Nekajui, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve

This Buzzy New Resort on Costa Rica’s Peninsula Papagayo Is Both Intimate and Epic | Vogue

"Most clifftop resorts lead with their view, but at this Ritz-Carlton Reserve perched above the Pacific on Costa Rica’s Peninsula Papagayo, it’s the artwork that first draws my eye. After passing a towering ceiba tree and stepping into La Casona, the resort’s living room, I find myself lingering in front of 'Letters and Numbers,' a geometric abstract by Costa Rican artist Federico Herrero that once hung in the Guggenheim in New York. Home to more than 550 works by predominantly Central American artists, surprise-and-delight moments here are a curated affair. The art may nail the first impression, but the sweeping views seal the deal: step past the 200-year-old hacienda doors of the entrance casita and Pochote Bay unfurls like an oil painting—Witch’s Rock surf break in the distance, the wild fringes of the Guanacaste Conservation Area, even Nicaragua on a clear day. Meaning 'lush garden' in the Indigenous Chorotega language, this debut from February 2025 is the first Ritz-Carlton Reserve in Central America and, completing the trio on Peninsula Papagayo alongside Four Seasons and Andaz, it weaves Costa Rica’s most beloved elements into an intimate five-star escape." - Julia Eskins