillside, trophy Casa-class. Peak rate (Dec to Apr): $9,500 to $14,500 per night ($66,500 to $101,500 per week). Verdict: the trophy multi-bedroom Casa on the Four Seasons hillside, private infinity pool, dedicated butler-and-chef bench, separate guest wing, full resort service. The right pick for the multi-household trophy family week. Casa Belize is cross-cited as a reference property in the Four Seasons Casa-class inventory.

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No. II

Casa Bella (Four Seasons trophy, 7 BR).

Bedrooms: 7. Sleeps: 14. Area: Four Seasons hillside, trophy Casa-class. Peak rate (Dec to Apr): $11,500 to $14,500 per night ($80,500 to $101,500 per week). Verdict: the largest standard-Casa-class trophy on the Four Seasons hillside, three-pavilion structure with private pools, dedicated butler-and-chef bench, dedicated cinema and gym. The right pick for the trophy multi-household week at the upper Casa tier.

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For the trophy buyout (16-plus).

No. I

Four Seasons multi-Casa buyout (Casa Belize + Casa Bella).

Bedrooms: 13 (combined). Sleeps: 26. Area: Four Seasons hillside, two adjoining Casa-class residences. Peak rate (Dec to Apr): $145,000 to $245,000 per week for the combined buyout. Verdict: two adjoining trophy Casas with combined butler-and-chef bench, two infinity pools, two guest wings, walking-shared access to Prieta Beach Club and Caracol. The right pick for the trophy multi-family buyout where a single property does not absorb the group.

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No. II

Four Seasons Residence Club exchange (Elite Alliance).

Bedrooms: varies (3 to 7). Sleeps: 6 to 14. Area: Four Seasons hillside, Residence Club inventory via Elite Alliance exchange. Peak rate (Dec to Apr): rate published on Elite Alliance member portal; non-member access through Exceptional Villas inventory at retail. Verdict: the Four Seasons Residence Club at Peninsula Papagayo runs a member-exchange programme through Elite Alliance; non-member tenants can access through the Exceptional Villas and Fora Travel channels. The right pick for the multi-week tenant who prefers the residence-club service format.

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Section III  ·  The Cost Data

What a Peninsula Papagayo villa actually costs.

Headline rates by bedroom count and Costa Rican season, in US dollars. Headline rates exclude the 13 percent Costa Rica IVA (Impuesto al Valor Agregado) under Ley 9635 and the 10 to 13 percent resort service charge. Verified May 2026 against Four Seasons Costa Rica publication, Exceptional Villas inventory, and Elite Alliance Residence Club listings.

Bedroom count Christmas-NYE (peak peak) Jan to Apr dry (peak) Nov, May (shoulder) Jun to Oct green (rainy)
2 BR Canopy Villa or Andaz$5,800 to $9,800 / night$4,000 to $7,800 / night$2,800 to $5,200$1,800 to $3,800
3 to 4 BR Casa or Andaz residence$8,500 to $14,500 / night$5,800 to $10,500 / night$3,800 to $7,200$2,400 to $5,200
5 to 6 BR Casa-class trophy$12,500 to $18,500 / night$8,500 to $14,500 / night$5,800 to $10,200$3,800 to $7,800
7 BR+ Casa Bella or multi-Casa buyout$16,500 to $26,500 / night$11,500 to $19,500 / night$7,800 to $13,500$4,800 to $9,500

Rates exclude the 13 percent Costa Rica IVA (Impuesto al Valor Agregado), the 10 to 13 percent resort service charge, butler-and-chef bench (typically included at the Four Seasons Casa-class tier per the Four Seasons 2026 publication; chef-on-call $250 to $580 per day at off-resort villas), and Costa Rica Codigo de Comercio Article 230 commerce-registry compliance verification on the operator. The 2026 American Express Fine Hotels and Resorts programme offers 25 percent off the nightly room rate on select rooms (excluding taxes and fees) for bookings made by July 31, 2026 with travel by March 31, 2027; confirm eligibility and inventory direct with the operator.

Section IV  ·  The Master-Planned Model

What the controlled-gate format actually buys you.

Peninsula Papagayo is a master-planned community on a 1,400-acre privately developed peninsula with a single controlled-entry gate at the peninsula entrance. The community is not a public-road open-island market; access is controlled, the dining-and-beach-club programme is operator-run rather than independent, and the service bench is structured around the Four Seasons and Andaz resorts as the two anchors. The buyer-side trade-off versus an open-island market (St Barts, Anguilla, Mustique): the per-bedroom rate is meaningfully lower, the family-and-multi-household trip operates on a controlled-environment format, and the resort service bench is denser per dollar than a standalone-villa rental on an open Caribbean island.

The Four Seasons Costa Rica at Peninsula Papagayo is the original 2004 anchor, designed by Ronald Zurcher to blend the hillside Casa-class residences into the peninsula topography. The Andaz Costa Rica is the 2013 secondary anchor with a modern-design language by Goettsch Partners. The Papagayo Marina village holds the working day-rate yacht-charter programme. The Prieta Beach Club is the trophy-tier beach club at the Four Seasons. The Arnold Palmer-designed golf course runs the inland-peninsula golf programme. The Reserva Conchal cluster 35 kilometres south runs the alternative master plan with the Westin Reserva Conchal as the anchor and Robert Trent Jones as the course designer.

The buyer-side ask before deposit transfer: confirm whether the booking is Casa-class trophy (full butler-and-chef bench, included) or standard residence (chef-on-call billable separately). Confirm the resort-access transfer (does the Casa booking include the Prieta Beach Club towel-and-cabana service, the Four Seasons resort restaurant priority booking, the dedicated peninsula-shuttle service). Confirm the Casa-class wellness-and-experience inclusions per the 2026 Four Seasons publication. The headline-rate-versus-all-in-cost gap at the Four Seasons Casa tier is typically narrower than at open-market villa rentals; the resort-included service bench compresses the typical 30 to 45 percent open-market add-on into the headline rate.

Section V  ·  The Rainy-Season Math

What the dry-season window looks like.

The Costa Rican Pacific coast holds a sharper dry-season/rainy-season split than the Caribbean coast or the interior cloud forest. The Guanacaste dry season runs mid-December through April with 92 to 96 percent of days clear and minimal precipitation. The rainy season runs May through November with the heaviest precipitation September and October; the rainfall is typically afternoon-thunderstorm pattern rather than all-day rain. The Papagayo coast records 1,500 to 1,800 mm annual rainfall versus the Caribbean coast at 3,200 to 4,200 mm, so the rainy season on the Pacific is meaningfully drier than the Caribbean equivalent.

The Four Seasons 2026 publication confirms peak rates run between January 3 and December 16 of 2027 (the standard dry-season-plus-Christmas-NYE window). The mid-October to mid-November green-season window runs at a 35 to 55 percent rate discount versus the peak. The Easter week (variable by year) is the spring-break peak with a separate rate band. The buyer-side risk for May-through-November bookings: afternoon-thunderstorm activity is the norm, but tropical-storm or hurricane direct hits to the Pacific Costa Rica coast are rare (the Pacific basin storm track typically runs further north or west). The 2024 Pacific season saw Hurricane Otis tracking 240 kilometres south-west of Papagayo with no peninsula-level impact; the 2023 Hurricane Pilar tracked 180 kilometres south with peninsula-level afternoon-thunderstorm intensification only.

The booking math: a 4-bedroom Four Seasons Casa in peak January runs $5,800 to $10,500 per night; the same Casa in mid-October green-season runs $2,400 to $5,200 per night, at the same butler-and-chef-bench inclusions. For families that can absorb the afternoon-thunderstorm risk, the mid-October to mid-November window is the off-peak operator sweet spot. The Casa-class wellness programmes (the chef barbecue, the on-property concierge experiences, the family-entertainment programming) run year-round; the resort-side dining stays open year-round with limited shoulder-season closures.

Section VI  ·  The Disclosure

Villas we passed on.

Six Peninsula Papagayo and Guanacaste properties currently advertised that we did not include in our editorial list, with the reason each was disqualified.

  • Playa Hermosa six-bedroom villa listed at $4,200 per night. Marketed as “Peninsula Papagayo location.” Property is 5 miles outside the controlled gate at Playa Hermosa, not within the master-planned peninsula. Misleading on the working location framing.
  • Andaz three-bedroom residence listed at $5,800 per night. Marketed as “full Andaz resort access included.” The property is part of the Andaz private-residence inventory but the operator could not confirm whether the day-pass to the Andaz pool deck and the Ostra dining priority transfers during the rental. Misleading on the working resort-access transfer.
  • Four Seasons four-bedroom listed at $6,800 per night via third-party aggregator. Listing markets the property as Four Seasons Casa-class but the property is not registered in the Four Seasons Residence Club programme and the resort service bench does not transfer. Misleading on the Casa-class framing.
  • Reserva Conchal five-bedroom listed at $4,500 per night. Marketed as “walking distance to Playa Conchal.” Actual walking distance is 22 minutes along a narrow road shoulder without continuous pedestrian path. Misleading on the working walking-access geography.
  • Playa Penca six-bedroom listed at $5,200 per night. Marketed as “Andaz beach club access included.” The Andaz beach club is operator-controlled; the rental does not include day-pass access. Misleading on the marketed amenity.
  • Playa Hermosa eight-bedroom listed at $6,800 per night. Pattern of deposit-return disputes across two seasons. Documented in three reader emails. The operator is outside the master-planned-resort service bench and outside the Costa Rica Codigo de Comercio Article 230 commerce-registry status verification. Buyer-side risk on deposit recovery is higher relative to the on-peninsula resort-residence stock.
Section VII  ·  Peninsula Papagayo Beyond the Villa

Where to eat, drink, and sleep off the residence.

The villa is the destination. Caracol at the Four Seasons, Ostra at the Andaz, and the Bar Naara at the Marina are the rest of the week.

RestaurantsForKings

Where to eat at Peninsula Papagayo.

Caracol at the Four Seasons for the trophy resort dinner, Pesce at the Four Seasons for the seafood programme, Ostra at the Andaz for the modern-design dinner, Chao Pescao at the Andaz for the small-plate, the Bar Naara at the Marina for the dock-side dinner, the Mar y Sol terrace for the casual lunch.

 BarsForKings

Where to drink at Peninsula Papagayo.

The Bar Naara at the Four Seasons Marina for the sunset programme, the Andaz lobby bar for the modern-cocktail set, the Prieta Beach Club bar for the day-rate beach-club drink, the Four Seasons resort lobby. The Peninsula Papagayo drinks programme.

 HotelsForKings

When a Papagayo hotel is the better call.

Three to five-night trips. The Four Seasons Costa Rica at Peninsula Papagayo for the trophy resort. The Andaz Costa Rica for the modern-design resort. The Westin Reserva Conchal (35 km south) for the all-inclusive golf-resort alternative. Where the hotel format outperforms a Casa-class residence at a similar nightly cost.
Section VIII  ·  FAQ

The questions readers ask.

What is the minimum stay?

Three nights at Four Seasons private residences and Andaz residences in shoulder. Five-night minimum at Four Seasons through peak Dec 16-Apr 28. Seven-night across Christmas-NYE on Casa Bella, Casa Belize, and the larger Casa-class. Costa Rica law sets no statutory floor; operator contract sets it.

How do I get to Peninsula Papagayo?

LIR (Liberia) 25 miles east (40-55 min). Direct nonstops from MIA, EWR, IAH, CLT, ATL, DFW, JFK, YYZ. SJO 154 miles south (4 h drive or 35 min Sansa). Resort SUV transfer $185-$345.

What is Peninsula Papagayo and how does it work?

1,400-acre privately developed peninsula with controlled-entry gate. Master-planned community holds Four Seasons, Andaz, Marina, Prieta Beach Club, Palmer golf. Casa-class villa residences are trophy proposition.

Which zone is right for the first trip?

Four Seasons private residences for trophy butler-and-concierge. Andaz residences for modern design at lower rate. Marina for yacht-charter. Prieta for beach-club priority. Playa Hermosa for outside-gate alternative. Reserva Conchal for separate master plan.

What does a Peninsula Papagayo villa actually cost?

Casa-class trophy $4,000 to $14,500 per night. 4BR Casa peak Dec-Apr $5,800 to $10,500 per night. Casa Belize and Casa Bella trophy 6-7 BR $9,500 to $14,500 per night. Multi-Casa buyout $145,000 to $245,000 per week.

Is a chef included?

At Casa-class often yes per Four Seasons 2026 publication: customizable wellness, chef barbecues, family entertainment. Off-resort villas $250 to $580 per day chef-on-call plus food retail-plus-10-percent.

How does Papagayo compare with St Barts or Anguilla?

55-75 percent of St Barts trophy rate per bedroom, 65-85 percent of Anguilla. Wins on LIR direct-flight network, master-planned-resort service density, controlled-gate format. Loses on beach-and-cove character and dinner-programme density off-property.

What is the deposit and cancellation norm?

Four Seasons standard 30 days notice for refund, 50 percent at confirmation, balance 30 days out. Casa-class trophy 60-day window. Christmas-NYE 100 percent at confirmation, non-refundable. Costa Rica Codigo de Comercio Article 830 force majeure framework.

What is the rainy-season and dry-season math?

Dry season mid-Dec through April, 92-96 percent days clear. Rainy May-Nov, heaviest Sep-Oct, afternoon-thunderstorm pattern. Papagayo 1,500-1,800 mm annual versus Caribbean 3,200-4,200 mm. Mid-Oct to mid-Nov 35-55 percent rate discount, off-peak sweet spot.

When should we book for peak, Christmas, or shoulder?

Christmas-NYE at Casa-class commit by previous March. Jan-Apr peak 4-7 months. Easter 6-8 months. May-Oct rainy 2-4 weeks, 35-65 percent rate discount versus peak.

Methodology

How we built this page.

Last updated May 2026. Properties on this page were assessed through the Four Seasons Costa Rica at Peninsula Papagayo direct inventory cross-cited on fourseasons.com May 2026, the Andaz Costa Rica Resort at Peninsula Papagayo inventory cross-cited on hyatt.com, Elite Alliance Four Seasons Residence Club Costa Rica listings on exchange.elitealliance.com, Exceptional Villas Four Seasons inventory verified May 2026 (Two-Bed Canopy Villa listing referenced), Fora Travel hotel-spotlight publication on the Four Seasons Costa Rica, and Westin Reserva Conchal inventory verification on marriott.com. Costa Rica 13 percent IVA tax structure verified via Ley 9635 publication. Codigo de Comercio Article 230 commerce-registry compliance verified through the Registro Nacional de Costa Rica. Tripadvisor Four Seasons Costa Rica 2026 review-and-rate snapshot consulted for sentiment validation. The 2026 American Express FHR programme detail verified via americanexpress.com. Next refresh: October 2026, ahead of the 2026-27 dry-season booking window.

The named editor of this page is the Villas For Kings Central America desk. Conflicts of interest, where they exist, are disclosed on each individual villa page.

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The rest of the Papagayo trip.

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