Four Seasons Resort Costa Rica at Peninsula Papagayo Wins the Condé Nast Triple Crown

Four Seasons Resort Costa Rica at Peninsula Papagayo was named to Condé Nast Traveler's 2026 Triple Crown, a new distinction spanning the magazine's Hot List, Gold List, and Readers' Choice Awards, meaning a property has to satisfy editors and travelers alike to qualify. Landing all three in the same year is a meaningful marker for a resort in a region better known for eco-lodges than five-star hospitality.

The recognition sits alongside an even longer streak. The resort earned Forbes Five-Star status for the eleventh consecutive year in 2026, and it remains the only Forbes Five-Star hotel in all of Costa Rica, a distinction it has held without interruption. It also appeared on Travel + Leisure's May 2026 list of the 500 best hotels in the world.

Spread across a forested peninsula between two beaches on the Papagayo Gulf, with an Arnold Palmer-designed golf course and a spa built into the hillside, the resort has spent more than a decade defining what top-tier travel looks like in Guanacaste. The 2026 recognition confirms it still sets that standard.

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