Playa Grande
Surf town · Costa Rica
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Beds: 16 places
16 places to stay within 2 km.
Budget 2-star · Booking.com£55 a night
Mid-range 3-star · Booking.com£65 a night
Luxury 4-star · Booking.com£80 a night
Prices are our estimate of the country's average double room of each kind that month: not this town's price, and not a quote.
Room photos are examples, not these hotels (credits).
All 16 places to stay · Booking.comSpots near here: 15 surf spots
Surf · this week
Playa Grande · about 5 min by car
76 out of 100El Estero- Tamarindo · about 10 min by car · stays in Tamarindo
73 out of 100Playa Langosta · about 10 min by car · stays in Villarreal
73 out of 100Flamingo Point · about 25 min by car · stays in Brasilito
72 out of 100Little hawaii · about 20 min by car · stays in Villarreal
71 out of 100Playa Avellana · about 25 min by car · stays in Villarreal
71 out of 100Playa Avellanas · about 20 min by car · stays in Villarreal
71 out of 100Pico Grande · about 10 min by car
70 out of 100
All 15 surf spots
Playa Negra Guanacaste · about 30 min by car · stays in Paraiso Guanacaste Province
69 out of 100Junquillal · about 35 min by car · stays in Junquillal
67 out of 100Pico Pequeno · about 10 min by car · stays in Villarreal
67 out of 100raps · about 35 min by car · stays in Paraiso Guanacaste Province
67 out of 100Tamarindo · about 10 min by car · stays in Tamarindo
67 out of 100Suizo · about 10 min by car · stays in Villarreal
63 out of 100Brasilito · about 20 min by car · stays in Brasilito · Not for intermediates
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Each score is the next week's out of 100, the mean of its best days, as on its own page. Green clears the bar. Distances are from the middle of Playa Grande.
Places to eat
6 near Playa Grande
Places to eat near Playa Grande
- Sugar's Monkey Pizza Playa GrandePizza · 0.2 km from the centre
- La Tortugas RestauranteSeafood · 0.1 km from the centre
- Taco StarMexican · 0.1 km from the centre
- El Huerto de Playa Grande0.8 km from the centre
- Alejos Bar y GrillBar and grill · 2.0 km from the centre
- Malinches Street TacosTaco · 2.0 km from the centre
Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits
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Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says. The dashed circle is 20 km from Playa Grande.
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About Playa Grande
where it is, what is near
Playa Grande is a town in Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica.
From Playa Grande you can reach 15 surf spots.
The nearest is Playa Grande, a surf spot 1 km from the centre.
Overture lists 16 places to stay within 2 km of the centre.
The nearest airport is Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport (LIR), 44 km away.
In Guanacaste Province · Costa Rica
- 16 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
- Nearest airports: Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport (LIR), 44 km, Nosara Airport (NOB), 45 km, La Fortuna Arenal Airport (FON), 139 km
Forecast updated . Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
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