Nekajui, A Ritz-Carlton Reserve
Peninsula Papagayo, Costa Rica
Nekajui, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve, is a resort and collection of luxury-branded residences nestled in one of the most prized locations of Peninsula Papagayo, a private club and resort community in Costa Rica’s northwestern region of Guanacaste. Collaborating with landscape architect and land planner, EDSA, and a market leader in experiential lodging, Luxury Frontiers, the design team created a design reflective of Guanacaste and the Ritz-Carlton Reserve brand, which is renowned for creating immersive escapes in the rarest corners of the world.
The sanctuary is in Costa Rica’s Área de Conservación Guanacaste (ACG), a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Honoring Costa Rica’s position as a prime ecotourism destination and one of the most biodiverse countries, the design team ’ site-sensitive design weaves tree-house type structures and tents alongside villas, with a light-on-land approach that allows the design to be guided by the natural contours of the land.
consultant team
Gensler - Local Architect
EDSA - Landscape Architecture
Luxury Frontiers - Specialty Consultant
BAMO - Interior Design
