16 Best Beach Resorts for the Holidays

"A little holiday cheer makes a vacation at one of the best beach resorts in Costa Rica even more magical. The calendar is packed with special events, including a Costa Rican Noche Buena (Christmas Eve) featuring tamales and other Latin dishes, the family-friendly Santa’s Beach Party (rumor has it the Grinch likes to crash the festivities) on Christmas Day, the biannual Papagayo Street Fair on Dec. 26, and the big New Year’s Eve bash at Virador Beach Club. A driftwood tree decorated with twinkling lights in the rotunda is the icing on the cake — ahem, Christmas cookie." - Lindsay Cohn Lindsay Cohn Lindsay Cohn is a writer, editor, and avid traveler who has visited 45 countries across six continents — and counting. She contributes to Travel + Leisure, Hotels Above Par, InsideHook, Well+Good, T