Mother Earth sits in Tamarindo Beach and combines three things on one property: a boutique hotel, a restaurant and a spa. The rooms are described as spacious, with modern interiors, private terraces and energy paintings. The centrepiece outdoors is a saltwater pool, with the plant-based restaurant set beside it.

What you actually do here is largely up to you. There is no published daily schedule of classes or training sessions in the information provided. Instead, the hotel offers a wellness menu — a list of treatments and sessions you pick from during your stay. Beyond that, days tend to be pool, beach and restaurant.

The food is plant-based and served from the poolside restaurant. That is the clearest concrete detail about the day-to-day experience: meals are meat-free and built around plants rather than a standard hotel menu with a vegetarian option tacked on.

The property markets itself to eco-conscious travellers and frames the design as a mix of natural elements and modern architecture. In practice that means a small, quiet property rather than a large resort with multiple restaurants and entertainment programmes.

Tamarindo itself is a beach town on the Guanacaste coast, known for surfing and a long stretch of sand. The hotel does not list excursions or off-site activities in the material provided, so anything beyond the property is arranged independently.

What's included

- Room at the boutique hotel (confirm inclusions with the hotel) - Access to the saltwater pool - Access to the poolside plant-based restaurant (meals subject to the rate booked) - Access to the wellness menu (treatments subject to booking and price)

What's not included

- Flights - Airport transfers - Travel insurance - Meals, unless included in the rate you book - Wellness treatments, unless included in the rate you book - Personal expenses

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