Sizing up Costa Rica’s most luxurious 5-star ultra-villa

Sizing up Costa Rica’s most luxurious 5-star ultra-villa

Back in 2007, Airbnb rebranded vacation rentals to the point where it’s now a generic term. The self-catering landscape is a slightly mixed bag, though. Travelers have shared their worst experiences online, from the annoying (huge binders of house rules), to the fraudulent (a sea view that was actually a painted mural on a brick … Read more

Costa Rica’s new Estée Lauder Skin Longevity Institute turns back the clock on aging

Costa Rica’s new Estée Lauder Skin Longevity Institute turns back the clock on aging

Unexpected. That’s the first thought that springs to mind upon hearing that Estée Lauder has opened its first Skin Longevity Institute in the Americas in Pérez Zeledón, a wildly lush, remote patch of Costa Rica teeming with coffee farms. But then one learns that the Institute, centered around the brand’s age-defying Re-Nutriv skin-care collection, is … Read more

Ritz-Carlton’s Nekajui resort opens in Costa Rica’s haven for the ultrarich

Ritz-Carlton’s Nekajui resort opens in Costa Rica’s haven for the ultrarich

Pearched on a cliff overlooking the glistening Gulf of Papagayo on Costa Rica’s north Pacific coast sits the new Nekajui (pronounced NEK-ah-wee), a Ritz-Carlton Reserve property. When it debuted two months ago, this “rare estate set apart from the world” became the eighth Ritz-Carlton Reserve on the globe, as well as the hotel group’s first … Read more

Pregnant Gisele Bündchen and Joaquim Valente kiss in Costa Rica — where she and Tom Brady held their second wedding

Pregnant Gisele Bündchen and Joaquim Valente kiss in Costa Rica — where she and Tom Brady held their second wedding

Gisele Bündchen is turning on the heat with boyfriend Joaquim Valente. The pregnant model, 44, was photographed on a romantic getaway to Costa Rica on Thursday alongside the jiu jitsu instructor, 35 and her German Shepard Alfie. The pair was spotted holding hands on the beach while Bündchen rocked a two-piece bikini and short, white sheer … Read more

Inside Costa Rica’s ‘cave of death’ which kills all that enters

Inside Costa Rica’s ‘cave of death’ which kills all that enters

Take a deep breath before trekking here. Deep in the volcanic mountains of Costa Rica hides a deadly, yet small opening of the Earth that engulfs and kills just about all that enters. Locals in the Alajuela Province call this six-foot-deep and ten-foot-long hell hole — accompanied by warning signs of skulls and crossbones — … Read more

Tree house: This Four Seasons Resort in Costa Rica is the ultimate eco-luxe destination

Tree house: This Four Seasons Resort in Costa Rica is the ultimate eco-luxe destination

Summoning the energy to conquer a steep mountain hike before my morning coffee wasn’t exactly how I pictured kicking off my vacation, but the panoramic views from the enchanting shala at the summit quickly erase any memory of the climb.  Practicing yoga in the al fresco structure (which takes its name from the Sanskrit word … Read more

Prince Harry, Meghan Markle made secret trip to Costa Rica with two kids ahead of the holidays

Prince Harry, Meghan Markle made secret trip to Costa Rica with two kids ahead of the holidays

Life’s a beach for Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, and their two kids ahead of the holidays. The royal foursome reportedly spent almost a week in Costa Rica, traveling to Zapotal, Nandayure, and Guanacaste, from Dec. 14 to 20. Photos obtained by local outlet CRHoy.com show the couple’s 2-year-old daughter, Lilibet, riding on Harry’s lap as … Read more

Gisele Bündchen takes ocean dip with mystery couple in Costa Rica

Gisele Bündchen takes ocean dip with mystery couple in Costa Rica

Gisele Bündchen seems to be taking advantage of the beach life post-divorce as she took a dip in the ocean with her children and friends in Costa Rica. The new divorcee, seen in exclusive photos from Jan. 11 that The Post obtained, sported a modest, all-black bikini as she chatted it up with a mystery … Read more

McFit CEO Rainer Schaller and family missing after plane vanishes off Costa Rican coast

McFit CEO Rainer Schaller and family missing after plane vanishes off Costa Rican coast

Costa Rican authorities reported that a small plane carrying five German nationals, including the CEO of gym chain McFit, disappeared off the coast Friday night. The Ministry of Public Safety confirmed Saturday that the Coast Guard found wreckage believed to be from the plane. McFit founder and CEO Rainer Schaller was one of five passengers … Read more