Casa Coconut, Nosara Costa Rica

23/08/2018

Adventure Nosara - Cinematography and Photography

Some awesome surf footage taken a few weeks ago by our friends at adventure nosara. Enjoy!

21/08/2018

A few pictures from a recent quad trip up the Pacific coast. First few pics are at a beautiful black sand beach near Marbella. The last few pics from one of our favorite secluded beaches in San Juanillo. Both of these very close to Casa Coconut, and can be accessed by ATV or car, after a few river crossings. Pura Vida!

18/08/2018

Hello friends. A few recent pics here for you of sunsets at Playa Pelada. Come visit us and you can check out the same sunsets, every night, just a few hundred meters from our house. Pura vida!

14/08/2018

Welcome to Nosara, Costa Rica - Beautiful footage from Surfing Nosara

Check out this pretty sweet promotional video about Nosara, the town we now call home. Enjoy!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZN29yBS3wI

We hope you enjoy this quick overview video from Surfing Nosara showing the stunning beauty of the Nosara, Costa Rica area. Our goal is for you to get a glim...

12/08/2018

This photo was taken last week at Playa Ostional, about four miles from Casa Coconut. As you may know, this particular beach is one of the largest nesting areas for sea turtles in the entire world, and as such, is protected by the government from development. Each month, coinciding with the full moon, a miracle called "arribada" or the arrival occurs. As many as 300,000 turtles can show up on this small stretch of beach in a few days, to lay their eggs, which hatch about 60 days later. A true miracle of nature happening right up the road from us, we are blessed.

12/08/2018

Casa Coconut, Nosara Costa Rica

10/08/2018

Hello friends and family. We are very happy to have our friends and neighbors Ha Vee and Beate, owners and operators of one of the top tour groups in the area, Boca Nosara Tours only a few minutes from our house. They and their experienced staff can take you on jungle and oceanside horseback tours, mountain and jungle ATV tours, and kayak trips on the Rio Nosara. They also have quads for rent at a great price if you want to just cruise around Nosara and the area and explore on your own.

09/08/2018

Hello friends. As you likely know we have two brand new, super cozy beach casitas, available to you for rent. Queen bed, covered porch, fans, kitchenette with cook top, fridge, and coffee maker, plus wi fi, indoor and outdoor shower, and use of our in ground pool and open air rancho. But for larger groups, you can kick me and Shelley and the dogs out and rent our entire house. Three beds, two full baths, full kitchen, indoor and outdoor shower, and use of in ground pool and open air rancho. And we are just two blocks from the spectacular white sand beaches of Playa Pelada. Hit us up for info, we are already filling up for this next year. Pura Vida!

06/08/2018

A couple of 360 videos of our neighboring beach, Playa Guiones. About a ten or twelve minute walk from Casa Coconut. Pura Vida!

25/07/2018

After four inches of rain the other night, followed by a few days of beautiful tropical sun, the plants and trees at Casa Coco are very happy. Come check us out, we now have oranges, limes, grapefruit, mango, papaya, starfruit, guava, banana, cuadrados, and plantains.

20/07/2018

A few pictures of our wonderful white sand beaches of Playa Pelada, just a two minute walk from Casa Coconut.......

16/07/2018

Tired of fighting rush hour traffic back in the states? Come visit us in Nosara, and this is the only traffic you will find here. Pura Vida!

14/07/2018

Casa Coconut, Nosara Costa Rica's cover photo

07/07/2018

Here is a pic of some native fruits that are prevalent down here, passion fruit and rambutan. Both of these grow better in the more mountainous areas of Costa Rica. But when you visit us at casa coconut, you will see a lot of fruit. On our property, we have bananas, cuadrados, plantains, grapefruit, orange, lime, pineapple, papaya, guava, and mango. Pics coMing soon!

01/07/2018

When you visit us in the remote, lush, tropical, jungle village of Nosara, Costa Rica, you might get held up in the occasional "Costa Rican Traffic Jam".

23/06/2018

Just another average ordinary sunset in our gorgeous backyard in playa pelada. Great friends in chairs, and on horseback. Pura Vida!

20/06/2018

Hello friends and family. We wanted to let you all know we are already starting to fill up for the upcoming high season which starts in November. We are happy to answer any questions you might have, via PM. As you likely know, we have two brand new and super cozy beach casitas, each with queen bed, kitchenette, fridge, coffee maker, cook top, indoor and outdoor shower, wi fi, and full use of our open air rancho and in ground pool. Our casitas are built for two, but for larger groups we can also offer you our house, which has three bedrooms, two baths, and full kitchen. The best part is our location. Nosara is a super chill, remote surf town. It's also a nationally protected wildlife refuge. So if you love the ocean, great beaches, surfing, yoga, hiking, fishing, this is your place. And we are only two blocks to the ocean. Here are some pictures of our beautiful beach. Hope to see you all soon! Pura Vida!

12/06/2018

Casa coconut at night. After days of surfing, beach, hiking, yoga, horseback riding, zip lining, and any other exciting activity you can think of, our guests can come back to casa coconut at night and chill by the pool, hang out in a hammock in the open air rancho, pet the dogs, or just hang out and watch the monkeys pass through. Here are a few night pics, enjoy, and hope to see you all soon, pura vida!

10/06/2018

Hello friends and family. We have gotten a a few tropical storms down here recently, and all of our new plants and trees are loving it. In addition to beautiful palms and many other tropical plants like frangipanis, we also have tons of fruit growing here now. Bananas, pineapples, orange, lime, plantain, mango, papaya, starfruit, and guava. Coming soon, passion fruit. Here are a few recent pictures of our beach and sunset, photos of the trees and plants coming in the next few days as they bloom. And we are filling up fast for later this year,so contact us if you want to check it out. Pura vida!

03/06/2018

Our faithful guard dogs Fonzie and Lacey got an extra long hike on the beach today after working hard all week to protect the property.

02/06/2018

Hello friends and family. Things are really shaping up down here. Put in tons of new plants and fruit trees, and they are doing great. Hope to see you all soon, we are taking reservations now through the end of this year. Here is a picture of the sun setting over the Pacific ocean, just a few blocks from our property. Pura Vida!

07/05/2018

Michael

This is our official review/story of our vacation at Casa Coconut. Most of you know that Jim and I have been close friends our entire lives. That being said, I am trying to give a completely unbiased review of our time there.

To begin with… if you are used to being pampered and waited upon, if you need your AC, if you need all-inclusive buffet lines, if you don’t enjoy the sounds of the fantastic local wildlife in the morning, Nosara is probably not for you.

However, if you wish to experience nature as it was intended by God with pristine, undeveloped beaches, if you enjoy getting off the grid, if you like to experience the local cuisine, if you enjoy exploring the small town and interacting with the local residents, if you like waking up with great coffee and stroll a couple minutes to the beach for sunrise, if you like the privacy of casitas (little houses), well then… Casa Coconut is JUST the place for you. It was more than enough room and the bed was very comfortable. It’s been two weeks since we returned home, and we miss Costa Rica and Jim and Shelley very much. Neither of us spoke much Spanish, but Jim acted as our guide showing us around and helping us with some translations. But, we quickly realized, it was rather easy to communicate, as a many do speak some English, and the rest, we just figured out. I highly recommend renting an ATV for your time. It’s fun and it’s the best way to explore the town. Nosara is known as a surfing and yoga town. We do neither, and there’s plenty to do

Jim warned us about the 2-1/2 + hour drive from the airport. The last hour or so being on a very bumpy dirt road. But, to us, it was no big deal. It’s not even a consideration when planning our trip. We enjoyed the scenery and the time went by fast. There’s a great sign not far from Casa Coco that reads “BAD ROADS BRING GOOD PEOPLE”. It makes complete sense to us now.

Our first morning there, we were fortunate to discover a rare sea turtle hatching. We feel blessed to have experience this miracle of nature. We also feel we did our part protecting these cute defenseless squirts as they embarked on their initial life journey to the Pacific… which was about 50 feet. But, there’s so much nature, we spotted 12 ft. croc sun bathing on the nearby river bank, howler monkeys on the property with little babies clinging to their mother, too many birds to count… plus we can not forget our loyal friends Fonzy, Lacy and Layla. Layla in particular took a liking to Tanya… maybe because Tanya was slipping her treats from time to time??? Sorry honey, the secret is out.

We began talking about our next visit the Casa Coco next year. The only thing we plan on changing is bringing some of our own fishing gear and staying at least 10 days. The “one week” s**t doesn’t cut in Costa Rica. I’m happy to answer any questions you might have with our stay.

Thank you Jim and Shelly for being such gracious hosts. Miss you guys.
Michael and Tatiana Larson

07/05/2018

Hola amigos y familia. Here are a few recent pictures of Lacey, Fonzie, and Layla, the dedicated protectors of Casa Coconut. They are on guard 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to make sure we and our guests are safe. But they also regularly enjoy romping in our beautiful backyard and at the beach, hope you enjoy these pictures........

22/04/2018

Hello friends and family. We wanted to share with you all some great photos of Playa Pelada, the gorgeous and private white sand beach, just two blocks from Casa Coconut. We would love to see you all down here soon, make sure to contact us when making your upcoming travel plans, as we are starting to fill up for the year. Pura Vida!

07/04/2018

Hello friends and family. We would like to share with you some photos of both humans, and dogs, enjoying our wonderful pool. Hope to see you all soon, and Pura Vida!

03/04/2018

Hello friends and family, thanks for liking our page, and we hope to see you all down here sometime soon to share this tropical paradise with us. Please check out the "notes" section of our page, where we recently updated and added tons of new information that may be of interest if you are planning to visit Nosara or Costa Rica. Also, we have some great new photos to share, both of our property, and some of the gorgeous beaches and mountainous scenery you will see here. And finally, we have some recent reviews from guests. Pura Vida!

02/04/2018

Hello friends and family, happy Easter from all of us here at Casa Coconut. Jim, shelley, Lacey, Fonzie, and Layla. Here are some recent pics of our guard dogs chill axing poolside, and romping on the beach. Pura Vida!