This is the most upscale and best equipped hotel in Nosara, and it features some unique and beautiful architectural touches, including a wide range of pools and water features—thus the name, which is Italian for “Living Water.” However, the L’Acqua Viva is located a good deal inland from the beach. Moreover, Nosara’s main road, a dusty unpaved thoroughfare, wraps around the property, blanketing the rooms and buildings closest to the road in thick dust throughout most of the high season.