Hacienda AltaGracia, Auberge Resorts Collection

Since my return I cannot stop recommending this resort to everyone. I felt so cared for and no detail was missed down to the hot water bottles in my duvet every night! The food is hands down the best I’ve had at any resort and visiting masters Priscilla and Yamuna are life changing healers. If they are there during your stay you must book a session with them, and if they are not, wait until they come! You will not leave the same way you arrived.

Incredible Anniversary stay at Hacienda Altagracia! Our compas, Salome and Kevin, were attentive, responsive and on top of everything. The food is excellent and the staff at the restaurants and spa are friendly and helpful. Our Hacienda (15) with private pool is stunning and the housekeeping staff is excellent. Every night at turndown, we would be greeted with a relaxation tool and hot water bottles. Koen, the General Manager, is well-respected by his staff and he is heading up a well-run operation. He is very present, not hidden in an office, and we enjoyed speaking with him. You must try the banana bread at breakfast, yum! It was great to see the birds and butterflies enjoying the stunning flowers around the pool. The gym is large and clean with wet towels and there is plenty of hilly walking to be done along with nature hiking trails. It rained every afternoon so you have to get your sun first thing in the morning 8am - 11am if you enjoy that kind of thing. Mosquitos are fierce and are not deterred by bug spray. They provide bug spray and I brought my own which I finished in 3 days. The Visting Wellness coach was amazing and we had 2 sessions with Manjit Devgun which have changed our lives already. We are flying privately to Tamarindo airport for a few days on the beach next. Thank you Hacienda Altagracia for an unforgettable trip!

The service and location were fantastic. Unfortunately my husband and I both got terrible food poisoning on our last evening at Hacienda and were sick for many days after our stay (we had to seek medical care in Costa Rica). We let the team at Hacienda know and the only follow up was that they would inform the kitchen. We expected a bit more from the team.