Modern two story house: River meets Ocean, with beach, waterfall and lagoon

Family of 4 (girl 10/boy 8) - 8 week period June 27 to Aug. 17/12. Property NOT directly on beach.- House large & well equipped & our kids had own rooms. Kids loved everything about this place & didn't miss TV & had fun in nearby river. Sometimes felt confined to the house being on 2nd story. Eventually got chairs to sit outside & had coffee there & hung out. - Can't see anything when you sit on balcony in master bedroom as it is a concrete half wall. You can barely see the beach from house or balcony as vegetation hides it. You can hear the surf - it is quite loud. The property is lovely with the exception of the mango juice production hut which is right beside the house. The caretakers Cinthya & Marvin (speak no English) work there early AM to mid PM. There's a wood workshop run by Peter (Canadian) and he works early AM until 4:30 PM. These 3 people were very helpful, generous and kind. They kept to themselves unless we needed help or had any questions. You are not alone here except for at night. That may be a good thing for some. We felt like we didn't really have our own place.- We didn't rent a car except for two extended trips.Taking the local bus was fun, inexpensive & pretty efficient. If you're up for walking, our 40 minute walk to Montezuma became one of our favourite things to do - beautiful & full of adventure. It was about 1 hour walk to Cabuya where the beaches are not swim worthy. We saw alot of howler monkey families while walking. Cinthya & Marvin found us 3 bikes to rent for $50 US a week. We got a smaller one for my son in Montezuma from one of the tour spots ($70 for 7 wks). - Rented a small 4x4 for 4 days & went to Arenal volcano & Monteverde. Beautiful mountain views on a very slow and bumpy ride in the Monteverde area - took 3 hrs to cover 38 kms.
The property is very secure with its fencing and 2 guard dogs. They quickly became a part of our family. Don't like bugs NOT the place for you. Huge spiders, cockroaches, snakes, cicada, preying mantis, cute gueckos & bats (NO mosquitoes!) Beach across the house not ideal for swimming: rocky & big surf. Swam in Montezuma & Santa Theresa beaches. Went for a weekly pool swim & drinks at Hotel Caleje near Cabuya. Cost of food: groceries/restaurants similar to home (Ottawa, Canada) not inexpensive. Loved Montezuma - full of character, colourful people, lots of dogs, restaurants & vendors and nice beach. 8 wks a bit long in this area but overall great experience!

Whether choosing a house for a two week period or a two month stay.......it is always difficult to know for sure what you will get by looking at the pictures.

I have stayed at this particular house three times (and plan to go back in 2013)....therefore I can say with certainty that this house really is modern, well-maintained, and clean as seen in the pictures on this site. It has a fully equipped kitchen with appliances that really work.

---- the water is of excellent quality - no need to buy bottled water
---- the hot water really is hot !!!!!
---- the air conditioner in one of the rooms works quite well
---- the bedrooms have ceiling fans and comfortable queen size beds
---- 2 bathrooms (one with shower and one with a bath)for convenience and both have toilets that actually flush. (I have stayed in many different place in Costa Rica where the toilets just did not work !!!! )
---- Housekeeping and laundry service if you so require
---- Excellent lighting in all the rooms ( for reading or writing ) with dimmers for the romantically inclined
---- WiFi connection for convenient communication with family and friends.
---- solid wood chairs that are actually comfortable -- unlike the plastic molded chairs in most inns and hotels in Costa Rica
---- a bus service on the road in front of the house (very cheap) to take you to town for supplies.
---- And a great area to hang a hammock under the shade of a huge Higueron tree for those afternoon naps !!!

This house is comfortable, secure, private, and surrounded by beautiful tropical trees and flowers right in front of an absolutely beautiful beach for walking or swimming.

I highly recommend this house to anyone looking for a relaxing, hastle-free, secure, and fun holiday.

I rented the house for a month with my boyfriend and another couple and it couldn't be any better.
The location was great for surfing. Just a 2 minute walk to the best left rocks breake in the entire area.
The house is halfway between Cabuya and Montezuma, but you don't necessarily need a car. The road to Montezuma is gorgeous and we thought of it as part of the trip. However, if you are not that into walking you can learn the bus schedules, ask for a ride or just call a taxi. 
The architecture of the house is awsome. It's has a modern style design, but still perfectly adapted to the surroundings. So it is a comfortable way to be in contact with nature.
We really enjoy cooking, so for us one of the best amenities was the truly fully equiped kitchen. Also, the fact that the kitchen is opened to the living room, allowed us to cook while someone was sitting on the bar. Furthermore, we were even able to make an "asado" (argentine barbecue) under the huge higueron located in the house's park.
We also found internet speed really helpfull, as one of my friends works with his computer.
I would like to mention the owner's hospitality, who took care of everything. Just to ilustrate one gesture: one of the ceiling fans broke down and the next day we had someone installing a new one.
But I would specially like to remark the kindness of the farm's care takers. They even taught us the complete mango juice preparation process.
And of course we couldn't forget to highlight the two friendly dogs, who made us feel really secured.