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Luxury Boutique Hotel in Santa Teresa

Nantipa Hotel is a stunning property located on the beautiful beach of Santa Teresa, Costa Rica. The resort is luxurious and intimate, offering 15 luxurious bungalows and suites across almost 6 acres of beachfront land!

Enjoy the pleasure of a true beachfront vacation in the heart of the Nicoya Península. Santa Teresa is a hidden treasure where deep blue waters are framed by vividly green tropical rainforests. The area offers a range of waves for all levels, making this a perfect surf trip destination!

The Resort

Located on the Nicoya Península, Santa Teresa, Nantipa Hotel is a stunning property located in a prime beachfront location! The resort only has 15 luxurious bungalows and suites, giving the rest an exclusive and intimate feel. The resort aims to blend world-class luxury with classic Costa Rican hospitality!

The resort itself is just a stone’s throw from the surf and with around 150m of beachfront access! The resort has an international standard restaurant onsite, a large pool, and many activities for non-surfers to enjoy!

Waves at Nantipa Hotel

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 Nantipa

The resort offers a really high standard of luxury accommodation with service and hospitality to match!

The exclusive beachfront location offers access to Santa Teresa’s amazing beach!

The range of waves in the local area means that there is always a wave for all levels of surfers! Perfect for mixed ability groups.

Ready to surf in Costa Rica?

The Rooms

Nantipa Hotel has only 15 beautifully designed and well furnish bungalows and suites for your stay. The accommodation is scattered across 2.3 hectares (5.7 acres) of land with 155 meters of unique beachfront access.

Surrounded by carefully landscaped flora to preserve privacy, every unit is equipped with climate controls, flat SMART TVs with cable, with streaming capabilities (NETFLIX and YouTube ready), a working desk, a small dining table and chairs, hammocks, Wi-Fi, and a minibar.

The Cuisine

Nantipa’s Restaurant (Manzú) is located on the beach, with direct views of the ocean and sunset. The main dining area features 15 tables that easily accommodate up to 50 guests, in a very cosy, inviting and relaxed ambience.

Mixology experts from the Mulberry Project have prepared creative and unique cocktails featuring Costa Rica’s tropical fruits and local liqueurs, inviting visitors to mingle, unwind and enjoy the natural beauty.

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, surf lessons, and many more! You can also just kick back and relax on the beautiful beach out front!

Wellness Retreats

Nantipa Hotel offers a range of full wellness retreats aimed at grounding and developing the self. These include yoga, meditation, and many more complementary therapies and workshops to develop and build yourself.

How to Get There

Fly into Juan Santamaría International Airport in San Jose (SJO) via Nature Air or Sansa Airlines and catch a connecting flight to Tambor. The resort can arrange private pickups from the airport.

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Luxury Boutique Hotel in Santa Teresa

Nantipa Hotel is a stunning property located on the beautiful beach of Santa Teresa, Costa Rica. The resort is luxurious and intimate, offering 15 luxurious bungalows and suites across almost 6 acres of beachfront land!

Enjoy the pleasure of a true beachfront vacation in the heart of the Nicoya Península. Santa Teresa is a hidden treasure where deep blue waters are framed by vividly green tropical rainforests. The area offers a range of waves for all levels, making this a perfect surf trip destination!

The Resort

Located on the Nicoya Península, Santa Teresa, Nantipa Hotel is a stunning property located in a prime beachfront location! The resort only has 15 luxurious bungalows and suites, giving the rest an exclusive and intimate feel. The resort aims to blend world-class luxury with classic Costa Rican hospitality!

The resort itself is just a stone’s throw from the surf and with around 150m of beachfront access! The resort has an international standard restaurant onsite, a large pool, and many activities for non-surfers to enjoy!

Waves at Nantipa Hotel

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 Nantipa

The resort offers a really high standard of luxury accommodation with service and hospitality to match!

The exclusive beachfront location offers access to Santa Teresa’s amazing beach!

The range of waves in the local area means that there is always a wave for all levels of surfers! Perfect for mixed ability groups.

Ready to surf in Costa Rica?

The Rooms

Nantipa Hotel has only 15 beautifully designed and well furnish bungalows and suites for your stay. The accommodation is scattered across 2.3 hectares (5.7 acres) of land with 155 meters of unique beachfront access.

Surrounded by carefully landscaped flora to preserve privacy, every unit is equipped with climate controls, flat SMART TVs with cable, with streaming capabilities (NETFLIX and YouTube ready), a working desk, a small dining table and chairs, hammocks, Wi-Fi, and a minibar.

The Cuisine

Nantipa’s Restaurant (Manzú) is located on the beach, with direct views of the ocean and sunset. The main dining area features 15 tables that easily accommodate up to 50 guests, in a very cosy, inviting and relaxed ambience.

Mixology experts from the Mulberry Project have prepared creative and unique cocktails featuring Costa Rica’s tropical fruits and local liqueurs, inviting visitors to mingle, unwind and enjoy the natural beauty.

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, surf lessons, and many more! You can also just kick back and relax on the beautiful beach out front!

Wellness Retreats

Nantipa Hotel offers a range of full wellness retreats aimed at grounding and developing the self. These include yoga, meditation, and many more complementary therapies and workshops to develop and build yourself.

How to Get There

Fly into Juan Santamaría International Airport in San Jose (SJO) via Nature Air or Sansa Airlines and catch a connecting flight to Tambor. The resort can arrange private pickups from the airport.

Interested in Luxury Surfing?

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Customer Reviews

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Customer Reviews

Omar AlJammaz 03/07/23

TrustPilot
Great travel options, great customer support, simplifying planing process.
Looking forward for my next trip.

Nina Ross 03/08/23

TrustPilot
Awesome holiday to Hudhuranfushi. Giulia was very helpful and quick to respond and overall we were very impressed with Awave Travel.
Lohi's is a private, on site, awesome left hander that just kept giving. Also had options of 2 daily surf boat trips that went to other local breaks such as Sultans, Ninja's, Cokes, Jails. The surf team are amazing and we scored great waves the whole time we were there.
Stayed in a Sunset family beach villa which was perfect for a family of 4, then upgraded for the last 3 nights to Ocean Villas, both great for different reasons!
Island staff are so helpful and welcoming, and there's a good variety of food options available. Lots of other things to do such as paddleboarding, jet ski-ing, spa treatments, yoga and amazing snorkelling - with sharks, turtles and rays! We also hired bikes to get around and do morning surf checks!
An amazing trip, thank you Awave and Hudhuranfushi!

Seb Speck 25/06/23

TrustPilot
We had an amazing time on the Mentawai islands booked through Awave Travel.
Giulia was very helpful and available at all times during the booking process. And we had the best time on the Mentawais on the Maki Boat. The staff were amazing. Raul the surf guide was very helpful, friendly and coached us on the waves. Kaique the photographer produced top quality pictures and videos from the water, boat and drone.
Overall very happy and would highly recommend it.

Tom Ward 18/06/23

TrustPilot
We charted Seafarer for a 10 day trip in the Maldives. We booked with AWAVE about 12 months before. James was super helpful, really responsive and just easy to deal with. We even made a very last minute change to go to the central atolls which he arranged pretty much straight away. The trip itself was unreal, great surf, amazing wildlife and scenery. If you’re thinking about a surf charter, do it and book through these guys!

Natasha Gronski 06/08/23

TrustPilot
Awave Travel is the best surf travel agency I have ever booked! They are very professional and responsive to my inquiries and are able to match me with a surf trip appropriate to my interests and skill level. They have an outstanding relationship and reputation with the resorts that they work with, which makes a difference in the consumer experience. Above all, the Awave staff is very friendly and knowledgeable about the areas they recommend, as they have actually surfed the spots and stayed at the resorts. For anyone who wants a hassle-free, no worries, relaxing and fun surf adventure, Awave Travel is the way to go!

David 05/29/23

TrustPilot
8 of us stayed at Hudhuranfushi for my 50th birthday celebration. The resort and services were amazing. James and the team at AWAVE stayed in contact from the beginning to end to ensure we had everything we needed. Great experience. Definitely looking forward to booking our next trip with AWAVE in the near future.

Alexandra Franz 05/31/23

TrustPilot
We spent amazing days in Morocco in Amouage. Was an amazing stay and the full surf package offered by AWAVE was great.
All the people were very nice and coaches were amazing. Booking was very smooth, answered all my questions and they took care of everything.
I took the coaching package and had a great time and learning. The teacher was great, very patient and explained everything very nice and calm. Felt safe all the time and had a lot of fun as well.
My boyfriend had the guiding package and he also had a great time. He was always taken to the spots that fitted his level and enjoyed the full when conditions were nice.

Alex Reuter 05/22/23

TrustPilot
We stayed at Ayada in Maldives and I can't be more complimentary of AWAVE! Awesome and patient advise over whatsapp on which resort to go to with extremely details local knowledge on surf conditions, wave spots, resort quality, which atolls to go to, etc. I followed their recommendation and it was spot on. Easy booking on short notice before the trip, can't thank James enough!

Stewart Cropp 05/19/23

TrustPilot
Our remarkable trip was 12 months in the planning.it was awkward to organize because there was so many people coming and going over our two week chartered cruise.
I can’t speak highly enough of AWAVE and more to the point ,the wonderful Giulia Manfrini. She is so caring and sweet and far above and beyond any travel consultant that I have ever worked with
Thankyou Giulia for all your prompt answers to my gazillion questions
You are “Simply the best”.
Now onto the Carpe Diem
The trip of a lifetime was had by all 20 of us
The Captain and crew worked tirelessly to pander to our every whim
They would not allow us to lift a finger
Our Barmen Shawn and Cook ( still can’t pronounce his name ) were superb, the food was first class and varied and the alcohol flowed like a river
Our Surf guide “Seppe” found waves for us every day except for two while we travelled deep into the central Attols
We were greatful for the rest
We snorkeled with the sharks and visited uninhabited Islands spent an afternoon being spoiled at a high class resort .
All in all an Awsome trip

Diane 05/11/23

TrustPilot
James helped us organize our trip in April for my partner and I in the Mentawai.
First, lets discuss the service : James was super clear and reactive. We received a list of resorts with different price ranges and he provided all the elements for us to decide based on our needs and budget. We felt very supported for the organization and we even received so advices few days before leaving for packing.
I was a bit afraid as i'm not a good surfer so i reach out many times to understand how I could still try and learn and James always replied very quick and with all the info i need.
Then when we arrive : it was super well organized, everything went smooth and we fell in love with the place and people. We can tell they really worked on their resort selection and travel organization and we trust our next adventure will be as qualitative.
Already recommended their service ;).
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