(The Hollywood Reporter) – In the past couple of years, Reese Witherspoon took a hiking-filled girls trip in the Costa Rican mountains; Adam Scott fell in love with the country’s coffee; Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly went on an ayahuasca journey; Zac Efron filmed a Down to Earth With Zac Efron episode in an Alajuela Province sustainable commune; Emma Roberts eased into “the most beautiful reset,” she posted; Molly Sims, Netflix’s Scott Stuber and their kids zip-lined over the Tempisque River; and Natasha Lyonne, Freeform president Tara Duncan and Ronan Farrow rode horses on the beach. Other stars who have visited the country include Diane Kruger and Norman Reedus, Hugh Jackman, Chris Hemsworth, Matt Damon and Shakira.

In the surf town of Nosara, Sendero Hotel (from $395) opened this year with its own yoga studio, surf school (with easy access to acclaimed Playa Guiones), art gallery and Sendero Kitchen restaurant where chef Olivier Palazzo — a champion on Beat Bobby Flay — recently arrived to prepare Costa Rican staples such as avocado and fresh fish in his distinctive cooking style. 

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By Kathryn Romeyn