Travel You Won’t Need to Recover From

Many vacations focus on exploration and adventure in new places, cultures, and geographies. It’s no surprise that we often return home tired but satisfied. While Las Catalinas excels at adventure, today, we invite you to consider another kind of journey, a life experience designed to soothe and unwind, reconnect to what matters, and restore a sense of quiet stability. Thanks to something that we call well-living, slower travel can be the pause you didn’t know you needed. Let Las Catalinas’ Doorway help you explore your destination in a new way.

What is Well-Living?

At Las Catalinas, the philosophy of Well-Living is guided by five core principles that shape the spirit of life in town. It begins with Nourishment, fueling mind, body, and spirit through fulfilling activities, wholesome food, and meaningful relationships. Movement follows, encouraging an active lifestyle through spirited adventures and the simple joy of daily motion. Meaningful Connection is central, fostering authentic ties to self, others, nature, and a more profound sense of purpose. This unfolds in Beautiful Surroundings, where thoughtful architecture and inspiring landscapes invite creativity and community. Finally, Simplicity reminds us to strip away the excess and focus on what truly matters: health, family, connection, and intention. 

Learn more about our philosophy of Well-Living here.

Stillness, Healing, and Intention in Every Moment

In Las Catalinas, wellness weaves into daily life with ease and intention. Sometimes, it begins with stillness like pausing in a shaded nook above the ocean or sinking into a hammock after a morning swim. This car-free town was designed to invite reflection and reconnection, with quiet corners and natural beauty everywhere you turn. Whether it’s a swim in the lap pool, a beachside picnic, or a restorative treatment, each experience is an invitation to slow down and return to yourself. For those seeking something deeper, curated wellness offerings elevate the experience: multi-day retreats feature yoga and breathwork sessions, sound healing, guided journaling, and even biohacking sessions. Explore our Renew & Recenter and Together in Stillness packages and envision your next Well-Living escape!

The Joy of Movement and the Outdoors

Sometimes, true peace follows joyful exertion, the kind of demanding physical activity that leaves you sun-warmed and smiling. In Las Catalinas, movement is part of the rhythm of daily life, with trails, waves, and wide-open spaces just steps from your door. Ride through the tropical dry forest on a mountain bike, jog along scenic ridgelines, or paddle out into the glassy bay. Whether you’re catching a wave, snorkeling over reefs, or hiking under the canopy, each activity offers a sense of freedom and connection. 

Looking to venture even farther? Our expert Experience team can arrange everything from volcano hikes and waterfall visits to sailing trips, mangrove tours, ziplining, and hot spring soaks.  Embrace experiences that highlight Costa Rica’s natural beauty!

A Town Designed to Let You Breathe

In Las Catalinas, the simple act of walking becomes part of your renewal. Designed entirely without cars, town invites you to leave traffic and tension behind and embrace a slower, more intentional way of moving through your day. Trails, beaches, cafés, and wellness spaces are all just a short stroll from your door, allowing you to explore at your own pace. 

Along the way, you’ll uncover quiet corners, like a hummingbird-filled garden, a sun-warmed outdoor shower, or a shaded bench perfect for getting lost in a book. With open-air architecture, terraces that welcome the breeze, and rental homes built to harmonize with the landscape, every detail helps you unwind and reconnect with what matters.

Our accommodations feature open-air living spaces, private terraces, plunge pools, and views of the ocean. Every home and hotel here is created with the rhythms of nature in mind.

Slower. Smarter. Greener.

Slow travel isn’t just restorative for the traveler, it’s also gentler on the places we visit. Guests naturally become part of a more sustainable rhythm by staying longer, exploring on foot, and choosing local experiences. There’s no need to rush from place to place when everything you need is just a few steps away. Town’s layout, materials, and preservation efforts all reflect a deep respect for the land, with trails that weave through protected forest and beaches that remain unspoiled. Slowing down here isn’t just good for you, it’s good for the planet too.

A Gentle Invitation to Slow Down

What if your next vacation wasn’t about how much you could see or do, but how deeply you could feel and connect? In Las Catalinas, the invitation is simple: breathe, walk, listen, rest. Let the ocean set the pace. Let the forest ground you. Let days unfold without an itinerary. Whether you come for a week or a weekend, you’ll find that the slower you move, the more you notice and the more you remember. In a world that moves fast, Las Catalinas offers something quietly radical: the space to be still. 

Let Las Catalinas’ Doorway help you explore your destination in a new way.