What a Surf & Stay Week in Costa Rica Looks Like
A Surf & Stay week is what happens when you stop cramming a surf trip into the gaps of a holiday. You stay in one house, surf with the same coaches every day, and let the tide decide the schedule. Here is how the week runs.
Two ways to do the week
Essentials Stay (women only)
Six nights at The Baya House. Four coached surf lessons, an ATV day with the ATV yours for 24 hours, a snorkelling trip to secret spots along the coast, two beachfront movement classes, daily Costa Rican breakfast, and evenings free to find your own favourite spot to eat. Women only — solo travellers, friends and pairs of friends welcome.
Signature Stay (women only)
The fuller, women-only week: more movement classes, an ATV jungle day with the ATV yours for 24 hours, a separate snorkelling trip to secret spots along the coast, most dinners under the stars including a chef's closing feast, a hands-on Costa Rican cooking class, drone and in-water photos, and set-time airport transfers. Each departure lists exactly what it includes.
Where you stay
The Baya House: studios and apartments set back in the jungle, a pool in the middle, and a short run to the beach. Howler monkeys are the alarm clock and nobody has ever needed one instead.
Rooms range from studios to one- and two-bedroom apartments, so you can come solo, as a couple, or with a friend and still have your own space.
Small groups, on purpose
We cap every week at ten people. That is not a marketing number — it is the point at which a coach can still watch every wave you take and the group still feels like a group rather than a tour.
Weeks are hosted by Sarah and Isaac. Isaac grew up surfing this coast and runs the water sessions; Sarah leads beachfront movement classes and holds the week together on land.
The rhythm of the week
Mornings are for surfing, when the wind is usually kindest. Middays are slow — the pool, the tide pools, the fish market, a run out to Montezuma. Evenings are sunset, a movement class, football on the sand, and dinner somewhere with your feet in the dirt.
We move with the tide, so no two days land the same way. That is the best part of the week, not a caveat.
Who comes
Women who are complete beginners, intermediates trying to get off the whitewater for good, solo travellers who would rather not arrive alone, and pairs of friends who want the whole week handled. We coach around whoever is in the group.
Frequently asked
Do I need surf experience to join?
No. Coaching is split by level each session, so beginners get a soft landing and intermediates keep progressing.
How big are the groups?
Capped at ten guests per week.
What is included?
Both stays include your nights at The Baya House, coached surf sessions with a video analysis session, beachfront movement classes, an ATV jungle day, a snorkelling trip and daily breakfast. Signature weeks add most dinners, drone and in-water photos and airport transfers; Essentials keeps evenings free and does not include airport transfers. Exact counts vary by departure — each stay page lists them.
Are the trips women only?
Yes — every Surf & Stay week is women only. Signature is the fuller immersion and Essentials is the same trip stripped back, with more free evenings.
Which dates are confirmed?
Message us on WhatsApp or Instagram, or check the Surf & Stay page — every confirmed week is listed there with its dates, inclusions and room pricing.
Ready when you are
Come surf with us in Santa Teresa.
Small groups, local coaches, and Surf & Stay weeks at The Baya House.
