When it comes to luxury villas in Costa Rica, the obvious receives the immediate spotlight: the sheer luxury of space is on full display here. Whereas the average luxury hotel room measures 650 square feet – and splash-out suites usually top out around the 1,000 square-foot range – and even modest vacation homes are 1,250 to 2,500 square feet, top-of-the-line, luxury homes often eclipse 5,000, 10,000, or even 17,500 square...
The Merriam-Webster dictionary may define luxury (ˈlək-sh(ə-)rē) as “a condition of abundance or great ease and comfort : sumptuous environment,” but we know that there is no one, universal consensus on what is luxurious. Likewise, there are many preferences on and understandings of luxury homes in Costa Rica. As this is our wheelhouse, we thought we’d provide a bit of insight: What can be considered luxury in Costa Rica? Even...
There’s something special about browsing your top luxury homes in Costa Rica, whittling it down to your absolute favorites, and then dreaming about all the moments and memories waiting to be had while on vacation. For many of us, many of those moments revolve around a spectacular pool. And in this, Costa Rica delivers. Oh, does it deliver. From curves and infinity edges to ocean views and solar-powered hot tubs,...
You are so ready. Ready to let loose. To let your fancy free. To cast the past two years to the wind and release your spirits to soar again. And so, you’ve marked Costa Rica 2022 on the calendar and are surfing for inspiration. If only until you can be surfing for real. You may have found many somethings interesting. You could even have happened upon a few Costa Rica...
Costa Rica is one of the world’s special places: Small and yet vast, convenient and yet remote. No matter how you define “having it all,” you can likely find it here: Epic surf and biodiverse tropical forests, underwater worlds and teeming mangroves, deserted beaches and championship golf, luxurious beach clubs and fine dining restaurants. All this, paired with exclusive Costa Rica lodging – some of the world’s most incredible, most...
When you think of Costa Rica, when you begin to plan your vacation, when you start to dream big – chances are, you’re envisioning a week, a fortnight, a forever on the best beaches in Guanacaste. Luckily, we know a thing or two (or twenty) about them! Playa Tamarindo When it comes to the “best” Guanacaste beaches, “best” really comes down to you. And if you’re the type of traveler...
Planning your trip? Looking for the best Costa Rica surf spots? Well, whether you’re a beginner or an advanced surfer (or a group of mixed-level surfers traveling together), we have the details on some of the best breaks, barrels, and rides that Costa Rica’s Pacific Coast has to offer. So, we’ll get right to it – to seven of the best Costa Rica surf spots, designed to test your skill and...
So, you’re perusing the big, wide internet of Costa Rica villa rentals. It’s overwhelming, to say the least: There are thousands of possibilities, dozens of companies, but only one important decision to make. We’d like to think we know a thing or two (or two hundred) about Costa Rica villa rentals – and finding the perfect one for you. And so, we’ve pulled together this list of the biggest considerations...
Ah, fall, that special time. The goodbye to summer. The air turns crisp. The leaves turn. And the temperature drops… The wind whips. Flurries blow in. Except, what if they didn’t? What if, this year, you swapped the fall doldrums for sun and sand of the tropics? For luxury rentals in Costa Rica, with oceanview pools and expansive terraces, tropical gardens and bubbling hot tubs? Fall in Costa Rica is a...
Raindrops on orchids and smiles on faces, sun-kissed white beaches and tropical places… These are a few of our favorite things! Costa Rica is a vast world of biodiversity and stunning vistas, pristine sands and fierce adrenaline rushes. It’s also home to welcoming towns and one-of-a-kind Costa Rica beach house rentals – to everything from breeze-filled casas on a cliff to Indonesian-inspired mansions on the beach. As we said, a...
