Out of all of the places to pick, you choose the one with the worst environmental record. Barcelo's abuse of environmental regulations in Costa Rica has been both systematic and repeated. And they have been fined for these violations. But this fact does not appear in your article. As you point out, Barcelo is running a zoo.
Guests lose a lot by staying here.
They miss out on Costa Rica. They might be anywhere. I have a personal reason for my protest as well. Barcelo threatened a lawsuit against my publisher some years back. There are a multitude of coastal resorts in Costa Rica, if one must have a beach.