ホテル ナンティパ - ティコ ビーチ エクスペリエンス(Hotel Nantipa - A Tico Beach Experience)

Booked our stay at Nantipa with my wife, for a family reunion at Santa Teresa beach. We were the only ones staying at Nantipa, the other groups, stayed at a mix of other local resorts and air bnb home. Hands down, Nantipa was by far the best! So much so, that the family came to us for most of their beach days, meals, and family pictures. Between my wife and I, we have never stayed in a better quality resort, nor have ever found friendlier staff. From extremely comfortable beds and very clean rooms, to the beautiful scenery, and convenient beach front location. The owner (Harry) is on site most of the time, and I was surprised and very pleased that they were very well acquainted with our special requests (Shabbat/kosher) as observant Jews. After all, this is remote Costa Rica, not New York or Miami... After leaving, we ran into issues with local rods being closed dur to flooding, and missed our flights home. After turning in circles on horrendous jungle rods for a few hours, we returned to Nantipa, Where Mariana helped us reroute our travel plans to get us home to Canada safely the following day. I can't thank them enough!

The rooms are simply cozy and very very clean! The staff is professional and the food is amazing. Everything is perfect and if you want to fell in paradise you have to visit this place. Thanks to all the staff!! Your professionality , compared with your neighbors of the banana beach, makes the difference!

My husband and I just checked out of Nantipa today. What an absolute wonderful stay! From the friendly smiling staff to the delicious breakfast every morning. It all was perfect. We stayed in Bungalow 3 which has its own private splash pool which was perfect after our early morning walk on the beach right out our door. The king size bed is soooo comfortable and it's so nice to have an outdoor shower. The.staff was so helpful from helping us rent a quad to having a pizza delivered, they were amazing in their continual effort to make our vacation great!! All I can say is.... Thanks to everyone at Nantipa and we'll see you next year!

Manzu was a wonderful restaurant, a five star to the chef, great staff, rooms where nice, mine was unfortunately the farthest from the beach, pool and restaurant, other than that the place exuded Pura Vida.

We are a family of 4 (2 adults, 2 kids aged 11 and 13) and stayed at Nantipa for 4 nights towards the end of a trip to Costa Rica. We were hoping for some R and R after touring many other places and many days of excursions and Nantipa delivered. The room was comfortable and clean - we were assigned one of the new rooms that hadn’t been opened long. They provided a cake on arrival as it was my daughter’s birthday. Service was excellent with special mention to Diego who showed us around the property and made us feel settled very quickly. I mentioned to him at check in that I was hoping to see monkey’s and received a WhatsApp within a few hours of arriving alerting me to monkeys in the lobby. All communication was done with the front desk and concierge through WhatsApp which proved extremely efficient. Spa treatments were organised quickly as were taxis. There is a nice communal pool (although some rooms have their own) which only has a handful of sun loungers although we never struggled to get some. The restaurant at the hotel provides a very high quality of food - with a special mention to lunch. There was so much to choose. Although maybe the prices need slight reconsideration- the $13 sliders were more reasonable than many dishes on the kids menu and $30 for a simple (but delicious) chicken salad seemed pretty steep. The hotel is located very close to many great restaurants and is in the heart of buzzy Santa Teresa. A really cool relaxed vibe that focuses on surging and yoga and well being, you get a real sense of the Nicoya Blue Zone. We looked hard for a place that was authentic to Costa Rica but that provided high levels of service and accommodation and Nantipa delivered. The owner was very present and you can see how much devotion he puts into the property. It’s only 5 years old but has established itself as a premium hotel. The beach is stunning although big waves are more suited to surfing than paddling and the sunsets were phenomenal.

Nantipa is an incredible resort conveniently located in Santa Teresa, a charming beach town in the Nicoya Peninsula. The resort is well appointed and relaxing. In the “Nanku” rooms there was plenty of room for our family of four with two young children. Our family spent a lot of time at the beautiful pool and at the beach. The only downside of the pool is there isn’t a bathroom nearby (have to walk to front or restaurant). The beach outside the resort is a bit rough and so you need to be careful. Some of the people that make Nantipa special: Mariana (concierge); Ali (front desk); Camilla (yoga); Daniel and Bryan and Salvador (Manzu); and several others I am unfortunately forgetting. We booked some activities through the resort. Surfing: we surfed two days and Andres was the lead instructor. He and his team (gracias Danny!) were incredibly friendly and patient and great with kids. I was surprised how quickly they got new surfers standing up and surfing. Andres is also a tremendous ambassador for the Santa Teresa area and explained so many things to us. It was a great experience and I highly recommend booking surfing with Andres and his team. Tortuga island: this is a fun day and worth doing. It starts early (730am) to get to the boat (30 min away), and about a 45 min boat trip out toward the island. On the way we stopped to see spider monkeys and snorkel. Then the boat went to Tortuga Island and you spent a few hours. The crew makes a delicious lunch and provided drinks. You can order cocolocos, which are coconut milk and rum, and worth trying. We played volleyball, swam, and did a banana boat. Fun day. Restaurants: Manzu is the only restaurant at the hotel and is delicious for all meals, though it is fairly expensive and you can save some money by walking into Santa Teresa. Some of our favorites in Santa Teresa were Maharaja (incredible Indian!), Drift Bar (relaxing scene for lunch and drinks), and Nami (sushi). You’ll love Nantipa!

The property was absolutely amazing- right in the middle of town but private and beachfront. The staff at Nantipa are so extremely accommodating, everyone we encountered was so polite and knowledgeable. Everything was so easy and they had amazing recommendations and had answers to all of our questions. I recommend taking a yoga class, we had 3 different yoga instructors and each one was better than the next!

Sadly, our experience at Hotel Nantipa fell far below expectations. Upon our arrival, we were escorted to our two rooms (our kids stayed in the second room). Our room was nicely appointed but very dark (on the first floor), not very private and with windows overlooking a noisy and busy construction site (we had to keep the shades drawn to block the unsightly site and maintain some semblance of privacy). Our kids' room was like ours, but unfortunately without the benefit of a working air conditioner. We asked to change our room to something less dark and not adjacent to the construction site, but after a fair bit of attitude from the somewhat annoyed front desk staff, we were told we couldn't be accommodated. For our kids' room, we were told the air conditioning would be fixed, but after returning to a still sweltering room after dinner, we insisted on a room change and were mercifully accommodated. Unfortunately for all of us, the room check-in was mere prelude to a very disappointing (and thankfully cut short) stay. For a hotel advertised as a luxury beach resort, we found a number of things odd (to say the least). The forlorn pool area (think cheap apartment complex) had only a few mangy lounge chairs (many of which were left with used towels), a grassy area that was mostly dirt, no bar or even a water station, no sunscreen, and, most shockingly, no towels. Apparently, the hotel believes in a one beach towel per guest policy (which we brought with us from our room) -- we felt like we were kids back in summer camp. The beach area couldn't have been less inviting (or less like the apparently photoshopped photos of the hotel we had found online -- see attached). Those photos showed beautifully cushioned lounge chairs along the beachfront, but those chairs were somehow missing during our visit. Like the pool area, the beachside lounge chairs were old and tattered (and without any cushions). And the location of the hotel in front of the rockiest stretch of beach in Santa Teresa left much to be desired - one would expect such a high-end resort to choose a better location. The day after we arrived, we had planned a surfing lesson for my wife and son, but, in line with the rest of our experience, the lesson (arranged by the hotel) went horribly awry and was poorly conceived to start. The hotel planned the lesson for 11am, which the surf instructor told us was a terrible time to book, especially for beginner/intermediate surfers. We didn't have any time constraints and were mystified as to why the hotel would book that time. Not only that, the guy who drove my wife and son to the lesson vanished without a trace after promising to watch their belongings (they were fortunate nothing was stolen) and didn't return to pick everyone up for about an hour after the lesson ended. The surf instructor speculated that the driver took off after a girl and had no clue whether he'd ever return. He did finally return (with his surly girlfriend), but t

My husband and I had our wedding at Nantipa in the beginning of June 2024. We wanted a small intimate wedding with our closest family and friends, we had 21 guests and stayed 7 nights. Santa Teresa is by far the most beautiful part of Costa Rica and Nantipa did not disappoint! The drive is worth it!! Five star service in every way not just for the wedding itself, but everyone takes pride in their work and we did not want or need anything. No matter where you are on the property you can get anything you want and they are happy to accommodate to make your stay perfect. They will also help coordinate any activities and transport! We went zip lining, fishing, horse back riding, and even got 90 minute massages on site. Camila was our wedding coordinator and her attention to detail was unmatched. Checking in with me to make sure my needs were met throughout my entire vacation not just the day of the wedding. Some days I know she worked 20 hour days! The chef was amazing and every meal was above and beyond our expectations. All of the staff was friendly, helpful, and really wanted to make everything perfect for us. Shout out to Kevin, Brian and Rolando! They even dug a trench in the sand around our tent the night of the wedding since the storm was so bad! We didn’t even notice and the party just continued! We stayed in the two three bedroom villas which was absolutely worth it! The villas came with a private pool and beach access and I even hosted my rehearsal dinner there. Our guests stayed in the bungalow suites which were equally as beautiful and perfect. Depending on the suite, you even have a private plunge pool. The air condition was perfect after a long hot day at the beach and the beds were extremely comfortable. The property itself is gorgeous and was built to not disturb the natural environment so everywhere you loved were big beautiful mature trees that were just breathtaking! When by the pool, it felt like you were swimming in heavenly jungle. Nantipa was one of the best resorts I’ve ever stayed at and we would be lucky to be able to go again one day!!