Florblanca

Name: Florblanca
Rating: 4.5

Surf, yoga and sunsets on a beach untainted by tourism

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In the small surf town of Santa Teresa, Florblanca is a cool vibe escape of coconut sorbets, stylish villas and barefoot adventure.

It’s good vibrations and simple pleasures at this artfully rustic rainforest-covered retreat. Villas are bohemian and beachy, iguanas scurry past a beautiful pool and monkeys hide in the trees. Days are spent ocean-bound, borrowing surfboards or riding waves with a local instructor. There’s a renowned yoga dojo, a wild spa suspended over waterfall pools and hook-to-fork, farm-to-table dining with your toes in the sand.

Why we love Florblanca

Surrounded by verdant rainforest, bleached beaches and wild waves
Petite retreat. Just 11 beautiful villas with living rooms, outdoor bathrooms and hammocks on the terrace
Packed with activities including surfing, paddle boarding, yoga, Pilates and horse riding
Slow the pace with a skin-softening coconut scrub at Spa Bambu

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Our rating 4 stars

Location Nicoya & Papagayo

Avg Flight time 11 hours

Setting On the south coast of the Nicoya Peninsula, surrounded by the forest

Transfers Approx. 6 hours’ transfer from San Jose airport

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Rooms

Just 11 villas are all woven into the rainforest and beautifully styled with bohemian touches and earthy tones. Each one features an outdoor shower, hand carved bath tub and handwoven hammock on the terrace. Two-bedroom Villas accommodate families and the huge Honeymoon House features an ocean-facing bedroom, expansive deck and an indoor/outdoor living room with a double hammock.

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Superior One Bedroom Villa

Standalone villas with a king-size bed and an open-air bathroom with free-standing bathtub, separate shower and stone-carved sinks.

air-conditioning
minibar*
coffee maker
terrace with hammock for two

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Surf House

Located in a former traditional Costa Rican home, this secluded cottage features three sleeping areas (one with king-size bed, one with twin beds and the third with two single day beds); it is just a short walk from the shore and there’s one bathroom which has a shower.

air-conditioning
minibar*
coffee maker
terrace with hammock for two

* Denotes local charge

Facilities

Restaurants & bars
Spas & wellness
Sustainability

Dine indoors or outdoors, by the beach, at the bar or in the poolside palapa. Nectar restaurant delivers Latin, Mediterranean and Asian flavours to all the best lounging spots at Florblanca.

Nectar Restaurant
There’s a wild charm at Nectar restaurant where you can fuel up with surfer’s burrito breakfasts and slow down with post-beach yellow fin tuna salads. Order sushi and sip rosé at lunchtime and return for fresh catch-of-the-day, shrimp spaghetti and sunset scenes. The restaurant serves responsibly sourced fish and is built around organic, seasonal, local produce.

With bamboo encircled therapy rooms, waterfalls cascading into stone pools and a huge jacuzzi, Spa Bambu is a soul-soothing space with treatments including Costa Rican coffee scrubs and hot stone massages.

Practice sunrise salutations and evening Vinyasa at the oceanfront open-air yoga dojo and join daily Pilates classes in a studio kitted out with Balanced Body Springboards.

Join Fitness Bootcamp for personalised circuit training on the beach.

Florblanca is a scenic and sustainable escape, whose gardens are chemical-free and whose native species of plants and trees offer safe habitat for animals including monkeys, birds and mammals. Their location is rich in biodiversity and staff are trained in how to protect sea turtle nesting. Organic waste is turned into compost to feed the gardens and natural rocks ensure rainwater drains away properly to avoid soil depletion. Energy-efficient lighting is used throughout the hotel and UV lamps purify water. You’ll also eat clean and kind here. Nectar restaurant serves organic, local produce and sustainably sourced seafood.

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