Hotel Costa Verde

Parque Nacional Manuel Antonio & Around


This collection of rooms and studios occupies a verdant setting frequented by troops of monkeys. Efficiency units incorporating teak trim and furnishings face the encroaching forest, while more expensive studios have full ocean views. FYI: the cheapest units are near the road! The most coveted and spectacular accommodations are inside a decommissioned Boeing 727 fuselage and in a cockpit cottage.

The 727, which juts out of the jungle in the most surreal way, has two bedrooms with three queen-sized beds, two bathrooms, a kitchenette and a private terrace. The cockpit cottage is accessed by a suspension bridge and sleeps two, with panoramic ocean views and a bathroom open to the jungle. (It's popular with honeymooners.)

The owners of Costa Verde are also the masterminds behind several eateries along the road to Manuel Antonio, including El Avión bar and restaurant (also fashioned from a retired fuselage).


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Parque Nacional Manuel Antonio & Around attractions

1. Playa Espadilla

0.31 MILES

This wide stretch of white sand is found just outside the park entrance, in front of Manuel Antonio village. It's a popular place for families and beach…

2. Greentique Wildlife Refuge

0.38 MILES

Biologist Jimmy Mata leads magical one- and two-hour sojourns through the Butterfly Atrium, Reptile & Amphibian Water Gardens and Crocodile Lagoon, as…

3. La Playita

0.69 MILES

At the far western end of Playa Espadilla, beyond a rocky headland (wear sandals), this former nude beach remains one of Costa Rica's most famous gay…

4. Parque Nacional Manuel Antonio

0.94 MILES

Featuring lush jungle, picture-perfect beaches and craggy headlands, this tiny park (1680 acres/680 hectares) absolutely brims with wildlife (and often…

5. Playa Espadilla Sur

1.08 MILES

A half-hour hike from the park entrance, the exposed Playa Espadilla Sur is to the north of Punta Catedral and gorgeous with pinch-me scenes of white sand…

6. Punta Catedral

1.3 MILES

Geography fun fact: this isthmus, which is the centerpiece of the park, is called a tombolo and was formed by the accumulation of sand between the…

7. Playa Manuel Antonio

1.35 MILES

With its turquoise waters, this lovely forest-backed beach fronts a deep bay, sheltered by the Punta Catedral on the west side and a promontory on the…

8. Turtle Trap

1.41 MILES

At the western end of Playa Manuel Antonio you can see a semicircle of rocks at low tide. Archaeologists believe that these were arranged by pre-Columbian…