Hotel Riu Guanacaste - Destination Wedding, Honeymoon & Vow Renewal Packages Guanacaste, Costa Rica

The recently built 5 star complex of the Hotel Riu Guanacaste (24h All Inclusive), is situated in Guanacaste, Costa Rica in a seafront location on Mata Palo Beach.

This fully equipped hotel offers guests the best service in addition to a fresh water swimming pool, Jacuzzi, gym, sauna and the “Renova Spa” centre with a range of different treatments and massages. Everything you could need to guarantee the maximum well-being during your stay.

The quality of the cuisine prepared by the chefs in our restaurants goes hand in hand with a wide variety of flavours on offer at this hotel, which will make you want to sample all our menus. The All Inclusive system gives you the opportunity to try out the buffet restaurant and the various themed restaurants on offer at the hotel.

If your stay is for work or business reasons, the Hotel Riu Guanacaste is ideal for you. It has five conference rooms, which are modern and fully equipped, allowing you to hold meetings or conferences in a professional and simple way, not to mention the range of services available.

From its prime location, the hotel offers a wide range of activities on its beautiful beaches such as diving or fishing in the Pacific Ocean and ecotourism in the volcanic regions. During the day, we also offer you several entertainment programs for all ages, whether you’re travelling with your family, as a couple or with friends. The hotel includes a gym, table tennis, volleyball, a tennis court, windsurfing, sailing, snorkelling, kayaking and other water activities. If your favourite sporting activity is Golf, the Four Seasons golf club boasts fantastic views over the ocean and a challenging course.

Guanacaste is less tropical, humid and lush than the rest of the country. Its dry grasslands and woods are sometimes reminiscent of landscapes from the African savannah. In the inland areas, you’ll see the natives, local cowboys riding on their horses as they lead their herds, which are authentic figures of the destination’s traditional culture. From the hotel, we offer several excursions which are not to be missed such as a visit to Rincón de la Vieja nature park, the Safari Park or the capital of Guanacaste: Liberia.

Enjoy the best offers of Costa Rica and spend some relaxing time at the hotel.

Highlights

• All Inclusive 24 hours
• Located on Matapalo beach
• Free WiFi throughout hotel
• Awarded GOLD certification for the Travelife Sustainability System
• 3 swimming pools and whirlpool bath
• Main and theme restaurants
• “Renova Spa” with a variety of treatments

Classic Wedding Package

Wedding Package Includes:

• Wedding coordinator
• Decoration set up for the ceremony location
• Bouquet
• Matching boutonniere
• Recorded music during the ceremony
• Semi private dinner at one of our specialty restaurants (just for the couple)
• Wedding cake (just for the couple)
• Sparkling wine during the main toast (just for the couple)
• Special decoration in the room
• Witnesses if required
• Minister/Judge service
• Marriage Certificate
• Spa Surprise gift
• 10% discount in all Spa treatments for the Wedding Couple

In order to have a wedding at any RIU, the couple and the 80% of the guests must stay at the RIU property where the wedding will be performed.

CLASSIC Wedding Package 2018 is available just for the couple. Additional persons have an extra cost. (Up to 18 people)

The package is valid from January 1st to December 31st, 2018

$1,299 USD SYMBOLIC & VOWS RENEWAL
$1,049 USD  CIVIL CEREMONY

Royal Wedding Package

Wedding Package Includes:

• Wedding coordinator
• Decoration set up for the ceremony location
• Bouquet
• Matching boutonniere
• Recorded music during the ceremony
• Semi private dinner at one of our specialty restaurants (20 pax)
• Wedding cake (20 pax)
• Sparkling wine during the main toast only (20 pax)
• Special decoration in the room
• Witnesses if required
• Minister/Judge service
• Marriage Certificate
• Complimentary room upgrade to the next category (Subject to availability upon arrival. Except Jacuzzi Suites)
• RIU T-Shirts for the Wedding Couple
• Surprise gift
• Romantic Massage for the Wedding Couple (20 min)
• 10% discount in all Spa treatments for the Wedding Couple
• 10% discount in all Spa treatments for the guests (only if reserved online at info@renovaspa.com)

In order to have a wedding at any RIU, the couple and the 80% of the guests must stay at the RIU property where the wedding will be performed.
ROYAL Wedding Package 2018 is available for up to 20 persons, including the couple. Additional persons have an extra cost.

This package is valid from January 1st to December 31st, 2018.

$1,799 USD SYMBOLIC & VOWS RENEWAL
$1,999 USD  CIVIL CEREMONY

Caprice Wedding Package

Wedding Package Includes:

• Wedding coordinator
• Decoration set up for the ceremony location
• Bouquet
• Matching boutonniere
• Recorded music during the ceremony
• Semi private dinner at one of our specialty restaurants (40 pax)
• Wedding cake (40 pax)
• Sparkling wine during the main toast (40 pax)
• Special decoration in the room
• Witnesses if required
• Minister/Judge service
• Marriage Certificate
• Complimentary room upgrade to the next category, subject to availability upon arrival (except Jacuzzi Suites)
• RIU T-Shirts for the Wedding Couple
• Surprise gift
• Romantic Massage for the Wedding Couple (50 min)
• Hairstyle for one member of the Wedding Couple
• Manicure for one member of the Wedding Couple
• Pedicure for one member of the Wedding Couple
• 10% discount in all Spa treatments for the Wedding Couple
• 10% discount in all Spa treatments for the guests (only if reserved online at info@renovaspa.com)
• Late check out for the Wedding Couple (subject to availability)
• Breakfast in bed the morning after the Wedding
• Fruit with chocolate & bottle of sparkling wine
• Two bags of petals

In order to have a wedding at any RIU, the couple and the 80% of the guests must stay at the RIU property where the wedding will be performed.
INDULGENCE Wedding Package 2018 is available for up to 20 persons, including the couple. Additional persons have an extra cost. The package isvalid from January 1st to December 31st, 2018

$2,699 USD SYMBOLIC & VOWS RENEWAL
$2,999 USD  CIVIL CEREMONY

Wedding package costs are subject to change.

General wedding policies

The couple and 80% of their guests must stay at the same Riu Hotel where the wedding will be performed.

Only 20% of the total group can stay at another hotel chain. Wedding guests who are not staying at the resort must purchase a day pass with the hotel established costs, plus ceremony fees and reception costs.

The Wedding couple must respect the arrival date therefore must arrive two (2) full business days for a Symbolic ceremony or three (3) full business days for a Civil (Legal) ceremony prior the wedding date. Please note that arrival day, Weekends or National Holidays do not count as business days. Weddings and events are not performed on Sundays & National holidays.

IMPORTANT: Take in consideration that our established policies are mandatories therefore no exceptions are allowed.

Weddings are not performed on Sundays, January 1st , December 24th , December 25th & December 31st.

Confirmed weddings canceled within a month of the ceremony date or upon arrival to the hotel will be charged a cancellation fee of $250.00 USD*.

External vendors are allowed if they are staying at the Hotel where the wedding will be performed or if they pay a Vendor´s Fee of $300.00 USD* per person.

Maximum capacity of the Riu Guanacaste: 200 people.

*Prices subject to change without prior notice.

**Name Changes: Names in a wedding confirmation submited through a third-party person and/or travel agents are not eligible for any changes. Please contact your assigned Wedding Reservations Executive or weddings@riu.com for assistance.

Documentation:

For Civil Ceremony:

1. Valid passports for Groom, Bride and Witnesses (mandatory)

*Couple's Birth certificate.

*Divorce Decree (If apply)

*Death certificate (If apply)

All documents must be sent scanned at least 15 days prior the ceremony date by email

2.Two (2) witnesses at the ceremony.

Witnesses must be CLOSE RELATIVES TO THE COUPLE AND THEY HAVE TO BE OVER 18 YEARS OLD, please consider that a Civil wedding can not take place in Costa Rica without close witnesses to the family.

The documents that you'll bring to the hotel do not need to be translated into Spanish.

You do not need to apply for a marriage license at your Home Country.

The minister will contact you via email to fill out paper work.

For Symbolic or Renewal of Vows Ceremony:

The minister will contact you via email to fill out paper work however the wedding has no legal value, this is a normal procedure in Costa Rica for weddings.

IMPORTANT FRENCH CITIZENS: French couples must contact their Consulate in Costa Rica for information regarding the procedure they have to follow, the documents they have to bring & the steps to legalize their Marriage certificate in France.

Marriage certificate:

• For Civil weddings: After the ceremony, the couple will receive a declaration of marriage translated into English; this translation is not legally recognized for international purposes.The Civil Marriage certificate registration process in Costa Rica takes approximately three (3) to six (6) weeks, after the wedding day. Once it's received, we'll send you the marriage certificate issued by the Costa Rican Civil Registry Office, officially translated and Apostilled* (International Legally recognized by the Hague Convention). IMPORTANT: Please take in consideration that the Legal Certificate may take up to eight (8) weeks for you to receive it in your home country.
• Important:

  *Please verify the procedure that you'll have to follow, in order to legalize your marriage in your home country prior you made your trip, as sometimes an apostille it's required. If you need to Apostille your Marriage Certificate, be advised that you'll have to cover the amount of this service prior your departure of the hotel.

  *Riu Hotels & Resorts is not responsible of this legal procedure.

• For Symbolic & Renewal of vows: For this type of ceremonies no paper, nor certificate are issued, since this are blessings ceremonies only.