Westin Golf Resort & Spa, Playa Conchal | Condé Nast Traveler
"The Westin Golf Resort & Spa at Playa Conchal sports a pretty good setup for a week of all-inclusive goodness. There’s a Gilligan’s Island vibe here—a tropical oasis buried beneath acres of dense foliage—and it wouldn’t be quite the disaster if we couldn't leave. The Costa Rican resort, hitched up on the country’s North Pacific Riviera, sits amid a swarm of national parks and wildlife refuges, adjacent to an 18-hole golf course—so you'll have plenty to do if you’re feeling adventurous. We won’t judge, though, if you decide to stay local and work on your swing instead. The activities desk is the fairy godmother of the place, dishing out options like tequila tastings, dance lessons, and Tai Chi classes, or helping to set up a friendly—okay, a little competitive—game of beach volleyball. Again, this is an all-inclusive deal, so we suggest hitting up as many of the 12 restaurants as you can muster, though we like La Sabana, in particular. It’s a place with more local flavor, serving up traditionally Costa Rican rodizio under a thatched roof, to the beat of local tunes—so seize the fire-roasted meat-on-a-stick while the night's still young. The wood-fired oven pizzas at Spirula Pizza Bar, incarnated in both sweet and savory combinations, are worth an investigation (and a big 'ole bite). Our favorite feature, though, is the swim-up Triton Pool Bar at the main lagoon-style pool—you can’t beat guzzling a rum and coke in near zero-gravity conditions."
