When planning your honeymoon, you’ll soon be faced with a choice: whether to peruse Costa Rica resorts for couples or upgrade to a more private, luxury villa experience. You know the struggle of comparing options. This vs. that. One thing over another. It feels like you can’t have it all. Right?

Wrong. In Costa Rica, your honeymoon truly can have it all. If you’re committed to the idea of adult-only resorts Costa Rica, our villas offer the ultimate in only-you seclusion, paired with the finest luxury resort amenities, offering the privacy, comfort, and amenities of a private vacation home, combined with the convenience, services, and facilities of a resort or luxury hotel.

Yes, we’re biased, but by the time you’ve finished reading, we think you might just find yourself partial to a villa honeymoon, too.

Private Resort Amenities: Honeymoon without an Audience

Costa Rica resorts for couples are known for their semi-private luxury environs and premium amenities, from resort pools and golf courses to onsite spas and restaurants.

The not-so-secret is that luxury private villas do all that, too – only arguably better, ad those luxury environs and premium amenities are no longer shared, but rather ultra private and available only to you and your spouse. And when it comes to a once-in-a-lifetime honeymoon, ultra-private is where it’s at.

The best honeymoon villas offer exclusive, personalized amenities such as private pools and hot tubs, outdoor kitchens and grill stations, hammock gardens, game rooms, saunas, in-home cinemas, and private libraries. It’s a true case of having it all.

Luxury Villa Amenities Include:

• Oceanfront or Oceanview Location: We’re not talking run-of-the-mill or peekaboo views, either: Costa Rica’s craggy coastline and sloping hills pave the way for in-the-lap-of-the-gods, 180º, panoramic vistas that unfold onto the sparkling Pacific Oceanand fluorescent sunsets.
• Custom Infinity Pool: Costa Rica’s custom-designed and built infinity pools can be truly spectacular. From custom shapes and expansive waters to night lighting and spacious pool terraces, the pools at our luxury villas in Costa Rica are true showpieces. All the more so when there’s no one to share with.
• Hot Tub: There is nothing, and we do mean nothing, like lounging in a bubbling hot tub and watching a dazzling sunset, holiday fireworks, or simply the night stars as they wink on.
• Gourmet Kitchens: Whether you’re of a mind only to brew a fresh pot of coffee in the morning and pop some popcorn at night, or you’re planning full-out honeymoon feast – grilling up your catch-of-the-day or prepping an entire holiday-in-paradise menu – a fully equipped kitchen can transform your vacation and level-up your relationship with Costa Rican cuisine.
• Airy Architecture: If you have a heart for high design, then you’ll appreciate the experience of spending time in one of the country’s most luxurious villas. Designed by renowned international architects and professionally decorated, these homes feature everything from walls of windows and natural stone walls to soaring ceilings and framed views.

Luxury Resort Amenities Include:

If you’d like to add resort-style perks to your honeymoon experience, then consider a villa within a resort community. For instance, Reserva Conchal and Hacienda Pinilla vacation rentals provide access to extensive resort amenities, including a championship golf course, tennis courts, an onsite Beach Club, restaurants, and hiking and biking trails.

Luxury Services: Your Key to Honeymoon Bliss

There’s a common misconception that luxury hotel or resort services are exclusive to hotels or resorts. In Costa Rica, that’s simply not the case.

Costa Rica resorts for couples do offer excellent services, including spas, golf courses, tennis courts, concierges, and a variety of other amenities. However, you can also enjoy all of these services at a private luxury villa rental.

The truth is that any service you find at a resort can be easily replicated at home – again, only better, because you will enjoy it in privacy, with only your partner as company. Whether you’re after a visit to the spa (schedule in-villa spa services), an exclusive dining experience (book a private chef), or afternoon cocktail service (talk with your house mom!), your private villa can go toe-to-toe with any resort in the country.

At Luxury Villas Costa Rica, our exclusive 5-star concierge service sets the standard. You’ll have a dedicated concierge to assist, guide, and host you from the planning stages through your entire stay. Whether it’s arranging tours and transportation, coordinating grocery purchases and in-villa spa services, requesting laundry service, or hiring private chefs, your concierge will be available to meet your needs.

Our 5-star concierge services include:

• Kitchen Stocking: We can arrange to stock your fridge and pantry (at the guest’s expense) before your arrival.
• Transportation: Whether you need a rental car or a quick airport transfer (even via helicopter!), we’ll take care of it.
• Tours: Your concierge is an expert on local attractions. They can help you weigh your options, choose the best activities, and plan your dream trip.
• Private Chef: If you’re craving something special but prefer the privacy of dining in, we have the perfect solution.
• Spa Services: Your concierge can arrange in-home spa services for a truly relaxing experience.

For the ultimate in service and comfort, our Elite Service adds an exquisite layer of luxury to select rentals. Enjoy a worry-free Costa Rican vacation with these premium amenities: 

• Daily Housekeeping:Available Monday to Saturday, excluding holidays.
• Laundry Service:Your housekeeper will handle your daily laundry needs.
• Daily Breakfast Preparation:Enjoy a delicious traditional Costa Rican breakfast (or your preferred alternative) prepared by your housekeeper.
• Snack & Cocktail Preparation:Your housekeeper can also prepare snacks and refined cocktails throughout the day, with poolside service always available.

Honeymoon Memories: What to See & Do

If you’re planning to spend significant time along Costa Rica’s Pacific beaches, then your challenge will likely be more determining what not to do – there’s that much variety!

Costa Rica’s renowned beaches are close to many bucket-list attractions and surrounded by some of the most exotic, spectacular scenery in the country. So, what can you experience on your Costa Rican honeymoon? Just about anything you can imagine.

From thrilling zip-lines that set your senses on fire and world-class surfing that creates major bonding to record-breaking sport fishing that becomes the stuff of tall tales and stunning nature-watching that checks dreams off your list, Costa Rica has it all, including some of the most romantic activities in Costa Rica. Here are a few of our favorites:

• Canopy Zip-line Tour: Iconic for a reason, zipline tours combine sightseeing with adrenaline for an unforgettable adventure. Look for tours that include extras like waterfall rappelling and swimming holes.
• Surfing: If we had to choose one activity, it would be surfing. Costa Rica’s waves are world-famous, catering to all skill levels. Book a couples’ surf lesson for some new-spouse bonding.
• Turtle Nesting: This is a must-see if you’re visiting during nesting season! (Ask us, as it varies by turtle species and beach.) Book a night tour to Ostional Wildlife Refuge or Las Baulas National Park, both crucial nesting sites for the endangered sea turtles.
• Snorkeling / Scuba Diving: Book a tour to explore the underwater world near Tamarindo. Depending on the season and a bit of luck, you might see reef sharks, manta rays, octopuses, and more.
• Mangrove Tours: Unique to Tamarindo, these tours take you through winding canals where you can spot crocodiles, iguanas, monkeys, and numerous bird species.
• Sport Fishing: If you’re a couple that loves catching your dinner, try your hand at sport fishing in Costa Rica’s north Pacific, one of the world’s top fishing destinations. Prefer a more authentic experience? We can arrange for you to go out on a traditional panga fishing boat with the best crew.

And that’s just the tiniest tip of the sandcastle; there are many, many more things to see, do, and experience around Costa Rica, from tubing and rafting to horseback riding, ATV tours, ocean kayaking, luxury spa days, and day trips to places like Palo Verde National Park (for wetlands and wildlife watching) and Rincón de la Vieja National Park (for hot springs, hiking, and more). 

Where to Stay

If you’re seeking a private resort experience, we have curated a selection of luxury villas that act as adult-only resorts in Costa Rica, for only the most discriminating couples.

Compass House

Tamarindo | 8 Beds | 8 Baths | 16 Guests

The compass may always point north, but your heart (and honeymoon) will lead you to Compass House. Set high on a hill above Tamarindo and the Pacific Ocean, this chic ocean-view property is built for discerning expectations: crisp lines and a modern color palette, soaring interiors and expansive exteriors, natural materials and cool steel.

And, always, a sense of connection to sand and sea, to sky and Mother Nature, to yourselves and each other. This may be the one of the only luxury villas to offer a heated Jacuzzi, or to deploy a Sonos speaker system, or to deliver this infinity pool, but really, you’re here for this feeling, this experience, this view. It’s always about the view.

Unique streak: We know there’s something special, when you feel like you’re both traveling together and completely in your own world. And, this is exactly the travel world you’ll inhabit at Compass House, where each of the eight luxury bedroom/bathroom suites opens to the outdoors – and ocean views – through its own set of oversized sliding glass doors.

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Casa Costa Blanca

Hacienda Pinilla | 7 Beds | 7 Baths | 22 Guests

Craving a hefty dose of Vitamin Sea? Discover Casa Costa Blanca, a luxurious beachfront vacation homewhere the sea meets the sky and your getaway brims with the energy of the Pacific while bathed in golden sunlight.

Welcome to the honeymoon you’ve always dreamed of. Casa Costa Blanca features two primary suites, a separate casita, an expansive infinity pool, and a sun-drenched terrace with stunning ocean views and a heated Jacuzzi. Enjoy the palm-thatched outdoor living area, a barbecue-equipped rancho, double living rooms, and some of the best ocean panoramas in the country. It’s the best of Costa Rica resorts for couples, made private and just for you.

Your stay is elevated by our dedicated in-house “vacation mom,” who handles everything from cocktail preparation to daily breakfast and lunch, housekeeping, and laundry service. Casa Costa Blanca proves you can have it all – at least, for as long as you’re here.

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Flamingo Blu

Flamingo Beach | 5 Beds | 6 Baths | 10 Guests

If you’re the type of traveler to define luxury in terms of privacy and seclusion, then Flamingo Blu will fulfill your every wildest luxury dream: Set on a quiet hillside that arcs down toward the curve of Flamingo Beach, this exquisite vacation home is a true work of art.

Built completely in the round – Flamingo Blue radiates outward from an inner courtyard – this home plays architectural homage to light and air, natural landscapes and ocean breezes. Natural light streams in through every window and open door, tracing its path from east to west, fanning illumination throughout the villa.

Outdoors, a spectacular infinity pool stands as showcase, spilling down the mountainside toward the lapping Pacific waves. Don’t want to take a swim? A curving sun deck serves as a spectacular – and sun-drenched – spot to relax, read a book, and enjoy famed Flamingo Beach sunsets. Sunsets that are all yours. As we said, privacy.

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Costa Rica Resorts for Couples: Plan Your Dream Honeymoon

When you reserve one of our luxury vacation rentals, you’re guaranteeing yourself both a spectacular vacation home and full (and FREE) travel concierge services.

So, what does that mean? After you make your reservation, your personal concierge will get in touch. She’ll send our welcome book, which includes plenty of details about the area, activities, tours, and other need-to-know information. Then, your concierge will follow up, in order to know you and your travel group as well as s/he knows Costa Rica.

After you’ve built your must-see, must-experience list, your concierge will help you build your trip around your wish list: tours, adventures, spa services, personal chefs – whatever you seek, your concierge will source. Then, s/he will book them all on your behalf, with zero markup.

And, while you’re here, your personal concierge is on call to attend any problems, questions, or other issues. You’re never without help, and that itself is its own amenity.

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