Retreat Centers
Costa Rica Yoga Spa
Costa Rica Yoga Spa is a small hilltop lodge above the Montaña and Nosara rivers near Nosara, Guanacaste, built around a tall open-air teak yoga rancho. Its old website no longer belongs to it and we couldn't confirm it's still running retreats, though it still appears on booking sites.
Update, November 2026: Costa Rica Yoga Spa's old website address now sends visitors to an unrelated site, so we've removed the link. The lodge still appears on major booking sites, but we found no current retreat program and couldn't confirm it's open. Check a recent listing or contact the lodge before you plan a visit.
Costa Rica Yoga Spa is a small hilltop lodge near Nosara, on the Pacific coast of Guanacaste, set above the Montaña and Nosara rivers and looking towards the Ostional National Wildlife Refuge. When we first wrote about it in 2012 it was a busy venue for yoga retreats, workshops and teacher trainings, many led by visiting teachers.
What it was like
The lodge had shared and private rooms around an open-air kitchen and dining area, with a dipping pool looking over the ocean and the river basin. Booking listings describe it as a small, all-inclusive lodge of about 8 rooms, with a pool, a garden and a restaurant.
The centerpiece was the Yoga Rancho, a tall, open-sided pavilion built from local teak in the traditional Costa Rican style, with wide views over the hills. Retreats here mixed yoga with surf trips to Playa Guiones, and the lodge also hosted dance, permaculture and teacher-training programs.
Yoga near Nosara today
If you can't reach the lodge, Nosara has plenty of open options: Bodhi Tree Yoga Resort and the Harmony Hotel run daily classes, and PachaMama offers silent retreats further north. See where to do yoga in Costa Rica for the whole area. We also have a second, older profile of this lodge: Costa Rica Yoga Spa (2013).
Getting there
Nosara is about 2.5 hours by road from Guanacaste Airport in Liberia (LIR), with the last part on gravel, or a short domestic flight from San José to the Nosara airstrip.
Frequently asked questions
Is Costa Rica Yoga Spa still open?
We couldn't confirm it in November 2026. Its old website address no longer belongs to it, though the lodge still appears on booking sites. Check a recent listing before you plan a stay.
Where is Costa Rica Yoga Spa?
On a hilltop near the Montaña and Nosara rivers, a short drive from central Nosara in Guanacaste, looking towards the Ostional wildlife refuge.
Where else can I do yoga in Nosara?
Bodhi Tree Yoga Resort and the Harmony Hotel both run daily classes, and our page on where to do yoga in Costa Rica lists the other places we've checked.
[Updated on: 4 November 2026]
