Four Seasons Resort Peninsula Papagayo, Costa Rica
A plateau at the tip of Peninsula Papagayo, 97 metres above the Pacific, beaches on both sides and an Arnold Palmer course
The Privata Perspective
The operator now calls this Four Seasons Resort Peninsula Papagayo, Costa Rica; it spent two decades as Four Seasons Resort Costa Rica at Peninsula Papagayo. The site has not moved. It opened in January 2004 on a narrow plateau at the tip of the peninsula, 97 metres above the Pacific, flanked by beaches on both sides. Ronald Zürcher drew the buildings; the interiors are by Paul Duesing Partners.
The room decides the rest. Terraza, Brisa and Cielo are all the same 56 square metres, so the money there buys position rather than space. The step that changes the holiday is the Canopy Plunge Pool Suite: eleven of them, one bedroom, a private pool, double the footprint.
We book it for families, who have the three-bedroom suites and the residences to work with, and for golfers: the Ocean Course is Arnold Palmer's, par 72 over 6,788 yards. December to April is the dry window; May to November is green season and softer on rate.
Accommodations
Terraza Room
56 m² 603 sq.ft.
Thirty keys at the entry level; the Brisa and Cielo categories carry the same floor area, so what separates them is not size
Canopy Plunge Pool Suite (One-Bedroom)
112 m² 1,206 sq.ft.
Eleven of them — one bedroom, a private plunge pool and twice the floor area of a guest room
Canopy Premier Plunge Pool Suite (Three-Bedroom)
230 m² 2,480 sq.ft.
Three of them: three bedrooms and a plunge pool, the family option short of taking a residence
Miramar Suite (Three-Bedroom)
392 m² 4,219 sq.ft.
The largest suite in the resort and the only one of its kind; everything bigger on the peninsula is a private residence, not a hotel key
Dining
Pesce
Italian seafood
The Italian seafood kitchen, with San Vito, a private dining room seating twenty-nine
Añejo
Crudos and tapas
A crudo and tapas bar built around sixteen bar seats and communal high tables
Bahia
Wood-burning Latin grill
The largest room on the property — eighty-six seats indoors, eighty-two outside; the press office writes it as Bahia Grill
Virador Beach Club
Eastern Mediterranean
The beach club added in the resort's re-imagination, with its own bar and lounge
La Reserva
Rum bar
The rum bar, with indoor and outdoor lounges either side of it
Spa & Wellness
Renovated and inspired by the healing traditions of Central America, the full-service spa runs eighteen treatment rooms, a two-storey lounge with a rainwater wall, a hair salon and a Wellness Shala. Signature treatment: the Rainforest Massage. No spa floor area is published.
When to Go
Dec–Apr
Dry season — sunshine, whale watching
May–Nov
Green season — lush, afternoon rain, nesting turtles
Book With Preferred Access
Experience Four Seasons Resort Peninsula Papagayo, Costa Rica with Via Privata
Complimentary upgrades, resort credits, early check-in, and dedicated concierge support — available exclusively through our preferred partner programme.
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