Four Seasons Resort

Four Seasons Resort, on the Papagayo Peninsula

The Four Seasons sits on the Papagayo Peninsula in Guanacaste, on a hilltop between white sand beaches, with dry tropical forest all around. It suits couples, families and golfers who want a full resort with a spa and a championship course, about an hour from Liberia airport.

The setting does the work: two bays, the forest coming down to the sand, and a sunset over the water every evening of the dry season.

Why we choose it

• Golf with an ocean view. The Arnold Palmer course runs along the coast of the peninsula, with the Pacific in view from many holes.
• Suites for families. Suites with plunge pools and kitchens, and private residences with full kitchens, give families room to spread out.
• Close to Liberia. About an hour from the airport, so you can be in the pool on the afternoon you land.

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Rooms and views

The suites are styled in a Costa Rican mood, with bamboo and rattan furniture, indigenous art and local stone, and each looks out over the ocean. Many have their own plunge pool, and some have an equipped kitchen.

The canopy suites sit up in the forest, like tree houses, while the guest rooms are close to the sea. For a longer stay or a bigger family, the residences come with a full kitchen, a laundry room and floor-to-ceiling windows. Rooms have a TV, a DVD player, a phone, a safe and a hair dryer.

On the property

The spa looks out over the ocean, and there are pools and a Jacuzzi, tennis courts, a shop and the golf course. The restaurants cook Latin and Italian dishes with local ingredients, and there is a steak house for meat lovers. A dress code may apply in some restaurants.

On the water, the resort offers sea kayaking and sailing, and Papagayo is known for windsurfing. On land there is horseback riding and the forest on the peninsula.

Location and getting there

The resort is on the Papagayo Peninsula, in Papagayo, about 1 hour by road from Liberia airport. Liberia also has shops and a cinema, if you need a town for an afternoon.

From the resort we can arrange the volcano and hot springs at Rincon de la Vieja, a canopy tour or a sail along the coast.

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