I want to be a beach bum on Costa Rica for a month. Which caost has the nicer beaches?

Question

Caribbean or Pacific?

I prefer turquoise transparent water and very white sand

Any advice on low cost beachside accommodation would be appreciated too! Any other tips?

ME: 40, male, solo traveller - taking two months to chill out in Costa Rica: never been there.

Thanks

Answer 1

Pacific coast. go to santa teresa beach

Answer 2

2 coast... 2 different attractions. only you can deside. that's the beauty of this country'

Answer 3

Playa Zancudo is not white white beach  but it's a beach bums paradise.  You can get a room at SUZY'S by the month for about $5 a day. maybe less.  Beach as far as you can see in either direction.  And now is the off season so not a lot of tourists >> very tranquil & relaxing.  If you seach it  you will only see the fancy places  but there's always more then those who advertise.  Manuel Antonio is expensive and VERY touristy all year round.

Answer 4

The pacific coast is best. It is a surfer's paradise. From Manuel Antonio to Brasilito the beaches are clean and white sand with beautiful waves in a clean sea. Fly into Liberia-a smaller airpor up north and take a bus to anywhere on the west coast. Really cheap accomodations can be had all along the coast.

Answer 5

Pacific is the best. For some reason the Caribbean coast of Costa rica is swampy (great for spotting turttles and crocs but not good for a beach day).

The whitest sand I've found was at Manuel Antonio, right outside the national park.

Answer 6

pacific

Answer 7

I've never been down the Caribbean coast but I have been up and down the Pacific Coast.  I was most recently in Manuel Antonio.  Stunning natural beauty but touristy !!!  The previous answer was right on about Playa Conchal . . . AKA Brasilito.  I solo traveled there to Melia Playa Conchal, but it is a VERY pricey resort.  If I were to go back, I would stay at a hotel called Hotel Brasilito.  I can almost guarantee it doesn't have a website or anything like that.  It is a very small, charming, sleepy beachfront hotel with very few amenities, only an outdoor bar and some hammocks.  It reminded me of something out of a Hemingway novel.  Playa Conchal is separated by Brasito by a small outcropping of rocks that jut out into the sea (maybe 50 yards).  Anyway, Playa Conchal is about a 5 minute walk from Playa Brasilito literally walking on the sand.

Brasilito is a VERY small town with a soccer field in the middle of it.  The natives live in beach front homes that are literally shacks with no plumbing and chickens running around.  I have about 100 digital pictures of Brasilito and Playa Conchal.  If you want, you can view them on my Kodak Easyshare website.  Just email me and I will be happy to share them with you.  [e-mail]

Pura Vida.

Answer 8

Well costa rica doesnt have many torqoise waters but the nicest beach is Conchal, but thats in a resort area and no way you can be a beach bum there.

Manuel Antonio is not that bad, but there are loads of g*y hotels.

I just came back from montezuma and its more of a hippie town met a few fellows your age chilling there. And its cheaper. Carribean is rustic, you should check punta uva out.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4F7ElDb3...

if your here for two months dont just stay in one place!

Answer 9

hm....I recommend Pacific....

Guanacaste's beaches are the nicest

Try "conchal" and "playa blanca"...by your description...I'm sure you're gonna like it   =)

pd....they are 5-10 minutes away