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Boutique Hotel in Santa Teresa offering great Surf Packages!

The beaches of Santa Teresa have some of the best waves in Costa Rica! There are a variety of world-class breaks with great surf conditions year-round. This in combination with clear blue water, white sand and palm trees in the background truly makes you feel like you are surfing in paradise.

Lucero is located in the heart of this slow-paced beach village and provides a comfortable stay with a personal touch and friendly learning atmosphere for surfers of any level! Find the perfect balance between surf and chill in a real tropical paradise.

The Resort

Lucero is located on Costa Rica’s Pacific coast, the Nicoya Peninsula, in the blooming village of Santa Teresa, Costa Rica’s surfing mecca. Even though Lucero is located in the center of town, within walking distance to supermarkets, restaurants, cafes, and to the beach, it is still far enough from the hustle and bustle. Sitting on a small hill surrounded by trees the hotel provides a peaceful and relaxing stay.

The lowest level is communal with the restaurant for your meals, theory lessons, and a pool in front to cool off when it’s hot. On the upper level, there are the rooms looking out over the pool with on the side a cool little garden and on top of the hill, there is the ocean view house and jungle view apartment.

Waves at Lucero

Playa Santa Teresa offers up quality beach break waves for all levels, which with the right swell can produce barrels for advanced surfers. The area also has a range of fun point breaks.

Usually, you can surf year-round with the largest SW swells arriving in the wet season of May – October. Throughout the dry season on December – April, consistent smaller swells are to be expected. Generally, there are a lot of light wind days, meaning lots of glassy surf!

With more than 15 years of coaching experience in Santa Teresa, Lucero offers personalized surf lessons for all levels and ages in small groups with only 2 or 3 students per instructor. The certified surf coaches have all the knowledge needed to get you started or to get you to that next level.

Why We Love Lucero

Lucero offers great value for money with cosy accommodations and high attention to detail!

Professional surf coaching with many years of experience in the area and personalized surf packages for all levels!

The great hillside location in a quiet area of Santa Teresa town center!

Ready to surf in Costa Rica?

The Rooms

The hotel has four private rooms (with private bathrooms), two with queen size bed and two with king beds that we can also separate into two single beds. For the ones looking for more privacy and extra space, there is an ocean view home with two bedrooms/bathrooms and a one-bedroom jungle view apartment with a small living room with kitchen, sofa bed and a big patio in front.

All rooms have therapeutic matrasses, AC, ceiling fan, mini-fridge, safe and a comfortable hammock. Lucero ‘style’ is a combination of old Spanish on the outside with white brick walls, Spanish tile on the roofs and touches from Bali on the inside with finished concrete, beautiful wood and the finest linen bedding.

The Cuisine

Lucero offers a delicious breakfast buffet included in the package. The breakfast consist of bread, spreads, different kinds of granola, gallo pinto, eggs, fresh fruits, pancakes or banana bread, fruit juice, regular and almond milk, coffee and tea.

The hotel has also a small restaurant with pool offering lunch and dinner.

Lucero is located within walking distance to the lively town centre with its many delicious restaurants and cafes to taste the local flavours and international cuisine!

Activities

There is so much to do and explore in the local area, from horseback riding, cultural visits, trekking in the Curu Jungle Reserve, Canopy Tours, yoga and many more! The team on-site is always available to help you organise your preferred activities!

Families

Is this the first time traveling with kids? The team will help you from start to finish to make sure it’s going to be a smooth ride! The kids will love a vacation to Lucero. There is a pool at the hotel, the beach is only 2 minutes away, there are snorkel gear and beach toys to keep them busy! The surf coaches have a lot of experience in teaching children (from 4 yr) in a fun and safe way.

How to Get There

From San Jose, you can reach Santa Teresa by shuttle or charter flight. The daily shuttle picks you up from the airport or your hotel and it takes around 4.5 hours to get to Lucero.  Alternatively, you can fly from SJO to Tambor on a small plane. The flight takes 20 minutes and from Tambor there are other 40 minutes of taxi to get to Santa Teresa.

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Boutique Hotel in Santa Teresa offering great Surf Packages!

The beaches of Santa Teresa have some of the best waves in Costa Rica! There are a variety of world-class breaks with great surf conditions year-round. This in combination with clear blue water, white sand and palm trees in the background truly makes you feel like you are surfing in paradise.

Lucero is located in the heart of this slow-paced beach village and provides a comfortable stay with a personal touch and friendly learning atmosphere for surfers of any level! Find the perfect balance between surf and chill in a real tropical paradise.

The Resort

Lucero is located on Costa Rica’s Pacific coast, the Nicoya Peninsula, in the blooming village of Santa Teresa, Costa Rica’s surfing mecca. Even though Lucero is located in the center of town, within walking distance to supermarkets, restaurants, cafes, and to the beach, it is still far enough from the hustle and bustle. Sitting on a small hill surrounded by trees the hotel provides a peaceful and relaxing stay.

The lowest level is communal with the restaurant for your meals, theory lessons, and a pool in front to cool off when it’s hot. On the upper level, there are the rooms looking out over the pool with on the side a cool little garden and on top of the hill, there is the ocean view house and jungle view apartment.

Waves at Lucero

The waves around Santa Teresa offer surf for all levels. Playa Santa Teresa offers up quality beach break waves, which with the right swell can produce barrels for advanced surfers. Nearby Playa Hermosa also has great beach breaks for all levels. The area also has a range of point breaks for more advanced surfers!

Usually, you can surf year-round in Costa Rica with the largest SW swells arriving in the wet season of May – October. Throughout the dry season on December – April, consistent smaller swells are to be expected. Generally, there are a lot of light wind days, meaning lots of glassy surf!

Why We Love Lucero

Lucero offers great value for money with cosy accommodations and high attention to detail!

Professional surf coaching with many years of experience in the area and personalized surf packages for all levels!

The great hillside location in a quiet area of Santa Teresa town center!

Ready to surf in Costa Rica?

The Rooms

The hotel has four private rooms (with private bathrooms), two with queen size bed and two with king beds that we can also separate into two single beds. For the ones looking for more privacy and extra space, there is an ocean view home with two bedrooms/bathrooms and a one-bedroom jungle view apartment with a small living room with kitchen, sofa bed and a big patio in front.

All rooms have therapeutic matrasses, AC, ceiling fan, mini-fridge, safe and a comfortable hammock. Lucero ‘style’ is a combination of old Spanish on the outside with white brick walls, Spanish tile on the roofs and touches from Bali on the inside with finished concrete, beautiful wood and the finest linen bedding.

The Cuisine

Lucero offers a delicious breakfast buffet included in the package. The breakfast consist of bread, spreads, different kinds of granola, gallo pinto, eggs, fresh fruits, pancakes or banana bread, fruit juice, regular and almond milk, coffee and tea.

The hotel has also a small restaurant with pool offering lunch and dinner.

Lucero is located within walking distance to the lively town centre with its many delicious restaurants and cafes to taste the local flavours and international cuisine!

Activities

There is so much to do and explore in the local area, from horseback riding, cultural visits, trekking in the Curu Jungle Reserve, Canopy Tours, yoga and many more! The team on-site is always available to help you organise your preferred activities!

Families

Is this the first time traveling with kids? The team will help you from start to finish to make sure it’s going to be a smooth ride! The kids will love a vacation to Lucero. There is a pool at the hotel, the beach is only 2 minutes away, there are snorkel gear and beach toys to keep them busy! The surf coaches have a lot of experience in teaching children (from 4 yr) in a fun and safe way.

How to Get There

From San Jose, you can reach Santa Teresa by shuttle or charter flight. The daily shuttle picks you up from the airport or your hotel and it takes around 4.5 hours to get to Lucero.  Alternatively, you can fly from SJO to Tambor on a small plane. The flight takes 20 minutes and from Tambor there are other 40 minutes of taxi to get to Santa Teresa.

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Omar AlJammaz 07/07/22

Trustpilot
Great service. Quick response.

Sue Christy 06/09/22

Trustpilot
Giulia and Awave were great. Highly recommended to others.

Gavin 06/08/22

Trustpilot
James is a legend & will get everything you need for your trip setup & take care of all your needs. It was super easy & he responds to all emails very fast!

Oli 09/05/22

Trustpilot
Everything was perfect!

Garret Cleary 06/03/22

Trustpilot
They were great for our trip to the Maldives. Very fast response times to any questions we had and overall really helpful.

Gadi Haliva 07/17/22

Trustpilot
excellent service all the way . will use this service again

Anthony Luczkow 07/11/22

Trustpilot
James and the team at Awave do great work! Our trip was seamless the whole way through, which is really all you can ever ask for...plus the waves were great

Ray-Mie Nederland 05/30/22

Trustpilot
We booked a trip to Niyama Maldives (13 - 20 May 2022) with Awave.

Before deciding to go to Niyama I had close contact with Giulia about what would be the best resort for that season. Giulia responded almost immediately and gave us good and detailled advice about the surf and of course also about the resort.

We had a great trip! The resort was just prefect as well as the service! Unfortunately the waves were a bit choppy and the wind cross/ onshore, but that's mother nature....... (and May is a very difficult month for the Maldives). We still surfed every day in fun size waves and had a great time.

Would definitely recommend Niyama as well as booking with Awave!

Benjamin Soto 09/13/22

Google
the service we got froma James was excelent. He answer really fast and always willing to help. He provided super usefull information and good tips.

George Nexus 09/14/22

Google
Great communication, fantastic care and attention from James who is very knowledgeable and approachable, and the product recommended to us as an alternative, Ayada, was a real paradise. We had very high expectations and we were really impressed with everything (apart from the the quality of the surfboards for hire). :)
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