The Best Golf Resorts in Costa Rica
The best golf resorts in Costa Rica, ranked. Guanacaste's championship courses and the eco-luxury resorts worth pairing them with.
Costa Rica concentrates its best resort golf on the Pacific coast, where a handful of championship courses pair with eco-luxury resorts. The country is better known for rainforest and surf than fairways, so the question is which resorts deliver both a course worth the trip and a stay worth the rest of the week.
In Costa Rica, these six lead.
What Is the Best Golf Resort in Costa Rica?
Four Seasons Papagayo.
The Ranked List at a Glance
Four Seasons Resort Costa Rica at Peninsula Papagayo: Best overall
Los Sueños Marriott Ocean & Golf Resort: Best golf-and-marina base
The Westin Reserva Conchal: Best Gold Coast resort golf
JW Marriott Guanacaste (Hacienda Pinilla): Best for a quieter round
W Costa Rica, Reserva Conchal: Best design-led base on the Gold Coast
Andaz Costa Rica, Peninsula Papagayo: Best for a social, design-led peninsula stay
1. Four Seasons Resort Costa Rica at Peninsula Papagayo
The Four Seasons pairs an Arnold Palmer course routinely rated the best in Central America with a full luxury resort across a private peninsula. The course sits a cart ride from the rooms, and it is the priciest stay here, which buys the most complete package.
2. Los Sueños Marriott Ocean & Golf Resort
Los Sueños combines the La Iguana course with a marina on the central Pacific near Jacó, ideal for a golf-and-sportfishing trip. It is more humid and condo-style than the Guanacaste resorts, and it sits well south of them.
3. The Westin Reserva Conchal
The Westin plays the Robert Trent Jones II course on the Gold Coast as an all-inclusive with a long beach. The all-inclusive scale is larger and more programmed than a boutique stay.
4. JW Marriott Guanacaste (Hacienda Pinilla)
The JW Marriott fronts the Mike Young-designed Hacienda Pinilla course in a quieter stretch near Tamarindo. The calm is the appeal, and the lower foot traffic means fewer surrounding facilities.
5. W Costa Rica, Reserva Conchal
The W offers a design-led, social base to play the same Reserva Conchal course. The scene-forward tone leans adult.
6. Andaz Costa Rica, Peninsula Papagayo
The Andaz is a design-led base on the same peninsula as the marquee Papagayo golf, with hillside rooms and two beaches. The golf is a trip across the peninsula rather than out the door, and the tone leans social over serene.
Where Should You Book a Golf Trip in Costa Rica?
Papagayo, for golf and a full resort.
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