Your partner in Costa Rica
and beyond.

We are with you from day one, discovering the land, building the vision, executing the build, and operating the location.

A boutique hospitality and real estate advisory firm.

VIDA is a boutique hospitality and real estate advisory firm based in Costa Rica, working with hospitality groups, family offices, developers, and passionate individuals.

We have built, advised and operated retreat centers, real estate developments and hospitality operations across six countries. Everything we recommend comes from having experienced both sides: the risks and challenges, and the accomplishment when things are done right from the start.

Walking a client's land in Costa Rica

Our passion

Our passion is working on projects that push the boundaries of social impact and alternative living, from creative hospitality and retreat centers to regenerative communities and start-ups that better the planet.

Our selective approach

We only work with clients who can truly benefit from our services, in Costa Rica and beyond. We always evaluate first whether we are a good match for your needs.

What we do

FULL SCOPE OF SERVICES

OPERATOR’S EYE

We have run the P&L we help you build. Concepts designed to be operated, not just rendered. Exit thinking from day one.

REGENERATIVE PRACTICE

Regenesis-trained methodology. The land leads the concept. Stakeholder alignment before capital deploys.

THE NETWORK

Architects: VOID, Forma Fatal, Jacobson, Ocho. Counsel: Sfera Legal, Facio Cañas. Engineers, accountants and operators in every market we serve.

DISCRETION

Family offices served quietly. Conflict-free: we sit on your side only. References on request.

Recent projects

FULL PORTFOLIO AND CLIENT LIST

Edward Zaydelman

Edward Zaydelman

I have spent 20 years in hospitality and real estate development, most of it in Costa Rica. I have stood on projects that worked and projects that failed, and both taught me what an owner needs to know before a dollar is spent.

THE FULL STORY AND THE TEAM

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