The Harmony Hotel

The Harmony Hotel in Costa Rica is the perfect setting for people to get in tune with their natural rhythm.

The Harmony Hotel in Costa Rica offers graceful simplicity of earth tones and crisp whites that creates rooms that are rooted in nature and beach life. All 24 accommodations reside on a path that meanders through a tropical garden overflowing with native vegetation. And the ears do not lie—that is the sound of waves. The path ends nearby at the warm, inviting Pacific Ocean. The open air restaurant at the Harmony Hotel seats 40 guests in a stylish but casual atmosphere that draws upon 70's surf culture, Brazilian Modernism, and old school tropical resorts.

Taking its cue from a harmonious way of living, the kitchen cooks up local organic seafood, fruits, and vegetables. This means a menu of options flavored by the exotic likes of wild ginger, taro, banana, plantains, mango, coconut and of course, black beans and riceIn addition to the main restaurant at the Harmony, La Cafeteria provides vegetarian tapas, fresh squeezed juices and herbal teas. Like the restaurant, they use organic ingredients whenever possible. Tucked amongst the trees and wildlife between the hotel and the future spa, La Cafeteria's rancho-style pitched thatch roof and open-air structure is an ancient form of native architecture that is still popular today.

The Harmony Hotel is a stone's throw from the best break on Playa Guiones, home to the best surf in Nosara and for that matter, some of the most consistent year-round waves in the world. Straight off the Harmony path is a beach break with lefts and rights. Warm air and offshore breezes make for great conditions. Swells vary throughout the day from waist high to double-overhead.

This surf break works on all tides but shapes up best at high tide. Even though it's becoming a popular longboard spot, it is good for short boards and great for fun boards. Heed the howler monkey wakeup call for a quiet, early morning session. The most popular time is sunset. No wonder. The waves get glassy late afternoon and the colors are mind expanding as the sun dips. Adventurers will have fun exploring other local surf spots: Playa Pelada for a reef break that's best with a north swell at incoming high tide and Playa Nosara for a beach break with peaks and shallow lefts that get barreling with a large south or southwest swell.

The air and water are 80ish degrees all year in Nosara, so board shorts and warm water wax are the sum requirements other than a board. The small planes that fly to the local cow field which serves as an air strip do not allow long boards, and getting a short board to Nosara doesn't guarantee space for it on your return flight. Surf rentals near the hotel abound and generally range from $15 - $25 per day for short and long. No need to reserve ahead. There are several Costa Rica surf schools in Nosara. Look for Costa Rica Surf Schools at our Costa Rica Surf Section.

Harmony Hotel Amenities

• Daily Maid Service
• King Size Bed
• Refrigerator
• Air Conditioning
• Ceiling Fans
• Laptop-Sized Safe Deposit Box
• Coffee Maker
• WiFi Access