Chic villa-style lodging with fusion dining, spa, yoga
miles North of Franks Place, 160 2, Provincia de Puntarenas, Santa Teresa, Costa Rica Get directions
"Beautiful Florblanca is secluded in jungly gardens beside a pristine beach - with wild surf, white sands and overhanging palms. Choose a modern comfortable villa, a rustic Surf House or the gorgeous Honeymoon House - most are spacious and airy, with sumptuous cream bedrooms. Wallow in a leaf-shaped bath by candlelight under palm trees in your outdoor bathroom. Sip cocktails by the free-form pool, practice some yoga or laze in a hammock by the beach. Hip young staff whisk up gastronomic delights; the yellow-fin tuna for your sashimi was caught just hours ago. This is a very chic retreat indeed. You have the ocean on your doorstep, bird ballad and monkey chatter to wake you, that shapely pool, and yoga, pilates and creative cuisine. If you're not surfing the waves then bliss out in the spa, romantically perched above rushing water. It's a small slice of heaven, with its laid back but luxurious feel - oh, and the staff are described as "beyond great". Highs Florblanca’s villas are utterly luxurious: high-ceilinged sitting rooms open to the ocean breezes with grand bedrooms and wonderful alfresco bathroomsFood is superb: funky Pacific Rim flavours with Latin, Mediterranean and Asian influencesExcellent surfingHoneymooners will love the ocean view Deluxe options, and dining in the private gazebo by candlelightThe award-winning Bambú offers outstanding treatments and massages Lows It's pricey, but the use of surf and boogie boards are includedTake a transfer, don’t drive here. The roads are terribleBugs and beasties - you're in the jungle after all" - Christabelle Dilks
"The best of the surfer-chic beachside boutique hotels in laid-back Santa Teresa village, Florblanca is intimate, small-scale and integrated with nature. Secluded villas in lush hardwoods have huge terraces and al fresco showers open to the surrounding rainforest, and they sit just off the sand on the best beach in the village. There are plenty of activities on offer (surf classes, spa pampering, horseback riding and scuba diving), the food is organic farm-to-table and the resort is perfectly positioned for romantic Pacific Ocean sunsets and cocktails under the stars. " - Alex Robinson
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