If you only get to rent one house in Costa Rica- THIS IS THE HOUSE! This is an absolutely beautiful home with a phenomenal view. Tom and Lin were AMAZING to work with. They offered many suggestions of what to do in the area. The location of this home was a great jumping off place to Hotel Hacienda Guachipelin-a fantastic adventure park where we chose to hike to powerful waterfall and go to hot springs where we painted ourselves in mud. Also from this location you are only about an hour away from Lllanos de Cortez Waterfall- a must DO because you can actually swim at the base of this waterfall. Another great excursion recommended by Tom and Lin was the Marlin del Rey Catamaran Sailing Snorkeling Tours- if you do this one, do the sunset cruise, you won't be disappointed.

The house was well stocked with pots, pans, glasses, plates and etc. We ate the majority of our meals at home with convenient grocery shopping at the Luperon grocery stores in Hermosa and Coco. Security at this home was not an issue because not only is there a guard at the front gate of the development, there is also an easy to use security system for the house and a guard that rounds the eight homes on top of the hill 24/7.

We enjoyed our own private pool at the house along with going to the community pool, which was a short drive from the house or a hearty walk. The house pool had noodles and a mat which we enjoyed using some mornings after having a leisurely breakfast.

We ended up traveling to Costa Rica during the rainy season but it ended up being a GREAT time to go. Not only were things (excursions, food and etc) cheaper but many of the places we went to were less crowded. When we went to the waterfalls and the hot springs we were the ONLY people there- WOW! It was almost unbelievable. And when it did rain, it only lasted for 10-15 minutes.

Our house supervisor Carmen was incredible! She was a wealth of knowledge and recommended many great, affordable places to eat around the area that had a true Costa Rican flare. Carmen also checked in with us daily to see if we needed anything.

This was our first trip to Costa Rica and it could not have gone better. We are excited to go back and when we do, we hope this home will be available. Trust me- it is THE PLACE TO BE!