Costa Rica

I was there for about 9 days (not for my honeymoon).  I would suggest going to Los Suenos & stay at the Marriott there.  It is like a Ritz Carlton in CR w/o paying too much.   I want to say it was under $200/nt when we stayed there.  Jaco is the next town which is nice too.  We stayed at the Best Western there (it is like our Marriotts here), I think it was around $85/nt here.  There is more to do in Jaco, nightclubs, shopping, restaurants & the beach is softer like the Jersey shore.  When we were in CR we saw many towns including Manuel Antonio which has the National Park which is about 3-4 hr drive south of Jaco (these towns are on the west coast).   We rented a car & drove all over the place.  The capital city where you will fly into - San Juan I believe - be careful,  There is theft there, like NYC has.  They will pick pocket your backpack & stuff.  We only stayed here the day we landed & the day before leaving.

We drove down to Dominical after Manuel Antonio - this area is where the surfers go.  The beaches here are like home.  Finding a nice hotel there won't happen, so I would probably not go here for your honeymoon.  Marriott Los Suenos would be my suggestion & rent a car  

I hear the east coast sometimes has a sulfer smell - so I stayed away from that side of the country.

By the way, you must learn some basic spanish to get around when you leave the capital city.  I went w/ an old BF who was Peruvian & bilingual, so very easy for us.  My 2 yrs back in HS would not have got me around.  GL