Costa Rica · New Year’s 2026-27
Beach, volcano, or both.
New Year’s week runs Dec 26, 2026 to Jan 2, 2027, at the start of Costa Rica’s dry season and its clearest window for Arenal views.
Choose the setting first. Guanacaste gives you beaches on a private peninsula; Arenal gives you hot springs at the foot of the volcano. Our list has both.
Costa Rica’s family flagship: 197 rooms on a private peninsula with a beach on each side, monkeys crossing the canopy between the pools, an Arnold Palmer course and a kids’ club. Breakfast for two per bedroom and a $100 food and beverage credit come with the booking.
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Tiered hot-spring pools look straight at Arenal, with a rescue-wildlife sanctuary on property and rafting, riding and canyoning from the front door. Through us you get a $125 spa credit per accommodation and a guided sanctuary tour for two.
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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. The right pick for the grandparents or a couple in your group; families stay next door at Nayara Gardens and Nayara Tented Camp.
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Send us your dates and who’s coming, and we’ll tell you which rooms fit and how to split the week.
Check my datesFour Seasons Peninsula Papagayo, with two beaches, pools and a kids’ club. At Arenal, The Springs is the family adventure lodge, with a wildlife sanctuary and rafting, riding and canyoning.
Yes. Nayara Springs is the adults-only villa retreat within the Nayara reserve. Families stay next door at Nayara Gardens and Nayara Tented Camp.
December through April is Costa Rica’s dry season, sunny in Guanacaste and the clearest window for volcano views at Arenal.
Yes. You pay the hotel’s own rate. Booked through us, each adds an upgrade when available, breakfast for two per bedroom and early check-in or late check-out, in writing. Papagayo and Nayara add a $100 food and beverage credit; The Springs adds a $125 spa credit and a sanctuary tour.
You pay the hotel directly. We confirm the rooms, attach the extras in writing and stay your point of contact for the whole trip.
