The Retreat Costa Rica - Wellness Resort & Spa

The Retreat Costa Rica - Wellness Resort & Spa

Above Atenas, on a quartz-flecked mountain with rainforest canopy falling away toward the Pacific, The Retreat Costa Rica - Wellness Resort & Spa runs on a rhythm of yoga at seven, spa appointments booked ahead, and meals built around what actually helps the body recover. Built in 2015 and intimate by design, it operates on multilingual ground, staff moving between English, Spanish and French. Mornings mean a hike or laps in the heated pool, afternoons the sauna, steam room and spa tub, evenings the terrace or a drink at the bar. What separates it from most wellness hotels is that its programs are specific rather than generic: a Fitness Reboot with a personal trainer and six guided hikes, a twelve-treatment detox built by founder Diana Stobo, or The Big M, a course of hormone-balancing work, resistance training and spa therapy designed for women navigating menopause. Condé Nast readers voted its Vida Mía Spa the best destination spa in the world for 2025, and treatment slots fill accordingly, so reservations matter more here than at a resort that treats its spa as an afterthought. This suits a woman who wants her reset structured, who would rather book a program than assemble her own week from a menu. It does not suit families, since guests sixteen and under are not permitted, nor does it suit anyone who wants to skip the schedule and just float by a pool with a cocktail. Airport transfers run about ninety dollars a room each way and should be arranged before arrival. What stays with you afterward is less the ocean view than the sense that someone had already mapped the hours before you got there. On a quartz mountain above Atenas, The Retreat Costa Rica pairs Pacific views with wellness programs built for specific needs, from fat-burning reboots to menopause-focused hormone work. Its spa was named the world's best destination spa for 2025. It suits structure-seekers, not families, since nobody under sixteen is allowed.