12 Reviews of Property 185528 in Playa Conchal, Costa Rica

Our family recently stayed at this home and had a wonderful first trip to Costa Rica. Everything was very nice and comfortable. We especially liked having access to the beach club and the Reserva Conchol concierge. Thanks for such a fun and memorable stay!

This house is amazing! It was perfect with our kids and spouses and we enjoyed the private suite outside the main house. The housekeeping/pool/landscapers kept everything great. It's very spacious and comfortable. We had the chef Miguel one night and wished we had him many more. He was fantastic. Swiss travel at the Westin resort helped with all our excursions and couldn't have been better.
We loved coming back in the evenings and enjoying the pool and drinks watching the sunset. My husband is a huge bird watcher and thought the house had such beautiful settings for him to sit by the pool in the late afternoon watching many species. We took advantage of eating at the Beach club at lunch several days and the food is delicious and some of the ladies went to the spa which was great also. This is considered the off season but it rained only a couple of times late in the afternoon and the heat is not as bad as our east Texas heat. We look forward to our next trip back and would go back to Villa Catalina.

This house is amazing!!! This is our 2nd family trip to Reserva Conchal. Our girls are grown and married and we love taking a family trip together. The house was perfect with everyone having their own private bedroom and bath and we had a room separate from the house for us. The house is maintained with housekeeper and lawn/pool perfectly. We had Miguel cook one night and wished we'd had him more. The view is gorgeous and my husband and daughter and son in law being bird watchers loved all the many birds around the house. We've told all our friends how wonderful the house is and hope to come back with a group of our friends and we also want to go back with our family. A wonderful family vacation. Would love to stay longer.

Fabulous A/C home with infinity pool on R. Trent Jones post card golf course. House furnishing are very, very nice. It's inside a gated, guarded, walled resort compound which includes a Ritz Carlton. beach club, indoor/outdoor restaurants, bar, spa, and pools for everyday use in the resort. The scenery and landscape is gorgeous. Nearby restaurants, shopping, all the water sports, siteseeing, zip lines, rafting, horseback, groceries, and so on. Home is stocked with everything - maybe you could bring a couple of favorite dvd's. A jitney-type bus travels the few streets to pickup passengers for the beach club and takes you back home. The protected, clear water beach has jet ski rental and massages. The Ritz has nightly entertainment suitable for families. I believe you can purchase some type of pass. Nice full-supply grocery store 1-2 miles outside resort. It is hard to find any negatives with this place, and trust me, I can ususally find them. Great place for golf, beach, relaxing getaway for families couples, whatever. I particularly liked the security at the resort. Venture out for shopping and activities - some good restaurants within 5 miles. Take your camera, swimwear, golf clubs and have a great time. You might meet some hometown neighbors, as we did. I'd go back in a second. About an hour drive to/from airport. Suggest renting a car. Check in advance how to rent a car - it's not like grab the keys on the fly. 5+ Star - almost forgot - the beach is white sand (not the black sand that is so hot). Cheers.

My girlfriends and I just got back from a wonderful time at Villa Catalina in Reserva Conchal. We celebrated my 40th birthday!! The amenties exceeded our expectations and the people and lifestyle are Pura Vida! Although we were there during the rainy season our activiites were not interrupted by the showers of rain that only lasted moments and left the gounds LUSH! A far cry from our home in hot dry Houston.
Thanks to Gregory the conceirge and all the staff!!

My family enjoyed a wonderful week at Villa Catalina in November 2010. Villa Catalina is beautifully maintained, inside and out. Each of the 4 spacious bedrooms had its own full bathroom and balcony/outdoor sitting area. The kitchen was gorgeous and fully stocked – granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, large island with additional seating and fully stocked w/ tools. The dining/kitchen area is very open and conducive to a festive atmosphere while cooking and eating. All of the little touches, like providing bath/pool towels, pool “toys,” dish soap, laundry detergent, etc. made everything so convenient, too. It was such a relief to not have to pack or buy that stuff when we arrived. We thoroughly enjoyed amenities like the private pool, access to the golf course, daily maid/landscaping service, free shuttle rides from the villa to the Beach Club, gated security, in-house laundry room, etc. We also took advantage of the Reserva’s chef service and had two of their chefs prepare a delicious seafood feast in the villa for us one night – and they cleaned up, too! The owners and property managers also went out of their way to make our stay extra comfortable and special. I had my 14-month-old daughter w/ us, so we had a few special things we needed just for her - highchair, crib and milk. The owners made sure that the crib and highchair were set up at the villa when we arrived – they even had baby sheets that fit perfectly so we didn’t have to bring them, and the maid even made up her little crib with new sheets each day! Milk was my big concern, and the property manager took the time to make a personal trip to a nearby market to stock the fridge w/ a week’s worth of organic soy milk for us before we arrived. Reserva Conchal is a very short distance to Brasilito – quick cab ride, or about a mile (adventurous) walk. We enjoyed some beach time and several lunches/dinners there. It is about a 15-20 minute cab ride to Tamarindo, where you’ll find more shops and restaurants. Tamarindo is also great for those interested in surfing/paddle-boarding – you can rent there. The Reserva was also very willing to arrange excursions – we did a canopy tour and horseback riding. The nice thing about Villa Catalina is that you can really make your vacation as laid back or as adventurous as you want. It was a truly beautiful home in a majestic setting. I hope to have the opportunity to visit again someday!

We just returned from our honeymoon in lovely
Costa Rica. When we arrived at Reserva Conchal it
was like being in paradise. The landscaping was
beautiful and it was in a secure area close to the
cute town of Brasilito, where we later had many
sunset dinners on the beach. We arrived at Villa
Catalina in the evening and the house was
pleasantly lit and awaiting our arrival. The home
was nicely decorated and the concierge and
management team was very helpful. It was
wonderful to cook dinners, sit by the pool, and
enjoy a glass of wine on the balcony. We enjoyed
many dips in the pool, sunrise views over the ocean
and golf course, a few rounds of golf, and of course
many trips to the lovely crushed-shell beach. It was
such a romantic setting, but we also plan to return
and enjoy the whole house with other couples in
the future. I would highly recommend this relaxing,
Costa Rican get-away. Thanks for the wonderful
memories!

We were able to stay at this house for a month and it is the nicest rental we have ever taken. The house is grand, simply and beautifully decorated, perfectly sited and immaculately taken care of. There is lovely rattan and deck furniture, abundant shade during all times of the day and many outside fans to keep the air moving all situated around the infinity pool. We particularly enjoyed morning and sunset outside. Most of all it is warm and comforting; the type of place where you drive up to a gorgeous house with expansive tropical gardens, breathe a sigh of relief and say- I'm home.