The quiet southern coast, from a base at Playa Matapalo
Practical guides from your hosts at Playa Matapalo: which stay suits your trip, how guests spend their days on this stretch of coast, and what to plan before you go.
Which kind of trip is yours?
Stay near Manuel Antonio, without the crowds
Four private stays at Playa Matapalo, about a 50-minute drive from Manuel Antonio National Park, on a beach guests regularly report as nearly empty.
Beachfront Villas Near Manuel Antonio
Four private stays steps from Playa Matapalo, about a 50-minute drive from Manuel Antonio National Park. Pools in three, jungle gardens, hosted by Linda.
Private Beach Villas Near Dominical
Four private stays, three with a pool, steps from Playa Matapalo and a short drive north of Dominical. An award-winning house and luxury safari tents.
Stay Between Manuel Antonio & Uvita
Four private stays at Playa Matapalo, Savegre, on the coastal road between Manuel Antonio and Uvita. Jungle, a near-empty beach, and day trips both ways.
Family beach villas in Costa Rica, without the walls
Family beach villas in Costa Rica: a fenced-garden house with pool and a no-pool safari tent, steps from Playa Matapalo. Honest guidance for children.
The Jungle Beach Villa Experience
Sleep inside the jungle, steps from Playa Matapalo: three luxury safari tents and one award-winning house on Costa Rica's southern Pacific coast.
A Costa Rica wildlife beach vacation, with no drive between the two
A Costa Rica wildlife beach vacation: monkeys, macaws and sloths in the garden, steps from Playa Matapalo, day trips to Manuel Antonio and Corcovado.
Quiet Beaches Near Manuel Antonio
Playa Matapalo and the quieter beaches of Costa Rica's southern Pacific coast, from four private stays steps from the sand at BaliBala, Savegre.
Day trips and longer stays, honestly described
Nauyaca Waterfalls Guide
A calm guide to Nauyaca Waterfalls, inland from Dominical, from BaliBala Beach Villas at Playa Matapalo: how the day runs, getting there, where to stay.
Manuel Antonio to Corcovado Road Trip Guide
Plan a Manuel Antonio to Corcovado road trip from Playa Matapalo: the coastal road, Dominical, Uvita, the Sierpe boats, and one quiet base for all of it.
Corcovado Stopover Guide
Use BaliBala Beach Villas at Playa Matapalo as your Corcovado stopover: roughly 1.5 hours to the Sierpe boats, a full day in the park, a quiet jungle base.
The long stay beach villa guide: slow weeks at Playa Matapalo
How a longer stay works at BaliBala: four private stays with full kitchens and wifi, steps from Playa Matapalo, Costa Rica. Message the hosts for terms.
