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Manuel Antonio
Luxury resort and member of the Cayuga Collection, one of the few hotels in Manuel Antonio with direct beach access, set between two beaches with two pools. Around 40 rooms and suites, in-house naturalist guides, and two restaurants, the beachfront Playitas and the oceanview Mirador, which sources fish through a dock to dish program. Known for serious sustainability practices alongside five-star service.
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Manuel Antonio
A 10-bedroom, 11-bathroom luxury villa spanning 12,000 square feet across four levels in Manuel Antonio, accommodating up to 26 guests. Amenities include a large infinity pool with beach-style entry, a 20-person solar-heated jacuzzi, 30-seat private cinema, game room, spa treatment rooms, gym, and a covered event tent for up to 70 people. A private chef prepares two meals daily, and the villa hosts destination weddings and corporate retreats. Nightly rates start at $1,592.
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Manuel Antonio
Eco-focused boutique hotel opened in 2023 after a complete remodel and rebrand of the former Byblos Hotel, set within 10 acres of rainforest on the main road through Manuel Antonio. The property offers private bungalows and hotel suites, three on-site dining venues, a spa, gym, and yoga platform. It targets wildlife-oriented travelers and sustainable tourism guests.
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Manuel Antonio
Five-star boutique hotel on the Quepos to Manuel Antonio road with studios, suites, lofts, and a two-bedroom villa inside its own private nature reserve. Facilities include tiered pools, La Luna restaurant, a Skylounge, and Terra Spa, plus an on-site scarlet macaw conservation program. Named World's Leading Green Hotel 2025 and Mexico and Central America's Leading Boutique Hotel 2025 at the World Travel Awards.
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Manuel Antonio
Budget hostel in a wooden jungle lodge building on the Quepos to Manuel Antonio road, about 1.5 km from downtown Quepos. Offers dorm beds and private rooms with an outdoor pool, shared kitchen, lounge areas, and a game room, with forest around the property and bus access to the park. A former classic area hotel turned backpacker stay, still actively bookable with strong recent reviews.
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Manuel Antonio
Quirky 70-room hotel built along jungle ridges and bluffs about 300 yards from the beach, with three cliffside pools and balconies overlooking the national park coastline. Its signature unit is a converted Boeing 727 fuselage suite that juts out of the canopy, and the same family runs four restaurants nearby including El Avion, built around a Cold War era cargo plane. Developed over more than 25 years and a fixture of the Manuel Antonio hillside.
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Manuel Antonio
Hilltop hotel on the coastal heights of Manuel Antonio, widely cited for having some of the best panoramic ocean views in the area. On site are the Le Papillon restaurant, a sunset pool bar, and the four-bedroom Casa Manuel Antonio private villa, which comes with access to the hotel's amenities. Operates in English, Spanish, and French with a largely international clientele.
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Manuel Antonio
Costa Rican family-owned hotel about 200 meters from the Manuel Antonio National Park entrance and a couple of minutes on foot from Espadilla beach. The property spans two sections, the main hotel and the simpler Espadilla Gardens, with the Puerto Escondido restaurant and a beach bar on site. It has hosted park visitors for more than 25 years and remains one of the closest stays to the park gates.
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Manuel Antonio
Four-star hotel located directly beside the main entrance of Manuel Antonio National Park, a roughly four-minute walk from the beach. Rooms and suites have private balconies with park or partial ocean views, and facilities include two restaurants, outdoor pools with a wet bar, the Sana Spa, a fitness room, and an events space for up to 150 people. The hotel also runs trips to Mulguri, its waterfall and natural pools property in the hills above town.
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Manuel Antonio
Adults-only boutique hotel with 13 suites, each featuring private jacuzzis and ocean or jungle views, located on the hillside above Manuel Antonio. The family-owned property includes a full-service spa, the Terrazza restaurant, and a pool bar. Room rates range from approximately $346 to $761 per night.
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Manuel Antonio
Member of Small Luxury Hotels of the World, combining high-rise suites and penthouses with full kitchens and adults-oriented villas and townhouses with plunge pools, all above a private bio-reserve. Karola's Restaurant serves ocean-view meals, and guests get an infinity pool, complimentary yoga and cooking classes, private jungle trails, and access to a secluded beach cove. Within walking distance of the restaurants on the main Manuel Antonio road.
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Manuel Antonio
Adults-only boutique hotel set on a jungle hillside between Manuel Antonio's main road and the Pacific, with suites and private pool villas overlooking the ocean. The property runs the Arbol restaurant and Shanti Spa on site, and golf carts shuttle guests down to its secluded wild beach. A Tripadvisor Travelers Choice Best of the Best 2025 winner that stays couples-focused year round.
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Manuel Antonio
Large resort on the Punta Quepos promontory, surrounded by 12 acres of rainforest with Pacific views from its pools and suites. Rooms run from garden categories up to penthouse and master suites, with the Pacifica Spa, multiple restaurants, and event facilities on site. One of the area's longest-established upscale properties, positioned away from the main road at the end of the peninsula.
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Quepos
South African owned safari-style lodge on a 600-acre private wilderness reserve in the Savegre River valley, about 16 km inland from the coastal highway near Quepos. Guests stay in imported luxury safari tents on elevated platforms with private bathrooms and porches, eat at the Lekker Bar and Braai, and book rafting, horseback, kayaking, and birding trips run from the lodge. In operation for over two decades, with a sister beach camp at Playa Matapalo.
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Quepos
Mountain eco-lodge and nature reserve in the hills above Quepos, about 60 minutes from Manuel Antonio National Park, offering 7 accommodation units including deluxe casitas, two-bedroom houses, and a chalet. The lodge sits within a protected Pacific mountain wet forest reserve and its Aqui No Mas restaurant serves traditional Costa Rican campesino cuisine with coastal views. A 4x4 vehicle is recommended for access.
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Manuel Antonio
Long-running sustainable resort with 54 rooms, each with a private balcony facing forest or ocean, set on 10 protected acres of forest terraces about 10 minutes from the national park. Amenities include family and adults-only pools, Cala Spa, a private movie theater, and two restaurants, Claro Que Si and the Rico Tico Jungle Grill. A pioneer of green hospitality in Costa Rica, recognized by the country's Certification for Sustainable Tourism.
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Manuel Antonio
Gated 33-acre resort community renting more than 50 bungalows, casas, and private villas, with resort pools, a shuttle, concierge service, and a semi-private beach reserved for guests. The grounds double as a wildlife corridor and host The Sloth Institute, a sloth rescue and rehabilitation program. Consistently ranked at the top of Tripadvisor listings for Manuel Antonio.
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Manuel Antonio
Exclusive-use, fully staffed private villa estate on a 2.5-acre tropical reserve above Manuel Antonio Bay, made up of the 10-bedroom Villa Punto de Vista and the 8-bedroom Villa La Isla. Combined, the estate offers 18 en-suite bedrooms, an elevator, infinity pool, media room, daily gourmet breakfast, concierge, and 24-hour staff, and it hosts destination weddings for up to 100 guests. Featured in Forbes and Architectural Digest, with beaches a short buggy ride away.
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Manuel Antonio
Adults-only boutique resort with 16 rooms on the road leading to Manuel Antonio National Park, featuring an infinity pool, three spa tubs, a pool bar, and a sun terrace. Rooms are air conditioned with flat-screen TVs and garden surroundings, and continental breakfast is included.
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Manuel Antonio
Adults-only hillside villa complex in Manuel Antonio with jungle and ocean views, within walking distance of restaurants and local services. The property features self-catering accommodations with kitchenettes, hammock-equipped balconies, a pool, and a tropical garden.
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Manuel Antonio
An 8-bedroom, 10-bathroom luxury villa estate spanning 11,000 square feet across four stories built into a hillside above Manuel Antonio, with wide Pacific and jungle views. The fully staffed property includes a gourmet chef preparing two daily meals, two full-time housekeepers, a personal concierge, a three-sided infinity pool, yoga deck, and private beach trail access. Nightly rates start at $2,271 and the estate hosts destination weddings and large group stays.