--- title: World Travel Luxury 50 Covers Santarena Hotel description: Santarena Hotel has been featured in World Travel Magazine’s The Luxury 50 List 2019, an annual selection that celebrates the best new hotels & resorts in the world. image: https://theblog.lascatalinascr.com/hubfs/World%20Travel%20Luxury%2050%20Press%20Coverage.png --- # World Travel Luxury 50 Covers Santarena Hotel [mailto:?subject=I%20wanted%20you%20to%20see%20this%20site&body=https://theblog.lascatalinascr.com/world-travel-luxury-50-press-coverage](mailto:?subject=I%20wanted%20you%20to%20see%20this%20site&body=https://theblog.lascatalinascr.com/world-travel-luxury-50-press-coverage) [Book](https://www.lascatalinascr.com/section/booking) ### February 5, 2020 Excited to share that [Santarena Hotel](http://santarenahotel.com) has been featured in *World Travel Magazine*’s [The Luxury 50 List 2019](https://www.wtravelmagazine.com/the-luxury-50-list-2019/), an annual selection that celebrates the best new hotels & resorts in the world. These hotels & resorts are selected based on their unique character, service, locations, architecture, and design.   The article, which covers a range of hotels in dozens of different countries across five continents, calls Santarena an “urban oasis with dreamy views of the endless sea”, and touches on [the Hotel’s ](https://thejournal.santarenahotel.com/santarena-a-design-perspective)[design](https://thejournal.santarenahotel.com/santarena-a-design-perspective) as well as the outdoor activities and vibrant car-free town of Las Catalinas that surrounds it.   You can read the full article right [here](https://theblog.lascatalinascr.com/hubfs/World%20Travel%20Magazine%20Oct_Nov%202019%20Luxury%2050%20List%202019.pdf).   [![Visit Santarena this Year](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/4917861/5dcc5b73-a263-48f1-951e-af179a44d93b.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/4917861/5dcc5b73-a263-48f1-951e-af179a44d93b)   ## See related posts ## [A New Perspective on Sustainable Travel: The Car-Free Movement](https://theblog.lascatalinascr.com/spring-break-car-free-in-las-catalinas-0) [ Costa Rica is one of the hubs for sustainable travel in the world, the birthplace of ecotourism and of some of the first ecolodges in Tropical America, a world leader in conservation, and a country on the leading edge of sustainable energy, decarbonization, and combating climate change. ](https://theblog.lascatalinascr.com/spring-break-car-free-in-las-catalinas-0) [Read more](https://theblog.lascatalinascr.com/spring-break-car-free-in-las-catalinas-0) ## [The Use of Plants and Greenery in Urban Areas in Las Catalinas](https://theblog.lascatalinascr.com/plants-and-greenery-in-urban-areas-las-catalinas) [ At the town’s founding, 80% of the land in Las Catalinas was dedicated to the long-term restoration of the surrounding tropical dry forest landscape. In this way, Las Catalinas could grow in harmony with the environment, and maintain a constant connection to the natural beauty of Guanacaste. ](https://theblog.lascatalinascr.com/plants-and-greenery-in-urban-areas-las-catalinas) [Read more](https://theblog.lascatalinascr.com/plants-and-greenery-in-urban-areas-las-catalinas) ## [Coast Magazine Takes a Look at Ecoluxury in Las Catalinas](https://theblog.lascatalinascr.com/coast-magazine-las-catalinas) [ Coast Magazine’s Jordan Riefe explored Las Catalinas and the nearly 950 acres of natural landscape surrounding town in Guanacaste’s tropical dry forest zone for an article titled “Costa Rica Luxe,” which focused on the many interesting facets of life in and around town. ](https://theblog.lascatalinascr.com/coast-magazine-las-catalinas) [Read more](https://theblog.lascatalinascr.com/coast-magazine-las-catalinas) ## [Rediscovering Costa Rican Fruits, Vegetables and Other Ingredients](https://theblog.lascatalinascr.com/artisanification-of-ingredients) [ Per land area Costa Rica is among the most densely biodiverse regions on earth, which includes a wide variety of native fruits, vegetables, herbs, and plants some of which can be found nowhere else on the planet. Thanks to over 300 microclimates in the country, each part of Costa Rica had trees, ... ](https://theblog.lascatalinascr.com/artisanification-of-ingredients) [Read more](https://theblog.lascatalinascr.com/artisanification-of-ingredients) #### Subscribe to The Blog, The Daily, The Newsletter, and more Additionally you will receive our occasional newsletter. Absolute confidentiality. Never SPAM. You can unsubscribe at any time. ```json { "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "BlogPosting", "headline": "World Travel Luxury 50 Covers Santarena Hotel", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/4917861/World%20Travel%20Luxury%2050%20Press%20Coverage.png", "width": 1040, "height": 640 }, "mainEntityOfPage": { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://theblog.lascatalinascr.com/world-travel-luxury-50-press-coverage" }, "description": "

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