Marriott Has Big Expansion Plans in Costa Rica, With a New All-Inclusive On the Way 

By: - March 25th, 2025
marriott costa rica
It will be a JW Marriott all-inclusive resort.

A St. Regis (including a Piza golf course). A Ritz-Carlton Reserve. Now, a major new JW Marriott-branded resort. Marriott has big plans in Costa Rica, and that includes another opening scheduled for next year. 

The company is adding another major new resort to its portfolio: a new JW Marriott All-Inclusive in Costa Rica, part of a growing portfolio of all-inclusive resorts in the Caribbean-Mexico region. 

The property will debut next spring (2026, that is) in the Costa Elena luxury development in Guanacaste, one of the country’s most popular tourist destinations. 

costa rica st regis
Marriott is also planning a St. Regis in Costa Rica.

So what do you need to know? 

The new Costa Rica resort will have 415 rooms, 11 dining concepts and a whopping 17 different pools, part of what Marriott says will be “44,000 square feet of water amenities.”

The resort will be on the beach, set on a stretch of just under 900 feet of beach on the country’s Pacific coast. 

The closest airport to the resort is the Daniel Oduber Quiros Airport, about one hour and a half by car. 

It’s one of just a handful of all-inclusive JW Marriotts in the pipeline, including one also in development in the Riviera Maya. It will be the second JW Marriott-branded resort in the Guanacaste area (the other one is not all-inclusive, however).

News

Pitbull Is Coming to Atlantis Paradise Island for a Concert on the Beach 

 bahamas atlantis

It was recently reported that Cancun’s international airlift numbers have dropped since this time last year, but many Mexican Caribbean-focused travel advisors are not seeing the effects in their Cancun business.

News

St Regis' New Dominican Republic Resort Is Readying for a May Debut

 st regis cap cana marriott aruba

It was recently reported that Cancun’s international airlift numbers have dropped since this time last year, but many Mexican Caribbean-focused travel advisors are not seeing the effects in their Cancun business.

News

From a Coconut Festival in Grand Bahama to a Legendary Regatta in Exuma, Here are Four Events to Check Out in The Bahamas Right Now

 exuma

It was recently reported that Cancun’s international airlift numbers have dropped since this time last year, but many Mexican Caribbean-focused travel advisors are not seeing the effects in their Cancun business.

jamaica marcio rubio

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio Is Visiting the Caribbean This Week, With Stops in Jamaica, Guyana and Suriname 

 It was recently reported that Cancun’s international airlift numbers have dropped since this time last year, but many Mexican Caribbean-focused travel advisors are not seeing the effects in their Cancun business.
antigua beach

Antigua and Barbuda Names New Tourism Advisory Committee, With 10 Travel Advisors 

 It was recently reported that Cancun’s international airlift numbers have dropped since this time last year, but many Mexican Caribbean-focused travel advisors are not seeing the effects in their Cancun business.
puerto rico waterfront

Puerto Rico’s Newest Hotspot Is an Oceanfront Eatery From a Michelin-Starred Chef 

 It was recently reported that Cancun’s international airlift numbers have dropped since this time last year, but many Mexican Caribbean-focused travel advisors are not seeing the effects in their Cancun business.
cancun all-inclusive new

The State of Cancun Tourism Right Now, According to Travel Agents 

 It was recently reported that Cancun’s international airlift numbers have dropped since this time last year, but many Mexican Caribbean-focused travel advisors are not seeing the effects in their Cancun business.