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(Condé Nast Traveler) – If you want something with a bit more polish, the new Sendero Hotel is the way to go. Everything was designed with sustainability in mind, integrating existing trees into the roofs, recycling wastewater, and adding tons of shade into the buildings to reduce the need for air conditioning. The Jungle Rooms are well-appointed…

(Bon Traveler) – With a variety of activities, natural beauty, and wonderful cuisine, visiting the town of Nosara is a must on any Costa Rica itinerary. In this guide find everything you need to know about visiting the small town. With all the best things to do as well as where to stay and eat…

Stranded in paradise during the coronavirus pandemic, this New York real estate manager decided to swap the urban jungle for a real one. Back when she was working in commercial real estate in New York, one of Stefanie Tannenbaum’s roles was asset management at the Rockefeller Center. While much of that work revolved around office…

(2023 Gold Key Awards) – winner have been announced for the 43rd Gold Key Awards for Excellence in Hospitality Design, the industry’s oldest awards program for hospitality interiors, sponsored by Boutique Design magazine. The 2023 Gold Key judges selected these standout projects from a competitive field of more than 400 submissions from design firms and hospitality brands around…

(The Hollywood Reporter) – In the past couple of years, Reese Witherspoon took a hiking-filled girls trip in the Costa Rican mountains; Adam Scott fell in love with the country’s coffee; Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly went on an ayahuasca journey; Zac Efron filmed a Down to Earth With Zac Efron episode in an Alajuela Province…

(Travel + Leisure) – The land of pura vida just keeps getting better, which is why Costa Rica was just named T+L’s 2024 Destination of the Year. Surfers can find their bliss at the new, boho-chic Sendero hotel, which opened in February in oceanside Nosara, on the Nicoya Peninsula. A few hours north, the Four Seasons Resort Costa Rica at Peninsula…

(Travel + Leisure) – On Costa Rica’s Nicoya Peninsula, there’s a place where the waves roll smoothly, the jungle skirts the sand, and a winding sendero, or path, leads travelers to a supremely stylish hideaway. The district of Nosara is a haven for surfers and wellness enthusiasts, and they’re all raving about Sendero Nosara, a 25-room hotel that opened in…

(FINANCIAL TIMES) – Up in Costa Rica, Sendero, which opened earlier this year, has a story as good as its location: Stefanie Tannenbaum got marooned in the surf town of Nosara with her husband and then-new baby by the pandemic in early 2020. What was meant to be a surfing holiday became a months-long stay,…

(CNN) – She flew into Costa Rica with her partner and baby for an extended break in February 2020. But after getting stuck in the coastal town of Nosara during the Covid-19 pandemic, Stefanie Tannenbaum, from the US, felt so at home that she decided to stay for good. Now, nearly four years later, Tannenbaum is…

(Whalebone) – An interview with Sendero co-founder, Stefanie Tannenbaum. If there was an award for throwing caution to the wind and following your dreams, there’s no question Stefanie Tannenbaum would be in the running. It all started with some family time in Nosara, Costa Rica. But instead of heading back to the big apple with…