Potrero beach, Guanacaste Costa rica, Pacific Coast

Local attractions and nearby beaches around Hotel Mediterraneus

Potrero Beach
stretches several miles between the towns of Flamingo and Potrero. Situated on the northwest Pacific coast in Guanacaste province, Potrero Beach is one of the most accessible, beach destinations in Costa Rica. Penca, Sugar Beach and Danta & Dantita are secluded beautiful beaches located with clear sands, relatively rough waves and easy access.MAP

Today, areas like Tamarindo Beach are also becoming increasingly popular and little fishing villages are exploding all over the place, with more and more foreigners wanting to move here to find a piece of paradise. The beaches in the North Pacific Coast are some of the most beautiful beaches in the entire country. They are vast and always sunny, with endless coves and pristine shorelines just a short walk away from one another. Some of these areas are quickly being developed with luxury resorts, while others are still small fishing villages just waiting to be discovered.

You can check the nightlife at Tamarindo, El Coco or Flamingo. Flamingo beach is just 3 miles away, on a fairly good road.

At Flamingo Beach you´ll find restaurants, bars, supermarkets, and a marina. It’s more developed than Potrero Beach, but at the same time more crowded. Since it’s really close, you´ll get a chance of enjoying the nightlife, and at the end of the night sleeping on our secluded paradise.

Tamarindo Beach is about 15 miles away, like a 30 minute drive. Tamarindo beach is formed by a cape, which includes Playa Langosta, Playa grande and Tamarindo. Playa Grande and Playa Langosta are protected nesting areas for the giant leatherback turtle, from October to March. It has great sportfishing, surfing and scuba diving.

El Coco beach is the same distance as Tamarindo Beach, but north (Tamarindo is south of Potrero Beach). It´s one of the best spots for Scuba Diving, just 30 minutes away from Catalinas and Bat Islands. It’s one of the few places were many species that are extremely hard to find elsewhere are abundant.

Cheack out the Golden Coast of Guanacaste attractions, just around the corner from Hotel Mediterraneus

• Avellana - one of the greatest surf beaches around. 18 feet waves name it Little Hawaii. Not recommended for swimming
• Brasilito - right next to Conchal and Flamingo, certainly expensive, but also beautiful beach
• Flamingo - Full service marina, expenisve and exclusive beach in the area.
• Negra - great for surfers. Watch out for the reef if you decide to go there.
• Conchal - one of the mot exclusive beaches around teh Golden Coast. Great snorkeling, very expensive beach
• Grande - part of Las Baulas National Park, open only at day, patrolled at night to protect turtle nesting. Great waves
• Tamarindo - one of the most popular ebaches in Costa Rica. Great for surfing, windsurfing and other aquatic activities
• Langosta - great surfing, many bed and rakfast along the beach. Gets very crowded.
• Coco - Sportfihing and scuba diving paradise.
• Ocotal - great for swimming and snorkeling. It has one of the best diving operations in Central America
• Hermosa - one of the most popular beaches in the Pacific coast thanks to its clear water and white sand
• Junquillal - rough waters, very secluded, great to realax
• Marbella - great surfers destination, also a fising village. Pretty crowded at times
• San Juanillo - a fishing village, great to relax and rest
• Ostional - home of the Ostional National Wildlife Refuge, protecting turtle nesting mostly.
• Nosara - Olive Ridley sea turtles nesting beach. Good surfing, nearby mangroves make it a great place for kayaking.
• Guiones - considered one of the best spots in on the Pacific coast for surfing and snorkeling. Also Olive Ridley sea turtles nesting beach

Potrero beach, Guanacaste Costa rica, Pacific Coast