D&C Creaciones Ani

Shopping in Surfside, Guanacaste, Costa Rica.

D&C Creaciones Ani is a shop and service at 600 meters east of Bar La Perla in Santa Cruz, Guanacaste, postal code 50304. The address sits on the Surfside side of Playa Potrero, in the Tempate district, on the eastbound line that drivers and golf-cart riders follow after they leave the Perlas corner.

Finding 600 meters east of Bar La Perla

In this part of Guanacaste, practical addresses are measured from Bar La Perla, also known as Perlas, on the Brasilito-to-Potrero road. East takes you through the Surfside pocket rather than down to the open bay. Tour Guanacaste is 400 meters east of the same bar, so you pass that office before you reach D&C Creaciones Ani. Red Pacific Sunset continues the pattern at 800 meters east and 100 meters north.

If you are on foot, start at Perlas, keep the main eastbound alignment, and cover about six hundred meters. In a golf cart, the hop is only a couple of minutes from Calle Mango and Surfside Estates. Ruta 911 ties Flamingo Beach, Playa Potrero Surfside, and the Perlas cluster together, so staying on that corridor is simpler than hunting for a numbered street.

Shops, groceries, and services along the same stretch

The neighborhood mix is compact. Pulpería El Tanque and Super La Muralla, the market formerly known as Super Wendy, handle everyday groceries on and near the Brasilito-to-Potrero road. MerKdo Supermarket is at Centro Comercial Pacifico in Playa Potrero. Los barberos is in the Potrero grid for a haircut. Pre Loved Tees sits near Panache Sailing on Ruta 911, about 100 meters from the Costa Rica Sailing Center, on the right-hand side.

Tour desks and activity offices share the same streets: Tour Guanacaste, Flamingo Adventures 80 meters east of Hotel Bahía del Sol, and Potrero ATV Tours farther into town. Servicio Mecanico Flores is 125 meters north of Bar La Perla, next to Super Wendy, if a vehicle needs attention.

D&C Creaciones Ani is a shop and service on that eastbound stretch. Use it as a dedicated stop while you are already east of Perlas, then continue to groceries, a barber, or a tour office without recrossing town.

Choosing among small providers in Surfside

Small shops here work best when they fit the rest of your day, not as a long detour from Flamingo or Brasilito for a single stop. Decide what you actually need: a supermarket run, a browse for small goods, a haircut, a tour booking, or a mechanical fix. Then pick the closest match on the Perlas meter-line.

For a small shop, arrive with colones in mixed bills, a bag, and a short list. Ask whether they prefer cash, whether an item can be set aside until after the beach, and which landmark they use for directions back to Perlas. One round of questions at the counter is enough. If the door is closed, Super La Muralla, MerKdo, and the pulpería remain fallback options on the same outing.

OH.TERRA Ceramics & Art Studio on Calle 911 in Potrero is the nearby place when you specifically want a ceramics studio. Panache Sailing's main office is on the Flamingo-to-Potrero Surfside road if the day is about boats rather than storefronts. Keep those distinctions clear so a 600-meter walk east of Perlas matches what you came for.

Fitting the stop into a Playa Potrero day

A workable rhythm is beach first, shops second, a sit-down meal third. Playa Potrero is the public bay that gives the village its name. After time on the sand, you are already close to Surfside. Move east of Perlas while you still have energy, then eat.

Coffee is at Carpe Diem 2.0, the second local on the left in Surfside, by Potrero Brewery. The brewery is 100 meters west of Bar La Perla on Ruta 911. Gritanga is 100 meters north of Perlas. La Forketta is on Calle Naranja, with El Diablito Mexican Food 60 meters west of that restaurant. Tandoor Indian Restaurant Potrero is on Calle 911. Sushi Curiol is on Calle Mariposa. Gecko's, SÖLA Sushi Bar, and The Shack Restaurant round out nearby tables.

That layout lets you treat D&C Creaciones Ani as the eastbound errand between a morning swim and lunch, or as a late-afternoon pause before the brewery. You do not need a full half-day. You do need daylight on the unshaded stretches and a plan for where you will eat so the stop stays short.

Getting around Surfside, Potrero, and Flamingo

Golf carts are the usual way to cover these distances. Rent a Golf Cart Costa Rica operates from Surfside Estates, I52, Calle Mango, in the same residential grid as several Surfside stays. Walking 600 meters is reasonable in the morning or late afternoon. Midday heat on open road shoulders is harder, especially with bags, so carry water.

If you are staying west toward Brasilito or north toward Flamingo, budget a cart or taxi rather than a long walk. Bahía del Sol Hotel is two kilometers north of the Flamingo junction, a different scale from the Perlas-to-Surfside blocks. Hotel Tabasco is on Calle Naranja toward Flamingo. The sailing office and the main Flamingo-Potrero road make a natural approach if you are already on that route.

Meal times crowd the Perlas corner, so a golf cart is simpler to leave than a full-size car while you walk the last meters. Shade is uneven once you leave restaurant patios.

Stays on the same east-of-Perlas map

Several lodgings use the same landmark system, which makes a shop visit part of the walk home. Mango is 200 meters east of Bar Perla. Villas Pura Vibra is 150 meters east of Perlas on Avenida Paseo Surfside. Casa Costeñita is 270 meters east of Perla's Bar. Casa Cenizaro is on Calle Mango in Surfside. El pasito cabinas is on Calle Aguacate in Surfside. Curiol Boutique Hotel & Lounge and Casita Mar y Posa are on Calle Mariposa.

From those addresses, 600 meters east of Perlas is neighborhood scale. From Calle Limon stays such as Blanca's Beach Apartments or Casa Lulu, or from Villa Sueño Potrero at 800 meters east and 500 meters north of Perlas, a cart is the comfortable choice. Pair the shop with coffee, tacos, or a grocery bag on Ruta 911 so the outing stays short.

Fold the visit into a loop you would make anyway, and move on to the beach, the brewery, or Super La Muralla if you find the door shut. That is the practical way to use a small Surfside shop without building the whole day around it.

Location

Phone: 8425 3018