Andaz Costa Rica at Peninsula Papagayo
Peninsula Papagayo, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Location
Peninsula Papagayo
On a hillside over Culebra Bay within the fourteen-hundred-acre Papagayo community, by the marina, Guanacaste — the design-led address on the peninsula, around thirty to thirty-five minutes from Liberia.
Transfer
A Papagayo transfer
Around thirty to thirty-five minutes by road from Liberia, LIR, to the Papagayo peninsula, next to the marina — a short Guanacaste transfer.
Villas
153 rooms & villas
Around a hundred and fifty-three rooms and twenty-one suites, plus villas and residences, with floor-to-ceiling windows, river-stone rain showers and a complimentary minibar — through plunge-pool suites to a two-bedroom Presidential Suite and multi-bedroom villas with private pools.
Best For
Who it suits
Families, couples and design-and-lifestyle travellers — Zurcher's shell-like architecture over Culebra Bay, three beaches, adults-only and family pools and an eleven-thousand-square-foot ONDA spa, the lifestyle-luxury character on Peninsula Papagayo.
Board Basis
Room only
A room-only base with a complimentary minibar, across several restaurants — Ostra for seafood with Southeast-Asian notes, Chao Pescao for Latin tapas with live music, Meso on the sand and an Andaz Beach House.
Overview
Design-led lifestyle luxury on Papagayo
Andaz Costa Rica is the design-led, lifestyle resort on Peninsula Papagayo — Ronald Zurcher's cocoon-like, shell-inspired architecture on a hillside over Culebra Bay, the first Andaz in Latin America, within the fourteen-hundred-acre Papagayo community by the marina. Around a hundred and fifty-three rooms and twenty-one suites, plus villas and residences, open through floor-to-ceiling windows to river-stone rain showers and bird's-nest balconies, with a complimentary minibar throughout, rising through plunge-pool suites to a two-bedroom Presidential Suite and multi-bedroom villas with private pools. Three beaches on Playa Nacascolo and a clutch of pools split an adults-only infinity pool from a family freeform pool, while the eleven-thousand-square-foot ONDA spa runs nine indoor-and-outdoor suites, a steam-and-cold-plunge circuit, a sound bath and antigravity yoga. Dining spans Ostra's seafood with Southeast-Asian notes, Latin tapas with live music, a Mediterranean-Latin beachfront and a beach house, and Papagayo Explorers fills the days with an aerial course, mountain biking and off-roading, with Arnold Palmer golf nearby. Liberia is around thirty to thirty-five minutes away, on a room-only base — the Pura Vida lifestyle-luxury character on the peninsula, for families, couples and design travellers.
Accommodation
Rooms, suites & villas
Around a hundred and fifty-three rooms and twenty-one suites, plus villas and residences, open through floor-to-ceiling windows to river-stone rain showers and bird's-nest balconies, with a complimentary minibar throughout. They run from forest and bay-view rooms through plunge-pool suites to a two-bedroom Presidential Suite with a soaking-tub terrace and multi-bedroom villas with private pools and VIP concierge.
Entry
Andaz Room, Forest View
Sleeps up to two adults and two children. With floor-to-ceiling windows, a river-stone rain shower and a balcony over the forest.
Forest viewBalcony
Bay
Bay View Room
Sleeps up to two adults and two children. With Culebra Bay views and a balcony.
Bay viewBalcony
Suite
Suite with Plunge Pool
Sleeps two to four. With a separate sitting area, forest or bay views and a private plunge pool.
Plunge poolBay view
Top suite
Presidential Suite
Sleeps six. A two-bedroom suite with bay views, a private pool and an oversized terrace with a soaking tub.
Two-bedroomPrivate pool
Residence
Villas & Penthouses
Sleeps three to eight. One- to three-bedroom residences with a private plunge pool, kitchen and VIP concierge.
1-3 bedroomsPlunge pool
Food & Drink
Dining
Dining spans Ostra's seafood with Southeast-Asian notes, Chao Pescao's Latin tapas with live music, the Mediterranean-Latin Meso on the sand, a breakfast venue and an Andaz Beach House on Playa Nacascolo. It is a room-only base with a complimentary minibar, the line-up lively and design-led across the resort.
Signature
Ostra
Ostra, seafood with Southeast-Asian notes.
Tapas
Chao Pescao
Chao Pescao, Latin tapas with live music.
Beachfront
Meso
Meso, Mediterranean-Latin on the sand.
Breakfast
Rio Bhongo
Rio Bhongo, for breakfast.
Beach club
Andaz Beach House
The Andaz Beach House, on Playa Nacascolo.
Wellbeing
ONDA Spa
The eleven-thousand-square-foot ONDA spa runs nine indoor-and-outdoor suites, a steam-and-cold-plunge circuit, a sound bath and antigravity yoga, while around four or five pools split an adults-only infinity pool from a family freeform pool. Three beaches and a boat-access beach club complete a wellness and waterfront offer on Culebra Bay.
ONDA Spa
The ONDA Spa, nine indoor-and-outdoor suites.
Adults & family pools
Adults and family pools, around four or five.
Three beaches
Three beaches, on Playa Nacascolo.
Activities & Experiences
Signature Experiences
Beaches, adventure and design define a stay — cross to three beaches including a boat-access club, take the ONDA spa's steam, cold-plunge and sound-bath circuit, head out with Papagayo Explorers on the aerial course and off-roading, and play golf at the nearby Arnold Palmer and Papagayo courses. A kids' club keeps younger guests busy.
Three beaches
Three beaches, including a boat-access club.
Papagayo Explorers
Papagayo Explorers, an aerial course and off-roading.
ONDA spa circuit
The ONDA spa circuit, steam, cold-plunge and sound bath.
Golf access
Golf access, the Arnold Palmer and Papagayo courses.
CAMBI Kids' Club
A kids' club, for younger guests.
Getting There
Location & transfers
By road
From Liberia (LIR)
Around thirty to thirty-five minutes by road from Liberia International, to the peninsula.
On the peninsula
Culebra Bay
On a hillside over Culebra Bay, within the fourteen-hundred-acre Papagayo community.
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Board basis
- A room-only base, with a complimentary minibar.
Made for families
- Made for families, couples and design lovers.
Setting
- A hillside over Culebra Bay, by the marina.
Getting there
- Around thirty to thirty-five minutes from Liberia, LIR.
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