Kura Design Villas
Uvita, Bahía Ballena, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
Location
Uvita
On a mountain ridge above Marino Ballena National Park and the famous Whale's Tail sandbar, Uvita, on the South Pacific Whale Coast.
Transfer
A Uvita transfer
Around 3 hours from San José (SJO), or a domestic flight; an on-site helipad for arrivals.
Villas
Eight villas
Eight detached, glass-fronted one-bedroom villas, adults-only and capped at two guests each, with private terraces and ocean-view rain showers.
Best For
Who it suits
Couples and honeymooners seeking design, seclusion and romance. Adults only.
Board Basis
Bed & breakfast
With free beach shuttles.
About the Resort
A tiny adults-only design hideaway
Kura Design Villas is an eight-villa, adults-only hideaway on a mountain ridge above Uvita, gazing over Marino Ballena National Park and its famous Whale's Tail sandbar. A 62-foot infinity saltwater pool seems to pour straight into the Pacific — humpback whales pass below it in season — and glass-fronted villas open to ocean-view rain showers and double hammocks. Owned by an architect and a biologist, it pairs tropical-minimalist design with serious eco credentials and total seclusion, helipad arrivals included.
Accommodation
Villas
Eight glass-fronted, adults-only villas.
Entry
Junior Suite Villa
Sleeps two. A glass-fronted villa with ocean or rainforest views, double hammocks, an ocean-view rain shower and a private terrace.
Glass-frontedOcean view
Signature
Infinity Villa
Sleeps two. A larger villa with ocean views and an extra-wide sun terrace.
Ocean viewSun terrace
Top
Master Suite
Sleeps two. Around 140 square metres with premium ocean views and a private plunge pool — the highest and most private.
Plunge pool140 sqm
Food & Drink
Dining
Costa Rican fusion, organic and local.
Signature
The restaurant
Costa Rican fusion, organic and local.
Bar
The open-air bar
Cocktails over the Pacific.
Breakfast
À-la-carte breakfast
With the ocean view.
Wellbeing
Kura Spa
Facials, massage, wraps and scrubs, with a 62-foot infinity saltwater pool over the Pacific.
Kura Spa
Massage and facials.
A 62-ft infinity pool
Saltwater, over the Pacific.
Guided meditation
On the ridge.
Activities & Experiences
Signature Experiences
Whales, waterfalls and the Whale Coast.
Humpback-whale watching
From the pool, in season.
The Whale's Tail
The sandbar below.
Nauyaca Waterfalls
A short trip inland.
Surf & SUP
On the South Pacific.
Rainforest hikes
From the ridge.
Getting There
Location & Transfers
By road
From San José (SJO)
Around 3 hours by car, or a domestic flight.
By air
Helipad
Arrivals to the ridge.
Guest Reviews
What Our Clients Say
★★★★★
“The most extraordinary place I have ever stayed. Nothing prepares you for the depth of the silence, the beauty of the reef, or the sheer generosity of the experience.”
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★★★★★
“We’ve stayed here three times now. The house reef has no equal. The stargazing was, genuinely, one of the most moving experiences of my adult life.”
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★★★★★
“I had stayed at Four Seasons, One&Only and Velaa before visiting Kura Design Villas. They are all magnificent. But this is different in a way that is hard to articulate.”
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Good to Know
Good to know
Board basis
- Bed and breakfast, with beach shuttles.
Adults only
- Two guests per villa.
Setting
- A ridge over the Whale Coast.
Getting there
- Around 3 hours from SJO.
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