Playa Langosta, Tamarindo, Costa Rica | (618) 248-8274
Gorgeous pool with cushioned lounge chairs and shaded
cabanas
Pavilion-style restaurant specializing in locally sourced
cuisine
Intimate open-air spa set in a jungle-like setting
Free morning yoga classes
Free nightly sunset cocktails and mocktails at the beach
Spacious two- and three-bedroom villas with private swimming
pools
Free use of cruiser style bicycles
On-site garden provides herbs and vegetables for the
restaurant
Cooking classes held at the sister property, an organic farm
Free breakfast included in the room rate
Free Wi-Fi
The hotel is not located on the beach
The nearest beach is a five-minute walk and is rocky with no
access to swimming during low tide
It’s a 20-minute walk (or five-minute cab ride) to downtown
Tamarindo
No fitness center on-site (but access to one at a nearby
Langosta Beach Club)
The guest rooms lack desks
A serene, wellness-focused 31-room boutique retreat on the outskirts
of bustling Tamarindo, Cala Luna has an organic, beachy ambience. A large pool,
lounge, and restaurant serve as the hotel's social center while an intimate spa
and yoga pavilion are tucked away in the jungle-like surroundings. Couples hide
out in upscale, bungalow-style rooms with vaulted ceilings and spacious baths while
families prefer the two- and three-bedroom villas with private pools. The
hotel’s wellness focus is emphasized by daily yoga classes and a restaurant that uses organic and sustainable food sources, some from the on-site garden. While
not located on the ocean, a five-minute walk along a landscaped path leads
guests to a secluded beach, although it is rocky and not suitable for swimming,
especially at low tide.
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Scene
A mellow, upscale boutique hotel that caters to families and honeymooners seeking a relaxing, wellness-oriented vacation
Inspired by Moon Bay in Sardinia, which in Italian translates
to Cala Luna, the intimate boutique hotel caters equally to honeymooning
couples as well as families. The overall design of the hotel mixes the a Mediterranean feel with organic, upscale beach appeal. The
open-air lobby features columns crafted from trees indigenous
to Costa Rica, a relaxing color palette, and sophisticated low-slung furnishings finished in
white and taupe surrounding a sprawling tree-trunk table that looks like it was
weathered into artwork by the sun and sea. Just steps from the lobby is the hotel's social center, a
trio of restaurant, sparkling pool, and chic, open-air lounge that combine to
keep guests in a blissful trance of vacation happiness. Ringing the pool are a
collection of cushioned lounge chairs as well as a handful of cabanas outfitted
with sofa-like benches and wispy linen curtains, prime spots for relaxing
between dips. Under the shade of a palapa roof is La Caletta, a tapas-style
lounge and bar. A glass
container of flavored water is fitted into a knotty piece of driftwood, white
daybeds are topped with colorful pillows, and the bartender is on hand to
churn out tropical concoctions as needed. Guests can also be found lounging with
books in hand at the beach -- a dramatic rocky point that juts out from the jungle.
Location
In the small beachside community of Playa Langosta, close to busy Tamarindo
Set on a private gravel road in a neighborhood with many
luxury villas, hotels, and condos, Cala Luna is located in the small community of Playa
Langosta, adjacent to the much larger and busier town of Tamarindo.- Five-minute walk to Langosta Beach
Rooms
Luxurious bungalow style rooms and multi-bedroom villas with gated entrances and private pools
Cala Luna has 20 bungalow-style rooms with either one king
or two queen beds and 11 two- or three-bedroom villas with private pools. The units are scattered along gravel paths bordered by lush, jungle-like foliage. The
rooms and villas continue the beach-inspired, earthy color palette found throughout
the hotel with sea glass-blue tiles in the bathrooms, seashells mounted on the
wall within lit frames, and driftwood pieces hanging like beads from the
bottoms of colorful lamp shades. While the individual guest rooms are small (about 170 square
feet), they are cozy, air-conditioned cocoons perfect for hiding out and
napping after a day in the intense sun. The vaulted wood ceilings with exposedbeams make the rooms feel more spacious and the bathrooms are
larger than expected. One section of the bathroom holds a long dual vanity with oval-shaped white
vessel sinks and granite countertops while the other holds the toilet and
an open shower set above a big, deep soaking tub finished in soft blue tiles. The serene color palette is attained through the use of neutral-color ceramic tile floors and taupe-hued furnishings, such as cabinets that hold mini-refrigerators and flat-screen TVs. Beds are covered
with soft waffle-woven coverlets and crisp white sheets, contrasting the graphic
headboards that depict colorful swimming and swirling sea life.The two- and three-bedroom villas have private gated
entrances into driveways from the gravel road as well as paths that connect the
villas to the heart of the resort. Covered terraces equipped with cushioned
lounge chairs overlook the private pools ringed with well-coiffed grass. Inside, the villas feature open living and dining areas with wood tables and chairs that
comfortably seat six, but the living areas with low-slung sofas and
concrete side tables attached to the walls may feel a bit cold to some. Kitchens are well stocked with cookware and
utensils necessary to throw a proper dinner party, but the too-small
refrigerators seem lost in the space and the decor is drab an uninspiring. The bright, spacious bedrooms in the villas are similar in style to the guest rooms, and outfitted
with lime green and Mediterranean blue pillows and lots of whimsical driftwood accents.
Features
Two restaurants, a small spa, and numerous activities to engage guests such as nightly cocktail parties, morning yoga, and cooking classes at an organic farm
Cala Luna is bent of providing guests with a
wellness-focused vacation and they attain that goal on many levels. Guests can
sign up for therapeutic body treatments, including a therapy that combats
migraines and one that realigns the muscles after travel. Treatments can be
arranged in the privacy of the villa, on the beach, or at the bungalow-style spa
with an outside shower and treatment rooms open to the elements -- a thick
jungle of greenery and trees. Adjacent to the spa is a large yoga pavilion,
used for morning classes and retreats held at the resort.The hotel also strives to use only ingredients produced with
a low carbon footprint at the restaurants -- Cala Moresca and La CalettaLounge. The chef adapts menus to use ingredients grown specifically in Costa
Rica. They source trout from a river near San Jose rather than importing from
other countries, pick herbs and vegetables from their garden on-site or from
other local organic farms, and have also established a list of organic and
biodynamic wines. The owner's organic farm, La Senda, also produces produce for the hotel and guests are encouraged to tour the farm and participate in cooking classes.Other amenities available to guests include a stable of cruiser bicycles that guests can use for trips into Tamarindo, sunset cocktail parties at the beach where different nightly drinks (with or without alcohol) incorporating herbs from the garden are served, and an on-site surf camp, Tamarindo surfing Academy, founded by a former pro-surfer and member of the family that owns the hotel.
