Past Trips

Reviews

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Jack A
Apr 26, 2026
Our Pura Pickleball camp with Dylan and Jamison was fantastic. Dylan and Jamison provided a range of lessons with a balance of skills with doubles strategy that was first rate. Included was open play at the club that was a blast with the locals. The covered courts allowed us to play during the short periods of rain. Simona with Pura did an amazing job coordinating everything, transportation, Pickleball, food, included activities, hotel, organizing not included activities and helping with anything that came up. Hotel Pumilio is a great boutique hotel. Included to order breakfast was delicious.
Pickleball Retreat with Dylan & Jamison
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Carlyn V
Mar 12, 2026
We had a great time...beautiful weather, great pickleball facility, wonderful food! Our local guide, Simi, was the best; always making sure that we were where we needed to be & planned the best outings for us! Rick was a wonderful, gracious host & fun PB player too. Learned some key improvements for my game from Rich. Only thing is that we really didn't play enough pickleball! Maybe missing the first day made the difference, I would like to have stayed a full week. Next time we will!!
Pickleball Retreat with Picl Rich
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Laura T
Mar 10, 2026
Super fun girls trip. Costa Rica has been on my travel wish list for years and years. Great combo of experiencing Costa, hiking in the forest, watching surf competitions, beach walks, great food, fun cocktails, mahjongg AND pickleball. I learned new pb skills and enjoyed playing with our group and with members of the club. Great trip!
Pickleball Retreat with Picl Rich
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Lee Ann G
Mar 09, 2026
I was disappointed not to be playing more pickleball. That is what we all thought was to be a fair bit of each day's activity. I would like to have played 3 hours every day, with no more than one hour being instruction. And with a different instructor. Rich's presence at every single activity, including our down/girl time at the hotel was too much. We expected him to be our pickleball instructor, nothing more. With that being said, we LOVED LOVED LOVED Simi and Rick!!!! The hotel was great. Loved that breakfast and massages were included. My ideal: Pickleball for 3 hours in the morning. Lunch at the club. Then free time or the option of an excursion in the afternoon, followed by dinner out. Sunsets at the beach were nice, as long as the bus ride was short. The day at Tortuga Island was fine, but I'd rather have been playing pickleball and gone to a beach nearby, perhaps as day guests of a resort where we could get food and drink service, etc., for the afternoon. Would I do it again, exactly as it was? No. Rich made the trip awkwardly uncomfortable. Get another pro and I think you'll be seeing us and lots of our friends back year after year!
Pickleball Retreat with Picl Rich
Thank you so much for the honest feedback. We really do appreciate it, and we’re very glad to hear how much you loved retreat organizers, the hotel, the breakfasts, and the massages. One thing we’ve learned is that every retreat group is different. Some groups want more structure and involvement throughout, while others want more free time, more court time, or simply more time to enjoy being together as a group. With Rich, his intention is always to provide great service and to be as helpful, present, and engaged as possible. That said, we also recognize that this group may have preferred a little more space and a little more women-only time, and we completely understand that. That’s important feedback for us, and we’re very sensitive to it. Comments like yours help us do a better job of tailoring each retreat to the people attending. Going forward, we’ll put even more emphasis on understanding exactly what each group wants in advance, so we can better strike the right balance of pickleball, instruction, excursions, and downtime. We really appreciate you sharing this with us. It helps us learn, improve, and create better experiences moving forward. We enjoyed having you here and look forward to seeing you again next season!
By Pura Pickleball on Mar 09, 2026
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Rebecca P
Mar 05, 2026
Fun and competitive pickleball play! Food was great and accommodations were very comfortable! Fantastic trip!
Pura Pickleball Retreat at Costa Rica