Hotels in Puntarenas, Costa Rica

Puntarenas stretches along Costa Rica's Pacific coast, famous for its surf breaks at Playa Hermosa and the wildlife-rich Carara National Park. The climate is hot and humid year-round (averaging 80°F or 27°C), with dry winters from December to April perfect for sportfishing in the Gulf of Nicoya or ziplining through the canopy at Monteverde, while the rainy season from May to November brings lush green landscapes and lower hotel rates, ideal for spotting scarlet macaws at the park's Tarcoles River bridge.