Reservations are now open for Costa Rica’s first Ritz-Carlton Reserve

TPG has topped the best hotels of 2024, however 2025 is already shaping as much as be a spectacular yr for brand spanking new resorts — particularly in Central America, Mexico and the Caribbean. One of the vital thrilling openings of 2025 is Nekajui, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve in Costa Rica, and it is now accepting reservations.

Visitor reservations at Nekajui at the moment are open for stays beginning March 1, 2025. (Nonetheless, it is value noting that new resorts often push again opening dates due to development delays, allow points and all the pieces else that comes with constructing and opening, effectively, something.)

Nekajui is on Costa Rica’s iconic Papagayo Peninsula, and as soon as open, it is certain to be one of many most interesting resorts within the nation — and probably the Marriott portfolio. Nekajui, pronounced NEK-ah-wee, means “lush backyard” within the native Chorotega dialect; it is a becoming title for a resort tucked into 1,400 acres of tropical forest.

The resort affords 107 rooms and suites alongside three treetop tent lodging, so friends have loads of lodging varieties to select from. Moreover, its ultraluxury choices embody a four-bedroom Grand Villa, 36 non-public residences and a whopping 10-bedroom house. Many rooms, suites and villas embody terraces or balconies, soaking tubs, outside showers, plunge swimming pools, and sweeping jungle or ocean views.

Nekajui guarantees “an epicurean journey as transformative because the vacation spot,” in keeping with a press release from Ritz-Carlton. Eating will embody a signature restaurant, Puna, from world-renowned Peruvian chef Diego Munoz. The restaurant serves a menu of Peruvian dishes, and it affords a six-seat Japanese Peruvian omakase expertise. Different eating experiences embody a restaurant serving Costa Rican coffees and snacks, a world breakfast restaurant, a poolside bar and grill, and a Mediterranean-focused seashore membership.

Nimbu Spa & Wellness, the resort’s 27,000-square-foot spa heart, is ready to characteristic Latin America’s largest hydrotherapy pool, a sluggish concentrate on well-being, and therapy cabanas suspended within the bushes.

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Whereas Nekajui could be an amazing place to take a seat again and loosen up, Costa Rica is stuffed with journey. Friends can benefit from the 250-acre Palmares Protect jungle surrounding the resort to expertise three distinct ecosystems coexisting inside 1 sq. mile. Actions embody climbing, zip-lining, canoeing, browsing, scuba diving, snorkeling, crusing and even taking part in on an 18-hole Arnold Palmer golf course.