Tulemar Resort®
Rated Top 1% Hotel, Best of the Best “Gold” Award
LICENSED HOTEL
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#1 Hotel In The World 2022
Tulemar Resort is a full-service resort and the only licensed hotel operation on the world-famous 33-acre Tulemar Gardens property.
As the Resort Hotel, we offer a wide variety of accommodations including the award-winning Tulemar Bungalows, luxurious Casas, and beautiful Private Houses. The property is spectacular, nestled in a lush rainforest overlooking the Manuel Antonio coastline. Surrounded by nature, Tulemar Resort features incredible gardens, walking paths, thriving wildlife, and the award-winning secluded, sandy Tulemar beach.
At Tulemar Resort you will enjoy the luxury and privacy of your very own Villa along with the amenities of a high-end resort, including personal concierge services, 4 swimming pools, 2 restaurants, spa services, food and beverages available at the beach, a tour desk, daily maid service, on-property shuttle services and much more.
While there are other vacation rental options in Tulemar, we’re proud to offer the most comprehensive experience and make all Resort amenities and services available for our guests.
Luxury Accommodations
Experience one of the world’s most desirable and beautiful destinations. Explore your options below and discover your new home away from home in paradise.
A Place Like No Other
Adventure and luxury living set within the beauty of Manuel Antonio. This is not your average place… imagine a divine secluded beach, breathtaking views, and unforgettable hospitality.
Find Your Way to a Private Paradise
To visit Tulemar Resort, you will need to fly into San Jose, Costa Rica (SJO). We can arrange transportation anywhere within the country whether you want to fly or use ground transportation. We’d be happy to assist with any arrangements to make your stay easy and enjoyable!
Recent Reviews
Ratings & Reviews On Tripadvisor And Google Reviews
Grandparents, kids and grandkids Absolutely wonderful! Ages 5 to 80! Accommodations perfect! We had an entire house overlooking the jungle and Pacific Ocean. Our own pool but other pools and private beach were close by. A large variety of adventures such as white water rafting, horseback riding, night time jungle walks, etc were available. We hired a chef who adjusted everything to meet our dietary needs. Housecleaning staff seemed to to sense exactly when we were all out. Monkeys and macaws were a joy to see in our “backyard”!
Perfect relaxing beach holiday Our stay at Tulemar Resort was great! Exceeded my expectations in many ways. Being in the rainforest meant lots of wildlife roaming free, amazing views, privacy but still surrounded by amenities and spots to visit outside of the resort. The concierge Jorge was very helpful starting from before, during, and after our trip – he helped answer our questions, booked our excursions, coordinated any other requests we had and more. The shuttle drivers were all lovely and gave great suggestions when we wanted to explore. Lots of delicious sodas around the town worth visiting. The pools and beach were so beautiful and relaxing, we wanted to swim everyday. It is at the top of a steep hill with a single lane so if you are driving, keep that in mind but it wasn’t difficult to get around MA and Quepos at all. Would love to stay again!
Fabulous Experience at Tulemar We absolutely loved our stay at Tulemar. The entire atmosphere was relaxed and zen. The rooms were perfect and the location was prime. Our concierge CJ made our vacation. He was there for all our needs and wants. The crew at The Cafe were wonderful and tons of fun! The entire stay @ Tulemar was fabulous and we even spent time w sloths. Tulemar is a sloth safe haven and our volunteer guide Ellie was extremely knowledgeable. 100% satisfied w Tulemar.
Experience of a lifetime @ Tulemar We had a wonderful experience at Tulemar Resort. Raul was an incredible concierge and booked all our activities and excursions with ease. We saw sloths all over the property and ran into a sloth researcher. The beach was beautiful and we had fun boogie boarding! Overall, amazing stay for our family.
Amazing Amazing experience. The resort is perfect. It is very expansive so nothing is ever too busy. Our kids love wildlife so they were captivated by the Monkeys, Sloth, Iguanas, Jesus Lizards, Macaws, etc we saw all day everyday.
Beautiful views Beautiful resort and our concierge Fabio was fantastic. We were surrounded by monkeys and saw macaws from our patio. The Sloth Walk was a great learning experience. The beach was ok, a bit rough waters. Lots of hills but there is a shuttle.
Incredible locale and accommodations This place is truly magical. The accommodations and the service by the staff was top notch. Jorge went out of his way to accommodate all our needs
Loved It! Can’t Wait To Go Back! We stayed at Tulemar Resort last week and really enjoyed the warmth of the country, the people, the culture and the ocean! Our house – the Beach House – was stunning. Pretty bedrooms with much-needed, beautiful common areas ideal for a big group (8+), gorgeous pool/pool area, and well-stocked for cooking/swimming/family of 10. The property manager/chef, Tito, was super helpful/attentive, and the housekeepers were thorough and thoughtful. It was one of the best vacations we’ve had as a family and we can’t wait to go back! That said, based on the reviews I was expecting a 5-star resort, and Tulemar simply isn’t the type of “resort” you might be expecting. It’s a beautiful location and worth visiting for sure, but it’s not fancy. Leave the fancy clothes behind and get ready for low-key chill vibes…something we all need more of! A few minor things that I think could be improved: 1) the community pools need to be cleaned more regularly. They’re pretty, but the pool decks were covered in debris each day we visited (especially the one by the cafe). 2) The ocean cove was peaceful, and calm for swimming/boogie boarding, but 5 members of our group (including a young child) were stung by jellyfish. Again, not a huge deal, but apparently it’s common – we were not warned. Bring swim shoes, lots of sun screen, and LOTS of bug spray…and enjoy! It’s the people, and the culture, that make people come back to CR over and over again. See you soon, Tulemar, and thank you!
Absolute Perfection Absolutely gorgeous resort. We had an ocean view bungalow that had 2 queen beds in a bedroom and a small kitchen with an amazing view in both rooms! Our room was always spotless and the only noise surrounding us were the birds and monkeys! The resort itself is nestled in the jungle surrounded by monkeys swinging on the trees and sloths resting on the branches. Everyone is very attentive and kind. We are so grateful to Miguel who was our concierge and made everything happen so smoothly for us regarding transportation and all our excursions. Everyone was always on time and provided us with family memories to last us a lifetime. There are plenty of tasty restaurants all within walking distance of the resort along with a small supermarket to grab breakfast foods, snacks, and dinner to help save a little money. The pool and beach were exactly what we were hoping for to relax as well as enjoy some waves boogie boarding! I hope to return one day again. If you’re thinking about this resort, go for it. It’s worth the drive there and you won’t regret it!
A Stay at Tulemar is Magnificent Everything about our 2-week stay at Tulermar in the Casita Panorama was outstanding. Our accommodations were spacious, immaculately clean and the view of the Pacific from our hillside balcony was one of the best that we have ever had. Each day’s sunset was better than the day before! A full, well-stocked kitchen, including am ample supply of coffee, was an added bonus. The entire staff was excellent and I cannot give enough praise to Jorge, our concierge, with whom I had daily message exchanges with. He typically greeted us each morning with a text message and asked when Vanesa, our fantastic housekeeper, would be able to come and refresh our place. He helped daily with restaurant recommendations and tours, and made all the reservations for us. It didn’t seem like there was anything that he could not do to make our stay any more enjoyable than it was. In addition to Jorge and Vanesa, the entire staff, especially the shuttle van drivers, Alex, Stewart and Axil, were some of the best and most accommodating we have ever encountered. David, who was in charge of Tulemar’s private beach, was also awesome and willing to do anything that we asked to make our beach days fun. The restaurants, both on Tulemar’s property and those within a few minute walk or short taxi ride, were all good. Jorge provided a list of restaurants and we were not disappointed in any of them. Tulemar’s two onsite restaurants, Tule Cafe and Victoria’s, were much better than typically found at hotels or resorts. All of Tulemar is built on a very large and steep hill. Because of the size of the resort and, more importantly the steepness, walking around the resort can be extremely challenging and very hot. Tulemar solves this problem with their intra-resort shuttle vans, which pick you up and take you wherever you need to go within the resort. After calling them, there was never more than a 5-minute wait before the van magically appeared to save you from having a possible coronary attack if you attempted to walk. As I mentioned earlier, the van drivers, especially Alex, Stewart & Axil, were always courteous, friendly and helpful. We enjoyed our time with Jorge and those guys immensely. We really loved our time at Tulemar and high recommend it. My wife and I were fully intending on booking another stay for next January until Jorge gave me the rates he received from the Tulemar Reservations Department. Instead on getting a return guest discount as mentioned on their website, the per night cost for a return stay in the exact same place we just checked out of was 30% higher than we just paid! It is an excellent resort, with an outstanding staff but that level of increase is, in my opinion, beyond reasonable for a returning guest and we will not be staying there again. To us, that is very unfortunate.
Casa Del Mar #409 We’ve had the most incredible experience in Costa Rica, and it truly started the moment we arrived. I don’t even know where to begin! Freddy, our concierge, was absolutely outstanding—available for us 24/7 and always one step ahead of anything we needed. Roberto, our chef, created the most amazing meal! we were completely spoiled and hardly had to lift a finger. And Ariel kept everything impeccably clean and beautifully maintained every single day. We feel so grateful for the care, attention, and warmth each of you showed our family. This trip has been unforgettable because of all of you. I’ll be sharing more reviews and photos soon, as there are so many wonderful people who made our stay so special.
