Your Private Estate on Costa Rica's Wildest Coast
Not a hotel. Not a rental. A five-acre private estate 300 ft from the ocean with a personal chef, a guide who becomes your friend, and the most biologically intense jungle on Earth — exclusively yours.
Where The Jungle Meets The Pacific
If you've ever wanted to experience Costa Rica the way it's actually meant to be experienced — not from behind hotel walls, but with your feet in the sand, surfing a world-class break before breakfast, watching your chef turn this morning's catch into tonight's feast — this is the place. Cabo Matapalo, at the tip of the Osa Peninsula, where Corcovado National Park meets the Pacific and the jungle runs right to the ocean's edge. There's nowhere else like it on Earth.
The Heart of Tumbo
Felipe is the reason people come back. He'll take you surfing at dawn at Pan Dulce — a world-class left point break three minutes from your door. He'll put your kids on a kayak in the Golfo Dulce and show them dolphins. He'll organize a fishing trip on The Girlfriend and help Angelica cook what you caught that night. He's not a concierge you call through an app. He's the guy who makes you laugh at dinner and remembers how you like your coffee by day two. He's been doing this at Tumbo for years because he genuinely loves it — and you'll feel that from the moment you arrive.
Felipe - Your Guide, Your Friend
Nineteen years of culinary craft, rooted in the traditions of her native Costa Rica and refined by a deep love of cooking from scratch. Angelica sources the freshest local ingredients — fish from the Golfo Dulce, fruit from the trees on the property, herbs from her garden — and turns them into meals that guests consistently call the best they've ever had. Every breakfast, lunch, and dinner is prepared with care, tailored to your group's tastes, and served in the open air with the jungle as your dining room. This isn't hotel food. This is someone cooking for you like you're family. She doesn't cook for guests. She cooks for friends she hasn't met yet.
Angelica — Your Personal Chef
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Surf world-class waves steps from your door. Kayak the Golfo Dulce. Hike to hidden waterfalls. Charter The Girlfriend for a day of fishing. Or let Felipe design your perfect adventure — every day is yours to customize.
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Hammocks strung between palms. A dipping pool overlooking the jungle. The yoga deck they call the Turtle Shell, suspended in the canopy. Or just walk 300 feet to a beach where you may just be the only person there.
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“This is truly a 5-star resort. I have never experienced such consistently amazing food — and as a New Yorker, that is saying a lot.”
“I cannot sing enough praises about this beautiful open-air house, its lovely caretakers, and the magical location.”
“The staff are the crowning achievement of the house. They will go out of their way to make your stay as enjoyable as possible.”