Bahamas vs Costa Rica

Illuminated beachfront dining pavilion with white railings and thatched-roof bungalows reflected in the pool at dusk.

Bahamas and Costa Rica, side by side: live travel advisories, our resort catalog's real guest data, and each destination's honest weather picture. Everything you need to break the tie.

By the numbers

Bahamas compared with Costa Rica
Bahamas	Measure	Costa Rica
–	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
6	Resorts in our catalog	6
★ 4.2	Average guest rating	★ 4.4 (better)
$148–$407/night pp	Nightly rates	$88–$261/night pp (better)
3 of 6	Adults-only resorts	1 of 6
Nassau (NAS); Out Islands have their own small strips	Main airport	Liberia – Daniel Oduber (LIR)
Bahamian dollar, pegged 1:1 to the U.S. dollar; USD accepted everywhere	Currency	Costa Rican colón – USD widely accepted

Advisory levels sync from travel.state.gov; catalog figures reflect the resorts we've researched, not every hotel in the country. A marked row is one we are willing to call; rows without a mark are a matter of taste, or we have no comparable figure for both sides.