New Client: Welcome to Nantipa
We are delighted to welcome Hotel Nantipa - a Tico Beach Experience in Costa Rica as a new NeoLux client.
Nantipa is an intimate 21-room luxury beachfront hotel in Santa Teresa - a vibrant and authentic destination on the Pacific Coast that’s part of one of the world’s five Blue Zones. These are places where people are proven to live healthier and longer lives. The see-and-not-be-seen surf and yoga lifestyle here certainly lends itself to a positive outlook and long, happy days spent outside enjoying the abundance of nature, friendly community, top quality dining and, did we mention the mesmerising sunsets?!
Nantipa opened in 2019 and has been committed from the very start to the long term viability of Santa Teresa by developing and maintaining sustainable practices. This month this has been recognised with the hotel achieving Elite Level of Certification for Sustainable Tourism by the Costa Rica Tourism Institute, a standard in line with the criteria set by the Global Sustainable Tourism Council and UNWTO.
Hotel Nantipa promotes traditions and customs of Costa Rica, employs residents of the local community, consumes biodegradable products and recycles those that can be reused, implements programmes for saving water and electricity on its premises, and handles waste as not to create a negative environmental impact. Examples of this commitment include: founding the local Chamber of Tourism; focusing on local producers and small businesses for purchasing products and development; launching initiatives like the 10 Minute Beach Clean-Up where guests are invited to spend ten minutes on the beach picking up micro-plastic residue carried in by the tides, raising awareness of the effects of single use plastic pollution on our oceans; and cutting only six trees during the building process and reusing the wood for in-room furniture. Key sustainability partners in the area include the Nicoya Peninsula Waterkeeper and Cirenas, a local NGO committed to environmental and wildlife conservation.
Congratulations to Nantipa for this great achievement and their ongoing dedication to lead by example and educate guests from around the world about the benefits of sustainable and regenerative tourism.
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