Why Families Are Already Booking Costa Rica for December 2026
The holiday inquiries start arriving earlier every year, and 2026 is no exception. Families planning New Year’s Eve and a Costa Rica Christmas in Tamarindo are already asking us to hold their dates, often a full year out. We understand why. There are only two holiday weeks at The Point Luxury Villa, December 21 to 28 for Christmas and December 28 to January 4 for New Year’s, and once a family claims one, that week belongs to them.
If you have been picturing the whole family together somewhere warm this December, now is the time to take action.
TWO WEEKS, ONE PRIVATE ESTATE
Most of the families reaching out this year are traveling in groups of six to twelve, and many are bringing three generations together under one roof. The Point was built for precisely this kind of getaway. The villa sleeps up to 17 guests across seven suites, with king, queen, twin, and bunk configurations, so everyone from the grandparents down to the youngest cousin settles into a room that suits them. Some families take the whole property as a single household, others split the suites between two families and share the cost of a private beachfront estate for the week. Either way, the gate closes behind your group and the property is yours and yours alone, with no other guests wandering through and no front desk to check in with.
The Costa Rica Christmas holiday weeks are among the most popular booking we field here at The Point, and for very good reasons. Our slice of Pacific coast paradise is at its driest this month, so if it’s balmy weather, perfect blue skies, stunning beaches and oodles of wilderness and wildlife you’re after, you could not choose a better destination.
Spending Christmas and New Year’s with those you love in a tropical paradise? Yes please!
WHAT A COSTA RICA CHRISTMAS AT THE POINT LOOKS LIKE
The best thing about private Guanacaste villa rentals is that your time never needs to run on a resort timetable. The morning is yours to shape. Some families open gifts on the terrace in their pajamas while our private chef prepares breakfast, then a long lunch that drifts into the afternoon. Tell us what your family’s holiday table usually looks like, and we build the menu around it, down to the one dish someone has cooked every December for years.
The days in between leave room for everyone. Children and parents can take private surf lessons on Playa Langosta, a few steps from the villa. Teenagers and grandparents tend to love the ATV tours and adventure excursions the most, which our Concierge arranges through the surrounding hills and beaches.
Every Christmas week is still built around your family’s own traditions, with a few festive touches set up and waiting the moment you arrive:
- A family portrait session, so you fly home with everyone in the same frame
- A chef-prepared Christmas dinner, with the menu tailored to your family
- Gingerbread decorating kits for the kids
- Christmas decorations throughout the villa
Rates for the Christmas week start at USD $9,900 per night, with a seven-night minimum (December 21 to 28).
And just like that, staying in a villa changes how you experience Tamarindo.
A COSTA RICA NEW YEAR’S EVE AT THE POINT
The second week is the one that gets everybody excited. Our Costa Rica New Year’s Eve package turns December 31 into a private celebration at the villa, with no crowds and no waiting for a table.
Our Concierge team takes care of the whole night, set to your family’s tastes:
- A private fireworks show over the water at midnight
- A gourmet hosted dinner, plated and served like a fine restaurant
- A midnight champagne toast
- A luxury hangover brunch the next morning
Rates for the New Year’s week start at USD $9,900 per night, with a seven-night minimum (December 28 to January 4).
A Costa Rica New Year’s Eve like this is hard to arrange on the open market for a single family, which is one more reason these dates book a year ahead.
FOCUSING ON WHAT MATTERS MOST
Last New Year’s, our guest family of nine spent the whole afternoon of the 31st in the pool. Dinner ran long because none of the kids wanted to leave the table, and at midnight everyone stood on the terrace while the fireworks went off over the bay. Over brunch the next morning, the grandfather told us it was the first time in almost a decade the whole family had been in one place for longer than a single dinner. That is the benefit we hear about most.
We’re often asked if we offer fixed Costa Rica Christmas packages. We set up the festive essentials for you, then build the rest of the week around your family, tailoring meals, private excursions and activities so it reflects your own traditions, not anyone else’s. Consider it a package deal, but one that’s personally tailored to your specific wishes.
Both December weeks are open for now, and your family can still claim one. Among private Guanacaste villa rentals, these two weeks are the first to book each year, so reaching out early gives you the pick of the dates. And keep in mind that booking directly with us keeps you with the same team from your first message to your last morning at the villa. You tell us once how your family travels, and we carry that through the whole stay. It is usually the better value too, with no agency margin sitting between you and the rate.
You can check the holiday weeks and reserve through our booking page, or simply Message our Concierge today, and tell us your preferred dates and group size. We’ll take it from there.
