Three luxury safari tents, glamping in Costa Rica as it should be, and one award-winning house. They share the same gardens, the same beach, and the same idea: comfort that doesn’t seal you off from Costa Rica.
This is the architectural signature of BaliBala: a teak-built home from the No Footprint House series by architecture studio A-01, a sustainable prefab design recognised internationally, including a public-vote win at the Dezeen Awards and an International Architecture Award from the Chicago Athenaeum.
4 guests · 2 bedrooms · 2 baths · private pool
Both tents sleep five across a king, a queen, and a high twin; both have two open-air hot-water showers, a full kitchen, and a private plunge pool. What differs is the corner of the garden they occupy, and the photographs below are each tent’s own.
Luxury glamping at its best: a two-bedroom safari tent with a deep plunge pool built into the deck, two open-air hot-water showers, and a garden that ends where the beach begins.
Children under 10 are not permitted in this unit: the pool is deep and unfenced.
The second pool tent: two bedrooms wrapped in jungle, a plunge pool built into the deck, and open-air showers, in its own quiet corner of the garden.
Children under 10 are not permitted in this unit: the pool is deep and unfenced.
No pool, and that's the point. The Hideaway trades the plunge pool for deeper quiet: a two-bedroom safari tent whose living space opens directly onto garden, with lounge chairs and seating areas set among the green. The no-pool tent: the quietest of the three, chosen for garden immersion rather than a plunge pool. It sits in open jungle like the rest of BaliBala, so it is not a childproof environment and adults should supervise children.
| No-Footprint House | Safari Tent with Pool 1 | Safari Tent with Pool 2 | Safari Tent Hideaway | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Entire villa | Safari tent | Safari tent | Safari tent |
| Max guests | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Bedrooms | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Beds | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Bathrooms | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Private pool | Yes | Yes | Yes | No (garden instead) |
| Open-air showers | Indoor bathrooms | Yes, hot water | Yes, hot water | Yes, hot water |
| Full kitchen | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Beach access | Steps away | Steps away | Steps away | Steps away |
| Children | All ages welcome | Ages 10+ only | Ages 10+ only | All ages welcome |
| Checkout | 11:00 AM | 11:00 AM | 12:00 PM | 12:00 PM |
| Best for | Design & architecture travellers, Families up to 4, Couples | Couples, Friends, Families with children 10+ | Couples, Friends, Families with children 10+ | Couples, Nature purists, Readers & resters |
| Airbnb rating | ★ 4.78 (18) | ★ 5.0 (11) | ★ 5.0 (4) | New listing |
Children under 10 are not permitted in this unit: the pool is deep and unfenced. Always confirm current house rules on Airbnb before booking. DetailsBook on Airbnb(opens in a new tab) | Children under 10 are not permitted in this unit: the pool is deep and unfenced. Always confirm current house rules on Airbnb before booking. DetailsBook on Airbnb(opens in a new tab) |
Children under 10 are not permitted in this unit: the pool is deep and unfenced. Always confirm current house rules on Airbnb before booking.
DetailsBook on Airbnb(opens in a new tab)Children under 10 are not permitted in this unit: the pool is deep and unfenced. Always confirm current house rules on Airbnb before booking.
DetailsBook on Airbnb(opens in a new tab)Always confirm current house rules on Airbnb before booking.
Friends, multi-family trips, small retreats: the tents sit in the same gardens, each fully private. Message the hosts about combining them.
