Adventure meets pampering at Costa Rica’s Las Catalinas

The rooftop plunge pool at Santarena Hotel at Las Catalinas. (photography by PABLO CAMBRONERO)
Snug against the shore in its own secluded bay along Costa Rica’s Pacific coast is the placid resort town of Las Catalinas. Actually, it’s not a resort and it’s not a town, not in the typical sense. In fact, there are few words to describe Las Catalinas short of splendid tropical serenity. Like a resort, it has a hotel, the newly opened 45-room Santarena Hotel, fine dining options and