Ylang Ylang Beach ResortvsLapa Rios Lodge
Both Ylang Ylang Beach Resort and Lapa Rios Ecolodge Osa Peninsula are highly recommended by travel writers. On balance, Lapa Rios Ecolodge Osa Peninsula ranks significantly higher than Ylang Ylang Beach Resort. Lapa Rios Ecolodge Osa Peninsula is ranked #27 in Costa Rica with endorsements from 5 reviewers such as Fodor's, Hideaway Report and Travel + Leisure.
Ylang Ylang Beach Resort
Montezuma Beach, 10-12 minute walk North along the beach, Montezuma 00000, Costa Rica
From $211/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Fodor's
"Secluded and serene, this gorgeous tropical resort with a holistic slant sits in an exuberant garden, nestled between the sea and a lush forest." Full review
Lonely Planet
"The decor is lovely and tropical, with tile floors, stenciled walls and colorful tapestries. All accommodations have outdoor terraces facing the glorious sea." Full review
Lapa Rios Lodge
Osa Peninsula, Cabo Matapalo, Costa Rica
From $0/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Restaurant
Afar Magazine
"At Lapa Rios, an ecolodge located right in the rainforest, you go to sleep with the faint sound of jungle insects and wake to the call of howler monkeys." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler
"With "so much wildlife, you feel completely immersed in nature" at this wilderness lodge on 1,000 acres of riparian rain forest." Full review
Hideaway Report
95.0
"Wilderness refuge dramatically sited above the Golfo Dulce, in an isolated corner of the Osa Peninsula at the southern tip of Costa Rica." Full review
Fodor's
"This is the first and still the most spectacular eco-lodge in Costa Rica, set in a vast, private nature reserve brimming with wildlife." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"The most upscale of the Osa Peninsula eco-lodges, Lapa Ríos is set in a 988-acre rain-forest reserve with a virtually private beach and first-rate trails (on-site tours include binoculars and boots)." Full review
Lonely Planet
Top choice
"One of Costa Rica's best all-inclusive wilderness lodges, Lapa Ríos combines luxury with a rustic, tropical ambience" Full review
Travel + Leisure
"One of four properties in the Böëna Wilderness Lodges collection, this luxurious eco-resort on the remote Osa Peninsula has 17 airy ocean-view bungalows set within a 1,000-acre private rainforest reserve"