Mr & Mrs Smith

Kurá

Costa Rica, Costa Rica

Kurá hotel in Uvita has the perfect hotel pedigree: a husband-and-wife architect and biologist decided to open their idea of a perfect, sustainable, stylish getaway. The resulting six suites are the stuff of sleek design mags: contemporary, open-plan villas with floating beds, exposed showers and a balcony that leaves little between you and sweeping views over the jungle to the Pacific Ocean.

Need to know

• Rooms Six, including four suites.
• Rates Double rooms from $460.00, excluding tax at 13 per cent.
  The price shown represents the lowest nightly rate for a double room available at this hotel over the next 21 days. Any price conversions from the hotel's local currency ($460) have been conducted using today's exchange rates from xe.com.
• More details Rates include Continental breakfast and shuttles to Uvita.
• Facilities Spa with yoga centre; gardens; free WiFi throughout. In rooms: balcony with hammock, minibar, coffeemaker.
• Poolside The pool is one of a kind: a sharply rectangular saltwater infinity pool lined with dark-green Balinese tiles. It offers bird’s-eye ocean views, a trio of semi-submerged sunloungers and calming under-water music. The lounge beside it is an ideal spot for afternoon reading and cocktails.
• Check-out 12pm, but flexible, subject to availability. Earliest check-in, 2pm.
• Children Leave them at home: Kurá is best for adults.
• Also Each room is equipped with an iPad that is fully loaded with spa options, the day’s menus and information about the property, not to mention music and books for enjoying by the pool.
• Hotel closed 1–31 October.

Food and drink at Kurá

• Hotel restaurant

  The open-plan Sky Lounge has 360-degree views of Costa Rican jungle and ocean, and is the best place to spot passing humpback whales. The tropical-local menu is packed with with fish, including a daily carpaccio marinated in lemongrass, basil and lime. The tuna tiradito has Japanese influences in the spicy ponzu sauce. Breakfast is the most traditional, and typically includes plantains, eggs, tortillas and local cheese.

• Dress code Surfer-chic: you’ll want to wear closed-toed shoes wandering the hills at night, but the restaurant is otherwise casual.
• Top table Take a table by the pool for the most panoramic views.
• Last orders Breakfast is served from 7am until 10am, lunch from 12pm until 2.30pm, and dinner from 6pm until 9pm; the bar is open from 12pm until 10pm.
• Room service None to speak of, though each guest room is stocked with beer, wine, water, juice and Nespresso capsules.
• Hotel bar

  Diablitos in the Sky Lounge plays salsa, reggae and other Latin music. The bar specialises in tamarind margaritas, fruit coladas and various flavoured mojitos.

Kurá Uvita de Osa, Calle Bejuco, Osa / Bahia Ballena, Puntarenas