Villa Baula

Set on Costa Rica’s North Pacific Coast, just north of Tamarindo, Villa Baula is located directly in front of Playa Grande Beach, a magnificent 4 kilometers of golden sand and the most important nesting site in the Pacific for the giant leatherback turtle, known in Costa Rica as the Tortuga Baula. Not to mention also of the best surfing spots in Costa Rica. The hotel is actually located within the National Marine Park, Las Baulas de Guanacaste,

This hotel has only 20 rooms and 5 private bungalows, swimming pool and restaurant; all spread over two acres of forested beachfront property. The rooms and bungalows are naturally ventilated by the ocean breeze. The simplicity of the design and our choice of building materials (wood and bamboo) evidences the owner’s vision to preserve the natural beauty of the setting. This is an ideal location for a naturalist or surfer who looking for basic accommodations literally on the beach. created in order to protect these nesting grounds. Behind the hotel flows the Tamarindo estuary which is fed by the ocean and bordered by mangroves. The Tamarindo Estuary is a Ramsar site, protected by an international treaty as a wetland of global importance. 

New York Times article on Leatherback Turtles at Playa Grande

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