Hotels in Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Guanacaste is Costa Rica's northwestern region, a land of dry tropical forests and Pacific beaches with a climate split into a sunny dry season from December to April (around 75-95°F / 24-35°C) and a greener rainy season from May to November (mid-70s to low 90s°F / 24-33°C). It's famous for world-class surfing at breaks like Tamarindo and Playa Grande, and for the volcanic hot springs near Rincon de la Vieja National Park. During the dry winter, you can ride the waves or hike to the active volcano's fumaroles, while the rainy summer brings discounted rooms and quieter turtle-watching at Ostional Wildlife Refuge, where thousands of olive ridley sea turtles nest between June and October.