Beachfront Chipre Suite | Private Hydro Spa Pool

Puntarenas is the Pacific port city on a long sandspit reaching into the Gulf of Nicoya, and the departure point for ferries across to the Nicoya peninsula. It is a working city rather than a resort one, which keeps prices lower than the beach towns further south. This is a beachfront suite for two in one bedroom, with a private hydro spa pool, a pool, a garden, a terrace, air conditioning and a washer. At $223 a night it is mid-range for our Costa Rican picks; what distinguishes it is being directly on the water, which on this coast usually means a hotel rather than a rental.