From Humble Beginnings to Global Recognition: The Nayara Resorts Story

From its humble beginnings as a small, family-run hotel in the heart of the Arenal Rainforest, Nayara Gardens has transformed into Nayara Resorts —a distinguished collection of six properties in some of the world's most unique and captivating destinations.

In just over a decade, Nayara Resorts has seen remarkable growth in size and recognition. Today, we are thrilled to share that Travel + Leisure readers have ranked Nayara Resorts as the #11 hotel brand globally.

This recognition also honors three of our properties: Nayara Tented Camp, Nayara Springs, and Nayara Gardens, which have claimed the  #1, #2, and #4 spots, respectively, for all hotels in Central America. 

The path from a small family-run hotel into a global travel leader has been swift. Here at Nayara Resorts, we attribute this rapid growth to a few core tenets:

1. Selecting fascinating, natural destinations, 
2. Constructing breathtaking, locally-inspired design and architecture, 
3. Implementing leading-edge regenerative tourism and sustainability practices, 
4. Constantly improving our immersive experiences and tours, 
5. Providing innovative culinary offerings 
6. Fostering a company-wide obsession with personalized, world-class service.

So, what’s next for Nayara Resorts? We are excited about our brand's rapid expansion in the Americas, the Caribbean, and Europe, and we are committed to setting new benchmarks in luxury and sustainability globally. We’ll touch on what that improvement process looks like below.

But first, we’ll include some information about each of our award-winning properties, why Travel + Leisure’s writers and readers chose Nayara Resorts as one of the world’s top hospitality providers, and how you can turn these destinations into your next dream vacation. 

Visit the Award-Winning Nayara Resorts

Below, you can find helpful information about our properties, including location, contact information, the nearest airports, and a link to each resort’s website. We’ll start with Central America’s winner, which includes a beautiful feature from the Travel + Leisure team. 

Nayara Tented Camp (Central America’s #1 Resort)

“For the fourth consecutive year, Nayara Tented Camp took home the gold. Nestled in Costa Rica’s Arenal Volcano area, this five-star resort thrives as a rainforest escape. Voters raved about the safari-style tents — which vary in size from intimate suites for couples to family-friendly villas — and feature thermal plunge pools and patios with mountain views. 

Other highlights include the hot springs circuit, with outdoor pools heated to varying temperatures, the occasional sloth sightings, and the “excellent guided adventures” led by on-staff naturalists. Thoughtful service is another selling point — multiple readers expressed that the staff went above and beyond to make each stay special for them.”

— Travel + Leisure

Learn More About Nayara Tented Camp

Nayara Springs (Central America’s #2 Resort)

Nayara Springs was created with one vision — to offer an otherworldly adult-only escape in the heart of the world’s most vibrant rainforest and provide an experience that will ignite your power, purpose, and passion from the moment you arrive. 

Explore Nayara Springs

Nayara Gardens (Central America’s #4 Resort)

There's no better way to travel for families seeking to immerse themselves in a wild natural world, discover unique flora and fauna, and experience landscapes unlike anywhere else on Earth! Become protectors of these fragile treasures and create unforgettable memories in nature.

Adventure in Nayara Gardens

For all three properties above:

Location — Arenal, Costa Rica

Nearest Major Airport — San José International Airport

Contact Information — 

Email: reservations@nayararesorts.com

Costa Rica Local Call: +506 2479 1600

US Toll-Free: +1 844 865 2002

UK Local Call: +44 020 7078 4060

Nayara Alto Atacama

The landscapes of the Atacama Desert can seem like something out of science fiction, where exploring them seems like treading new ground on another planet. Add unique animals, plants, and ingredients found in few other places on Earth, and you have the perfect setting for feeling far removed from the every day while staying firmly rooted on our planet.

Location — The Atacama Desert, Chile

Nearest Major Airport — Santiago, Chile

Contact Information —

• Email: reservations@nayararesorts.com
• Chile Local Call: +56 2 2912 3900
• US Toll-Free: +1 844 865 2002
• UK Local Call: +44 020 7078 4060
• Brazil: +55 41 3908 6232
• Australia: +08 7100 1725
• Argentina: +54 11 5984 3962

Visit Alto Atacama

Nayara Hangaroa

Nayara Hangaroa was built to be an Easter Island accommodation that fully embraces the island’s rich history, both living and timeless, and offers a contribution and a perspective on the island's future. How can we learn from one of the world's mysterious, ancient paradises and capture that feeling of wonder, vigor, and life traveling in today’s modern world?

That’s why we are thrilled to invite you to join us and stand here, fully present in a land where the past and the future collide, and take in your global heritage at the same time as you contribute to its preservation and growth for the years to come. 

Location — Easter Island, Chile

Nearest Major Airport — Santiago, Chile (Connect to Hangaroa)

Contact Information — 

• Contact Information — 
• Email: reservations@nayararesorts.com
• Chile Local Call: +56 2 2957 0141
• US Toll-Free: +1 844 865 2002
• UK Local Call: +44 020 7078 4060
• Brazil: +55 41 3908 6232
• Australia: +08 7100 1725
• Argentina: +54 11 5984 3962

Journey to Easter Island

Nayara Bocas del Toro

Nestled in the heart of Bocas del Toro, affectionately dubbed the "Galapagos of the Caribbean," Nayara Bocas del Toro invites you to a world where land and sea converge in a mesmerizing display of natural beauty. Here, life unfolds in a colorful celebration of life every day.

Prepare to embark on a journey where every moment is a testament to Bocas del Toro's breathtaking allure, where nature's spectacle unfolds before your eyes.

Location — Bocas del Toro, Panama

Nearest Major Airport — Panama City International Airport

Contact Information — 

• Email: guestexperience@nayarabocasdeltoro.com
• US Toll-Free: +1 800 637 9095
• Panamá Local Call: +507 838 8362
• UK Local Call: +44 020 70784060

Dive into Bocas del Toro

Service is Our Passion, Our Purpose, and Our Favorite Project

From the beginning, Nayara Resorts has been guided by the pursuit of better service and a better experience for our guests. Every innovation and improvement can be directly or indirectly traced back to our focus on that goal. 

Destinations Like No Other On Earth

Our birthplace and original home is in the Arenal Rainforest, Costa Rica’s adventure capital and one of the global centers of ecotourism, with hundreds of thousands of species of plants and animals in one of the most biologically dense regions on earth.

We applied that standard to every single destination we chose for expansion, never settling for anything less than jaw-dropping locales in fascinating places with rich natural and cultural histories to draw from. 

Easter Island, the Atacama Desert, Bocas del Toro. In addition to expanding our offering in the Arenal Rainforest, each Nayara property is located in a place like no other on Earth, and we relish the challenge of embodying and protecting these global heritage sites.

Embedding the Principles of Regenerative Tourism

In Costa Rica, sustainability principles have become part of the national identity. From the beginning, those principles have been embedded in everything we do at Nayara Resorts. 

How those principles are put into practice has changed significantly as modern thought leaders and technology redefine what it means to be sustainable. However, our priorities—investing in our people, local communities, and ecosystems—have remained the same. 

Today, we’re a proud leader in the movement towards regenerative tourism, a mentality in which hotels and resorts are expected to protect and preserve the communities and environments they serve rather than exploit them. 

Some hesitate to put sustainability and community over short-term profit, but regenerative tourism isn’t a virtue to signal in the long run. It’s just a wise investment.

Innovating with Authenticity from the Ground Up

When you genuinely love the places you call home, it’s much easier to dedicate yourself to protecting them through concepts like regenerative tourism. It’s also a lot easier to innovate at your properties in a way that maintains the character and authenticity of the surrounding region. 

Whenever you stay with Nayara Resorts, every detail of the property and lodging has been custom-made to balance world-class innovation and comfort with the region's traditional techniques and architectural vocabulary. It’s not an easy process, but the results speak for themselves. 

It’s the same with the experiences and tours available at each of our properties. We aren’t the first to offer surfing at Hangaroa, a night walk through the rainforest, or stargazing in the Atacama Desert. But with our team constantly attending to every detail and evolving the way we give experiences every single day, we feel confident saying that no one can do what we do better than Nayara Resorts.

This dedication to creating something new that also feels emergent from local culture and ecology is no better encapsulated than in our culinary offerings. Our Cero Kilómetros philosophy is a way to capture the culinary essence of each of our breathtaking destinations by narrowing the scope of ingredients to those available in a hyperlocal area.

From there, we entrust our globally traveled, world-class chefs to bring each menu to life using techniques and ideas from around the world — another marriage of innovation and tradition.

In Service of An Unforgettable Experience

Ultimately, lodging, experiences, cuisine, and even the destination are all just pieces of the puzzle—a puzzle that wouldn’t be complete without our guests. At the core of the Nayara Resorts philosophy is a genuine passion for hospitality, the art of sharing our home with fascinating people worldwide. 

Hosting a well-traveled, adventurous, and curious group of individuals from all over the world is a gift for which we are truly grateful. The pursuit of offering that perfect, once-in-a-lifetime experience gives us something to strive for daily. 

We hope you will one day join us, whether in Arenal, Atacama, Hangaroa, or Bocas del Toro, and let us show you what we mean.