The northern Guanacaste shoreline in Costa Rica overlooks the expansive Gulf of Papagayo, the setting for the country’s premier destination for all things luxury and some of the world’s most sought-after beaches. Surrounded by unspoiled dry tropical forest and ocean blues, the newest resort offering for the globe’s most discerning of travelers is taking shape: Rosewood Puerto Papagayo. Perched upon a hillside overlooking Culebra Bay, the Rosewood Residences Puerto Papagayo, Cost Rica is a 36-acre hotel and resort community that will boast 92 private residences within a 200-key hotel along with Sense, a Rosewood Spa®, beach club, tennis center and the region’s finest culinary offerings when it opens in 2020. In the first phase of development, 45 exclusive residences will be available ranging from studios to villas and treehouses. Prices range from $450,000 to $2,900,000 USD and in size from 650 SF to 3,900 SF.
A 15-minute drive from Liberia International Airport, Rosewood Puerto Papagayo is located on the closest beach to the airport and easily accessible with numerous non-stop flight options throughout the United States. For adventurers, Guanacaste has gained a name for itself with its pristine beaches and beautiful mountain ranges and offers diving, surfing, catamaran cruises, rainforest hikes, safari floats on the Corobici River, volcano tours, zip lining, whitewater rafting on the Tenorio River, horseback riding, among other activities.
The first Rosewood in the country, the Rosewood Puerto Papagayo is designed to follow the brand’s core philosophy of A Sense of Place® and will use indigenous materials and locally inspired artwork throughout the property creating a premier carbon-neutral community aligned with the environmental objectives of the country. Puerto Papagayo will offer a Jack Nicklaus Club, signature golf and Nicklaus residences. Amenities include a working farm and farm-to-table restaurant, a beachfront club and village, as well as a water taxi that makes owners at home everywhere on the bay and the peninsula. Destination pathing, stunning tree houses and a suspension bridge punctuate hundreds of acres of protected forest. Residences, from single family to condominium homes, are seamlessly and intelligently woven into the landscape accommodations and residences are designed to make the most of the natural surroundings, with features such as open-air living rooms, large terraces and plunge pools. The suites will include 11 two-story treehouses whose striking, contemporary design will bring a sense of delight, privacy and romance with unmatched views of the Pacific Ocean. Three of the treehouses will be available for purchase. Rosewood Puerto Papagayo is the product of a team of globally-respected developers, architects and marketers including Aldesa’s team of engineers and builders whose visions have shaped cities and resorts across Central America and Mexico and Zürcher Arquitectos who have created places that enhance the human experience for nearly 40 years. For world travelers and prospective homebuyers who wish to call Costa Rica home, Rosewood Puerto Papagayo will perfectly capture Costa Rica’s pura vida luxury lifestyle.