WHAT IT IS?
In the pacific coast of Costa Rica, there is a beach town in which Sustainability, meets luxury. Santa Teresa is a town well know for been a magnet to younger audiences. Digital nomads, people following a trend that crave functionality in their work spaces mixed with fully immersive experiences. Natipa Santa Tereasa, is more than a hotel is an experience that offer different workshop to create meaningful connections, promote interactions, as well it organize beach clean trips paired with workshops, including some organized by environmental ONGs, giving a proper DIY experience, that will conscientizes about the damage that plastic and other wastes make to our environment.
Wellness is an integral part of the concept of this resort, definitely we can take care of the environment and not take care of yourself, but Natipa will not only focus on sustainability but as well in the health of their guests. Their spa and gym offers plan activities that will promote health, and community bonding. Their fully instagramable facilities mix the best of nature and top notch spa facilities that would make any one get the dreamy social media post.
WHY IT´S COOL?
- Meaning full Connections: The place is design for maximum guest interaction with purpose by having a strong workshop program and tailored spaces.
- Sustainability: the hotel removed single-use plastic, follows the reuse and reduce mentality for their resources.
- Community involvement: The sourcing of their products are acquired mostly form local production, as well their man power comes form local communities, promoting community growth.
- Collaboration: The hotel works with national and international organizations that will help promote a greener environment, that automatically attract younger crowed that is not thinking necessarily only luxury but more in the impact hospitality to our environment.
- Meaning full connection: by offering workshops with a purpose, people engage together making them feel fulfilled by meeting people with same view of the world, having the environment as a top priority.
WHY IT HAS FUTURE GROWTH POTENTIAL?
Having an outdated mentality towards luxury is slowly a concept not very appealing to the younger audience, now a days, newer generations are not focusing mostly on the idea of changing the traditional to the unexpected, the concrete to jungle, the consumption oriented to sustainability. This resort even thought is definitely a luxurious one, it’s has a target audience the more awakened environment conscious group. The trendiness of Sustainable design, the appeal of wellness, the environment that is dying the necessity of belonging, and loneliness epidemic are some of the aspects they exploited to make this project a seed that slowly rises.
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