No. Dreams Las Mareas Costa Rica is no longer operating as Dreams. The property on Playa El Jobo is transitioning to JW Marriott Costa Elena Resort & Spa, All-Inclusive.
Dreams Las Mareas Costa Rica is no longer operating under the Dreams name. It stands on Playa El Jobo in La Cruz, Guanacaste, about 90 minutes from Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport (LIR). The Dreams record lists 447 rooms, 8 restaurants, 8 bars, and 2 pools, with a main pool of 44,000 sq ft, a waterslide, and swim-up suites. Guests rate that record 4.4 across 4,287 reviews.
The recorded successor on the same beach is JW Marriott Costa Elena Resort & Spa, All-Inclusive: 415 rooms, 17 pools, and 11 restaurants and bars. Published opening dates for the JW Marriott do not agree, so none is printed here. Its guest rating is 4.7 from 9 reviews. Neither property has a resort page here.
Six resorts in Costa Rica are open. The Westin Reserva Conchal, on Playa Conchal, leads this set. Secrets Papagayo, on the Papagayo Peninsula, is the adults-only stay, about 20 minutes from Liberia. Planet Hollywood Costa Rica, Margaritaville Beach Resort Playa Flamingo, Hotel Riu Palace Costa Rica, and Hotel Riu Guanacaste welcome families. Margaritaville sells the meal plan as an add-on. The other five include it.
The photo at the top is The Westin Reserva Conchal, not Dreams Las Mareas. Transfers from Liberia run from about 20 minutes at Secrets Papagayo to about 75 minutes at The Westin. Margaritaville's transfer time is not listed. The Costa Rica guide has the planning notes for the coast.
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| Place | Playa Conchal, Costa Rica | Guanacaste, Costa Rica | Playa Flamingo, Costa Rica | Culebra, Costa Rica | Sardinal, Costa Rica | Sardinal, Costa Rica |
| Brand | Westin | Secrets Resorts & Spas | Margaritaville | Planet Hollywood Hotels & Resorts | RIU Hotels & Resorts | RIU Hotels & Resorts |
| Adults only | No | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| All-inclusive | Included | Included | Optional add-on | Included | Included | Included |
| Pools | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | Not listed |
| Palmprint | 8.7Beach 9.1, Pools 9.1, Food 8.0 | 8.5Beach 8.1, Pools 8.5, Food 8.0 | 8.3Beach 8.7, Pools 8.2, Food 7.6 | 8.1Beach 8.3, Pools 8.3, Food 7.8 | 7.9Beach 8.2, Pools 8.7, Food 7.3 | 7.4Beach 8.2, Pools 8.3, Food 6.8 |
| Airport | 75 min from LIR | 20 min from LIR | LIR | 35 min from LIR | 45 min from LIR | 35 min from LIR |
| From price | From $512 | From $952 | From $213 | From $260 | From $168 | From $117 |
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From prices are per person, from a sampled nightly rate for two adults. They are not a quote.
Not as Dreams. The property on Playa El Jobo left the Dreams brand and is transitioning to JW Marriott Costa Elena Resort & Spa, All-Inclusive. This site does not offer a page for either name.
JW Marriott Costa Elena Resort & Spa, All-Inclusive, on Playa El Jobo in Guanacaste. The record lists 415 rooms, 17 pools, and 11 restaurants and bars, about 90 minutes from Liberia (LIR). Published opening dates do not agree, so this note does not print one.
The Westin Reserva Conchal, Secrets Papagayo, Planet Hollywood Costa Rica, Margaritaville Beach Resort Playa Flamingo, Hotel Riu Palace Costa Rica, and Hotel Riu Guanacaste. Secrets Papagayo is adults-only. Margaritaville sells the meal plan as an add-on. The Costa Rica guide covers the rest of the trip.
Fifteen resorts are not open yet. Two of them have a 2027 date: Park Hyatt Riviera Maya on February 15, and Secrets Macao Beach Punta Cana on April 1.
No. Conrad Bora Bora Nui is a 5-star overwater resort on Motu To'opua, and the stay is not all-inclusive.