Esencia Living Uvita: Now Open

Welcome to Esencia Living: Home & Lifestyle Goods in Uvita

Esencia Living was created around a simple idea: finding beautiful, practical and thoughtfully selected products for your home shouldn't be so difficult in Costa Rica's Southern Zone.

Living in the Costa Ballena often means adapting to a different way of shopping. Something as simple as finding quality cookware, cotton bedding, a useful kitchen tool, a healthier household product or a particular imported item can mean a long drive, weeks waiting for an online order, or simply settling for what's available.

We wanted to create another option.

Located in Uvita, Costa Rica, Esencia Living is a locally curated home and lifestyle store bringing together everyday essentials, harder-to-find imports and products chosen specifically for the way we live here.

Thoughtfully Selected for Life in Costa Rica

We don't believe a store needs to have everything.

We would rather have the right things.

Our collections are intentionally selected with an emphasis on quality, function, comfort and healthier living. We look for products we would genuinely use in our own homes—from everyday basics to those little things that can be surprisingly difficult to find locally.

You'll find a changing selection of:

• Kitchen and cooking essentials
• Cookware and food storage
• Home goods and décor
• Cotton bedding and linens
• Bath and body care
• Baby and family essentials
• Health and wellness products
• Cleaning and household essentials
• Sustainable and reusable alternatives
• Lifestyle products
• Hard-to-find imported goods

Our inventory is continually evolving as we discover new brands, receive new shipments and learn more about what our local community is looking for.

A More Conscious Approach to Everyday Living

Part of the philosophy behind Esencia is being more intentional about the products we bring into our homes.

That might mean choosing stainless-steel cookware instead of traditional non-stick, glass instead of unnecessary plastic, cotton and natural fibers where practical, fragrance-free household products, reusable alternatives or products designed to last rather than quickly be replaced.

It doesn't have to mean changing everything at once.

Sometimes conscious living is simply about making a better choice when it's time to replace something you already use.

That's the kind of shopping experience we want Esencia Living to provide.

Home Essentials for Residents, Rentals & New Arrivals

Our customers aren't only shopping for their own homes.

The Costa Ballena is filled with vacation rentals, investment properties, new construction and people setting up homes after relocating to Costa Rica.

We know how many individual pieces go into making a house actually function.

Whether you're furnishing a new home, stocking a vacation rental, replacing household essentials or searching for something you've had difficulty finding locally, Esencia is designed to be a useful resource close to home.

If you're setting up a rental property, you can also read our guide, How to Stock a Vacation Rental in Costa Rica, for our recommendations on cookware, bedding, water filtration, emergency supplies and the smaller details that make a property more comfortable for guests.

Shopping Locally in Uvita

One of the reasons Esencia Living exists is to make shopping locally easier.

Ordering internationally can be useful, but it can also mean freight forwarding, import costs, delays and waiting weeks for something you need now. Driving several hours to find basic home products isn't always practical either.

By bringing a carefully selected assortment to Uvita, our goal is to give residents and property owners another option: see it, feel it and take it home today.

And because we're a small local store, our selection doesn't have to remain static.

If there's something you've been trying to find in Costa Rica, tell us. Customer requests help us decide what to source and bring in next.

Visit Esencia Living in Uvita

Whether you live here full-time, own a property in the area, are setting up a vacation rental or have recently made Costa Rica home, we invite you to stop in and see what's new.

There is always something arriving, and our collections will continue to change with the needs of our community.

Follow along for new arrivals, product features, home and lifestyle guides, and practical ideas for living well in Costa Rica.

Esencia Living Uvita, Costa Rica

Thoughtful essentials for home, health and everyday living.