Resort Info

Meal Times

All meals are served in the dining room, starting with dinner on arrival day and breakfast on departure day. Lunch is not served on departure day.

Breakfast: 7:30am to 9:30am
Lunch: 12:30pm to 1:30pm
Dinner: 6:00pm to 7:30pm

Complimentary early morning coffee and tea are available at 6:30am daily.

Special Meal Requests

Upon request, Blue Spirit will do its best to provide for special meal needs (such as lactose intolerance, food allergies, etc.). To assure the availability of ingredients, it is important that these requests be communicated at least 2 weeks in advance.

However, as a huge variety of non-allergic products are not as easily available in Costa Rica (as for example in the U.S.), and we cannot always guarantee to satisfy each special request. Please communicate your request to info@bluespiritcostarica.com or to your program’s organizer, who handles your registration.

An additional way of satisfying special meal needs is our PURE FOOD OPTION, which is part of our daily buffet style served lunch and dinner: offering of greens, grain, and legume (beans) without oils or seasoning.

Also, we have a refrigerator for guest’s use in our dining hall, accesible to you 24 hours, where that you can store any of your special foods or medication brought from home.

Café

The Café is open daily – opening hours are adapated to program’s schedule.

The Café offers fresh juices, smoothies, freshly baked good, raw food snacks, coffee specialties, and in the evening organic wines, and local beers (that have recyclable bottles).

Food and beverages at the Café are not included in the room & board rates of your program. All purchases will be charged individually, and can be paid with cash or charged directly to the room and paid 1 day before departure.

Wellness Services

Wellness services – such, as massages, bodywork, facial treatments, nutritional counseling, and spiritual counseling – are available upon request. Guests can book their sessions through a sign up sheet with the practitioner of their choice at our reception.

Payment can be made in cash or charged to the room when the services are scheduled. There is a 24-hour cancellation policy; individuals are expected to pay for their appointment, even if the program runs over into the appointed time.

Medical Services in Nosara

From a general health perspective, Costa Rica has high health standards in the entire country, and is considered one of the safest destinations in the developing world. If you have a health care provider in the country of your origin, you may want to inquire before your travels about their coverage policy, when traveling to Costa Rica.

English-speaking doctors have offices located 15 minutes from Blue Spirit, along with dentists. In proximity are also chiropractors, and other holistic healers, providing a range of health care and therapeutic services.

A hospital is located within a 45 minutes drive in Nicoya, or for serious conditions an air lift is available to a hospital with excellent and Western standard medical care in the capital of San Jose within 45 minutes.

There are no shots or immunizations required to come to Costa Rica.

Means of Communication, Office Needs, and Electricity

Phone

We have a phone to use for the guests for calls within Costa Rica (free of charge) and international calls (phone cards can be purchased at reception).

We also recommend the use of Skype or other Internet phone services. As the main building has WiFi (free of charge), the use of voice over Internet is easy, inexpensive, and reliable.

If you like your loved ones at home in the US, Canada, or Europe to connect with you and leave messages during your stay at Blue Spirit they can call: +1 646.833.3410.

This line connects with our offices in Costa Rica & the US at US calling rates.

If you need to reach Blue Spirit from within Costa Rica, dial the following numbers:
2656.8300 / 2656.8228 (both numbers are only valid from within Costa Rica).

Cell Phone

There is cell phone service on the premises that supports local CR cell phones and international phones (though this is expensive).

WiFi

Wireless Internet is available at no cost and can be accessed via personal laptops for use of E-mail, Skype, or any Internet-phone calls. For those with WiFi ready laptops access is free. Please, note that Blue Spirit does not guarantee connection to all types of laptop computers and does not provide a technician for WiFi access.

Public Access Computer

Available to our guests (free of charge) in the lobby.

Copy Machine

For limited use and faculty only: at the rate of 35 cents per copy. If you have large copy jobs, please prepare those in advanced and bring them with you; or they can be sent out locally and done at a rate per copy.

Electricity

The voltage throughout the country is 110, the same as in North America. Travelers with appliances set for 220 will need an adapter that changes the voltage and allows for use of a different plug.

Candles and Incense

For reasons of fire safety we don’t allow any candle or incense burning in any of the accommodations.

We do allow the burning of candles and incense for ritual or teaching purposes in the classrooms, however, only if the flame is attended to at all times.

Safety Box and Personal Belongings

Each room is provided with a safety box at no charge. The safety box is big enough to hold a laptop. Blue Spirit is not responsible for any stolen personal belongings on the premises.

Tents do not come with a safety box – there will be a safe at reception for valuables to be stored for campers.

Lost or Unreturned Keys

Blue Spirit charges a $25 fee for lost or unreturned room keys.

Money and Such Matters

Any extra spending while being at Blue Spirit (i.e. for activities organized through our reception desk, like surf lessons, horseback riding, canopy tours, or Wellness services) and any consumption at our Café-Library can be charged on your credit card. Therefore we recommend not bringing too much extra cash from home (a maximum of US $500 should be sufficient).

The US Dollar is widely accepted in Costa Rica, so exchanging US Dollars to Costa Rica Colones is not necessary. Smaller denominations of $20 or less are easiest to cash. The exchange rate is approximately 500 to 600 Colones per US Dollar.

There is an ATM machine and bank, which is a 10-minute drive from Blue Spirit. The ATM and Bank only accept VISA Cards and disperse Costa Rica Colones.

To-Bring-List

Don’t forget to pack: camera/batteries/charger, alarm clock, sunscreen, sun hat, bathing suit, water bottle, natural bug repellent, your special medication, light raincoat or rain-poncho (in case you will travel around the central Valley and San Jose), hiking sandals, jeans for horseback riding. We also recommend bringing a flashlight, especially if you like evening walks, or are staying in an eco-cottage or a tent.

Time Zones

Costa Rica is on Central Standard Time, six hours behind Greenwich Mean Time and one hour behind EST in the States. It does not currently use daylight saving time, although the idea has been considered.

Blue Spirit Store

Should you forget essential items at home or are looking for some snack foods, books to read, gift items, clothing, or souvenirs – the Blue Spirit Store offers a wide array of goods to purchase. You can pay cash (US$, Costa Rican Colones) or with credit card.

Orientation for our Guests

To clear common questions and concerns from the beginning of your stay with us, we recommend to all of our group-leaders and guests to come to our 30 minutes Orientation Talk on the evening of your program’s arrival date – usually around 8pm in the dining-hall.

Activities / Excursions

Reception is glad to assist you in organizing Surf-Lessons, Horseback-Riding, Turtle Nesting Tour, Canopy Adventures, River Boat Tour (Bird watching), River Kayaking, or Stand-Up-Paddle-Surf. Payments can be made in cash or with credit card at reception. More info here

Should you still have questions, send us an email info@bluespiritcostarica.com. We are happy to help!