The best way to book Four Seasons Resort Costa Rica at Peninsula Papagayo is through a Four Seasons Preferred Partner travel advisor.
A Preferred Partner booking adds daily breakfast for two, a $100 hotel credit ($200 in suites), a room upgrade when available and VIP recognition.
Preferred Partner rates equal the official direct booking rate on the Four Seasons website. We don't charge any booking fees, so you get the benefits for free.
By a Travel Agent with LuxRally, a Forbes-endorsed agency and official Four Seasons Preferred Partner. Facts last verified .
The program benefits are the same at every hotel. What changes is what they are worth. This is how each one works at this property.
Full breakfast for two per bedroom at Bahia, the resort's all-day restaurant, or through in-room dining on your terrace. Bahia serves breakfast à la carte from 6:00 to 11:00 am and a buffet from 6:30 to 11:00 am. The buffet has cost about $50 a person before tax and service, so breakfast is the benefit worth the most over a week.
One credit per stay, to use at the restaurants, bars or the spa. The Signature Rainforest Massage starts at $239, so the credit covers a large share of one treatment. At Pesce or Virador Beach Club, the credit is a contribution to dinner for two, not the whole bill.
A one-category upgrade when available at check-in. The Terraza, Brisa and Cielo rooms are all 603 sq ft, so an upgrade here buys height and view: from a ground-floor Terraza room looking into the forest to a Brisa or Cielo room higher up, with a partial view of the bay or the ocean.
Priority for both. Check-in is at 3:00 pm and checkout at noon, so an early room or a later departure makes a real difference on travel days.
A welcome amenity and a VIP note on the reservation. We send the resort your preferences before you arrive: a higher floor, a room near Playa Virador or Playa Blanca, or a quiet spot away from the family pools.
Four Seasons Costa Rica also sells its own offers, such as Experience More, which adds a $100 credit in rooms or $250 in suites on stays of four nights or more, and a Bed and Breakfast rate. We compare these with the Preferred Partner benefits for your dates and quote the better option.
Four Seasons Costa Rica sits on a narrow isthmus between two beaches, with guest rooms in low buildings set into the dry tropical forest. The three guest room categories are the same 603 sq ft, with a king bed or two queens, so they differ by floor and view, not size. The suites, villas and residences add space, private pools and full kitchens.
The Terraza Room is on the ground floor, with a private terrace looking into the native landscape and dry forest. The Terraza Room is the entry category and the quietest way to stay at the resort if you will spend your days on the beaches.
The Brisa Room is on the second floor and the Cielo Room is on the third, both with partial bay or ocean views through the trees. The Cielo Room gives the best chance of seeing the water and is the best balance of view and price.
The Canopy Suite is a one-bedroom suite of 1,025 sq ft overlooking the forest canopy, with a sofa bed for a child. The Canopy Plunge Pool Suite is 1,206 sq ft and adds its own plunge pool.
The Papagayo Suites are ten new one-bedroom suites of 1,206 sq ft with views of Papagayo Bay, large terraces and marble bathrooms. The Papagayo Suites take their first guests from 17 December 2026.
The Canopy Premier Plunge Pool Suite has three bedrooms across 2,480 sq ft and sleeps six adults. The Miramar Suite is the three-bedroom presidential suite, 4,219 sq ft with panoramic views of the bay and the ocean, and has been reimagined with new terraces and a pool in 2026.
The Private Residences range from the One-Bedroom Canopy Villa, 1,700 sq ft with a plunge pool and a kitchen, to the six-bedroom Casa Las Olas at 18,475 sq ft. The Pacifico Residences, the Canopy Villas and the Villas and Estates at Prieta Bay suit families who want a kitchen, a pool and a dedicated team.
Guest rooms with a king bed sleep three adults, or two adults and one child. Rooms with two queens sleep three adults, or two adults and two children. Four Seasons charges nothing extra for children 18 and under sharing their parents' room. Floor and view within a category are requests, not guarantees, so tell us what matters most and we will ask early.
Four Seasons Costa Rica adds a resort fee of 13 percent of the room rate, plus tax, to every reservation. The fee covers porterage and housekeeping gratuities, transport within Peninsula Papagayo, daily resort activities, non-motorized water sports, Papagayo Park and the Papagayo bicycles. Costa Rica's 13 percent sales tax (IVA) applies on top, and restaurant bills add a 10 percent service charge. We give you the full total with your quote.
The Terraza, Brisa and Cielo rooms are all 603 sq ft. The Terraza Room looks into the forest, and the Brisa and Cielo rooms on the upper floors catch the bay or the ocean through the trees. If a sea view matters, book Cielo or a suite.
Playa Blanca faces Culebra Bay and has the water sports centre, with kayaks, paddleboards and snorkelling gear included. Playa Virador faces the Pacific and the sunset, with Virador Beach Club behind it. Morning on the bay side and late afternoon at Virador is the rhythm most guests settle into.
Pesce, Bahia, Nemare and Virador Beach Club all take reservations, and the festive weeks fill early. Surf trips with SurfX to Witches Rock and Playa Iguanita, and the Palmares Outpost zipline course, also need booking. Give us your dates and we will arrange them.
Four Seasons Costa Rica has been adding the Papagayo Suites, reimagining Nemare and the Miramar Suite, and giving the guest rooms a light refresh in late 2026. For stays in November and December 2026, we ask the resort which areas are affected and request a room away from the work.
Kids For All Seasons takes children aged 4 to 12 from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, in a space designed to look like the mangroves around the peninsula. The Tuanis Teen Center is open to ages 10 to 18 from noon to 8:00 pm. Children under 5 eat all their meals free, and the resort supplies nappies, swim nappies, wipes and cots at no charge.
Four Seasons Costa Rica welcomes pets under 30 pounds, on a lead or in a carrier outside the room. Pets cannot go into the restaurants, pools or fitness areas, and Costa Rica requires an up-to-date vaccination card for entry.
Four Seasons Costa Rica has six restaurants, the Añejo and La Reserva bars, food and drink service at the pools and beaches, and in-room dining around the clock. The kitchens lean on Costa Rican and Latin American cooking, with local seafood, Guanacaste beef and Costa Rican coffee.
Bahia is the all-day restaurant, built around a wood-fired open kitchen. Breakfast runs from 6:00 to 11:00 am, and this is where the Preferred Partner breakfast is taken. Dinner, from 6:00 to 10:00 pm, is Latin grill cooking, from grilled prawns to whole snapper with chimichurri.
Pesce is the resort's Italian restaurant, serving local seafood, pasta and a long wine list with panoramic views of the ocean. Chef Victor Castro runs the kitchen. Pesce is the dinner to book for a special night.
Virador Beach Club sits on Playa Virador, facing the Pacific. Chef Khaled Natour cooks fresh seafood and shared plates with Mediterranean and Levantine flavours, in a bohemian setting by architect Jorge Borja. Virador is the place for a long lunch and for sunset.
Nemare is the steakhouse at the Peninsula Papagayo golf clubhouse, named after the Chorotega word for smoke. Four Seasons has reimagined Nemare in 2026 around Guanacaste's sabanero cowboy culture, with curved leather banquettes and a larger outdoor terrace.
Añejo is the lobby bar and the social heart of the resort in the evening, with a DJ, aperitifs and tapas, plus sushi and bao from Chef Marco Chan. In the morning Añejo serves açaí bowls, green juice and breakfast bites to go, handy before a surf lesson.
Palapita, at the Tennis Centre, serves Costa Rican street food and beer from Papagayo Brewery. La Reserva is the rum bar, where a mixologist leads tastings of Latin American rums and guests blend their own.
Four Seasons Costa Rica sits at the tip of Peninsula Papagayo, a 1,400-acre protected stretch of coast with two beaches on either side of the resort. Monkeys, coatis and parakeets live in the dry forest around the buildings.
Playa Blanca faces Culebra Bay and is the busier of the two beaches. The water sports centre lends kayaks, stand-up paddleboards and snorkelling gear at no charge, and guests can kayak to Monkey Head or snorkel the resort's coral planting project.
Playa Virador is a palm-shaded crescent on the Pacific side, calmer and quieter, with sunset views and Virador Beach Club behind the sand. Playa Virador has a sheltered swimming area that suits small children.
The Bahia Pool is the large main pool, and the Blanca Pool looks over Playa Blanca, beside a waterfall hot tub. The Serena Pool is a small adults-only pool closest to Playa Virador. Kids For All Seasons has its own shallow pool, and Papagayo Park adds a lap pool. Cabanas and reserved loungers cost extra.
The Spa has 18 treatment rooms and is open from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm, with steam rooms and hydrotherapy pools included for guests. Treatments include the Signature Rainforest Massage, the Tsuru Cacao Ancestral Ritual and a hammam journey. The Wellness Shala is an open-air treetop space for yoga and sound healing, and the fitness centre is open 24 hours.
The Ocean Course is an 18-hole, par-72 course by Arnold Palmer, ranked by Golf Digest among the top 100 courses outside the United States. The Tennis Centre has five lit courts. Papagayo Park adds tennis, pickleball and padel courts, a pump track and a lap pool, open daily from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm.
Papagayo Explorers is the resort's in-house adventure outfitter, for hiking, snorkelling, diving, mountain biking and birdwatching. Palmares Outpost is a two-hour aerial course with seven ziplines and 21 high-ropes obstacles. SurfX takes guests by boat to Playa Iguanita and Witches Rock with professional surfers, including members of the Costa Rican national team.
Guanacaste is the driest region of Costa Rica, warm all year. The decision is about rain, school holidays and price.
Four Seasons Costa Rica is at the tip of Peninsula Papagayo in northwest Costa Rica, 23 miles from Guanacaste Airport in Liberia. Fly into Liberia, not San José.
Peninsula Papagayo is a good base for northwest Costa Rica. The volcanoes and rainforest are full days out, so plan them for the middle of the stay.
Witches Rock is one of Costa Rica's best-known surf breaks, inside Santa Rosa National Park and reached by boat. SurfX runs trips there from the resort, and Playa Iguanita has gentler waves for beginners.
Rincón de la Vieja National Park, north of Liberia, has an active volcano, hot springs, mud pots and waterfalls. The concierge arranges guided days with hiking, horseback riding and tubing.
Palo Verde is a wetland reserve on the Tempisque River, known for crocodiles and water birds. The resort arranges half-day guided trips.
The resort's rainforest day crosses the Continental Divide to the wetter side of the country, with hanging bridges, river tubing and horseback riding with a lasso champion. Four Seasons Costa Rica plans the whole day for you.
The best way to book Four Seasons Resort Costa Rica at Peninsula Papagayo is through a Four Seasons Preferred Partner travel advisor. The advisor books the official Four Seasons rate, with no booking fees, and the reservation adds daily breakfast for two, a $100 hotel credit and upgrade priority.
Daily breakfast for two per bedroom at Bahia or through in-room dining, a $100 hotel credit per stay ($200 in suites), a one-category upgrade when available at check-in, priority for early check-in and late checkout, and a welcome amenity with VIP recognition. At Four Seasons Costa Rica, an upgrade usually means a higher floor with a partial view of the bay or the ocean.
Yes. Four Seasons Preferred Partner is Four Seasons' own program for invited travel advisors. The benefits are confirmed by the resort on the reservation, not added by a third party, and the rate is the official rate Four Seasons publishes.
A Four Seasons Preferred Partner advisor and Amex Fine Hotels + Resorts (FHR) both add breakfast for two, a $100 credit and upgrade priority at Four Seasons Costa Rica. FHR also guarantees 4:00 pm checkout, but needs an Amex Platinum or Centurion card and a booking through Amex Travel. Preferred Partner needs no card, doubles the credit to $200 in suites and adds VIP recognition. Booking direct at fourseasons.com costs the same and adds none of these, because Four Seasons has no points programme. One booking can carry only one of the two benefit packages.
Yes. Four Seasons Resort Costa Rica at Peninsula Papagayo adds a resort fee of 13 percent of the room rate, plus tax, to every reservation. The fee covers porterage and housekeeping gratuities, transport within Peninsula Papagayo, daily activities, non-motorized water sports, Papagayo Park and the Papagayo bicycles. Costa Rica's 13 percent sales tax applies on top.
The Cielo Room, on the third floor, with a partial view of the bay or the ocean through the trees. The Terraza, Brisa and Cielo rooms at Four Seasons Costa Rica are all 603 sq ft, so the categories differ by floor and view. For more space, the new Papagayo Suite is 1,206 sq ft with views of Papagayo Bay.
Guanacaste Airport in Liberia (LIR) is 23.3 miles (37.5 km) from Four Seasons Resort Costa Rica at Peninsula Papagayo, about 40 minutes by car. The resort arranges private transfers with a meet-and-greet after customs, and a taxi costs about $60 to $100 each way.
Yes. Kids For All Seasons at Four Seasons Costa Rica takes children aged 4 to 12 from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, with its own small pool. The Tuanis Teen Center is open to ages 10 to 18 from noon to 8:00 pm, and children under 5 eat all their meals free.
Yes. Four Seasons Costa Rica has two beaches. Playa Blanca, on Culebra Bay, has the water sports centre with free kayaks, paddleboards and snorkelling gear. Playa Virador, on the Pacific side, is calmer, has a sheltered swimming area for small children and faces the sunset.
December to April is the dry season at Four Seasons Resort Costa Rica at Peninsula Papagayo, with the most sun and the highest prices. May to August is the green season, with afternoon showers and lower rates. September and October are the wettest and quietest months.
No. The Four Seasons Preferred Partner rate matches the rate the hotel publishes itself, and we charge no booking fees. The benefits are added at no extra cost.
Usually, yes, if you booked directly with the hotel. Send us your confirmation and the benefits can be added with the dates, rate, room type and cancellation policy unchanged. Bookings made through an online travel agency cannot be moved.
Send us your confirmation. A reservation booked directly with the hotel can usually have the benefits added, with the dates, rate, room type and cancellation policy unchanged. Bookings made through an online travel agency cannot be moved.
No fees. Same rate as direct. Rates within 24 hours.