External Reviews
Tourism for Tomorrow Awards:Hotel Punta Islita is a boutique hotel located on a remote cove of Costa Rica’s Guanacaste Province. Entirely owned by Costa Rican investors, it is set in a pristine tract of tropical dry forest and is trimmed by the Pacific Ocean and rugged mountains. Since its 1994 inauguration, Hotel Punta Islita bound its success to the consolidation of strong symbiotic ties with the surrounding villages. Providing tangible benefits,educational programs, and economic opportunities to the local communities has gradually transformed a slash-and-burn impoverished agricultural area into a thriving collective of local tourism professionals and entrepreneurs. Today, the hotel offers a unique and successful blend of natural beauty and cultural authenticity set in a framework of responsible tourism
