Olas Verdes Hotel

Olas Verdes, steps from Playa Guiones in Nosara

Olas Verdes is a small surf hotel in Nosara, a short walk through the jungle from Playa Guiones on the Nicoya Peninsula. It suits families and couples who want to surf, do yoga and see wildlife from a quiet, green base, without needing a car for the beach.

Nosara was cattle country once. Now it is yoga studios, surf breaks and protected forest, and Olas Verdes sits right in that mix, with howler monkeys in the treetops above the pool.

Why we choose it

• A jungle path to the surf. Playa Guiones is steps away through the forest, so the dawn session is a walk, not a drive.
• Suites with room to spread out. Every room is a suite, from the Poolside Suite for 3 to the Luxury Suite for 4, which suits families who need space.
• Families welcome. Children are welcome, and there are bicycles and boogie boards for guests, which keeps the kids busy between the beach and the pool.

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Rooms and views

The Poolside Suites sleep 3 and look over the pool and the greenery. The Luxury Suites sleep 4, with room for a family to spread out after a day at the beach.

For longer stays or a group that wants a kitchen and a living space, there is also the Beach Apartment. All of it is set in the trees, with native plants around the buildings.

On the property

El Manglar is the hotel restaurant, and the pool is where the afternoons go, with birds and monkeys in the canopy above. Bicycles and boogie boards are there for guests, and there is parking on site.

The area is wonderful for birding: with a little luck, motmots and long-tailed manakins in the trees close to the hotel.

Location and getting there

Olas Verdes is in Nosara, about 3 hours by road from Liberia airport, or a short ride from the Nosara airstrip. Check-in is at 2:00 pm and check-out at 11:00 am.

From here we can arrange zip lining, horseback riding, kayaking or paddle boarding, the caves of Barra Honda, or a day in the wetlands of Palo Verde.

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