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Costa Rica (Guanacaste & Manuel Antonio), Costa Rica

Revenue management consultant and pricing expert in Costa Rica (Guanacaste & Manuel Antonio)

Alaa Elhadi is an independent revenue management consultant for hotels, resorts, Airbnb hosts and property managers in Costa Rica. He has optimized 100+ properties in and around the market, and works with you 1-on-1, remotely, in Central Standard Time (UTC-6).

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Working with Alaa in Costa Rica, at a glance

Alaa Elhadi is an independent revenue management consultant who works 1-on-1 with hotels, serviced apartments, Airbnb hosts and property managers in Costa Rica: pricing strategy, PriceLabs and Wheelhouse setup, hotel revenue consulting and channel optimization. Demand in Costa Rica peaks Mid-December to early January and is softest September to November, and every plan he builds starts from that calendar.

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100+

Properties optimized in and around Costa Rica

Cornell certified

Master certificate in Revenue Management, 18 years of experience

Central Standard Time

1-on-1 sessions scheduled in your local time

Consultant's view

Alaa's take on Costa Rica

“Costa Rica sells nature, surf and wellness to North American families. Guanacaste beaches and Manuel Antonio fill in the dry season, Christmas and Easter are highest and the green season is quiet but beautiful. Villas stay about a week. Road travel between regions takes time, so guests usually base themselves in one area for a week, which suits weekly pricing well.”

Alaa Elhadi, revenue management consultant. Cornell certified, 18 years in hotel and short-term rental revenue.

Costa Rica at a glance

Busiest
December to April dry season, with Christmas and Easter the highest.
Quietest
September to October.
Dates to price first
  • Tamarindo, Nosara and Papagayo beach demand
  • Manuel Antonio and La Fortuna eco-tourism
  • Surf and yoga retreats
  • North American winter travel
From Alaa's consulting sessions

How Alaa would price a property in Costa Rica

The moves Alaa makes first when a hotel or host in Costa Rica books a session, and the errors he corrects most often. Every one is set up inside your own pricing tool, so it keeps working after the call.

Alaa's pricing playbook for Costa Rica

  1. 1

    Price December to April as the dry season, with Christmas and Easter highest.

  2. 2

    Use weekly villa stays.

  3. 3

    Target yoga and surf retreats in the shoulders.

  4. 4

    Price Tamarindo, Nosara and Manuel Antonio separately.

  5. 5

    Set green-season floors.

Fully outsource your revenue management in Costa Rica

Hand the daily pricing and these moves to me and my team, month to month.

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Mistakes Alaa fixes most in Costa Rica

  • Areas priced from one comp set.
  • Short stays in peak.
  • Green season priced like dry.
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Alaa's pricing calendar

How I price Costa Rica through the year

Revenue management consultant in Costa Rica (Guanacaste & Manuel Antonio), Costa Rica
  1. Mid-December to early JanuaryPeak

    Christmas and New Year sell out first in Tamarindo and Manuel Antonio, so I set seven night minimums and open those weeks well ahead at full rate.

  2. January to AprilHigh

    The dry season fills villas with North American families, so I hold weekly rates and price Easter week as its own peak with longer minimums.

  3. May to JuneShoulder

    Rains begin but mornings stay sunny, so I lower floors gradually, shorten minimums and target yoga and surf retreats looking for value.

  4. July to AugustShoulder

    The veranillo dry spell and North American summer holidays bring a second wave, so I lift those weeks above June and keep weekly stays.

  5. September to NovemberLow

    The wettest months on the Pacific side, so I protect the floor, offer monthly stays and note road conditions honestly in the listing.

Where I price Costa Rica differently

Playa Flamingo and Playas del Coco
Close to Liberia airport with calm bays and marinas; I price for families and boaters wanting quick arrivals and easy beaches.
Santa Teresa and Nosara
Surf and yoga towns with long stays and wellness guests; I price for weekly and monthly retreats and keep the green-season floor firm.
Papagayo Peninsula
Luxury resorts and villas with golf and private beaches, so I price against high-end comps and use weekly stays.

What I check first in a Costa Rica audit

  1. 1Whether the property is registered for short-term rental and collects the required tax, because Costa Rica's vacation rental law requires registration and owners often miss it.
  2. 2How the road from Liberia or San José is described, including four-wheel drive needs in the rainy season, since access shapes reviews and repeat bookings.
  3. 3Whether the listing shows backup power, water and internet reliability, because remote villas compete on those basics as much as on views.
Working with Alaa in Costa Rica

A revenue management consultant, pricing expert and hotel specialist for Costa Rica

One person does the thinking on your account. Choose the kind of help your property in Costa Rica needs; everything is remote, 1-on-1 and scheduled in your time zone.

Hotels & resorts

Hotel revenue management specialist in Costa Rica

From my years in five-star hotels I help Costa Rica eco-lodges and boutique hotels separate leisure, retreat and wedding segments, fence package rates and set group policies for yoga and surf retreats that protect peak-season inventory. I also plan how much green-season space to release to retreat organisers, since a booked block in September beats empty rooms.

Packages and pricing

My PriceLabs strategy packages for Costa Rica

One-time and 1-on-1 on Zoom, priced by the listings in your account: from $125 to $615.

Every package includes, built for your Costa Rica listings

  • Pricing strategy setup and implementation
  • Revenue performance analysis
  • Competitor analysis
  • Gap-night solutions setup
  • Last-minute, early-bird and other promotions
  • Base, minimum and maximum price setup
  • OTA channel pricing optimization
  • Seasonal pricing setup
  • Expert revenue manager assigned to your account
PackageListingsSessionPrice
StarterUp to 2 listings45-minute Zoom session$125
Growth3 to 6 listings60-minute Zoom session$250
Portfolio7 to 10 listings90-minute Zoom session$370
Scale11 to 15 listings90-minute Zoom session$480
Pro16 to 21 listings120-minute Zoom session$615
Enterprise22 or more listings120 to 240-minute Zoom sessionFrom $635
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Which package fits your Costa Rica portfolio

Starter, $125

One home in Playa Flamingo and Playas del Coco

I build its seasons, floors and stay rules against its own comparable listings.

Portfolio or Scale, $370 to $480

Listings across several areas

For example Santa Teresa and Nosara plus Papagayo Peninsula: I set each area up separately, with its own comp set, seasons and minimum stays.

22+ listings, from $635

More than 21 listings

The large-accounts calculator shows the exact price and session length for your listing count.

Large-accounts pricing

Questions about your Costa Rica property?

Tell me what you run in Costa Rica and what is not working. I reply in your time zone.

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Managed Airbnb pricing

Airbnb revenue management for Costa Rica

Done for you and month to month: I run your Costa Rica short-term rental pricing every week. From $225 a month, priced by listing count with no cap.

What I run for your Costa Rica listings

  • Daily rate monitoring and 2-3 price changes a week for listings in Playa Flamingo and Playas del Coco, Santa Teresa and Nosara, and Papagayo Peninsula
  • Peak rates and minimum stays set early for Mid-December to early January
  • Base, minimum and maximum prices, gap nights and last-minute discounts
  • Run in PriceLabs or Wheelhouse, connected to your channel manager
  • Listing, promotions and Airbnb, Booking.com and Vrbo optimization on Plus
  • Monthly strategy call and a 12-month forecast on Pro; month to month, no lock-in
ListingsCorePlusPro
1 listing$225$305$395
5 listings$565$765$990
10 listings$965$1,305$1,690
25 listings$1,415$1,910$2,475
50 listings$1,865$2,520$3,265

Monthly prices. Managed plans start after the one-time PriceLabs strategy package above, so I build your Costa Rica strategy with you first.

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Which managed plan fits your Costa Rica rentals

Core, from $225/mo

Managed pricing, run for you every day

For hosts in Playa Flamingo and Playas del Coco who handle guests and listings themselves and want the pricing done every week.

Plus, from $305/mo

Pricing plus listing and channel optimization

For listings competing in Santa Teresa and Nosara: pricing plus listing content, promotions and channel work on every OTA.

Pro, from $395/mo

Full revenue management with a monthly strategy call

For portfolios across Papagayo Peninsula and beyond, with forecasting, launch pricing for new listings and a monthly call.

Price your exact listing count
Hotel revenue management outsourcing

Hotel revenue management outsourcing in Costa Rica

I work as your outsourced revenue manager in Costa Rica, priced by property size rather than per room: from $650 a month, after a one-time hotel pricing strategy setup from $750.

What your Costa Rica hotel gets

  • Daily rates and restrictions set against a Costa Rica comp set
  • Group, event and length-of-stay strategy around Mid-December to early January
  • BAR and rate-plan strategy by room type
  • Connected to your PMS and channel manager, no new software to learn
  • OTA, metasearch and direct-booking mix with rate-parity checks on Plus
  • Forecasting, pace reports and a monthly strategy call on Pro
Hotel sizeCorePlusPro
BoutiqueUp to 20 rooms$650$900$1,150
Small21 to 50 rooms$950$1,300$1,650
Midsize51 to 100 rooms$1,400$1,900$2,450
Large101 to 200 rooms$2,000$2,700$3,500
Large & luxury200+ rooms, luxury or multi-propertyCustom quote

Monthly prices, month to month. The one-time setup builds your Costa Rica strategy before I take over.

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Which plan fits your Costa Rica hotel

Boutique, from $650/mo

A boutique hotel or guesthouse in Playa Flamingo and Playas del Coco

Up to 20 rooms: one comp set, daily rates and stay rules, without hiring a full-time revenue manager.

Small or Midsize

A city or resort hotel in Santa Teresa and Nosara

21 to 100 rooms: rate plans by room type, segment mix and event pricing, reported monthly.

200+ rooms or several hotels

Larger, luxury or multi-property in Costa Rica

For example a group with hotels in Santa Teresa and Nosara plus Papagayo Peninsula: quoted on size and complexity.

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Consultant, not an agency

Why owners in Costa Rica hire Alaa directly

Most revenue problems are strategy problems. They get solved faster by one experienced person who looks at your numbers than by a process.

Cornell certified

Master certificate in Revenue Management from Cornell University, and 18 years of hands-on pricing work.

Hotel chain background

A decade running revenue for international five-star properties before moving into short-term rentals.

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Client reviews on Fiverr, from single-listing hosts to large portfolios.

You talk to Alaa

No hand-off to a junior account manager. The person who reviews your property in Costa Rica is the one who sets the strategy.

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Insights

Recent notes from Alaa

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Tools and channels I work in for Costa Rica properties

  • Revenuenaire Dynamic Pricing
  • PriceLabs
  • Wheelhouse
  • Beyond Pricing
  • DPGO
  • Pricepoint
  • Duetto
  • IDeaS
  • Hospitable
  • Hostaway
  • Guesty
  • OwnerRez
  • Lodgify
  • Smoobu
  • Beds24
  • Hostfully
  • Uplisting
  • Cloudbeds
  • Mews
  • SiteMinder
  • Little Hotelier
  • Opera Cloud
  • RoomRaccoon
  • Airbnb
  • Booking.com
  • Vrbo
  • Expedia
  • Agoda
  • Google Hotel Ads
  • Trivago
  • Tripadvisor
  • Furnished Finder
  • Direct booking website
Services in Costa Rica

Everything I do in Costa Rica

Sixteen dedicated pages for Costa Rica: hotel revenue management and consulting, Airbnb and short-term rental pricing, and optimization for each booking channel.

For hotels and resorts

For Airbnb and short-term rentals

What partners say

Trusted by hosts and managers worldwide

Real feedback from PriceLabs pricing strategy sessions with Alaa.

★★★★★

Savvy adjustments to my dynamic pricing

Alaa is a consummate professional! Patient, thorough, efficient and effective in communicating. He not only made savvy adjustments to my dynamic pricing strategy, but also helped me to understand the reasoning behind his methods, granting me a better understanding of the PriceLabs platform. Strong work!

Airbnb host

★★★★★

Great PriceLabs advice for every property

Alaa was fantastic, going through each of the properties I had and gave great advice and actioned a great game plan. Would highly recommend for anyone looking to enhance their pricing strategy on PriceLabs. Alaa's experience goes beyond this which makes it very beneficial to have this holistic approach.

Property manager

★★★★★

Helped me optimize my PriceLabs

Alaa helped me optimize my PriceLabs settings for my Airbnb listing and was very helpful and patient with answering any questions I had. He was also able to clearly explain why he made the changes he made, and it was obvious that he had a lot of experience in this field. I will definitely be back!

Airbnb host

FAQ

Questions Costa Rica owners ask Alaa

When is peak season in Costa Rica?

The dry season from December to April.

Is the green season worth pricing for?

Yes, with lower floors and retreats.

Is July a good month for Costa Rica rentals?

Often, yes. A short dry spell called the veranillo usually arrives in July, coinciding with North American summer holidays. I price July above June and keep weekly stays, while watching each year's weather and bookings before raising rates further. Costa Rican families also travel during the mid-year school break, which adds domestic demand.

Should I price Guanacaste and the Nicoya Peninsula differently?

Yes. Guanacaste beaches near Liberia are easier to reach and attract families, while Santa Teresa and Nosara draw surfers and wellness guests who stay longer. I set separate comp sets and minimum stays for each, and I let the Nicoya side keep longer minimums because the rough roads discourage quick visits.

Has Alaa Elhadi worked with properties in and around Costa Rica?

Yes. Alaa has optimized 100+ properties in and around Costa Rica, from single Airbnb listings and small hotels to management companies running hundreds of units. Everything is remote on Zoom, scheduled in Central Standard Time (UTC-6).

How do I start with Alaa in Costa Rica, and what does it cost?

Start a chat or book a session online. One-time PriceLabs strategy sessions are priced by your exact listing count from $125; managed plans start at $225 a month; hotel consulting is quoted per property; Revenuenaire Dynamic Pricing software is from $17.99 per listing per month. There is no minimum or maximum portfolio size.

Nearby markets

Other Latin America & Caribbean markets Alaa consults in

Alaa Elhadi consults for clients worldwide. Reviews and booking history are also visible on his Fiverr profile.

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Want Alaa to look at your Costa Rica property?

Tell Alaa what you run and what is not working. You get a straight answer in the chat and a clear next step: a 1-on-1 session, a consulting proposal or managed pricing.

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