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Designed so you are nature's privileged guests, Playa Nicuesa Rainforest Lodge is a captivating retreat in Costa Rica. This solar-powered sanctuary along the Pacific Coast is tucked into a 165-acre estate within the Piedras Blancas Park. Arrive by boat to an intimate world composed of a main lodge, cabins and guest rooms that are uniquely designed to create a seamless and enjoyable transition between the indoors and outdoors. Follow candlelit pathways to the dining terrace for three full meals each day, where you will be enchanted by a tranquil blend of romance and environmental sensitivity.
Playa Nicuesa Rainforest Lodge
Piedras Blancas National Park
Peninsula de Osa
Golfito, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
85-1000
Nearest Airport: SJO
This is such a special place! If you want to be off the beaten path and in a natural setting, this is the place. They bring you by boat from a local port. This is a small, intimate resort. Wonderful! Very nice cabins and good food. They have snorkeling and kayaking equipment available for free use. They also offer boat tours. Quiet and so very peaceful listening to the waves on the beach. Great birdwatching.
Cathy W - Tyler, Texas
Great, secluded jungle experience, completely off grid. Rooms/cottages were classy and clean. Service was great. The food and staff were geat. The noise level was all jungle produced!
Sightseer17766975721 - Denver, Colorado
I had a blast celebrating my birthday at Nicuesa with my adult children. Kim, our guide, was so helpful as I got comfortable swimming in the ocean again. I also had fun doing yoga with my adult children. I can't forget the incredible meals we enjoyed as we looked over the rainforest out to the ocean. I loved hearing the waves as I drifted off to sleep. Lastly, the lodge cares deeply about the environment, with all the sustainability efforts they have put in place to minimize the impact on the ecosystem.
Ruth G
This was a magical place to celebrate my mom's 88th birthday with our immediate family. The amazing staff was kind and knowledgeable and treated my mom like royalty. We enjoyed all the activities, including the chocolate tour, the riverboat excursion, and fishing right off the pier. The Sustainability tour was so impressive becasue it showed the lodge's commitment to being truly eco-friendly. The lodge uses solar power and a hydro turbine to harness energy to run the place. I especially liked how they filtered the grey water with plants and microorganisms before it returns to the ocean. I highly recommend this place!
suzmo2018 - Denver, Colorado
What an amazing luxurious resort! Rain forest, dolphins, fishing, kayaking, boating, paddle boards, swimming, toucans, macaws, howling monkeys, more wildlife than I could possibly name, and amazing tours to experience it all! One of my favorite tours was the sustainability tour where we learned all the energy used at the resort was created by hydroelectric generators and solar power, we explored their sun-powered facilities to dry clothes, their composting station where nothing goes to waste, and then ended up at their garden where they showed us how they grow much of the food used in our gourmet meals! I highly recommend this unique and special resort.
John G
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The thing we liked most about our stay at Playa Nicuesa was the sense of warmth with also a very professional operation. It was fantastic how knowledgeable and welcoming everyone was.
-N. & S. Gillis
We loved the relaxed feeling of family, the natural surroundings and the like-minded people.
-S. Gould & A. James
Our stay at Nicuesa was such a unique experience. There was such a variety of activities; the rainforest is right outside your door; and we loved the dolphins and monkeys!
-C. & D. Chou
We loved being around the animals at Playa Nicuesa, and we appreciated the mix between morning activities and the afternoon.
-P. & I. Steinhoff