25 rooms atop a quartz mountain
Perched above the rainforest canopy with sweeping Pacific Ocean views. Intimate by design. Every stay personal, every moment intentional.
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Central Valley · Crystal Mountain · 5–7 Days
The Stillness Protocol
Permission to Do Nothing
Hosted atThe Retreat Costa Rica
LocationAtenas, Costa Rica
From$8,900
The RicaReset Transformation
What you leave with from The Stillness Protocol.
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Whole nights of restoring sleep.
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A nervous system that exhales.
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Anti-inflammatory recovery you can taste.
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The permission slip you couldn't write for yourself.
Selection
#1 Best Destination Spa in the World — Condé Nast 2025Choose Your Host Sanctuary
The Sanctuary
Why guests choose The Retreat Costa Rica.
#1 Destination Spa in the world
Awarded by Condé Nast Traveler Readers' Choice 2025. Holistic therapies that blend ancient wisdom with modern science — guided by a resident team of practitioners.
Plant-forward cuisine from our own gardens
Seasonal, organic, and chef-prepared. Most ingredients are grown on-property — nourishment designed to align body, mind, and place.
What You'll Find Here
Inside The Retreat Costa Rica.
Santosha Loft Accommodations
Spacious, modern lofts with high ceilings, abundant natural light, and sweeping mountain and ocean views. Designed to keep you at the center of everything.
The Residence
Our first villa-style sanctuary — crafted for those who seek grandeur, togetherness, and elevated comfort. The most private and expansive stay at The Retreat.
State-of-the-Art Gym
A fully equipped, beautifully designed fitness facility for strength training, cardio, and personalized sessions with our expert trainers.
Yoga & Wellness Studio
Expansive, light-filled spaces where yoga, sound healing, meditation, and movement classes take place daily. The heartbeat of the Santosha experience.
The Santosha Pool
A sun-drenched, social poolside atmosphere beneath the iconic Guanacaste tree — with La Diosa just steps away for fresh juices and handcrafted cocktails.
Mystique & La Diosa
Two signature dining destinations — La Diosa poolside for golden hour cocktails and light bites, and Mystique Rooftop for fine dining under the stars.
Signature Experiences
Curated for your Reset at The Retreat Costa Rica.
Signature Program · 3+ NightsThe Retreat Costa Rica
The Retreat Experience
Every stay includes three daily meals at Sol Terrace, twice-daily yoga, and a full calendar of wellness activities. The foundation on which every program is built.
Wellness Program · 5+ NightsThe Retreat Costa Rica
Art of Resting
Pure rest and relaxation. Battle burnout, combat adrenal fatigue, and rediscover what it feels like to genuinely exhale — no agenda, no intensity, just deeply restorative spa therapies.
Wellness Program · 5+ NightsThe Retreat Costa Rica
Emotional Healing & Recovery
Release the burdens of trauma, anxiety, stress, and grief. Counseling, somatic bodywork, and holistic therapies create a supported space to feel, process, and heal.
Wellness Program · 7+ NightsThe Retreat Costa Rica
Authentic Ayurveda
The world's oldest healing science in its truest form. A resident Ayurvedic doctor aligns every element of your stay to your individual constitution.
Wellness Program · 7+ NightsThe Retreat Costa Rica
Fitness Reboot & Fat Burning
Reignite metabolism, rebuild strength, transform your relationship with your body. Daily personal training, targeted spa therapies, and anti-inflammatory nutrition.
Wellness Program · 7+ NightsThe Retreat Costa Rica
Mastering Menopause
Designed specifically for women navigating peri-, menopause and beyond. Targeted movement, hormone-balancing therapies, and empowerment workshops to reclaim vitality.
Signature Detox · 7+ NightsThe Retreat Costa Rica
The Naked Challenge
Diana Stobo's signature full-body purification — 12 healing spa therapies, cleansing juices and broths, infrared sauna, ionic detox, daily check-ins, and the guidebook to carry the reset home.
Wellness Program · 5+ NightsThe Retreat Costa Rica
Luxury Spa Healing & Beautifying
Eleven curated anti-aging treatments — gold and silver royal facials, lymphatic drainage, crystal scrubs, infrared sauna, and Reiki — designed to detoxify, revitalize, and restore your glow.
Healing · RitualThe Retreat Costa Rica
Sound Healing & Release Ceremony
Crystal bowls, gongs, and guided release work to reset the nervous system. Held weekly under the Guanacaste tree — soul-level renewal anchored in ceremony.
Culture · Half DayThe Retreat Costa Rica
El Toledo Coffee Plantation
A family-run gourmet coffee plantation and roaster in the hills above Atenas. From seed to cup — the full journey of Costa Rica's finest export, guided by the growers themselves.
Culture · Half DayThe Retreat Costa Rica
Costa Rica Chocolate Tour
Bean-to-bar with Alexander in San Mateo — a passionate cacao expert leading you deep into the Costa Rican jungle to taste, learn, and walk a working farm.
Nature · Full DayThe Retreat Costa Rica
La Paz Waterfalls & Poás Volcano
Butterfly gardens, five breathtaking waterfalls, and the crater of an active volcano — one of Costa Rica's most iconic landscapes, in a single guided day.
Adventure · Add-OnThe Retreat Costa Rica
Personal Training & Hikes with Carlos
Strength, mobility, and off-property mountain hikes tailored entirely to you by Carlos — certified trainer, outdoorsman, and one of the most beloved members of The Retreat team.
Movement · DailyThe Retreat Costa Rica
Aerial Yoga & Water Aerobics
Rotating daily classes that mix things up — aerial silks for floating balance, low-impact water aerobics in the principal pool, and hula hoop flows for joyful cardio.
We live in a world that glorifies busyness — and punishes rest. The Stillness Protocol is a guided permission slip to stop, exhale, and let your body do what it has been waiting to do: heal.
Designed for those experiencing burnout, adrenal fatigue, chronic stress, or simply the weight of too much. Nothing is forced. Everything is intentional. You move at the pace of your body, not your calendar. Includes a one-on-one 30-minute welcome consultation to personalize the experience from the moment you arrive.
What is Included
Every detail, considered.
- 0130-minute one-on-one welcome consultation
- 02Three daily anti-inflammatory chef's meals at Sol Terrace
- 038 signature spa & healing therapies
- 04Twice-daily yoga (7:00 AM & 4:00 PM)
- 05All scheduled wellness activities — sound healing, meditation, art therapy, fitness
- 0645-minute wellness cooking class & rare tea tasting
The Arc
The Itinerary
- Day 01
Arrive & Exhale
Welcome consultation, gentle yoga, first dinner at Sol Terrace.
- Day 02
Heaven on Earth
Heaven on Earth massage, breathwork, sound bath.
- Day 03
Parasympathetic Reset
Cranial therapy, deep pranayama, restorative yoga.
- Day 04
Restoration
Shankara Ayurvedic facial, aromatherapy massage.
- Day 05
Integration
Cooking class, tea tasting, closing practice.
In Their Own Words
Hear from past guests.
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"I had not slept through the night in three years. By night four I did. Twice."
"It wasn't a vacation. It was the first time my body trusted me to put it down."
The RicaReset Transformation · What you leave with
Permission, finally, to put it all down.
You did not collapse, and yet something inside you knows you're close. The Stillness Protocol is the soft landing for the high-functioning version of burnout — the one nobody around you can see, but you can feel underneath everything.
01 / 04Before
Sleep that hasn't repaired you in years.
After
Whole nights of restoring sleep.
Guests routinely sleep through the night for the first time in years by night three or four. The recovery is cellular, not metaphorical.
02 / 04Before
Always on. Never quite present.
After
A nervous system that exhales.
Cranial therapy, deep pranayama, sound healing, and restorative yoga rebuild parasympathetic tone. You stop bracing — even when you're not trying.
03 / 04Before
A body inflamed by stress and the food stress makes you eat.
After
Anti-inflammatory recovery you can taste.
Three chef-prepared meals daily, designed by the wellness team. Skin clears. Bloat drops. Energy returns — without giving anything up that matters.
04 / 04Before
Guilt for needing to rest.
After
The permission slip you couldn't write for yourself.
This program exists to give you what you would not give yourself. The container is the medicine — being inside a place that has already decided your rest is non-negotiable.
"Most guests rebook before they leave."
Begin Your The Stillness ProtocolReserve Your Place
Begin the conversation.
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