A new hotel is to be unveiled this December on the Papagayo Peninsula on the northern Pacific coast of Costa Rica.

Designed by iconic Costa Rican architect Ronald Zurcher, Andaz Papagayo is located adjacent to Marina Papagayo and overlooking the Bay of Culebra on a 28-acre parcel of oceanfront.

The resort will feature 153 guestrooms including 21 luxury suites - four of which have plunge pools - and a Presidential Suite with a private, full-size pool.

Wellness facilities will include 11,000sq ft (1,022sq m) Sanctuary Spa featuring nine treatment rooms and a range of therapeutic treatments, along with a fitness centre. There will also be two swimming pools and a private beach.

The design taps into mother nature for its inspiration and the free-flowing environment Ronald Zurcher has created is in keeping with the Costa Rican ‘Pura Vida’ philosophy, meaning ‘Pure Life’.

There will be three themed restaurants and a Marina Bar offering farm-to-table ingredients, locally inspired cuisine and a Latin-inspired cocktail menu.

Andaz Papagayo will join nine Andaz hotels that are currently open around the world, in destinations such as New York, California and Georgia in the US, London and Amsterdam in Europe and Shanghai in China.