Members Only Resort Opens in Costa Rica

Exclusive Resorts is opening the industry’s first members-only resort, complete with 21, 4,000-square-foot luxury residences and a 20,000-square-foot member club house.

Located at Peninsula Papagayo, a 2,300-acre residential resort community on the north Pacific coast of Costa Rica, the Club’s “Poro Poro” development was created by Exclusive Resorts from the ground up for its members, with a new standard of custom homes, luxurious amenities and personalized service.

Named after a native Costa Rican tree, Poro Poro is a $75 million, 20-acre destination community nestled into the oceanfront bluffs of Peninsula Papagayo. Ten of the glass-front homes in the Poro Poro development are available to the club’s 2,500 members this month, with the remaining 11 scheduled to open this summer.

Each of the free-standing, ocean-facing residences sits on almost one acre of land and offers expansive views of the ocean and forest. The four-bedroom, four-bath homes are equipped with every imaginable luxury and include generous outdoor living spaces with outdoor showers and private, infinity-edge pools and whirlpools.

The architecture and design for the development, featuring arching rooflines, indigenous materials and work of local artisans, was a collaborative effort between Exclusive Resorts and Costa Rican firms Zurcher Arquitectos and Fusion Interior Design, S.A.

The centerpiece of Poro Poro is the 20,000-square-foot member club house, which features casual grill dining, a French-trained chef, adult’s and children’s pools, a game room for kids, a fitness facility and a member lounge.