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Green Sanctuary Hotel

2.5 star property
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Yoga
Egyptian cotton sheets, down duvets, pillow-top beds, minibar
Outdoor pool
Outdoor pool
Property amenity

Reviews

9.0 out of 10

Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Bar
    Bar
  • Breakfast included
    Breakfast included
  • Spa
    Spa
  • Pool
    Pool
  • Laundry
    Laundry
  • Housekeeping
    Housekeeping

Explore the area

Map
Playa Guiones, 400m south of Bodhi Tree, Nosara, Guanacaste, 50206
  • Nosara Beach
    11 min walk
  • Nosara Spanish Institute
    16 min walk
  • Guiones Beach
    20 min walk
  • Nosara (NOB)
    16 min drive

Room options

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Shipping Container Triple room with Terrace Garden view

Shipping Container Triple room with Terrace Garden view

  • 18 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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Shipping Container Triple room with Terrace Poolside

Shipping Container Triple room with Terrace Poolside

  • 18 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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Shipping Container Double Room

Shipping Container Double Room

  • 17 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Shipping Container Double Room with Terrace

Shipping Container Double Room with Terrace

  • 17 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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About the area

Nosara

When you stay at Green Sanctuary Hotel in Nosara, you'll be by the ocean, within a 5-minute drive of Nosara Beach and Nosara Spanish Institute. .This spa hotel is 15.7 mi (25.3 km) from Samara Beach and 1.2 mi (1.9 km) from Safari Surf School.

What's nearby

  • Nosara Beach - 11 min walk - 1.0 km
  • Nosara Spanish Institute - 16 min walk - 1.4 km
  • Guiones Beach - 20 min walk - 1.7 km
  • Safari Surf School - 3 min drive - 1.9 km
  • Frog Pad - 4 min drive - 2.5 km

Getting around

  • Daniel Oduber Intl. Airport (LIR) - 179 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Howler’s Beach Lounge - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪The Restaurant and Bar at The Gilded Iguana - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪La Luna - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪Beach Dog Cafe - ‬17 min walk
  • ‪Café de Paris - ‬19 min walk

About this property

Green Sanctuary Hotel

Hotel in Nosara with a full-service spa and free breakfast
Green Sanctuary Hotel offers 8 air-conditioned accommodations with minibars and safes. Pillowtop beds feature Egyptian cotton sheets and down comforters. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Bathrooms include showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. Housekeeping is offered daily and in-room massages can be requested.
Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor pool.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Guests can indulge in a pampering treatment at the hotel's full-service spa. Services include massages.
Make yourself at home in one of the 8 air-conditioned rooms featuring minibars. Your pillowtop bed comes with down comforters and Egyptian cotton sheets. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Private bathrooms with showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers.
Relax at the full-service spa, where you can enjoy massages. Additional features at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access and tour/ticket assistance.
Grab a bite from the snack bar/deli serving guests of Green Sanctuary Hotel. Unwind at the end of the day with a drink at the bar/lounge or the poolside bar. A complimentary full breakfast is served daily from 7 AM to 9 AM.
Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, laundry facilities, and a safe deposit box at the front desk. Guests may use a roundtrip airport shuttle for a surcharge, and free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary full breakfast is served each morning between 7 AM and 9 AM.

Languages

English, Portuguese, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site
  • Return airport shuttle (surcharge)

Food and drink

  • Free full breakfast available daily 7 AM–9 AM
  • 1 poolside bar and 1 bar

Things to do

  • Designer shops
  • Full-service spa
  • Horse riding/hire
  • Outdoor pool
  • Yoga classes
  • Ziplining

Conveniences

  • Front-desk safe

Guest services

  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Laundry facilities
  • Tour/ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Terrace

Spa

  • Massages

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • In-room accessibility
  • Raised toilet seat

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Ceiling fan
  • Down duvet
  • Egyptian cotton sheets
  • Pillow-top mattress

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels

Food and drink

  • Minibar

More

  • Free local calls
  • In-room massage
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:30 PM; Check-in end time: 8:30 PM
Contactless check-in available
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:30 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 7:00 AM - 8:30 PM
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staffed during limited hours
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property ahead of time using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children 6 and younger are not allowed at this property; All guests older than 6 are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards

We should mention

Children 6 years old and younger are not permitted at this property
This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly)

Property is also known as

Green Sanctuary Hotel Nosara, Guanacaste
Green Sanctuary Nosara, Guanacaste
Green Sanctuary Hotel Nosara
Green Sanctuary Nosara
Green Sanctuary Hotel Hotel
Green Sanctuary Hotel Nosara
Green Sanctuary Hotel Hotel Nosara

Green Sanctuary Hotel Reviews

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 63 out of 95 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 20 out of 95 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 5 out of 95 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 4 out of 95 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 95 reviews" "

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Linda

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great folks, wonderful breakfast, super clean.
The folks at Green Sanctuary are lovely and efficient. The young woman who greeted us at 6pm was helpful and kind. Breakfast was amazing!!! I had the Tico Special and it was huge and delicious. The only downside is the construction happening a few feet away on the other side of the wall which divides the property. Constant banging metal and drilling from 7am onwards. The Green Sanctuary folks have created a sweet and reasonably priced oasis, converting shipping containers into rooms, and sadly, with the overdevelopment currently happening in this area, their oasis sounds like a construction zone during the day. I feel very sorry that this is happening as their patch is beautifully maintained and managed.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

johanna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Awesome
Great place to stay
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Steve, Calgary

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice container room in well kept grounds. The area surrounding the property was nice with lots of wildlife to observe from the pool area. Although there were a few dining options in easy walking distance from the hotel, the area did not feel entirely safe as evening approached. Staff helpful in arranging ride from airport and to follow up destination and really enjoyed our stay. Recommended.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sean

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Heather

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Green Sanctuary gets a green light!
The roads are crazy bad but it felt like an adventure. The construction noise was the pits but we hardly paid attention to it because everything else was so lovely! Thank you!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place for the cost.
Great place particularly for the price. Room size is adequate and we’ll appointed. Grounds are beautiful and the people are, well this is Costa Rica, wonderful. Easy parking out front and an easy walk to the beach. A bit of a walk to town but being out on top of the hill has its advantages in quiet too!
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Gary

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Me and my wife stayed here for 5 days and it was perfect. Close to the beach and we went to a few beaches but the one near the place was the best one. Staff was super friendly. We had looked at a lot of places before choosing this one and drove by them during our visit and were soooooo glad we chose Green Sanctuary after seeing the other places in this price range. We ate at amazing restaurants that were all close. La Luna on the beach and Huacas in the hills. Both were formal and need reservations but reasonably priced. Beach dog is a casual dining place with the beach vibe but also great food and atmosphere. Stay at Green Sanctuary you will not be disappointed!!!!
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2023

4/10 Poor

Kimberly

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Do not stay here!!!!
Do not stay at this place!!!! Sheets were dirty. AC did not work the first night. They tried to scam me and another desk after our stay with claims of broken coffee pots. Neither of us made coffee and they sent us both the same picture. It is far from everything and not a comfortable stay. Go somewhere else! They have you pay when you get there. I suspect that is so people won’t just leave.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Lori

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The property was comfortable, quiet, and clean. The
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2023

6/10 Okay

Leslie

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful property with lush landscaping, nice pool and not too far from the beach or restaurants. However, they didn’t have running water for the majority of our stay. It’s not entirely their fault as there is a water shortage in the area, but they didn’t notify us ahead of time to make other arrangements and they also failed to mention it when we checked in. It could be a great place if they get the water situation figured out.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Emily

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
My husband and I stayed at Green Sanctuary during our first visit to Costa Rica. We wanted something low maintenance, affordable, but clean, safe and convenient. This place exceeded our expectations. The staff members are lovely, personable and helpful. The rooms had everything we needed, were clean and comfortable and air conditioned. The breakfast was to die for - absolutely delicious. If you’re looking for a comfortable place to stay while you spend most of your days at the beach (surfing w the Coconut Harry’s guys!!!) or elsewhere, this is perfect. We didn’t rent a car and found that we didn’t need one. It was about 10-15 mins walking to the beach, and after the sun went down it was easy enough to find a Tuk Tuk to take us back. Cannot recommend enough. Wish we could live there forever!!!

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Do not trust the pics or reviews
Pictures are quite deceiving…the place is a little run down but with ok service. Main complaint is that we did not have a functioning toilet (which also leaked) and no warm water. We were not the only ones without a toilet. We were happy to be able to leave after one night and will not return.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

2/10 Terrible

Xin, Louisville

Travelled with family
Disliked: Staff & service
My flight got cancelled, and the airline didn't habe any more flights in the next 5 days to Costa Rica, so I had to cancel all my bookings. I was able to reach other hotels and adventure companies to talk about the cancellation, but only Green Sanctuary Hotel didn't have anyone to answer the phone call, Whatsapp chat, nor Expedia messages. I tried to reach them for 2 whole days, never once they returned my call/message. Terrible, terrible customer services.

8/10 Good

Pamela

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022

8/10 Good

Daniela

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Pamela

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I loved it so much, I’m going back to stay one more night before I fly home. The breakfast they provide is DELICIOUS and the staff is friendly and helpful.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Bryce

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent staff and a nice and friendly environment. Excellent surfing near by at Playa Guiones
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2022

6/10 Okay

Mona Lisa, Vashon

Liked: Staff & service
I had a few major upsets, like improper drainage in the shower and cleanliness was not fully addressed, but the hospitality won me over. Valentina at the front desk is unbelievably kind and was very helpful in easing concerns.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Erin

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very peaceful, quiet & clean with friendly staff. Wonderful full fresh fruit & made to order delicious breakfast was included to start each day. Rooms and property are well maintained. Pool area is secluded and relaxing as well.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

Julianna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2022

8/10 Good

Jeremiah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cool place.
I loved the place. Great idea for a echo friendly stay. The beds were alright. Breakfast was decent as well.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Linda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Owner was very helpful. Location was just right for our stay. We could hear the howler monkeys close by. Service for breakfast was quick & delicious! The cook / server was very friendly! Close enough to walk to the beach .
Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2021

10/10 Excellent

Leslie

Business traveller, Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place!
Excellent place, the hosts are very friendly and very attentive. It has parking and security at night. The pool is very good. There are monkeys in the area and it is fun to watch them jump among the trees.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2021

8/10 Good

Toby

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A Different Vibe
The Nosara area is a maze of rough dirt roads with only informal signage. It takes a bit of time to learn your way around. GPS is very helpful. The host was very friendly and helpful. The breakfast was wonderful. Container construction makes for unusual and smallish rooms. The pool is attractive but cool because it is shaded by the jumgle surrounding the hotel.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great everything but I really loved the yoga deck suspended in the trees
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2021