Hospitality property for sale in Santa Cruz · 5,000 m² · Ref. 10978

Drift Away Lodge is a working 30-bed boutique resort on 5,000 m² in Playa Avellanas, three minutes on foot from the sand at Playa Lagartillo, one of the least crowded surf beaches in Guanacaste. Side A holds eight hotel rooms, four two-bedroom villas, the main pool, a yoga shala and a 40-seat restaurant. Side B adds four duplexes, two houses and a second pool. It was built low-impact with local and recycled materials, and it's sold turnkey at $2,900,000.

Nestled in a tropical paradise full of shady palms, the 5000m2 resort currently has two sides to it. Side A has 8 rooms (4 King, 2 Queen, 2 Double-Twins), 4 two-bedroom private villas, a large resort pool, an enclosed outdoor yoga shala, a large restaurant with outdoor dining area, a smoothie bar, air conditioned office space, and storage space for beach fun equipment. Side B contains 4 duplexes each with single rooms, a 2 bedroom home, a 3 bedroom 2-story home, a second pool, all lushly landscaped. Total of 30 beds and 25 full bath and 4 half bath.

All of the accommodations are decorated in a clean and simple style with furniture made by local craftsmen, touches of driftwood, and accented with calming colors. Each is outfitted with comfortable memory foam mattresses, plush hypo-allergenic feather pillows, air conditioning, a private bathroom, tables and chairs, and appliances for making tea or coffee. The 2 twin rooms, 2 queen rooms and 4 king rooms have mini-fridges. The 4 villas have 2 bedrooms each (1 king and 2 singles) and have stoves, refrigerators, and televisions. Guests can enjoy their coffee from rocking chairs on the villa’s veranda! All the linens are luxurious 100% organic cotton and the complimentary toiletries are organic and biodegradable. High speed internet is available throughout the complex, and Netflix can be accessed on the TVs.

The open-air bar and restaurant seat up to 40 persons and are serviced by a spacious and well-equipped kitchen. Your guests will enjoy lazy afternoons napping on the chaise lounges next to the royal blue pool, lulled to sleep by the sound of a waterfall. They will find the tranquility they seek in the yoga and meditation shala or on the pristine sands of the beach just a 3-minute walk away.

There is a parking area for 10 vehicles, and bicycles for the use of guests come with the property. Additional structures house a laundry, stockroom, employees’ dining room and living quarters, and there are 2 maintenance sheds. Owner’s or manager’s quarters are over the reception area.

Why this property

Very few Avellanas lodges have this room count, two pools, a full restaurant kitchen and staff housing already in place.

Owner's or manager's quarters above reception, parking for 10, laundry, stockroom and employee dining.

A buyer takes over a running business, guest bicycles included, rather than a building project.

Getting around

The beach is a 3-minute walk. Tamarindo is about 30 minutes by road for supermarkets, banks and the domestic airstrip; Flamingo Marina is about 50 minutes. Liberia International Airport is about 1.5 hours.

This turn-key boutique resort is ready and waiting to provide you with a home in paradise and the opportunity to share it with others. Make your dream come true and give us a call today for more information or to arrange a private showing!

Listing code: FBR-227