Our Little Secret - Tamarindo - Costa Rica

You'll know you've arrived when the roadWhat you will find here is a front row seat to the
dead-ends and leaves you right on the beach. Andhorizon, an enticicng choice of foods, and an
if you take a look over to your immediate right,unparalleled ambience. My favorite when I'm tight
you'll discover something of an oasis known ason cash is a fresh fruit smoothie and a plate of
"Lola's On the Beach" (Or just "Lola's" as locals callfries. Hit's the spot after a good session in the
it.) The towering Royal palms that surround thiswater. But my encouragement is to "go large!"
venue literally give the feel of a very posh desertYou won't regret it.
oasis. Imagine stumbling upon a private party on aDirections from Tamarindo: Take the main road
wide open shoreline.... That's the sensation you'llout of Tamarindo and you'll hit a T in the road at
have when you've arrived.Villareal. Take a right. Drive about 3kms and you'll
Playa Avellana (or Avellanas as some call it) is ahit another T where you take another right. Take
beach located about a 20 to 30 minute drivethis road all the way to the beach and your at
south of Tamarindo, and it a beach that youLola's).
definitely don't want to miss if your staying in orPlaces to stay: In Avellanas- Cabinas Las Olas or
around Tamarindo. In addition to being a fun surffor a little less, stay at Las Casitas de Avellanas.
spot, it is also great place to just pass the daySurfing: There's a great left just in front of Lola's.
relaxing over a good book and a drink.Several sand bar breaks to your right. A river
Located on about one acre of beachfront, Lola's ismouth break about ½ km to the north of
the only establishment at all to border the waterLola's called "little Hawaii".
here, and that's what makes is it such a novelty.