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Malpaís Surf Camp & Resort

This multifaceted, budget-conscious resort offers a wide range of rooms and prices. You can opt for everything from bunk-bed rooms with shared bathrooms to private poolside villas. You can even pitch a tent here. Budget-conscious surfers tend to fill the garden ranchos, which have crushed-stone floors and tree-trunk columns supporting corrugated plastic roofs. This same green roofing material is used as half-walls to divide up the ranchos into separate sleeping areas. On the other end of the spectrum, there are fully equipped villas with air-conditioning and contemporary appointments. A good-size, free-form pool sits at the center of the complex, which itself is about a 5-minute walk from the waves.