Hotel is tucked into a vast hillside, where villas, suites, and rooms look out over the shimmering water. A riot of greenery is everywhere – watch and listen and you’re sure to catch a howler monkey hollering as he swings through the trees, or hear the sweet singing of a myriad of birds.
Here, in the dry rain forest, the weather is often sunny, even in the so-called “green” (or wet) season, so hitting the resort’s two beaches, where kayaks, boogie boards, and snorkeling equipment await, is a no-brainer. The clean, clear water is warm and inviting, perfect for a trip out on a catamaran, or a deep-sea fishing jaunt, or even a scuba diving or surfing trip; all are offered by the resort, as well as guided forest nature walks, where monkeys, parrots, iguanas, and the adorable coatimundis, a raccoon-like creature with a long striped tail and usually friendly disposition. There’s so much luxury and relaxation at the Four Seasons Costa
Rica(www.fourseasons.com/costarica), with its amazing spa (make sure to check out the outdoor plunge pools located inside the locker rooms, and to experience the signature Natural Healing Bamboo Massage, in which a therapist uses freshly cut bamboo rollers of varying diameters and lengths to work out every kink) and top-notch restaurants (Caracol at the golf course clubhouse sports great views and makes a mean oven-roasted pizza) that it may be tough to consider leaving the property to see more of the country. And of course, there’s that world-class golf course to conquer, with its unparalleled cart rides between holes. You’ll find yourself riding up steep hills in the midst of dense forest as the monkeys howl and chatter in the trees, then spilling out onto an eye-poppingly gorgeous hole with perfectly manicured fairways and visions of the blue ocean
