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This was our first time ever in Costa Rica, and my wife and two daughters spent over a week at Storm and Amy's vacation villa.

To begin with, the pictures on this site cannot begin to do justice to the villa itself or to the incredible views! The villa is an extremely well-built residence that is very secure, spacious and well-appointed. The view is something my family and I will never forget. The villa''s location is also well-positioned between the tiny beach town of Dominical (about 3 minutes away) and the slightly larger town of Uvita (about 15 minutes away). Everything you could need, between grocery shopping and extraordinary beaches, all are at your immediate reach.

The villa rental was a no hassle process and Storm and Amy both made sure to set us up with proper directions from San Jose's airport. They also were so kind as to book several tours for us, including horse back riding and snorkeling.

On the last day of our trip, we had dinner at the Jolly Roger, a mountain top restaurant owned by Storm and Amy, where Storm is the head chef, providing excellent fare.

In short, we loved the country and we loved our location and Storm and Amy's villa and will definitely plan on a return visit when we can afford it.

Sincerely,
Eric and Anne Russo
Cincinnati, OH USA

Recently three couples traveled to Costa Rica, spending our last week at Villa Tranquila in Dominical.

It was by far our favorite place. Our host and owners Storm and Amy Zbel where fantastic. They meet us immediately up arrival and made us feel very welcome. (nice gift in our Villa from them). They provided us with information on activites and good places to eat. Storm and Amy are wonderful people, helpful, honest, and available to help you enjoy your visit to the area. We had a privite swimming pool off our deck which we throughly enjoyed. The Villa was clean, well furnished, and did not lack anything necessary for your stay. They even invite you to use the spices in their cubboard. We did not want for a thing.
I was impressed that Amy was always available by phone to answer our questions or to give us information. Very kind and helpful people. Fun too......

All six of us adults were impressed with the Villa and the exceptional sunsets every night. Difficult to describe but the name trully represents the atmosphere (VILLA
TRANQUILA) We all came home relaxed, taned, happy and VERY pleased with our choise of accomodations in Dominical.

Sorry this review is so late. As soon as we arrived back home, reality set in and we were back in the rat race. Storm and Amy's condo, Dominical, Amy's role as personal concierge and all of our activities made this the best vacation we've ever had with our 2 adult sons.

We arrived to a traditional home-cooked Costa Rican meal arranged by Amy. During the day, we zip-lined, surfed for the first time, rappelled down waterfalls, snorkeled with huge schools of fishes, horseback rode through jungles and the beach, and just wandered on the most beautiful beaches you could image.

In the evening, we had wonderful family time, cooking meals together, recounting our day and taking the time to share each others lives.

As an American who is used to more fully-developed surroundings, we quickly grew to love the simple life of Dominical. Although we loved our visit to Manuel Antonio National Park, we shunned the hustle and bustle of a tourist area for the natural, uncomplicated life of this surfing community.

Don't forget to visit Storm's restaurant and read his entertaining ads about his restaurant.

We visited over Thanksgiving, at the end of the rainy season. We learned to surf in the rain, but we didn't even know it was raining.

This vacation was almost magical for us. Although we are close to our 2 sons (who are in their mid 20's), the combination of adventure during the day and comfort at night allow us to really connect and enjoy each others company as adults.

When we all got together again at Christmas, none of us could imagine a better vacation. Thanks, Amy and Storm!