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Villa Blanca Hotel & Nature Reserve vs Punta Islita, Autograph Collection
Both properties are rated very highly by expert reviewers. Overall, Hotel Punta Islita, Autograph Collection scores significantly better than Villa Blanca Cloud Forest Hotel and Nature Reserve. Hotel Punta Islita, Autograph Collection scores 84 with positive reviews from 6 publications including Condé Nast Traveler, Hideaway Report and Jetsetter.
Villa Blanca Hotel & Nature Reserve
Afar Magazine
Travel + Leisure
The Telegraph
Lonely Planet
Oyster
El Silencio de Los Angeles, San Ramon 1250, Costa Rica
From $203 /night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Shuttle Bus
Afar Magazine
"The Villa Blanca Cloud Forest Hotel & Nature Reserve is said to be the first hotel property in Costa Rica to have a research facility in operation on its grounds."
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Travel + Leisure
"Originally owned by former President Rodrigo Carazo Odio, the Villa Blanca is shrouded by the dense cloud forest of the Los Angeles Private Biological Reserve."
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The Telegraph
8.0
"An eco-friendly resort in a remote cloud forest location, Villa Blanca is the ideal retreat for nature lovers."
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Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Occupying a cloud-forest aerie, this private reserve is centered on a lodge and dairy ranch once owned by ex-president Rodrigo Carazo."
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Oyster
Mid-Range
"Feels like a hotel at the end of the world. All 35 rooms are rustic, freestanding bungalows with free Wi-Fi, minibars, wood-burning fireplaces, and private patios with lovely views."
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Punta Islita, Autograph Collection
Afar Magazine
Condé Nast Traveler
Hideaway Report
Fodor's
Jetsetter
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Punta Islita, Punta Islita 50201, Costa Rica
From $311 /night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Afar Magazine
"A beautiful little town that sits on the Guanacaste side of Costa Rica."
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Condé Nast Traveler
96.4
"On a Pacific cove tucked into a mountainside, this "hidden gem" has a tiered layout with views of the ocean and the tropical forest."
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Hideaway Report
92.0
"Appealing seaside hideaway on a forested coastal stretch of the secluded Nicoya Peninsula, 45 minutes by air west of San José."
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Fodor's
"Overlooking the ocean from a forested ridge, this secluded and sublime hotel is luxury incarnate, with villas, casitas, suites, and spacious rooms sprinkled around the bougainvillea-bedecked hillside."
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Jetsetter
"Remote eco-sleep with two pools and oceanfront casitas on 80 hillside acres of Costa Rica’s Nicoya Peninsula."
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