Las Catalinas

Las Catalinas is a car-free beach town on Costa Rica's Guanacaste Coast, built around a boutique hotel, luxury vacation homes, and nearly 950 acres of protected tropical dry forest overlooking the Pacific. For planners, that translates into a rare logistical advantage: every plaza, terrace, restaurant, and event space sits within a short walk of the next, so groups move on foot between sessions, meals, and activities — no shuttles, no drive times, no lost transition minutes. The destination scales from intimate gatherings to full-property buyouts. Event spaces include ocean-view terraces, open-air plazas, a beach club, and indoor/outdoor venues suited to ceremonies, receptions, welcome events, networking sessions, and private dinners — giving planners the flexibility to run a multi-day program without repeating the same room twice or trucking in a single external vendor. What sets Las Catalinas apart from a traditional resort is the setting itself: a walkable, architecturally distinct town where every street ends in an ocean view, and the "off-site experience" planners typically have to arrange separately is already built into the destination. Groups can add hiking, mountain biking, stand-up paddleboarding, kayaking, snorkeling, sailing, and horseback riding directly to their itinerary, all accessible on-site or a short excursion away — no additional transportation logistics required. Whether the program is a destination wedding, an executive retreat, or a multi-day incentive trip, Las Catalinas pairs full-service event execution with a setting that does much of the "wow factor" work for you.