Nosara, Costa Rica
Suite Selva Dorada
Golden hour, every hour
The upper-floor sunset suite. Rich teak grain and marble surfaces catch the late Pacific light. Designed to be lived in slowly — the suite the sun pays the longest visit to.
Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
2
Sleeps
4
Setting
Jungle
Golden hour, every hour.
From three in the afternoon onward, the suite turns gold. Light pours through the west-facing glass, falls across the teak floor, and climbs the marble island.
The slow grain of teak.
Selva Dorada means 'golden jungle,' and the materials were chosen to deepen rather than fade. The teak grows richer with each year of sun.
A king in white linen.
The master faces west, so the last of the day slips across the linen before the shutters close. A brass reading lamp; a small teak bench; nothing more.
“We named it Selva Dorada because of what the light does at five o'clock. Stay one evening and you'll understand.”
— Mariana, host · Nosara
The small things, attended to.
- ·Three-minute walk to the coasts of Costa Rica
- ·Two king bedrooms, each with an ensuite bathroom
- ·West-facing glass for the full sunset arc
- ·Solid teak floors, unsealed brass pulls
- ·Private balconies front and rear (openable to the neighbouring suite)
- ·In-unit laundry and full pantry
- ·Air-conditioning in every room
- ·TV in the living room, high-speed Wi-Fi
- ·Mini pour-over bar and natural-wine fridge
Before you arrive.
- ·A three-minute walk to the coasts of Costa Rica — sand under your feet before the coffee cools.
- ·Third floor of the building, reached by stairs. There is no elevator and the suite is not ADA accessible; please take this into account when booking.
- ·Smoking is allowed on the balcony only — never inside the suite. Smoking indoors incurs a cleaning fee of up to $1,000.
Arrivals, departures, and the house rules.
Check-in
After 4:00 PM
Checkout
Before 10:00 AM
Maximum
4 guests
- ·Jungle setting, so no food is left outside at any time.
- ·No clothes or towels hung on the balcony railing.
- ·Trash bagged and placed in the designated area.
- ·No parties.
- ·Smoking on the balcony only, never inside.
A day at Suite Selva Dorada.
- 06:30
Soft east light reaching the back of the suite.
- 08:00
Breakfast on the balcony as the canopy steams.
- 11:00
Outdoor rain shower under the eaves; the jungle hides nothing.
- 15:30
The first gold hits the marble — and stays.
- 17:55
Sundowner on the balcony, the Pacific going pink in the distance.
- 20:15
Doors still open, the day refusing to end.
A few corners of the suite.
Three picks for your stay.
Surf · 3 min walk
Playa Guiones
The home break — a three-minute walk from your door and one of the most reliable beach breaks in the country. Seven kilometres of sand means the peaks spread out, so there is almost always an empty shoulder waiting.
Restaurants · 5 min drive
Coyol Restaurant — Nosara
Elevated Costa Rican cooking on the hill above Playa Guiones — open-fire proteins, garden vegetables, and one of the better wine lists in town. The room opens to the treetops; the crowd is half local.
Adventures · 20 min walk
Playa Pelada Tide Pools & Blowhole
The rocky cove just north of Guiones, where low tide opens warm tide pools and a blowhole that fires spray straight up through volcanic rock. A twenty-minute walk, with iguanas sunning the whole way.