02 Wellness

Breathe in. Heat up. Jump in.

No spa robes, no menu of treatments — just a rooftop, a sauna, a cold tub and the jungle doing its soundtrack. Wellness here is simple and social.

The Pura Vida Plunge
A retreat group practising on colourful mats across the red rooftop
the red rooftop, mid-class
Two guests relaxing in the wooden sauna
Heat the wood sauna
Two guests laughing in the blue cold-plunge tub under the red frame
Cold the two-person plunge

The Pura Vida Plunge

Hot. Cold. Repeat.

The hotel’s contrast-therapy ritual, built in 2024: a guided breathwork and meditation session on the rooftop terrace, then time to move between the wood sauna and the two-person cold plunge at your own pace.

  1. 20 min Breathwork & meditation A guided session on the rooftop terrace to start.
  2. 30 min Sauna ⇄ cold plunge Open access to both. The booking page says most guests do 15–20 minutes of heat, then 3–10 minutes of cold, and repeat as they like.
  3. ∞ Then the hammock Not on the booking page, but it’s right there.

A one-minute pause

Try the rhythm before you arrive: follow the circle — in as it grows, out as it settles.

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On the rooftop

A programme that changes with the week.

Sunrise meditation, yoga, stretching, breathwork, a rooftop movie night or a group walk around Quepos: the hotel says most activities are free for guests and change throughout the week. Ask at reception what’s on during your stay.

  • A guest stretching her arms overhead among the plants on the terrace

    Sunrise meditation

    Guided from the rooftop on the mornings it runs — the terraces open early.

  • A morning yoga class on mats under the rooftop shade roof, hills beyond

    Rooftop yoga & stretching

    Classes and morning stretch sessions on the red terraces, when they’re on the board.

  • Guests in a morning stretch session on the rooftop terrace

    Breathwork

    Part of the weekly rhythm and the start of every plunge session.

  • The rooftop gym: guests exercising on the turf, jungle and mountains beyond

    Workouts & outdoor gym

    Turf and training equipment on the upper terrace; group workouts for groups.

  • A massage on a table on the terrace, the jungle and mountains behind

    Massage, on request

    The hotel has offered massages on the terrace, including a hot-and-cold river-stone massage. Ask whether one can be arranged.

The chalkboard activity calendar from 2022: sunrise meditation, rooftop stretch, game and movie nights
The activity board at reception, 2022 — the line-up changes, the idea doesn’t.

Bringing a wellness group?

The rooftop has hosted yoga retreats and 200-hour teacher trainings; group stays include the twice-weekly contrast therapy and free group activities.

Plan a retreat

Villas Jacquelina · Quepos

Find your stay

Choose dates and guests. We’ll hand you over to Villas Jacquelina’s secure booking engine (Cloudbeds) for live availability, rates and payment.

 

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Longer than 60 nights? Message the hotel for long-stay options.