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Villa Las Palmas- Gated Estate W/ Large Private Infinity Pool [#154019] | View Property
Playa Hermosa
Villa, 5 Bedrooms + Attached Unit, 4.5 Baths (Sleeps 9-11)
From $314/nt
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Traveler Reviews (33)
Guest: Dave and Linda
Date of Stay: 08/20/10
Review Submitted: 12/01/10
Jeff and Rainie, We enjoyed our trip tremendously! The house was great, the pool was terrific. Snorkeling, volcanoes and trips to surrounding playas! Thanks to Bernal too!
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Guest: Amy & Peter
(Upstate New York)
Date of Stay: 07/31/10
Review Submitted: 04/17/11
Thank you so much Rainie for a wonderful time! We could not have asked for a better home to suit our family. Your home was beautiful and the pool was awesome! It was even more beautiful than the pictures looked. We loved Play Hermosa and all that it offered. We spent time at the beach, went scuba diving and went on the best tour of our lives with Bernal. We hope to definitely go back. Thank you to Bernal also who was amazing and took such great care of us!!! Rainie it was wonderful working with you. You made our trip and all of the planning for Costa Rica so incredibly easy. It was a wonderful, relaxing vacation at Villa Las Palmas!
Recommended for:Adventure seekers, age 55+, families with teenagers, families with young children, girls getaway, romantic getaway, sightseeing.
Guest: Loretta and Sean
Date of Stay: 07/02/10
Review Submitted: 12/01/10
Jeff and Rainie, Thank you so much for letting us use your house! It has been wonderful here in Costa Rica! We have rally enjoyed our honeymoon! Bernal, our tour guide, has been so much fun. The week truly few by. We are going to miss staying here. Thank you so much.
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Guest: James
Date of Stay: 03/24/10
Review Submitted: 12/01/10
Thank you Jeff & Rainie! WE have thoroughly enjoyed our week here. Bernal is amazing and really made our week fun! We have been horseback riding, zip lining, sailing and to the waterfalls and crocodile watching. This was a wonderful place for the nine of us and we will never forget the hospitality and graciousness of Costa Rica!
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Guest: Mike and Stacey
(Colorado)
Date of Stay: 03/24/10
Review Submitted: 04/02/10
Thank you Jeff and Rainie! We had a wonderful vacation in Playa Hermosa and thoroughly enjoyed the large pool and quick walk to the beach. Your concierge, Bernal, is the best! He helped us to pick some great tours that both the adults and kids loved! He also had great restaurant suggestions and provided us with invaluable resources. We hope to come back again!
Recommended for:Age 55+, families with teenagers, families with young children, girls getaway, sightseeing.
Guest: David180
(Charlotte, NC)
Date of Stay: 03/07/10
Review Submitted: 03/07/10
This is an awesome house in the perfect location. Easy walk to beach. Beautiful view across the mountains. Swim in the refreshing pool, relax in the hammocks with a book and a cold beverage. The home is spacious and comfortably appointed. And Bernal, the concierge, is the best. He will give you a true taste of the local culture. I highly recommend staying at this villa. Hope I can return and do it all again. It is truly paradise.
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Guest: Anonymous
Date of Stay: 02/23/10
Review Submitted: 02/23/10
We had a wonderful visit to this beautiful home...all the various special touches, like the lighting, the native art, the gorgeous pool, the balconies. Not to mention that walking down the street, you are likely to see monkeys climbing from branch to branch on the way to the beach! Bernal was a great guide and all the adventures were a big hit with our couples group. Can't wait to go back to CR! Rebecca
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Guest: Anne & Rich Paczowski
(Norcross, GA)
Date of Stay: 02/22/10
Review Submitted: 02/22/10
It is hard to believe it has been almost a year since we were in Costa Rica. I can truly say it was one of the best vacations our family has ever had. We loved the house. It was the perfect set up for our group. My family slept in the main house, and the couple who went with us were able to have some privacy in the apartment. We used the pool constantly, and the WiFi was useful. We were able to use the computer to communicate with the concierge, and my daughter's cell worked. We loved the country and the people. Your concierge, Bernal was a real treasure. The activities he coordinated for us were a blast, and always well planned. We found Playa Hermosa beautiful, with restaurants, the beach and the local grocery conveniently located. We never missed having a vehicle because we could walk to the beach and restaurants, and Bernal or his assistant were always available when we needed transportation. All of us agreed that we would definitely like to return to Costa Rica. Not sure when it will be, but I hope it won't be too long!
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Guest: Dr.Russ
(Inverness,IL)
Date of Stay: 02/22/10
Review Submitted: 02/22/10
This was our second time to Playa Hermosa and our first time staying at Villa Las Palmas.We had a great time and the house was wonderful.Our kids loved the pool and the convenience of being a block from the beach. Villa Las Palmas was clean and well decorated and our family looks forward to returning.
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Guest: Mike and Beth
Date of Stay: 02/06/10
Review Submitted: 12/01/10
We loved our week in beautiful Costa Rica! The pool was so cool and refreshing after our adventures rafting, zip lining, horseback riding and to Palo Verde. Most of all, the people and the culture can teach us so much about pura vita! Thanks so much.
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Guest: Michael
Date of Stay: 11/11/09
Review Submitted: 12/01/10
Could a family of eleven ask for a better house to stay in for ten days? Probably not. Our stay has been wonderful. A beautiful pool and villa with a beach a stones throw away. And area and country with some of the most hospitable people on the planet. From river tours with Bernal up close and personal with wildlife to zipline tours with Jose and Rolando, our trip has been relaxing, informative and full of fun. On behalf of our family, thank you to Costa Rica for having us and showing us all you have to offer. P.S. Special thanks to Juanita for a wonderful authentic Costa Rican dinner!
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Guest: Kathy Butler
(Erie, Pennsylvania)
Date of Stay: 08/07/09
Review Submitted: 08/07/09
Visiting Costa Rica for the first time was a great experience and staying at Jeff & Rainie's home helped make it so. The pool was wonderful, my friends and I used it every day. I can't say enough good things about Bernal and Tico Tours, Bernal was the best and he took us on some great tours. I would definitely recommend the house, especially its location so near the beach and some really nice restaurants and also Bernal at Tico Tours for any excursions.
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Guest: Jodi Goodwin
(Harlingen, Texas)
Date of Stay: 08/04/09
Review Submitted: 08/04/09
Jeff and Rainie: Your house in Playa Hermosa was an absolute delight. My college friends and their children loved being so near the beach and having the pool for the kids to hang around in at the house. Bernal arranged great tours for us with a "super guide"...Diego. After my friends left, my family stayed on for another week and toured around Costa Rica in a car....it was a blast. I have to mention as well the superb assistance of Sugey fixing our breakfast each morning and Rosa for providing us with a clean home. Absolutely wonderful and I would recommend the home to anyone wishing to get away to Costa Rica! Thanks again for everything.
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Guest: Darla Stuart
(Denver, CO)
Date of Stay: 08/02/09
Review Submitted: 08/02/09
We absolutely loved the house. It provided us plenty of room to hang out AND the pool was wonderful. We enjoyed touring the country as well with the aid of Tico Tours and Bernal. Would definitely recommend this as a place to stay!
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Guest: Rachael Ray
(Dallas, Texas)
Date of Stay: 06/17/09
Review Submitted: 06/17/09
Our stay in Villa las Palmas was incredible - the pool was huge and our group of 8 felt safe and very comfortable! Our favorite asset by far was the spectacular concierge BERNAL! He was so much fun as well as attentive and extremely helpful. He took us on an amazing canopy tour as well as beach hopping for the surfers -he is an invaluable resource - we don't know what we would have done without him. We miss you already, Bernal!
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Guest: Evelyn
Date of Stay: 05/06/09
Review Submitted: 12/01/10
What more can you ask for? It was thoroughly enjoyable, educational, relaxing and fun!! Thanks to Bernal and the wonderful tours. We certainly will refer this place. Thanks for leasing your beautiful home.
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Guest: Nancy
Date of Stay: 12/27/08
Review Submitted: 12/01/10
Jeff & Rainie, What a lovely place to spend a special birthday celebratin! We all had a wonderful time… the sites your villa, the foods (Villa del Sueno was also our favorite restaurant). Bernal and his tours made it a place we will never forget… And we will come again!
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Guest: Leslie
Date of Stay: 11/15/08
Review Submitted: 12/01/10
What a wonderful time! The food was great, the people even better. Above all, what a great guide and friend that Bernal was to all of us. Also Lilly was wonderful to us. I’m so glad she spent the day sailing with us. I will recommend this place and Bernal to all my friends. Pura Vida!
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Guest: Andrea83
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Date of Stay: 10/27/08
Review Submitted: 10/27/08
Your property is absolutely fantastic. And Bernal was so accommodating - he really showed us all Costa Rica had to offer. If not for him, we wouldn't have had such a good time! We enjoyed our vacation so much, we decided to start our own destination adventure business. Thanks so much for everything!
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Guest: Anonymous
Date of Stay: 07/01/08
Review Submitted: 07/06/08
Let’s just say that this was the most adventurous vacation I’ve ever taken: world’s second most active volcano with natural hot springs, gondola canopy tour (I opted out of the zip-line), animal rescue preserve, local beach tours, white water rafting, jet skiing, cave tour, snorkeling, and much more. The food was either out of this world (if you followed the advice of the guide) or just average(if you didn’t). There were six of us on the trip and we had plenty of space in the villa. It is very nice and very well kept. The pool is wonderful! Even though we were there for a week, there wasn’t enough time to do everything. Bernal Mata of Tico Tours was very attentive and worked well with us to make the trip the best it could possibly be! We can’t wait to go back!
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Guest: Eddie, Jane and Travis
Date of Stay: 06/28/08
Review Submitted: 12/01/10
We had a great time! Bernal with Tico Tours really made our trip perfect! Arenal, zip line, jet ski to the caves and snorkeling, white water rafting and great restaurant selections Order what he recommends. Thanks for a great time!
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Guest: Anonymous
Date of Stay: 04/01/08
Review Submitted: 04/23/08
We had a wonderful time at Villa de las Playas. The house is well furnished, spacious and has great decoration making for a comfortable and enjoyable stay. David takes care of property management and he was always available and responsive to our requests. The house has tropical charm combined with the modern conveniences like A/C, laundry, etc. We had a power outage, which are pretty common there, so we had one uncomfortably warm night (though no fault of the property). There is a bit of construction going on around the house, but expect this will calm down in the next year as the area is developed more. The pool is particularly nice to cool off in on a hot day. Would highly recommend this house to others. The atmosphere of the house and the beach were fantastic! Dave & Brianna
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Guest: Anonymous
Date of Stay: 03/01/08
Review Submitted: 03/28/08
Our family stayed at Villa Las Plamas at New Year's and in a nutshell it was a fantastic experience. Jeff and Rainie are wonderful people to deal with - they are honest, reasonable and a pleasure to talk to. Their home in Playa Hermosa is gorgeous with loads of space and extremely well kept. Our kids (3 20 year-olds plus a friend) absolutely loved the pool - it was a highlight of thier stay. The house is very near the beach, and New Years on the beach was simply amazing. The property manager they have arranged is very professional and looks after any questions/concerns you might have. Jeff also referred us to a tour guide who lives just across the road, and this was also a tremendous experience whereby we got personal tour service on tours you simply can't beat in Costa Rica. All in all, Playa Hermosa and the surrounding area is really starting to boom, and Jeff & Rainie's home is a fantastic place to experience it. Two thumbs up.
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Guest: Anonymous
Date of Stay: 03/01/08
Review Submitted: 03/23/08
Dear Jeff and Rainie, I wanted to thank you for renting your beautiful Villa Las Palmas to my family during the Holy Week. We really had a great time! Thank you for sending us the two delicious wine bottles. We were surprised when David arrived with this gift from your part since in the many years we have rented villas or condos for our vacation time, we have never received a welcome gift. Small details really make a difference! We hope to rent your Villa again in the near future! Warmest regards, Alex
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