Costa Rica · Christmas 2026
Dry season. Beach or volcano.
Christmas week runs Dec 19 to 26, 2026, inside Costa Rica’s dry season, which runs December through April and gives the clearest window for volcano views.
For a family, choose the setting first: two beaches and a kids’ club on the Papagayo peninsula, or hot-spring pools, wildlife and rafting at the foot of Arenal. For the couples in the group, Arenal also has villas with their own spring-fed pools.
Costa Rica’s family flagship: 197 rooms on a private peninsula with a beach on each side, a kids’ club, the Arnold Palmer course and monkeys crossing the canopy between the pools. Liberia airport is about forty-five minutes away, and we arrange the private transfer.
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Tiered hot-spring pools look straight at Arenal volcano, with rafting, riding and canyoning out the front door and a rescue-wildlife sanctuary on property. Booked through us, a guided Wildlife Sanctuary tour for two and a spa credit per accommodation come with the stay.
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Thirty-five adults-only villas, each with its own plunge pool fed by mineral hot springs, reached by a walkway over the rainforest at the foot of Arenal. The one for the couples in the family, with daily breakfast for two served in the restaurant or in the villa.
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Two beaches in Guanacaste or hot springs under the volcano. Send us your dates and who’s coming, and we’ll match the resort and the rooms.
Check my datesFour Seasons Peninsula Papagayo, Costa Rica’s family flagship, with a kids’ club and a beach on each side of the peninsula. The Springs at Arenal is the family adventure choice, with hot-spring pools, a wildlife sanctuary and rafting, riding and canyoning.
Yes. Its 35 villas are adults-only, each with a plunge pool fed by mineral hot springs, which makes it the choice for couples.
December through April is Costa Rica’s dry season. Guanacaste is reliably sunny, and it is the clearest window for volcano views at Arenal.
Yes. You pay the hotel’s own rate. Booked through us, each resort adds an upgrade when available, daily breakfast for two per bedroom and early check-in or late check-out; Papagayo and Nayara add a food and beverage credit, and The Springs adds a spa credit and a guided Wildlife Sanctuary tour, all in writing.
You pay the hotel directly. We confirm availability and the rate, attach the extras in writing and hold the rooms.
