Tamarindo

Tamarindo has grown from a quiet fishing village into the liveliest beach town of Guanacaste, on Costa Rica’s famous Gold Coast. The long sandy beach is ideal for learning to surf, the estuary borders Las Baulas National Park, and the town keeps a walkable, easy-going rhythm of restaurants, boutiques and beach clubs.

It is the natural base for a first stay in Guanacaste: an international airport an hour away, well-maintained roads, golf at Hacienda Pinilla nearby, and some of the finest private villas in the country on the hills around town — three of which belong to the Allure selection.