This place is incredible!!!! We came to the beach in Costa Rica to surf and enjoy the outdoors, and we got SO much more by staying with Filipe!! Not only was there a beach clean up the first in the morning, but also we were there (that Felipe helped coordinate with a group from Austin, TX). We took surf lessons from a friend of Felipe’s, got amazing food at Cafe Mar Azul (a restaurant a few minutes walking down the road), and also met amazing people staying in the other Pipes. Felipe designed an incredible communal space, that has a yoga area, full kitchen (that we cooked many a breakfast on), outdoor shower, indoor showers and changing rooms, hammocks, lounge chairs, and more! The Pipes were super clean and cozy, all the space you need for two people and a couple traveling backpacks. Most of your time is spent outdoors anyway, so it was really nice to have a little nook to go to sleep and cuddle up in :). 10 out of 10 would recommend this place! Water was 80 degrees and surf was incredible (always surf at high tide, low tide is a lake out front), Star-filled skies at night, a 2 min boat ride across the River mouth to Tamarindo (7 min travel time total including walking down the beach to the water taxis), and the opportunity to meet and hang out with amazing people. Stay at the Pipehouse if you want a true Costa Rican beach experience, and are interested in really finding out what ‘pura vida’ is all about 🙂