Set on the Nicoya Peninsula, on Costa Rica's Pacific coast, Playa Nosara is about 3 miles from the inland town of Nosara. Playa Nosara is part of the Ostional National Wildlife Refuge and environmental restrictions mean that hotels cannot be built on the beach there. Instead, hotels are located just to the south of Playa Nosara and the River Nosara on two neighboring beaches, Playa Pelada and Playa Guiones. The town of Nosara has a landing strip with daily flights from San Jose, Costa Rica.
Perched on a 40-meter high hill on the edge of the Ostional National Wildlife Refuge, Hotel Lagarta Lodge features forest and ocean views, and is 500 meters from Playa Nosara. Playa Pelada is five minutes from this villa-style building, which is surrounded by a columned veranda. Featuring a terrace overlooking the sea, the hotel restaurant serves a buffet breakfast, light lunches and dinners that include seafood specials. The outdoor Sunset Bar has ocean views and guests can relax there while they enjoy spectacular sunsets. The six guest rooms come with private terraces or balconies, private bathrooms and ceiling fans.
Hotel Lagarta Lodge
Nosara
Costa Rica, 5206
011-506-2682-0035
lagarta.com
Just a 20-minute walk from Playa Nosara, the family-run Giardino Tropicale Hotel & Restaurant overlooks Playa Guiones. Set in mature tropical gardens, the hotel has an outdoor swimming pool with an adjacent jetted tub, and a children's pool. Staff can arrange massage and yoga sessions, horse riding and nature walks. Set in the gardens amid palm trees, the hotel restaurant serves pizza from a wood-fired oven, and offers a selection of pasta dishes and daily seafood specials. Rooms are designed in cabana style to minimize environmental impact and all have private porches or balconies, refrigerators and coffee makers. Air conditioning is available for a charge and some cabanas come with fully equipped kitchens.
Giardino Tropicale Hotel & Restaurant
P.O. Box 18-5233
Nosara
Costa Rica, 5206
011-506-2682-4000
giardinotropicale.com
Playa Nosara is a 25-minute walk from the Harmony Hotel, which is set in lush gardens with hammocks and built in tropical-island style with natural materials around a swimming pool. Therapies at the hotel's healing center include massages, skin treatments and yoga. Public areas have wireless Internet access and laptops are available on loan. The hotel has a small shop that sells beauty and sun products, art materials and books. The open-air restaurant serves a fusion of Pacific rim and Asian cuisines and the Juice Bar offers raw vegetarian and vegan dishes and healthy desserts. All 24 rooms have refrigerators, air conditioning, ceiling fans and coffee makers.
The Harmony Hotel
P.O. Box 162-5233
Nosara
Costa Rica, 5206
011-506-2682-1073
harmonynosara.com
