Playa Conchal has pure white sand mingled with billions of tiny shell fragments. The 2-km long cove is designated a blue-flag beach, and it has crystal clear water great for swimming, snorkeling and scuba dives.

Playa Conchal, the ‘Shell’ beach, is home to one of Costa Rica’s premier destination resorts, Reserva Conchal. Considered by many to be one of the prettiest beaches in Costa Rica, Playa Conchal has pure white sand mingled with billions of tiny shell fragments. The 2-km long cove is designated a blue-flag beach, and it has crystal clear water great for swimming, snorkeling and scuba dives.

The Reserva Conchal Golf Club features an 18-hole par 71 championship course by Robert Trent Jones II. The resort’s spa is renowned for its comprehensive spa menu, featuring various types of massages, facials and body treatments; steam, sauna & whirlpool are part of the spa’s facilities. There is a supervised Kids Club designed for 2-8 years old with a children friendly swimming pool. Baby sitting, giftshop, golf shop, room service, laundry service, business center, medical staff and car rental are part of the resort’s services and amenities.
The Beach Club at the Reserva Conchal features 2 restaurants and 4 bars, a state of the art fitness center, an oceanfront swimming pool and a watersports center with equipment for rent, including snorkel gear, boogie boards, ocean kayaks, kiteboards and volleyballs. Horseback and boat rides are also offered.

Resort guests are accommodated in Reserva Conchal's luxury condos and villa rentals with sweeping view of the golf course, the Pacific Ocean or both. There are luxury townhome condos that directly overlook the golf course, low-rise apartment condos and penthouses with stunning ocean view, ultra luxurious duplex villas with private pools, course-side condos and stand-alone villas that run along the 10th hole.

The nearest town, Brasilito, is a lively beach town just 5 minutes from Conchal with restaurants, markets and nightlife; Lajas, another nearby town, is known for colorful arts and craftsmanship; join in a music festival in Huacas, less than 20 minutes away; watch a bullfight in Matapalo, where cowboys and farming are a way of life.

Reserva Conchal is 15 minutes from the Tamarindo airstrip, 43 km from the Daniel Oduber International Airport, or 250 km from San Jose. The best way to get there from the Juan Santamaria International Airport in San Jose is via a 40-minute connector flight with Sansa Air to Tamarindo.