A week in Nosara, Costa Rica in January, for the three of you: three nights at a resort, then seven nights in Nosara.
Sat Jan 16 – Tue Jan 26, 2027. Ten nights for Matt, Gabrielle and the baby: three nights at a resort, then a full week in Nosara — narrowed to Playa Guiones, the surf beach where the yoga studios, cafés and the week's shortlist all sit.
The shortlist is now narrowed to Playa Guiones — Playa Pelada stays are out of this view. Nineteen Guiones stays remain, grouped below by listing type: hotels & resorts, villas & agency homes, Airbnb stays, and Gabby's finds. Ranked the way you asked: gorgeous first, then yoga, then how easy life is with the baby.
Prices were rechecked on Nov 7, 2026 for Tue Jan 19 – Tue Jan 26, 2027 (7 nights, 2 adults + infant). Three stays carry a genuinely rechecked rate for your dates and say so. Two of Gabby's finds were priced live on their listing pages today. Everything else is labeled a rate signal — a published from-rate or platform range, not a quote for your week — because those booking engines and Airbnb pages don't expose dated prices publicly. Nothing here has been booked yet, and no stay has been confirmed for a crib. That's the step left, in Decisions below. Every card links to its listing.
Tap No on any stay that isn't right and it moves to the ruled-out list below — the next option for that section takes its place. Tap the heart to keep a stay on your Favorites page. Everything here is shared: you both see the same list, always up to date.
Yoga lives here: Bodhi Tree and Harmony's Healing Centre anchor Guiones' class schedule, Norte runs one of the fullest drop-in programs in town, and most of these hotels teach on site — so wherever you stay, a morning class is a walk away.
The complete package. Beautiful gardens a minute from the Guiones surf break, an organic restaurant, and a real daily yoga program at its own Healing Centre, not a token class. Its three-bedroom villas have full kitchens.
~$252–385/night (rate signal) · Books by email only; no dated quote published · Points: cash only, no points route found. Crib not published; to confirm.
View hotel site →The best yoga in Nosara, full stop — five or six open-air shalas, classes all day, and one class a day included for guests. Balinese-inspired and polished. The catch: most weeks are structured retreats, so a baby among a meditation week needs a direct conversation first. Its Jan 2–9, 2027 retreat week is already sold out — January is moving.
~$390/night platform signal; pricing is package-driven, no dated hotel quote published · Points: cash only.
View resort site →The world's first LEED Platinum surf hotel — colorful, laid-back and genuinely well designed, with its own yoga shala and two saltwater pools. The clearest published family support on the list: crib, childcare and kid meals, plus two-bedroom family apartments.
$525/night high season for the 2BR Beach Apartment = $4,153 for the week incl. 13% tax, breakfast and transfers included — rechecked Nov 7, 2026 from the hotel's published seasonal rate table · Points: cash only.
View hotel site →The splurge. Nine two-bedroom residences with kitchens, steps from the beach, the only rooftop pool in town, and private yoga bookable in your residence, around nap times. Cribs are free, babysitting is available, and the rate includes transfers and breakfast.
$960–2,000/night (rate signal); no dated quote publicly retrievable · Points: yes — World of Hyatt, via Mr & Mrs Smith.
View hotel site →Quietly gorgeous: earthy minimalist design, a jungle trail to the beach, and yoga, Pilates and breathwork on site. The one-, two- and three-bedroom villas have private pools and kitchens, which suits a family week well.
From $255/night + $60/night resort fee (rate signal); no dated quote publicly retrievable · Points: Leaders Club; also listed with Mr & Mrs Smith. Crib not published — to confirm.
View hotel site →Guiones' original surf hotel, a short walk from the break — a long-standing, well-kept base in the middle of everything, with premium rooms and surf suites above the standard rooms. Its scheduled renovation (Apr 24 – May 1, 2027) falls after the trip.
$304–485/night (rate signal, platform range); premium rooms run higher · No dated quote publicly retrievable.
View rooms →A small hotel with a wellness studio attached — and one of the fullest drop-in schedules in town: vinyasa, aerial, Pilates, sound baths. If yoga access matters more than resort polish, this is the value play in Guiones.
~$166–330/night (rate signal, firmer platform pricing than earlier research) · No dated quote publicly retrievable.
View hotel site →Villas by Studio Saxe, Costa Rica's best-known tropical architects, each with a private saltwater pool, full kitchen and laundry, five minutes' walk from the beach. There's a studio on site with daily classes (half price for guests), plus crib and high chair on request, toys, and a playground.
From $275/night is a low-season base rate — peak weeks run far higher, around ~$1,100/night on platforms, and January will price up there, not at the base · Points: cash direct; the Vrbo route earns OneKeyCash.
View villa site →The certainty pick. A contemporary house with a saltwater lap pool, a brand-new yoga deck and a private beach entrance, and, per guest reviews, a private chef and nightly security included. It's bigger than three people need; what you get for that is a price with no surprises.
$9,800 for your exact week (~$1,400/night, 7-night minimum) — the agency's official rate table puts Jan 19–26 inside its Jan 2 – Feb 13 window; rechecked Nov 7, 2026 · Points: cash only, via Beach Management Nosara.
View listing →A brand-new luxury four-bedroom a one-minute walk from Bodhi Tree, the closest any rental gets, with a private pool and outdoor kitchen on quiet K Section streets. Oversized for the three of you, but if its price holds anywhere near the listing, nothing touches its yoga-per-dollar.
$5,180/week list rate for the main house (rate signal) — January may price at or above list · Points: cash only, via Surfing Nosara / Coldwell Banker.
View listing →The budget-discipline pick: a three-bedroom agency house in the K Section with a published seasonal rate table, so its January price is knowable today rather than a guess.
$650/night high season ≈ $5,342 for the week all-in with the $200 cleaning fee and 13% VAT — rechecked Nov 7, 2026 from the agency's published table · Points: cash only, via Surfing Nosara / Coldwell Banker.
View listing →Two villas — a four-bedroom in Central Guiones and a three-bedroom in the K Section — bookable direct or via Booking.com. January pricing needs a direct inquiry: the direct from-rates and the platform prices are far apart.
Direct from $250–300/night vs ~$560/night on Booking.com (rate signals; direct from-rates are low-season bases) · No dated quote publicly retrievable.
View villa site →Airbnb doesn't expose dated prices on its public listing pages, so for these four the link itself is the way to price your exact week — open it with Jan 19–26 set.
The right-sized romantic pick: a bright, modern two-bedroom with a private pool on a quiet road, and a six-minute walk to both the beach and Bodhi Tree, so the best yoga in town needs no car, every day. One note: both bedrooms open onto the pool deck. 4.75★ (4 reviews).
No dated price exposed publicly — price it via the listing · Points: cash only (Airbnb).
View Airbnb listing →Five new teak-and-stone villas in gated, quiet grounds, with an on-site yoga and wellness studio and a shared pool that has a shallow toddler end: the two hardest things to find, in one place. The cost: the beach is a 10–15 minute walk, with a short stretch along the main road. 4.91★ (22 reviews).
No dated price exposed publicly — price it via the listing · Points: cash only (Airbnb).
View Airbnb listing →Compact and modern, with a private pool and a sleep loft; beach, cafés and yoga all five minutes on foot. Concierge support comes via ALBA Properties. 4.94★ (16 reviews).
No dated price exposed publicly — price it via the listing · Points: cash only (Airbnb).
View Airbnb listing →A four-bedroom luxury home two minutes' walk from the surf break, with a saltwater pool and its own upper-level yoga shala — practice at home, on your own schedule. 5.0★ (29 reviews), Superhost.
No dated price exposed publicly — the listing page shows the Jan 19–26 calendar with no price and no sold-out notice · Points: cash only (Airbnb).
View Airbnb listing →Three Guiones Airbnbs Gabrielle sent over. The first two were priced live on their listing pages on Nov 7; none of the three displaces a shortlist pick, and none lists a crib, pack 'n play or high chair — the same open check as the other Airbnb alternates.
A two-bedroom by the Guiones Beach Club with a private beach path and Bodhi Tree two minutes away — Gabby independently landed on the top dated card from the original 500-home sweep. Free cancellation before Jan 14. Two catches: the second bedroom is two bunk beds, and the pool is shared. 4.92★ (63 reviews).
$4,332 total for Jan 19–26 — priced live on the listing page, Nov 7, 2026 · Points: cash only (Airbnb).
View Airbnb listing →A design-led two-bedroom in the K Section — fenced, with lovely outdoor spaces for practice (no on-site shala). Strong design and rate; a thin review count and a shared pool keep it an alternate until it's verified. 4.88★ (8 reviews).
$4,081 total for Jan 19–26 — priced live on the listing page, Nov 7, 2026 · Points: cash only (Airbnb).
View Airbnb listing →A two-bedroom five minutes' walk from Guiones, 100 m from the ocean — but its calendar is closed for Jan 19–26, 2027, so it can't be booked for the trip. Kept here so the link isn't chased again. 4.82★ (11 reviews).
Dates unavailable for the trip week (checked Nov 7, 2026) · No on-site yoga; no baby gear listed.
View Airbnb listing →On points, honestly: Nosara is a cash town. Beyond Silvestre and Sendero above, the only other points route anywhere is Marriott Bonvoy's Homes & Villas, which has exactly two homes in Nosara — neither fits this trip. Everything else here is cash, or OneKeyCash if you book it through Vrbo or Expedia.
Shaped around two bases and no rushing: a resort wind-down first, then a slow Nosara week where the day's only fixed points are a morning class and the tide.
Delta from JFK to Liberia. Then the drive south, about two and a half to three hours by road, and straight into the resort.
The easy start: resort days with the baby, no decisions required. The property's name isn't in our records yet; it's the one detail to pin down (see Decisions).
Transfer to Nosara and settle into the week's house or hotel. First walk down to Playa Guiones for sunset; groceries and the lay of the town.
Morning yoga while the baby naps or comes along. Guiones for surf and long beach walks; Pelada for calm water and tide pools at low tide, the baby's beach. Nothing else needs scheduling.
Back up to Liberia for the flight home. The return flight itself still needs booking or capturing; see Decisions.
Sat Jan 16: JFK → Liberia (LIR), one-way, booked. Return Tue Jan 26: not yet captured, the open end of the trip.
Getting around: Liberia airport to Nosara is roughly 2½–3 hours by road, so a private transfer with a car seat arranged in advance beats a rental after a flight day with the baby. In Nosara itself, most of Guiones is walkable; Pelada is a short drive or a beach walk away.
Four things stand between this shortlist and a booked trip. Everything else is researched and ready.
The ranking above is research, not availability. For whichever stay you choose, the check is the same three questions: is it open Jan 19–26, what is the real January price, and will they put a crib in the room? Bodhi Tree needs one more: is a baby welcome in a retreat week? January is peak season and the best two- and three-bedroom houses go first, so this is the decision that unlocks the trip.
Agencies to ask: Beach Management Nosara & Surfing Nosara hold the good housesThe first three nights are booked, but the property's name was never captured in any record. Worth pinning down so transfers from Liberia can be planned against where you're actually staying.
The outbound is confirmed (Delta, JFK → Liberia, Jan 16). No return flight is on file yet for the trip home on Jan 26.
He needs his own passport for Costa Rica, and processing runs weeks. It is the longest-lead item on the trip. Worth confirming it's in hand, or in process, before anything else gets booked around it.
Sun Feb 28 → Mon Mar 1, 2027. After checkout from the birthday trip, one night at a high-end resort before flying home: just the two of you, romantic and not touristy, in a $500–$1,200 brief. Prices are published February high-season signals from research, not live quotes; the pick gets a live check before booking.
Shared, just like Costa Rica: tap No to rule a resort out, or the heart to keep it on your Favorites page. You both see the same list.
Couples-only, 109 suites, a big spa and plunge-pool casitas, and only 10–15 minutes from where you're already staying, so checkout day stays easy and the night feels unhurried from the first hour.
~$750–$1,100 for the night (February signal)
41 villas, every one with a private plunge pool: the most romantic room in budget. The price of it is the drive, about two hours south, and roughly 50 minutes back to the airport for the Mar 1 flight.
$550–$880 for the night (February signal)
Not all-inclusive, which is exactly why it feels different from everything around it: quiet, design-led and unhurried. Fifteen minutes from the airport, so the morning you fly home stays gentle.
~$901 for the night (February signal)
Four famous names price above the $1,200 ceiling in high season, so they're off the list rather than temptations: Hotel Esencia, Belmond Maroma, Rosewood Mayakoba and La Casa de la Playa. The decision itself is one trade-off: stay 15 minutes away and keep the night effortless, or drive south for the quietest room. Everything else about the night is ready once you pick.
Every stay either of you hearts, in the order you hearted it — Costa Rica and Mexico together, always up to date on both your screens.