"On a former coffee plantation, this 40-acre resort with a perfect design score is just 20 minutes from San Jose's Juan Santamaria Airport, but "it's worlds away from the chaotic capital." Full review

"The tranquil and colorful Xandari is a strikingly original inn and spa, tailor-made for honeymooners and romantic getaways." Full review

"Artist-architect-owned boutique featuring handmade art and miles of nature trails overlooking Costa Rica’s Central Valley." Full review

"Overlooking the Central Valley, this spa village features five private jalapa treatment quarters where guests enjoy mud wraps, facials, and exotic Costa Rican body treatments." Full review

"A working coffee plantation 3,900 feet above sea level is the setting for this relaxing resort and spa." Full review

"With spectacular bird's-eye views of the Central Valley, this romantic spot is the fanciful creation of an architect–designer couple." Full review

"Located on a hilltop above the city of Alajuela just 20-minutes from the airport, Xandari commands magnificent views of nearby coffee farms and the Central Valley below. It was founded by..." Full review

"Inspired by the owners' years in Austria, two spacious chalets built into a hillside command expansive views of the Gulf of Nicoya and the hilly peninsula and contain elegant, airy, and downright regal rooms—all with balconies, minibars, polished woods, and plush white duvets." Full review

"Features plenty of wood accents, king-size beds, soaking bathtubs...but the property's claim to fame is its farm-to-table program that includes the first carbon-neutral farm in the country."

"Voted by Travel + Leisure readers as one of their 10 favorite resorts in Central America, this rustic luxury property is situated on the dewy mountainside of the Monteverde Cloud Forest"

"26-room carbon-neutral boutique hotel in the mountains of the Costa Rican cloud forest...it has a microbrewery, lush flower and vegetable gardens, and rooms with sweeping views of the Gulf of Nicoya."