Hotel Nantipa - A Tico Beach Experience

Nantipa Resort impresses with clean, modern rooms and exceptional service. Guests enjoy a convenient location, beautiful amenities, and comfortable beds, creating a relaxing and enjoyable stay.

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!

An amazing experience across the board. Our experience was a little bit different from the start because I inadvertently had our reservation beginning on the 30th even though we arrived on the 29th. The property was booked but Erika and the front desk staff were incredibly helpful by helping us find a nearby property at which we could stay for that first night. After we checked in on the appropriate date, they were even more accommodating and helpful - restaurant recommendations and reservations, activity reservations and information, driving directions, etc. The front desk is where the customer service began but top-notch service was pervasive throughout - everyone working there was polite, friendly and ready to help in both Spanish and English. The pool is amazing and the beach even better. The room we stayed in was perfectly clean, had exactly the amenities that we needed (including umbrellas which we needed). Our family (Mom, Dad and 13 yr old son) really cannot say enough about our experience at Hotel Nantipa. We will absolutely book Hotel Nantipa if we ever have the opportunity to return to Santa Teresa.