Cantomar Ocean Club | Oceanfront Living on Playa Punta Pelencho, Flamingo
Most gated communities in Guanacaste sell you a lot and a gate. Cantomar is structured the other way around. It is a members only residential club on the ocean, where the membership, the staff, and the service model are the product, and the residences are how you qualify for them. Membership is tied to ownership and cannot be bought separately. That is an unusual structure on this coast, and it is the thing to understand first, because it determines who this community is for and what it costs to be part of it.
Luxury Snapshot
Price Range: Homesites from $800,000 (ocean view) and $1,600,000 to $1,750,000 (beachfront), per the developer’s August 2026 price sheet. Residences are custom built and priced separately.
Lifestyle: Members only oceanfront club with restaurant, pools, wellness, pickleball and beach concierge.
Property Types: 22 titled homesites (16 available as of August 2026) and custom residences of about 5,781 to 8,533 sq ft, four to six bedrooms.
Access: Gated, staffed rotunda and 24 hour manned security.
Proximity: On Playa Punta Pelencho in Flamingo, between Playa Flamingo and Playa Brasilito, a few minutes to Flamingo’s services and marina; about an hour to Liberia International Airport.
Buyer Profile: Owners who want a private, serviced club community rather than a self-managed rental.
Official Website: cantomar.com
The Site
The approximately 10 acre (about 4 hectare) property sits directly on the Pacific at Playa Punta Pelencho, the beach between Playa Flamingo and Playa Brasilito, within the Flamingo district, with more than 230 meters of ocean frontage, rising roughly 85 vertical feet from the water, which is what gives the residences their ocean and sunset views without stacking them. Entry is gated with a staffed rotunda and 24 hour manned security, backed by perimeter fencing, cameras, backup water storage, and generators supporting the security and water systems. Flamingo’s groceries and everyday services are a few minutes away, and the Playa Flamingo Marina, with its dining, boating, and sport fishing, is about the same.
Because the land is titled, beachfront homesites carry a 50 meter setback rather than the 200 meter maritime zone that governs most of this coast. Roads, drainage and utilities are complete, the paver streets and rotunda are installed, and every homesite is ready to build. Custom home designs are finished or under way on several lots, and viewing platforms on lots 18 and 20 let visitors stand on the upper homesites and see the view for themselves.
The Ocean Club
The Ocean Club is the center of the community: a members lounge and concierge, restaurant and bar, fitness and wellness facility, a resort pool with private cabanas, a separate infinity edge cocktail pool, a children’s pool and play lawn, two covered pickleball courts, an entertainment lawn, and private massage cabanas. On the sand there is a beach bar with concierge service, beach seating and towels, food and beverage delivery, and paddleboard and surfboard rental. A morning café and pool service are planned to run daily.
The developer also lists a 25 meter lap pool, a poolside restaurant, bar and grill, and an event lawn for private gatherings. The Club on the rotunda is the first amenity to be built, with construction targeted to begin in late 2026, so buyers today are purchasing ahead of the club’s completion.
The Example Residences
Example Residences are designed by Inverse Project, the San José studio led by architect Richard Hammond, around expansive stacking glass, deep overhangs, and native materials: natural stone, textured concrete, and hand finished plaster, with frameless glass terrace railings. Specifications include Wolf and Sub Zero appliances, quartzite counters, custom Lutron lighting, central air conditioning, infinity saltwater pools, outdoor showers, water filtration and softening, gray water recycling for irrigation, and in home security. Current residence plans run from roughly 5,781 to 8,533 sq ft in four to six bedroom configurations, and owners work with the developer’s team to customize from the initial design forward. Plans are conceptual and subject to revision.
Ownership, Dues, and Rentals
Residences are titled real estate, and foreign buyers hold the same ownership rights as Costa Rican nationals. Each homesite comes with its own water letter, and because Cantomar is a titled condominium with every homesite ready to build, building permits for a home typically take around 90 days or less from the filing of the construction documents. Up to four people may co own a residence provided each is named on title and holds their own club membership. Property Owners Association dues are currently set at $2,125 per month, with Ocean Club dues estimated at a further $500 to $1,000 per month on completion. Rentals are permitted, but only through Cantomar’s own on site management program, currently structured at 60 percent to the owner and 40 percent to the management company. Airbnb, VRBO, and other independent platforms are not permitted. That is a deliberate trade: less rental flexibility in exchange for a community that stays private rather than turning over weekly.
The Developer
Cantomar is being developed by Resort Concepts, which has built private residential clubs and resort communities since 1990 across Colorado, Idaho, and the Carolinas. Plans, the club programme and the developer’s own materials are on the official Cantomar Ocean Club website.
Cantomar Ocean Club Real Estate FAQs
Cantomar is on Playa Punta Pelencho, in the Flamingo district on the Pacific coast of Guanacaste, Costa Rica, between Playa Flamingo and Playa Brasilito, with direct oceanfront and more than 230 meters of beach frontage. Liberia International Airport is about an hour away, and Brasilito village and Flamingo’s services and marina are a few minutes away.
Ocean view homesites start at $800,000 and beachfront homesites are $1,600,000 to $1,750,000, according to the developer’s August 2026 price sheet. Residences are custom designed and built on top of the homesite price; residence pricing depends on the plan and the level of customization, and is available from us on request.
The developer does not sell the homes and no longer quotes example home prices, because the final cost depends on the level of finish you choose and on the homesite itself: flatter lots are generally less expensive to build on, and steeper lots cost more. As a very rough guide only, the developer suggests a high quality finish has been running at around $400 to $500 per square foot for finished space, possibly less if certain finish options are scaled back. This is not a quote. Build costs vary from lot to lot and change over time, so treat this as a starting point and confirm any figure with your architect and builder before committing. We can help you get current pricing for a specific homesite and design on request.
Property Owners Association dues are currently established at $2,125 per month. Ocean Club dues are estimated at an additional $500 to $1,000 per month upon completion. Both figures are current development estimates and should be confirmed in writing before any purchase.
Yes, but only through Cantomar’s on site property management program, currently structured at 60 percent to the owner and 40 percent to management. Airbnb, VRBO, and other independent rental platforms are not permitted.
Yes. Cantomar residences are titled real estate, and foreign purchasers of titled property in Costa Rica hold the same ownership rights as Costa Rican nationals.
No. Membership is tied to ownership and is limited to owners, co owners, and qualifying family members. Up to four people may co own one residence if each is named on title and holds a membership.
Current plans range from approximately 5,781 to 8,533 sq ft in four to six bedroom configurations. These are conceptual and subject to revision by the developer, and owners can customize their residence with the design team.
A members lounge and concierge, restaurant and bar, fitness and wellness facility, resort pool with cabanas, infinity edge cocktail pool, children’s pool and play lawn, two covered pickleball courts, entertainment lawn, private massage cabanas, and a beach bar with concierge, seating, towels, food and beverage service, and board rentals. Construction of the club on the rotunda is targeted to begin in late 2026.
Contact Flamingo Beach Realty to see what is currently available at Cantomar Ocean Club. You can also visit the developer’s official site at cantomar.com.
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- Ocean view homesites - from $800,000
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- Custom residences - priced separately
