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The Harmony Hotel
Nosara, Guanacaste - Costa Rica
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   Overview


Harmony
Inspired by the old school tropical destinations of eras that appreciated low key glamour and total escape, the Harmony Hotel, Nosara is the perfect setting for people to get in tune with their natural rhythm.

Rooms
The graceful simplicity of earth tones and crisp whites creates rooms that are rooted in nature and beach life at the Harmony.

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 on Playa Guiones, Nosara.

The Harmony 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 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 surf schools in Nosara. The Harmony can set up lessons upon arrival.

    Dry Season Conditions (mid November to mid April):

  • Generally 3 to 8 feet north, northwest, south, southwest swells.
  • Consistent weather and temperatures of 80 to 90 degrees during day and 75ish degrees at night.
  • Sunrise - 10:30am / 11:00am offshore wind, and then it will lay down for about an hour.
  • 12:00pm - 3:00pm onshore wind that generally does not blow hard enough to cause white caps.
  • 4:00pm - it glasses off.
  • It's the tropics so weather can change fast!

    Wet Season Conditions (late April to early November):
  • Less predictable weather, larger swells, significantly less surfers.
  • May and June - it may rain in the afternoons and at night.
  • July can produce the Indian Summer and it may not rain at all; August can go pretty much like July.

The Harmony Hotel
Inspired by the old school tropical destinations of eras that appreciated low key glamour and total escape, the Harmony Hotel, Nosara is the perfect setting for people to get in tune with their natural rhythm.

Guest Rooms
The graceful simplicity of earth tones and crisp whites creates rooms that are rooted in nature and beach life at the Harmony.

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 on Playa Guiones, Nosara.

   Affiliations


  • Cayuga Sustainable Hospitality

   Payments Accepted


  • American Express
  • Cash
  • MasterCard
  • Traveler's Checks
  • Visa

   Reservation Policy


High and Green Season
A credit card authorization for the total amount of the reservation is required as a guarantee. The 100% of the reservation will be charged 22 days prior to arrival.

Holiday Season
Pre-payment of the total amount of the reservation is required 60 days prior to the arrival date.

   Cancellation Policy


High and Green Season
  • If a reservation is cancelled 22 or less days before the arrival date, the reservation will be charged 100%.
  • A 100% of the reservation will be charged for “no-show”.

    Holiday Season

  • A reimburse of 50% of the total amount of the reservation is given if a formal written cancellation notice is received at least 30 days prior to the arrival date.
  • Cancellation received seven days or less prior to the reservation will not be reimbursed. The reservation will be charged in full (100%).
  • A 100% of the reservation will be charged for “no-show”.

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