Hotel Nantipa, an SLH Hotel

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"A beachfront boutique hotel located in a UNESCO-designated Blue Zone, featuring 19 suites and bungalows plus new three-bedroom beachfront villas with kitchens and private pools, and a dedicated wellness center offering sound healing, life coaching, Ayurvedic therapy, and other holistic classes. The beachfront restaurant serves dishes with international and Caribbean influences while the property supports sustainable operations—no single-use plastics, gray-water irrigation, and solar-heated water—and organizes excursions such as rainforest hikes, surfing lessons, horseback riding, fishing trips, and boat tours to nearby islands for marine wildlife viewing. The hotel holds a national sustainable tourism certification recognizing these policies." - Devorah Lev-Tov