07/15/2021
Hacienda Pinilla Beach Club

The Hacienda Pinilla Beach Club offers an array of amenities, from beachside restaurants and a sparkling infinity pool, to a spa and bar

Welcome to Hacienda Pinilla, Costa Rica – an open-air wonderland lovingly crafted for outdoor enthusiasts of every stripe. Whether you’re a surfer or golfer, hiker or biker, swimmer or beach-comber, Hacienda Pinilla’s scenic wilds and groomed amenities are sure to wow and wonder.

This is your gateway to Costa Rica’s natural treasures. Really. Hacienda Pinilla is born of this scenery: Once rolling farmland, the community’s 4,500 acres have been reforested, restored, and refitted to blend oceanfront sights, world-class surf, open savannah, and tropical dry forest – a sampling of everything Guanacaste, rolled into one exclusive and welcoming community.

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Hacienda Pinilla, Costa Rica: An Outdoor Enthusiast’s Wonderland

Amenities mean little without spectacular surroundings: After all, you can play tennis, swim, and sneak in a round of golf in many places around the world. But there’s only one Hacienda Pinilla.

We’ll set the scene: Fronting three golden-sand beaches and one sparkling Pacific Ocean, Hacienda Pinilla Costa Rica unfolds over 4,500 acres of ranch land, forests, wildlife sanctuary, and award-winning sands – the nexus of all things tropical paradise and outdoor wonders.

Carefully planned and deeply loved, this exclusive community has spent decades as environmental steward, carefully nursing its nooks and crannies back to health. And over the years, Hacienda Pinilla has carefully curated a smorgasbord of outdoor offerings: sights to see, trails to trek, and wonders to behold.

If You Love the Ocean & Wildlife: Casa Costa Blanca

7 Beds | 7 Baths | 24 Guests

Casa Costa Blanca beachfront Hacienda Pinilla rental-min

Oceanfront Casa Costa Blanca is a special kind of place – and not just for the most obvious reasons. Yes, you’ll have a giant, ocean-view infinity pool and heated jacuzzi, a palm-thatched outdoor living room and a barbecue rancho. You’ll be able to dine beachfront and step out onto the sands, whether it’s for a stroll at dawn or a glamorous evening sunset.

But for outdoor enthusiasts, Casa Costa Blanca takes on a special extra appeal: Snorkel in the tidepools in front of the home. Fire up the jacuzzi to take advantage of starry nights, when the sky unfolds like an inky blanket filled with fairies. And, if you’re very lucky, you may even spot sea turtle hatchlings making their maiden voyage to the ocean.

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Beaches

Sugar Beach near Hacienda Pinilla

Hacienda Pinilla’s spectacular beaches include Langosta, Mansita, and Avellanas.

This is the primary reason you’re here, isn’t it? The coastline. The Blue Flag beaches. The Pacific Ocean. The tropical sun.

Hacienda Pinilla, Costa Rica curves around miles of pristine coastline – a paradise for surfers, swimmers, snorkelers, and everyone in between. Here’s what’s in store:

  • Playa Avellanas: Widely considered one of the top ten beaches in Central America – thanks to incredible soft sands, exotic shells, aquamarine-hued waters – Playa Avellanas is also known as “little Hawaii “ for it world-class surf swells. (The can eclipse 18 feet during certain seasons!
  • Playa Langosta: A rare natural gem and ranked as one of the most beautiful beaches in all of Latin America, Playa Langosta’s lava rock tide pools and tree-lined sands create some of Costa Rica’s most beautiful coastal scenes. You’ll also love its Blue Flag certification for ecological sensitivity.
  • Playa Mansita: A small and rocky white-sand beach known for its scenic landscapes, Playa Mansita is the perfect place to relax – especially at low tide, when its rocky outcroppings (and myriad sea life) are revealed!

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Hiking & Mountain Biking Trails

Mountain Bike Rentals Hacienda Pinilla

Get out and onto Hacienda Pinilla’s extensive trail system, where you can hike and bike into the great outdoors

Your car can only get  you so far! At Hacienda Pinilla, some of the best landscapes and most beautiful views are accessible only on foot or by bike.

Take a day (or an entire vacation) to head out onto the community’s network of mountain biking and hiking trails, which wend and wind over 45 kilometers of forest, coastline, and cattle – your everyday-of-vacation invitation to uncover the side of Guanacaste that so rarely see: the wildly secluded and astonishingly beautiful backroads, hills, and valleys of Costa Rica’s coastline.

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Surfing

surfing at Hacienda Pinilla Costa Rica

Hacienda Pinilla: a paradise on the Gold Coast, surrounded by many of Costa Rica’s iconic and can’t-miss activities. Like epic surfing. There’s a reason it’s legendary!

Hacienda Pinilla, Costa Rica may not bill itself officially as a surfing community, but surfing is a bit part of the community.

That’s because Hacienda Pinilla is home to some of the best surfing beaches in Costa Rica – and the world, while we’re heaping on the accolades. And that means, you’ll find many opportunities to get out your board, whether you’re a brand-new beginner or a seasoned expert.

While Hacienda Pinilla doesn’t officially bill itself as a surfing community, surfing is definitely a part of this community. Home to some of the best surfing beaches in Costa Rica and the world, Hacienda Pinilla and its surrounds offer myriad opportunities for beginner and expert surfers alike.

The action is focused at Langosta Beach and Avellanas Beach, where you’ll find right and left point brakes, hollow waves, strong curls, and other conditions. Here’s where to hone your focus. Not ready to go it alone? We’re happy to arrange for private, semi-private, or group surf lessons, appropriate for all ages and skill levels.

If You Love to Surf: Casa Guacamaya

6 Beds | 6 Baths | 12 Guests

Casa Guacamaya Hacienda Pinilla Costa Rica

Named for the macaws you may spot in your front yard, Casa Guacamaya is a get-outdoors and revel-in-nature kind of luxury rental. You could say this home has its priorities firmly in place: Surround yourself with comfort – two pools, a sun-drenched terrace, a separate casita, and an outdoor kitchen, among them – and then, put those comforts as close to the surf as possible.

Located just a few steps to Playa Avellanas, this home puts you and your board close to both the river mouth and the famous surf break of Little Hawaii. Not a surfer? Morning walks on white-sand Avellanas don’t disappoint and the indescribable sunsets embed themselves as forever memories.

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Hacienda Pinilla, Costa Rica: An Exclusive Community

Hacienda Pinilla, Costa Rica is both an outdoor playground and an exclusive community. One of Guanacaste’s first master-planned gated communities, Hacienda Pinilla is still one of its most luxurious and lavishly equipped.

Hacienda Pinilla Beach Club

Hacienda Pinilla resort community in Costa Rica

At the convergence of ranch and sea, the Hacienda Pinilla Beach Club is the crowning jewel of this luxury community. Located beachfront on Playa Avellanas, it’s the perfect place while away hours or days.

Here’s what’s on offer:

  • Swimming Pool: Imagine a luxury beach club with an incredible pool, and it’ll probably look a lot like Hacienda Pinilla’s. The focal point of the Beach Club, this infinity-edge pool sits beachfront and seems to pour out onto the sand and into the blue Pacific beyond.
  • Bar and Restaurant: If there’s anything better than a beachfront Beach Club pool, it’s a beachfront Beach Club pool with its own restaurant and bar. Hacienda Pinilla’s restaurant serves fresh fare and gourmet eats, including vegetarian selections and the catch of the day.
  • Fitness Center: If you love to work up a sweat, pair it with a view at Hacienda Pinilla, Costa Rica. Here, the new second-floor, oceanfront fitness center offers a window onto the Pacific’s crashing waves, daring surfers, and changing tides.

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If You Want to Get Lost in the Jungle: Casa Samba

8 Beds | 6 Baths | 18 Guests

Casa Samba Hacienda Pinilla vacation rental for framily friends

Located within Los Almendros, the most exclusive neighborhood at Hacienda Pinilla, Costa Rica, Casa Samba is a one-of-a-kind, idyllic tropical destination. It’s like getting lost in your own secret garden… if that garden were home to flowering heliconia and tropical blooms, lush foliage and thatched palms.

This Balinese-style, light-filled home is natural beauty at its finest. Lounge in the expansive outdoor patio. Take a dip in your private pool. Whip up a feast in the chef-ready kitchen or the on outdoor grill. And take a moment, every day, to appreciate the fact that you’re here, surrounded by jungle, moments to the beach and just 15 minutes to Tamarindo.

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Hacienda Pinilla Golf Course

Hacienda Pinilla Golf

Hacienda Pinilla’s 72-par golf course was designed around the country’s wild and natural wonders, earning it the designation of Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary

Sometimes, access is its own luxury. While Costa Rica’s championship golf courses are few, one of the best resides here at Hacienda Pinilla, Costa Rica.

Offering up to 7,200 yards of play, this par-72 golf course is both a scenic paradise and environmental marvel: Designated an Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary in honor of preserving ecological balance, Hacienda Pinilla’s Golf Course follows the natural curvature of the land, honors its surroundings, and shelters wildlife including coyotes and small wildcats, birds and deer. Be warned that the course can get wild: there are a few not-so-urban legends that tell of surprise green visits from local crocodiles. How’s that for a challenge?

Prices:

  • For guests not staying in Hacienda Pinilla: $125/18 holes.
  • For guests staying in Hacienda Pinilla: $105/18 holes.
  • After 1:00pm, the price is $90 for everybody.
  • It includes access to the golf course, 18 holes and a golf cart.
  • Golf sticks rental price: $40 for 18 holes and $25 for 9 holes.
  • Customer service hours are from Monday to Sunday and from 7:00am to 6:00pm

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Hacienda Pinilla’s Tennis Courts

tennis courts at Hacienda Pinilla Costa Rica

Tennis goes tropical at Hacienda Pinilla, Costa Rica, where two courts promise top-quality surfaces, perfect for both beginners and pros. Bonus: Your match will unfold beneath the shade of iconic, towering royal palms!

What’s more, Hacienda Pinilla also employs an on-site tennis pro who teaches  private lessons, semi-private lessons, group lessons, monthly doubles socials, kids after-school programs, camps, and more. Racquet rentals available.

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Want to Know More about Vacationing in Hacienda Pinilla, Costa Rica?

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