Peter van Hussen

Peter is a seasoned hotel and commercial real estate professional with extensive experience in tourism, hospitality operations, real estate development, and government relations in Costa Rica and Central America. He owned and operated Boutique Hotel Canciones del Mar in Playa Jacó for 12 years, leading day-to-day operations and long-term value creation. He then served as General Manager for Daystar Properties, one of Costa Rica’s largest developers, where he oversaw development, marketing, and sales processes for a portfolio of 100+ condominiums under ownership, planning, and construction.
Peter’s hospitality career spans more than two decades in roles including general manager, operations manager, food & beverage manager, and reception manager. Earlier in his career he worked with Carnival Cruise Lines on the path to First Purser, giving him a global service and logistics perspective that he applies to real estate and hotel assets today.
Civically engaged, Peter is a former president of the local Chamber of Tourism and former vice president of the Chamber of Commerce for Costa Rica’s Central Pacific. He has participated on the national board of hotel owners and collaborated with government on environmental and socially responsible programs. Multilingual in Dutch, French, Spanish, German, and English, he has lived in five countries and understands international buyers and operators.
Educated at the School of Tourism in Breda (Netherlands) and at HOSTA in Switzerland (Cornell-administered BA program), Peter has completed Cornell University online certificates in Hotel Asset Management and Commercial Real Estate, as well as John Highman’s commercial real estate courses. He founded EcoRealtors (sustainable housing and development) and Hotels4SaleCostaRica.com (hotel brokerage). Services include feasibility studies, staffing strategies, marketing, and full hotel launch logistics. Peter currently brokers with Century 21 in Jacó. Beyond brokerage, he owns two organic farms and is planning a mixed sustainable development with green housing, on-site food/water/energy, aquaculture, and a boutique hotel component.