I've stayed here before, and I love the clean, comfortable, serene experience. It's a basic kind of Costa Rican small hotel, but with beautiful verdant grounds. If you're looking for American style resort a la JW Marriott, don't come here. But if you want a sweet, laid back place in the heart of Playa Guiones where you can start to sink into the Pura Vida vibe without even trying and then walk to EVERYTHING (two amazing beaches, a dozen restaurants, cool dress shops, surf schools, yoga classes, a great bike rental and sales store, and more) ... you won't go wrong with the Living Hotel. Yeah the Internet ain't always the best, but you didn't come to Nosara, Costa Rica so you could stay plugged into the rat race back home 24/7.

I liked pretty much everything. But then I prefer authentic and simple to fancy. Internet is good when it's working ... but it's not always working.

The common area is wonderful. Easy free coffee and tea all day, full kitchen, couches and hammack, and the swimming pool is nice and deep. My favourite place is the yoga loft, so peaceful up there, nice place to stretch and relax. We had a double room which was perfect for us, kids had their room, my husband and I had ours, and we shared the bathroom and outdoor space. Although it's in a busy part of town, our room was all the way at the back, backing on the jungle, it was always quiet except when the monkeys were throwing their fruit discards on our roof, which we thought was so cool, to get to stay right in the jungle with the monkeys, close to the beach and centrally located. Doesn't get any better. The atmosphere is relaxed. We had family staying at the Gilded Iguana at the same time. We were surprised that their rate was barely higher than ours as so much more is included at the Gilded Iguana, but that hotel has an all inclusive feel with lots of waste. The Living Hotel was perfect for us.

The place is beautiful and at the center of Nosara, super close to the beach. They offer everything and the staff is kind.

I think the rooms need "plaquitas" to repel some of the mosquitoes. Additionally, ensuring the staff wash their dishes with soap and water after using them is important. I would also revisit the visitors policy, it was low season and the place was mainly empty, however the staff didn't let my friends in after 7pm which was a little wild to me. Specially because everything closed at like 9pm and we just wanted to talk a little more before going to bed.

Lovely surroundings, clean room, comfortable bed, nice hot shower, great aircon, small fridge in room. Great to have access to filtered hot & cold water for free. Great location, close to all you need - beach, restaurants and groceries. Lovely pool area, although it needs to be cleaned more frequently due to the number of insects. Alejandro was super helpful and arranged a tuk tuk for me from the airport.

The wifi is unreliable which is unfortunate & shouldn’t be an issue in this day and age.

The property has a nice jungle design with a pool, seating area, a pod coffee maker and cold water dispenser to fill your water bottle. It’s Very relaxing in the morning. The ladies did my laundry for me which was a huge plus!

The room is too small for two people. I shared it with a friend and there was not much space to spread out our suit cases. The room is very quiet and charming, with remote AC and the bathroom was very good with a blow dryer included and a good size shower and hot water.

Amazing experience, the place super clean, and the bed super comfortable! We loved it, the pool area could be a bit bigger, but we didn’t mind everything was so stunning and absolutely beautiful! Would truly recommend.

We had a bit of an awkward moment, not sure if its was a bit of a missed communication but when we arrived to the reception area hoping for a drink - we were suddenly explained the kitchen was closed and no food was available, to which we said it was ok we would love some drinks and then we were told we were only served if we were staying at the hotel, which we were but found the whole moment a bit abrupt, and we said yes as we were staying there, so they fixed some drinks for us. However after we sat down, the waitress also reminded us that we couldn’t order anything to eat again and we just found it a bit strange, so we ended up and enjoying drinks and dinning out as the location was superb, again we would recommended and we are sure this could have been a missed communication!

Everything at the Living Hotel was beyond my expectations. The hotel is conveniently located across the street from a coffee shop and grocery store. It’s about a 10 minute walk to the beach. The pool and grounds were constantly maintained. Yoga classes are held 3 times a week in the loft of the common building. Alejandra is an amazing yogi. Then there is Alejandro the concierge and general man about the hotel. He provides anything and everything you need. The Living Hotel a blissful place to stay.

Lovely setting with a really good communal area and pool including a kitchen (although we didn’t need to use it) The gardens are immaculate and it’s quiet at night (apart from the occasional morning Howler monkey). It’s at the best end of town for restaurants and the free morning coffee was very good. The staff are all lovely and helpful.

Nothing. One observation is that some of the pool tiles are missing making it feel a bit tired.

The staff are incredibly friendly. I loved the pool area and the yoga studio. I loved the vibe of the entire property and it was in a fantastic location. I was able to walk pretty much everywhere I wanted to go. The beds were comfortable and the shower had decent water pressure. If I visit nosara again, I’ll 100% book at living hotel.

It’s slightly pricey (however nosara is expensive in general). There were some issues with ants in my bathroom, however the cleaning staff came daily and this issue was fixed.

The grounds and location were excellent! The pool and other facilities were really beautifully kept and so comfortable. I absolutely LOVED all the trees and plants in the hotel, it felt like a personal jungle in the middle of nosara.

The mattress was absolutely terrible. We had to ask the cleaning staff to flip it and turn it to see if it would improve. By the end of the week out backs were pretty wrecked.