Splendid Home In Costa Rica's Best Climate

We stayed in this home for just one week, and would have loved to stay another week. The pool is absolultely great, but would suggest either a rail, or swim shoes when going down the steps. I wore my swimshoes and they worked great. The house is very roomy and comfortable, and Aad the manager is very gracious. He even agreed to pick us up at SJO due to a last minute change in plans. We would not hesitate to stay here again. My husband and our son-in-law got to see two toucans fly into one of the trees for a few seconds.
Gil the owner was great to work with, and my relatives from Palmares had no trouble finding the house. I would give this a 5 star rating.

Life in the busiest city in the western world; work at the busiest retail store in the western world and all I wanted was a perfect get-away from it all.
My friend and I rented this wonderful house in a beautiful mountain area of an unforgettable country with some information as to what to expect. It couldn't have been better!!! I like surprises and upon landing at San Jose's welcoming airport, I felt immediately at ease. Even the Immigration Officer inspecting my passport couldn't have been nicer. So nice, that he gave me detailed information as to how and where to change money, and the best way to get a safe and affordable taxi to our 30 minute away destination.
We found many pepople spoke some English, but as I am fluent in Spanish, I preferred speaking the language of the country in which I was a visitor. The driver even called the Caretakers expecting us at this lovely home..soon to be ours for 1 week to verify the exact location. As we pulled into the beautiful, well-maintained gated drive, Adrian and Marian introduced themselves with ready smiles. They live just down the road, having relocated to Costa Rica about 3 years ago. Between guests, they oversee the house we rented and made us feel welcome and at home in minutes.
The house is lovely, comfortable and beautifully situated in the hillside. We had a non-stop soundtrack of birds throughout our stay, along with exquisite sunsets, welcoming sunrises, and lucky us....a full moon the week we were there!
The beds were super-comfy; closets galore and perfect size bathrooms. The kitchen was fun and easy to use; we didn't entertain during our stay, but definitely could have. The swimming pool is the right size, with landscaping all around that just delights the senses.
The short ride into the charming town of Atenas was easy...we just called the charming and polite taxi driver whose card we got the first night we used his services, and he was available to us within minutes.The local sights are enchanting, the people charming and easy to talk to. Local restaurants made eating out fun and reasonable, with convenient supermarkets just right for stocking up on what we needed to have in the fridge.
Although it was just the two of us staying this time, one can imagine a family or 2 couples sharing the space and having plenty of privacy and room to spare.
The BEST thing I can write, is that I can't wait to go back and fit right in... all over again!

We had a wonderful vacation here so I logged on to homeaway.com today to find another destination. I decided I should write a review. My wife and 23 year old daughter stayed a week in March. We really have no complaints. The pictures are OK but I was surprised to find the house even nicer than I expected. The landscaping is beautiful which you don’t really see in the pictures. You can tell the owner takes pride in the property. The caretakers are a European couple that retired to Costa Rica. Besides making sure the house and pool were maintained they were helpful in suggesting restaurants and other things to do. We drove to the rainforest where we had a great day and of course it did rain. We drove to the Pacific coast for a day of swimming. It was much hotter on the coast and a relief to return to the central highlands. The weather at the house was perfect. Always cool at night and it doesn’t rain in the dry season. By the way, the roads are not so well marked so expect to take longer getting to a destination than you might expect. We brought our Garmin GPS with a CR map but even that made some mistakes. Taking little detours was fun though.
We all slept well on the beds in the house. When we got home my wife complained our bed was not as good as the one on our vacation. The result was an unplanned expense of a new bed. I have to agree our new bed is better. I don’t think the beds in Costa Rica were too hard.
We did day trips mostly but also spent time reading and relaxing at the pool. We cooked a number of dinners from local fresh food. I was concerned my daughter would be bored but she wasn’t. Seeing parrots in the trees was more exciting than racing on a jetski. If you are looking for a relaxing time with no stress this is it.