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Entire home/flat 
3 Guests 
1 Bedrooms 
2 Beds 
1 Bathroom Boutique apartment with private outdoor space close to the beach in Playa Guiones!
Salt is one of the original guiones beach buildings that we have completely renovated.
It has the PuraVida - Costa Rican vibe with a minimal modern clean feeling.
We appreciate privacy indoor and out and love the easy access to all things delicious and fun!
The apartment has a desk to work on, and our wifi is super fast (100Mbps).
Each apartment has a kitchen with electric double stove top, mini fridge, coffee maker, toaster, blender and all you need for cooking.
We invested in a state of the art filtration system, so the water is perfect to drink, and we avoid plastic pollution as much as possible.
Each apartment has private outdoor showers.
We have double interior double-side locked gates between all apartments so that friends and families can rent multiple apartments or rent the whole place !
SALT is located on the road adjacent to the beach. Playa Guiones is a protected beach with a green zone so there are no homes or hotels on the beach. Guiones has small dirt roads just out of the green zone. SALT is a sweet 3-5 minute walk to the waves. We are conveniently yet privately located in the center of everything easy and delicious. Neighboring shops within 5 minutes walking include cute boutiques , a mini-market, espresso bars , surf shops, juice bars, private surf club , and many great dining options. Local activities within 5 minutes walking include yoga, surfing, beach and mountain biking , and a diverse amount of movement and exercise classes. You can also book easily zip-line canopy tours, ATV tours, horseback riding, kayaking, paddle boarding, snorkeling trips and waterfall tours.
WHY NOSARA?
Known for its impressive lush beaches, Nosara is a popular destination among surfers, yogis, families and nature lovers. It is a place of tranquility, natural beauty, consistent waves all year long, and an open multicultural community. The concern with environmental sustainability is part of daily live in Nosara too. And it is located in the Nicoya Peninsula, considered one of the 5 Blue Zones of the world, that is, where people live healthily over 100 years. The locals here can live that long because of the good quality of the air and water, lots of fresh food all year long, their active lifestyle and their deep sense of family.
Nosara is a district with many towns and beaches. Guiones is a town specialized in tourism, and building fast so you can find all the comforts that you need, but since everything is spread out among the jungle, you don’t get the sense of being in a touristy place. Guiones is the most popular since it has consistent waves for beginners to professional during the whole year, a lot of restaurants for all kinds of diets, yoga centers, stores and hotels. Pelada is a small town with both tourism and locals, and a beautiful beach perfect to swim. Garza is a small local fishing town, most boat tours depart from Garza for fishing, whale and dolphin watching, snorkeling, and more. Nosara town is not on the coast, and it’s where most locals live, you can visit the town to experience the true Costa Rican culture and food. There are other small villages all around.
REFUGE
Nosara’s uniquely beautiful beaches, Guiones, Pelada, Garza, Boca Nosara, are all part of the Ostional National Wildlife Refuge. The refuge was established to protect the turtles that come each month to Ostional beach for nesting their eggs. For this reason it is forbidden to build on the border of the beach, what has helped with the conservation of the flora and fauna in the refuge, and has kept Nosara the tropical paradise it is. The buildings surrounding the beaches are small scale developments, so you won’t find any big international hotels or beaches full of tourists and chairs, fast food restaurants or paved roads. And most hotels and restaurants are eco friendly and bring help to the community. Just the perfect place to reconnect with nature and find peace.
HISTORY
Today Nosara consists of a vast tropical forest, but it wasn’t always like this.
The first settlers of the Nicoya Peninsula were the Chorotega, the indigenous people that are still alive and nowadays live mostly in the town of Matambú (you can visit them, around one hour from Nosara). Actually, Nosara was the name of a Chorotega princess that died on its beach fighting for love. Then the Spanish came and eventually the land was used for cattle. This destroyed most of the primary forest until the sixties when the land that is now Guiones and Pelada was bought to build what is now called the “American Project”, and a golf course that fortunately never got built.
When the first foreigners came to live in the Nosara district, the small local community had no roads or even an estable electricity service. The expatriates community developed along with the local community. In 1979 the first road was built and electricity came until the 80’s. The forest began to cover the lands again to become what is now one of the most beautiful places in Costa Rica, and the area was established as part of the Ostional National Wildlife Refuge.
Now, you can find a community that is a unique mix, multicultural, with locals and foreigners looking to enjoy this peaceful place they call home.
EVERYDAY LIFE
Some important facts you need to know during your time in Nosara.
From November to April is the high season, the weather is dry and it almost never rains, so it’s perfect to enjoy everything Nosara has to offer and prices go up. From May to August it’s low season, it rains more, especially in May. Usually, if it rains during the morning, the afternoons are sunny and vice versa. Normally it doesn’t rain everyday and during this rainy season everything gets green. In the months of September and October it tends to rain more. But we still have lots of sunny days and its a bit quieter around town which is a nice.
One concern people have when they travel to another country is water. The water in Costa Rica is safe to drink, and we use a water filtration system in our airbnb's just to be safe. It is considered that that Nicoya is a Blue Zone (the 5 areas in the world where people live healthily over a 100 years). However if you are out and about still don’t feel like drinking tap water, be sure to use a reusable bottle, as plastic disposable ones cause pollution in the oceans. Many places will be more than happy to refill your bottle with filtered water and you can buy reusable bottles easily. And if you definitely have to buy a plastic bottle, most hotels and restaurants participate in recycling programs so you can dispose of your plastic there. If you’re staying long term and want to recycle, Nosara Recicla has a truck that collects recyclable waste once a week.
There’s one gas station in Nosara, on the road between Nosara town and Guiones. The next closest one is on the way to Sámara. The main road is paved and few others , but for now you’ll find dirt roads with potholes and dust, so be careful if driving.
There are two banks, one in Guiones and one next to the gas station. The two of them have ATM machines. If you’re not Costa Rican, you need to show your passport to make transactions. The local currency is the Colón, but in the touristic places dollars are generally accepted, to change currencies you can go to the banks.
In Nosara town there’s a post office, a pharmacy, stores, supermarkets (Super Nosara is the most popular as they have a wide variety of products) and many local restaurants if you want to try local food. A small airport for internal flights is also located in Nosara town.
In Guiones and Pelada there are restaurants, clothing stores, gift shops, surf schools, yoga centers, tour agencies, a spanish school, bike rentals, book exchanges.
A private clinic, Paradise Medical, is also located in Guiones and they offer a variety of medical services. There are other smaller clinics and private doctors if you need, but the only hospital is located in Nicoya.
Pets are happy in Nosara, many people bring their animal friends as they can enjoy themselves freely with all the space available. Be sure to check all the paperwork necessary to bring pets into Costa Rica.
Many families choose to bring their kids to one of the multicultural schools in Nosara. They have the same school schedule as in Europe and the USA, and have programs for families visiting for short periods of time.
Nosara is not a party destination, but you can find night activities like live music and dancing nights. Especially during Fridays and Saturdays you can find more nightlife. There is great music in the neighborhood within a few minutes walking distance.
There are lots of restaurants in Nosara, so you’ll never get bored when eating out. Italian, Japanese, American, Costa Rican, Peruvian, Mexican, seafood, grill, mediterranean, smoothies, vegetarian, vegan, raw, gluten-free... It doesn’t matter what you’re looking for, you’ll get it here. Take a look at the best restaurants of Nosara.
If you’re interested in helping. At Nosara . com There is a list of organizations that need volunteers or donations. From helping turtles and monkeys, the environment, people in need, to development associations.
There’s a common story in Nosara: “I came for a week, and I never left”. Many families, surfers, yogis and people looking for a peaceful place to live fall in love with Nosara and decide to buy a property. If you’re interested in Real Estate services we recommend Curt at Century 21. He's a great and trustworthy guy who will show you all that is on the market between all real estate offices.
Our property is 100% smoke-free, inside and outside. Please respect it.
The tap water is fully filtered and safe to drink. We invested in a great system to avoid plastic pollution.
Please turn off the A/C when you leave, they will cool the apartments off quickly when you come back in.
Please turn off outside lights when you go to sleep.
In general, be respectful of neighbors with noise and lights. We try to observe quiet hours from 9.30pm to 7am. No events nor parties allowed.
Each Salt apartment has its own private entrance with private outdoor space.
Each Gate and apartment door have codes which will given 24 hours before check-in.
Please note Salt 3 has stairs as it is the upper level.
We give guests all the ease and privacy of feeling at home. The doors are all coded for easy check in and check out.
We give guests all the ease and privacy of feeling at home. The doors are all coded for easy check in and check out.
We are creating a detailed guide book that we hope answers all questions of where to access everything , but of course if you need anything, we live 5 minutes away and will help you out!
Our lovely house manager David will be there to take care of anything that comes up.
SALT is in the north end of Playa Guiones.
Just few minutes walk in either direction will take you to great restaurants , and all the beach and outdoor activities .
Although you are in the jungle there are plenty of modern amenities. There is a doctors office on call 24 hours a day. There is a local dentist . There are a few spas within walking distance that offer Lucious body treatments as well as on call massage therapists to come and care for you in your private home away from home.
We appreciate privacy at SALT but love the easy access to all things delicious, nourishing and fun!