In 2006, Jesse and Karen bought a point lot overlooking the Pacific Ocean in Dominical, Costa Rica, a paradise that captured their souls. After many years as Punta Gabriela, they rebranded, and Vivara was born.

Founder-led hospitality at intimate scale. 16 guests maximum. No corporate playbook—just two decades of knowing this land, these people, and what it means to truly hold space.

A space built on a simple belief: life is meant to be lived fully.

Modern life tells us there isn’t enough: time, peace, connection, permission to simply be.

We exist to remind you otherwise.