Costa Rica Yoga & Eco Retreat Wellness Center for Sale
Situated on 3 hectares (7.5 acres) of lush forest in the mountains overlooking Costa Rica’s central valley, this boutique mountain resort is a profitable retreat center, specializing in yoga and wellness services. The business serves as a complete turnkey operation with well-trained and competent staff and is ideal as a hotel and retreat center, conference site, destination wedding venue, intentional community, rehabilitation or treatment center, family reunion lodge, summer camp, training facility, or any other personal or professional getaway in tropical paradise.
Perfect Mountain location
The resort is located equidistant from the Costa Rican capital of San Jose and the Pacific Coast beaches, specifically 1-hour’s drive West of San Jose, and 1-hour’s drive East of popular beach town Jaco, with access to Costa Rica’s brand new highway, as well as an alternate scenic route featuring some of the country’s most beautiful mountain vistas.
Casitas/Restaurant
The property includes 10 guest rooms, 3br/2ba house, employee housing, full-service kitchen and restaurant with stunning jungle views, swimming pool and one of the best open-air, jungle-view yoga structures in Costa Rica. The five well-constructed and maintained duplex bungalows offer ten deluxe rooms, each with its own bathroom. Each room provides 2 queen beds, to comfortably accommodate 20 people for retreats and events. A perfect blend of nature and simple elegance to make the guests’ stay comfortable and serene.
Sustainability
Yoga Deck with 4 room Spa facility below
The yoga deck can support up to 50 people, and provides breathtaking views of the valley below and mountains in the distance, and includes a small bar and kitchen for refreshments. The ground level floor includes a spacious office, two bathrooms, two treatment rooms and an exercise room for guest use.
Resort Features
- 10 elegantly furnished casitas, each with private bath and shower; each casita sleeps up to 4 guests with 2 queen beds.
- Infinity-edge pool with lounge chairs and shaded area for relaxing;
- Kitchen and restaurant complete with appliances, dishes and utensils;
- Day Spa, Wellness Center and Fitness Room with shower and two bathrooms; may also be converted into additional workshop or classroom space;
- Expansive teakwood open-air pavilion/conference venue with breathtaking jungle views; ideal for hosting retreats and gatherings of any kind, ranging from yoga, aerobics and dance to weddings, spiritual seminars and professional workshops;
- Established garden areas, dozens of mature fruit trees, and a thriving hydroponic greenhouse provide organic vegetables, fruits and herbs. 1 acre of the land has been reforested with valuable pochote hardwood trees, some already mature. New owners will inherit decades of medicinal plants, tumeric and ginger (producing a substantial crop every year) as well as a biodiverse ecosystem of trees and the birds and wildlife it attracts.
- Pure water source on property with well-functioning retaining tanks and irrigation system;
- Comfortable lounge and reception area with balcony overlooking the jungle; perfect area for guests to convene for dining, gatherings of any kind, or to be used as workshop space;
- 3 bedroom / 2 bath home for owners or managers; can also be converted into additional guest space;
- 2 bedroom / 2 private bath staff quarters on-site.
- Newly constructed stand-alone cabin with full bath and kitchenette, perfect for group leaders.
- Fiber-optic Wi-Fi throughout the property provides reliable 60 meg service.
- Hiking trails throughout the property, with access to a mountain creek and panoramic views of the jungle and Pacific Ocean;
- Sustainability features, including on-site fresh water source, solar energy, recycling and composting, as well as fully functional organic and hydroponic greenhouse. Awarded the Certificate for Sustainable Tourism given to distinct hotels by the Costa Rican Institute of Tourism;
- Abundant wildlife for an exceptional Costa Rican experience – white-faced monkeys, jungle reptiles and dozens of species of tropical birds, including colorful toucans and macaws, are seen daily.
Business Details
There is room on the property to add a few homes or more guest rooms. If expansion is desired, properties on each side, are also available for sale by different owners. Water supply, power and internet (fiberoptics) are all reliable and more than sufficient.
This Costa Rican eco-resort provides a rare opportunity to step into a turnkey wellness business for meditation, mindfulness, yoga, private health spa, plus the owners are willing to stay on for a short time to help onboard a new owner.
Or if community living is your thing, this property has all the amenities to start building upon.
Offered at US$995,000
Professional independent architect’s appraisal of land/buildings is complete.