Polyamory in Paradise (7 Days in Costa Rica to Communicate & Connect)

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Fenix Hotel - On the Beach, Guanacaste Province, Sámara, Costa Rica
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Up to 16 in group
Date
May 3 - 9, 2025

Retreat Highlights

  • Karen Heap, powerhouse facilitator and Queer extraordinaire, is your host at this week-long event of relaxation, connection, and fun times with other polyamory.
  • Join Karen for a retreat experience that blends insightful facilitation with playful exploration and leave with a renewed sense of self and connection with other polyamory folks.
  • Enjoy optional events scheduled each day, from yoga to bonfires to kayaking. The event fee covers included daily activities and entertainment, in a boutique beachfront hotel room (each unit is 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom with full kitchen). Solo travelers and couples are welcome.

About this Retreat

Details of this retreat

Welcome to Fenix Retreat Center, your destination for unique and unforgettable retreat experiences. From polyamory retreats to family getaways, we specialize in hosting niche groups seeking to build connections with travel friends for life.

Nestled under palm trees, our oceanfront hotel and retreat center offer a welcoming environment where you can relax, learn, and connect with like-minded individuals, even if you are a solo traveler. Join us for a transformative journey and discover the magic of Fenix Retreat Center.

Join us for Polyamory in Paradise: 7 Days in Costa Rica to Communicate & Connect and enjoy a week of connection with new travel friends for life.

Polyamory in Paradise: 7 Days in Costa Rica to Communicate & Connect

Escape to a tropical paradise with fellow polyamorous folks and cultivate meaningful connections during your vacation, whether you're traveling solo or with partners.

Community Building: Connect deeply with others through adventure and fun. Create friendships that last a lifetime.

Relationship Skills: Learn to build communication skills in the three critical skills for polyamory: radical honesty, managing jealousy and guilt, and creating agreements.

Karen is a polyamorous human in a world where that is wild and taboo and against the norm. She prefers to do it that way—abnormal. Maybe you can relate!? She loves coaching polyamorous humans in all things relationship—whether it’s current or future relationships. She loves being able to show fellow humans that there is a different, more effective way of communicating that is deeply connective and fulfilling.

Karen received her coaching certification from Lumia in 2018 and loves working with clients in the unique dynamic of polyamory that a traditional relationship coach or therapist is not familiar with. She’s excited to know you and help you experience amazing things in your relationships.

The event fee covers included daily activities and entertainment, in a boutique beachfront apartment. Solo travelers and couples are welcome.

The event fee covers included daily activities and entertainment, and an apartment-style hotel room (double or single occupancy). Solo travelers, couples, and groups of friends are all invited!

Schedule

Saturday

Arrive in Liberia Airport. You can rent a car at the airport (everyone speaks English) or you can coordinate a shuttle through us.

If you come in a shuttle, our favorite driver Alex will give you a mini tour of Costa Rica sights. You might see monkeys, stop at a local fruit stand, and can stop to get lunch. The drive is about an hour and 45 minutes through well-paved green mountain roads.

You will probably arrive in the late afternoon/early evening, just in time to join us on the beach for a fish grill. Change into your beach attire, take off your shoes, and join us in the yoga shala for dinner and meet and greet.

Go to sleep with the sounds of the waves in your apartment on the beach.


Sunday

Wake up to fresh coffee overlooking the beach. Maybe take a walk down the beach and start exploring Samara Bay.

Your first workshop starts around 9-10am lead by the amazing Poly coach Karen. You will learn communication skills, practice radical honesty, and create agreements with your partner/s. You will also get to know the rest of the group in a deep and fun way. There will be laughter and maybe tears.

Lunchtime: we will take everyone into town (or you can walk 15 minutes) and show you the best restaurants in town.

Evening: Join us for a huge bonfire activity on the beach, where we will lead you through an exercise in letting go and embracing a new start. (Or just have some beers and dance around the fire. :)


Monday

Our very gentle and kind yoga instructor Ashley will lead you through a meditation, followed by a gentle morning yoga routine overlooking the ocean waves.

After morning circle, join us in kayaking to an uninhabited island. This is a relaxing, unstrenous paddle with our group to a close by island. You might see turtles, pelicans, sting rays and definitely crabs.

For dinner, we will walk to one of the cutest ocean front restaurants you have ever seen to enjoy dinner and drinks while we watch the sun go down.


Tuesday

Wake up this morning to partner yoga--a very connecting and sometimes hilarious feat as we use each other for balance. People who have never done yoga before often LOVE partner yoga!

After morning circle, get a boogie board lesson and grab a board to play in the waves. We are in a bay, so the waves are gentle and good for beginners.

In the evening, we have an optional Dolphin and Whale watching tour scheduled. Chase the whales and the sunset in this boat tour with drinks included.


Wednesday

This morning's activity is all about taking care of our natural resources, when we walk the beach and do a beach trash pickup.

You can book an optional massage on the beach today, and listen to the waves and feel the ocean breeze while you get a massage.

It's grill night with the whole group tonight as we all make and bring a dish to our communal dinner in the yoga shala.



Thursday

You will learn how to build and decorate a giant sand castle on the beach, and enjoy the entire community joining in to add shells and decorations as they walk by.

After dinner we will celebrate our entire week together with a private Margarita party and live music provided by the lovely Zoe. After the entertainment, we move the party to the pool.


Friday

The event officially ends Friday morning as you head back to the airport. However, many of our guests elect to stay longer, and tour Costa Rica together, or just stay a few more days relaxing in the hammocks. You can expect that you will make travel friends for life.
Note: Schedule is approximate and may change

Getting Here

Location icon Fenix Hotel & Retreat Center, Fenix Hotel - On the Beach, Guanacaste Province, Sámara, Costa Rica

Directions

Book your flight to Guanacaste Airport (LIR)

The cheapest way to travel is through discount airlines: Southwest and Alaska Airlines both fly into Liberia, Costa Rica. You can get rates around $500 round trip!

Once you arrive, you can rent a car or coordinate a shuttle through us. It is about $130 (plus taxes) for a private shuttle.

Accommodation

Your Room Whether you are coming with a partner or solo, our guests enjoy an apartment-style hotel room with a main living area and full kitchen. The regular event fee includes a shared room with two XL twins. You may also upgrade to a private room with a King bed for $699. All bedrooms have A/C.

Accommodation
Shared Ocean Front Room
Accommodation
Private Ocean Front Room

Venue & Amenities

Venue & Amenities
A/C in Rooms icon A/C in Rooms
Free Wifi icon Free Wifi
Spa icon Spa
Sauna icon Sauna
Pool icon Pool
Towels icon Towels
Free Parking icon Free Parking
Kitchen icon Kitchen
Tour Assistance icon Tour Assistance
Hot Tub icon Hot Tub
Coffee/Tea icon Coffee/Tea
Cafe icon Cafe
Restaurant icon Restaurant
Fitness Center icon Fitness Center
Yoga Studio icon Yoga Studio
Housekeeping icon Housekeeping
Bicycles For Rent icon Bicycles For Rent
Fenix Boutique Hotel & Retreat Center is the ideal place to host your next retreat or group event. When you book your retreat or event with us, you book the entire property including the house and all rooms.

Our six apartment-style rooms have two beds in each. Retreat hosts also have full access to The Casa, which is a beautifully renovated space designed to seat 10-12 people comfortably. Other gathering spaces also include an outdoor palapa seating area and a yoga area overlooking the ocean.

Meals

A communal breakfast will be coordinated each day. Breakfasts are usually simple with eggs, granola, and lots of fresh fruit: mangos, pinapple, papaya, passion fruit.

What's Included

  • 6 nights accommodation
  • Water, tea, coffee served throughout the day
  • Welcome drink
  • Daily yoga classes
  • Group excursions/activities
  • Specialized workshops
  • Free excursions to sites of interest
  • Parking
  • Wifi connection
  • Fish Fry Dinner on the Beach

What's Not Included

  • Lunches & Dinners
  • Optional excursions of your choice: surf lessons, cloud forest tours, dolphin & whale watching tours

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