Disinfection of the room keys, deep cleaning of the facilities and the guests' luggage are some of the protocols that will be applied by the hotels in Costa Rica at the time of opening.
After being closed for two months due to the health crisis resulting from the covid-19 outbreak, since May 16 the country's hotels with less than 20 rooms were allowed to open their doors to the public, but with the condition that they only occupy 50% of their capacity.
In the canton of Nicoya, Guanacaste province, it is planned to demolish the existing infrastructure and build the new facilities of the Harbor Reef hotel, a project that will require an investment of approximately $7.3 million.
3-102-719240 Sociedad de Responsabilidad Limitada presented the Environmental Impact Study (EIA) to develop the project called "Remodeling of the Harbor Reef Hotel", which will be built on a land of approximately 8,754 m2.
On a 21-hectare site in Sardinal, Guanacaste, a tourist complex consisting of a hotel and private residences is planned.
ML CR Continental LLC presented the Environmental Impact Study (EIA) to develop the project called "Hotel and Villas Cala del Sol", which will be made up of three hotel villas and seven private residence villas.
The document explains that the hotel villas will be one floor and will house between four and five rooms. They will have an arrival square, social area, kitchen, bathroom, covered terrace, swimming pool and electromechanical room. Residential villas will be on two levels and will have a garage and larger social areas.
Now that the works that will allow the water supply to the main tourist centers of the Gulf of Papagayo, in Costa Rica, are finished, it is expected that they will restart the investments paralyzed years ago.
After the opening of Las Trancas-Papagayo Bahía Aqueduct on March 1st, which was achieved after an agreement between the Costa Rican Institute of Aqueducts and Sewers, the Costa Rican Institute of Tourism and the private sector, there is optimism that investments can be reactivated in at least 11 projects.
In Costa Rica, the Executive Branch urges deputies to move forward with the discussion of the project to regulate non-traditional hosting and its intermediation through digital platforms.
The project suggests that non-traditional hosting companies be required to register with the Costa Rican Tourism Institute (ICT), pay taxes and be registered with the General Directorate of Direct Taxation.
The W Costa Rica hotel, which will offer a total of 151 rooms and is located in Guanacaste, reported that it plans to start operations in November of this year.
In Costa Rica, hotels and companies in the sector are preparing themselves with expansions and new services in order to take advantage of the opportunities afforded by the new convention center.
The recent inauguration of the new convention center, with 16 thousand square meters and capacity to hold up to 5,600 people at the same time, promises to boost the country's hotel activity, particularly in the Greater Metropolitan Area.
The Canadian group Sunwing Travel has announced that in the second half of this year it will open a luxury hotel under the brand Planet Hollywood.
From a statement issued by Sunwing Travel Group:
February 23rd 2018. Sunwing Travel Group, North America’s largest vertically integrated travel company, has signed a deal with iconic lifestyle brand Planet Hollywood to dramatically increase the footprint of Planet Hollywood’s hotel operations globally.
The hotel projects planned in the tourist province of Costa Rica over the next three years include the opening of new establishments and the expansion of others.
The strong growth in tourism in Costa Rica and the potential that the country still has to continue exploiting this activity is one of the main reasons behind the investments projectedfor the region where the largest tourist supply in the country is concentrated.See: "Costa Rica's Inexhaustible Tourism Potential"
CPG Real Estate, based in New York, and the Costa Rican Enjoy Group have acquired the Marriott Los Suenos and Marriott Belen, which until recently were owned by Grupo Cuestamoras.
In a transaction whose amount was not disclosed, the hotel group Enjoy Group and real estate investment firm CPG Real Estate, which owns several hotels in Costa Rica and other countries, announced the purchase of two hotels that were previously in the hands of a company whose main shareholder was Cuestamoras Group.
$320 million is the value of investments in hotel projects in the touristic development pole Gulf of Papagayo that have failed to start due to lack of water.
Unable to present a letter of guarantee of water resources, 11 tourism development projects planned for the Gulf of Papagayo in Guanacaste, have failed to start.Lack of water is a problem that has affected the development of the area for years.
The US budget accommodation group G6 Hospitality has announced that within five years it will build ten hotels in Belize, Costa Rica and Panama.
From a statement issued by G6 Hospitality:
DALLAS, Jan. 23, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- G6 Hospitality, known for its iconic economy lodging brands, Motel 6 and Studio 6 in the U.S. and Canada, today announced that it is extending its footprint to Central America.
Hard Rock International announced the new 294 room all-inclusive Hard Rock Hotel Papagayo, which is set to open by early 2019.
From a statement issued by Hard Rock International:
ORLANDO, Fla., Jan. 19, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Hard Rock International makes waves today as it announces plans to bring the Hard Rock Hotels experience to Costa Rica with the all-inclusive Hard Rock Hotel Papagayo, Costa Rica. Hard Rock, in collaboration with Sunwing Travel Group, is set to open Costa Rica's first Hard Rock Hotel by early 2019. The brand's strategic partnership with Sunwing Travel Group, the largest tour operator in North America, provides the perfect opportunity for future growth within the region. With Hard Rock and Sunwing Travel Group's shared vision of providing authentic experiences in word-class destinations, this new partnership paves the way for potential collaborations in both the Caribbean and Latin America.
Some hotels are paying up to $120,000 per month for water in Guanacaste, Costa Rica, where the problem with no solution in sight is getting worse.
The problem of lack of water resources is affecting much of the province of Guanacaste, especially in tourist areas such as Playa Panama and Playa Hermosa, where the union of hoteliers in the province has denounced the fact that despite the meetings they have had with representatives of the Institute of Aqueducts and Sewers (AyA) and the government,"... all of the projects that have been proposed have been shelved or moving are very slowly."
It has been announced that a hotel will be built under the Curio brand, owned by Hilton, called Botanika Osa Peninsula, in the southern zone of Costa Rica.
From a statement issued by Hilton Hotels:
Hilton (NYSE: HLT) today announced the signing of the Botánika Osa Peninsula to Curio - A Collection by Hilton. Botánika Osa Peninsula, Curio - A Collection by Hilton, is slated to open in 2018 and the project developer is Sinergo Development Group.