Hotel Nantipa - A Tico Beach Experience - Playa Santa Teresa (Puntarenas)
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Beachfront boutique hotel with private-plunge-pool villas in Santa Teresa
Accommodations
Hotel Nantipa - A Tico Beach Experience Playa Santa Teresa offers 27 rooms spread across beachfront bungalows and private villas. The Ninta Beachfront Bungalow includes a private plunge pool and floor-to-ceiling glass doors that open to ocean views. Larger groups can book a beachfront Villa with its own private pool and direct beach access.
Dining
The hotel's Manzu restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner with an open-air setting overlooking the Pacific sunset. Guests can book the Pura Vida tasting menu, which pairs each course with stories of Costa Rican culture. Evening cocktails are crafted by experts from the Mulberry Project, using local ingredients.
Wellness
Hotel Nantipa - A Tico Beach Experience Playa Santa Teresa operates the Numu spa, offering massages, facials, and body treatments using local ingredients. The property also has a Pilates reformer studio and daily yoga classes led by certified instructors. Wellness packages include sound healing sessions and couples massages in the outdoor yoga sala.
Location & Activities
The hotel sits directly on Santa Teresa beach, a 4-hour drive from Liberia Airport. Guests can book guided tours to Montezuma waterfalls or the Curú National Wildlife Refuge through the concierge. On-site activities include surf lessons with local instructors, horseback riding, and zip-lining tours.
Family & Children
Hotel Nantipa - A Tico Beach Experience Playa Santa Teresa provides baby safety gates and babysitting services upon request. Families have use of an indoor play area and kids' outdoor play equipment. Board games and puzzles are available at the front desk, and the hotel's beach clean-up program gives children a free smoothie for each bucket of trash collected.
- Accommodations: 12 villas and bungalows with private plunge pools
- Dining: Manzu restaurant with Pura Vida tasting menu and Mulberry Project cocktails
- Wellness: Numu spa, Pilates reformer studio, daily yoga and sound healing sessions
- Location: On Santa Teresa beach, 10 km from Montezuma waterfalls and 16 km from Tambor
- Sustainability: Beach clean-up program rewarding children with free smoothies
Rooms and availability
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Max:2 persons
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Bed options:1 King-size bed
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Free Wi-Fi
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Air conditioning
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Max:3 persons
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Bed options:1 King-size bed
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Garden view
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Free Wi-Fi
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Shower
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Max:3 persons
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Bed options:2 King Size Beds2 Queen Size Beds
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Garden view
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Free Wi-Fi
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Shower
Facilities
Main facilities
Free Wi-Fi in rooms
24-hour reception
24-hour security
Outdoor dining area
Poolside snack bar
Restaurant
Welcome drink
Paid airport shuttle
Fitness club
Outdoor swimming pool
Sports & Fitness
- Fitness club
- Diving
- Snorkelling
- Hiking
- Horseback riding
- Cycling
- Yoga class
- Fishing
Services
- Paid airport shuttle
- Room service
- Housekeeping
- Car hire
- Laundry
- Tours/Ticket assistance
- Welcome drink
- Happy hour
Dining
- In-room breakfast
- Restaurant
- Poolside snack bar
- Snack bar
- Outdoor dining area
- Picnic area/ Tables
- Dinner
- Special diet menus
Children
- Cots
- Babysitting/Child services
- Playpen
- Board games
- Children's menu
- Children's play area
- Toys
Facilities for people with disabilities
- Toilet for disabled
- Bathroom for disabled
Spa & Leisure
- Outdoor swimming pool
- Beach access
- Beach umbrellas
- Sun loungers
- Live entertainment
- Sun terrace
- Garden area
- Spa & wellness centre
- Back massage
- Head massage
- Full body massage
- Foot massage
- Pool with view
Room view
- Sea view
- Garden view
- Pool view
Room features
- Free Wi-Fi in rooms
- Air conditioning
- Mini-bar
- Soundproofed rooms
- Sitting area
- Terrace
- Garden furniture
- Tea and coffee facilities
- Dining table
- Ironing facilities
Bathroom
- Free toiletries
- Bathroom telephone
- Sink
Self-catering
- Electric kettle
- Cookware/ Kitchen utensils
Media
- Flat-screen TV
- Direct dial telephone
- AM/FM alarm clock
Essential information about Hotel Nantipa - A Tico Beach Experience
| 💵 Lowest room price | 202 £ |
| 📏 Distance to centre | 1.3 km |
| ✈️ Distance to airport | 26.2 km |
| 🧳 Nearest airport | Tambor, TMU |
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