Vacation Rentals by Owner

A visit I will treasure

Guest: Marian (West Fargo, North Dakota)
Date of Stay: 01/14/12 Review Submitted: 04/02/12

My daughter and I were guests or Jennifer and William who also stayed during this time. I'm so pleased that they invited us. The staff did a beautiful job of making us comfortable. Your house is beautiful and the view is fantastic. Kojak is a gem and Ping took care of the grounds and was always available. Sacora spoiled us with her wonderful cooking. This is a visit I will treasure.

Recommended for:Age 55+, families with teenagers, sightseeing.

Beyond Compare

Guest: Jackie & Dwayne, Charles & Loretta (Lafayette, Louisiana)
Date of Stay: 11/27/11 Review Submitted: 12/12/11

Where do we begin? Our experience here in Costa Rica was beyond compare. As seasoned travelers, this we can assure you; our stay in this beautiful villa and visits to so many sights were second to none. Our week began with a jaunt to Palo Verde, a boat trip down the Tempisque, watching the monkeys, beautiful birds and feeding the crocodile; big scary crocodiles. Next was Monteverde, a most stunning walk through the cloud forest over the suspension bridges seeing the plant and animal life. The hummingbird area had huge feeders and a myriad of birds of every color and size. Tucked away in the town of Santa Elena was the Orchid Garden. What a treat seeing the smallest (tiny, tiny) orchid in the world! Playa del Coco was a unique town with great shopping and food. I recommend a drive around the area, you never know what you might see. Kojak, our tour guide and driver was indispensable, his knowledge and sense of humor unsurpassed. Ana and Ping take care of the villa and beautiful grounds and will spoil you terribly. What a treat! We will never forget this trip and hope to return to this beautiful villa one day

Recommended for:Age 55+, romantic getaway, sightseeing.

Beautiful home

Guest: Anonymous
Date of Stay: 07/28/11 Review Submitted: 01/06/12

Thank you for the extreme pleasure of sharing your beautiful home and surroundings with all of us!! We have had a wonderful time here in Costa Rica and the accommodations have been absolutely fantastic. The view is even more breathtaking than we imagined and the home is gorgeous! Everyone has had the time of their lives, and none of us will ever forget the experience!

Recommended for:Age 55+, families with teenagers, families with young children, sightseeing.

A magical place

Guest: Susan and family (Dallas, Texas)
Date of Stay: 07/10/11 Review Submitted: 11/29/11

Thanks Brad and family for the opportunity to celebrate our 40th wedding anniversary with our kids and grand kids! This home is a magical place...we were outside pretty much all hours except sleeping. Birds, butterflies during the day; lizards, croaking frogs and birds dipping down for a drink from the pool at night, made every moment special. Loved Borinquen horses, zip line, and hot springs, loved scuba, fishing (all 3 guys caught sailfish when the skipper said you don't catch sailfish at a full moon!), and every morsel of food Soccono cooked-she is a dear soul. McKenzie too was a blessing to us along with Ana, Ping, and Mariela. The rain made for some gorgeous sunsets too! Pura Vida!

Recommended for:Adventure seekers, age 55+, families with teenagers, romantic getaway, sightseeing.

Beautiful beyond belief

Guest: Danielle (Annapolis, Maryland)
Date of Stay: 02/12/11 Review Submitted: 04/26/11

We have had an incredible vacation at Casa de la Cascada! We are so sad to have had to leave. The house is beautiful beyond belief, and the staff made our vacation truly relaxing and enjoyable and it will be missed! We were very impressed with Ana and Ping. Ping made us feel very safe during our time here. And Mariela made sure that we truly had an adventurous vacation in Costa Rica. We highly recommend the combo tour zipline, horseback riding, and hot springs. Offshore/deepsea fishing was a fantastic experience as well. If you need a five minute exercise that will really exhaust you, just run up the driveway!! Thank you for sharing your beautiful home with us!!

Recommended for:Adventure seekers, families with teenagers, families with young children, sightseeing.

Wonderful !!

Guest: Craig, Julie, Grant, Caroline, Gabbi and Grandma (Tennessee)
Date of Stay: 12/17/10 Review Submitted: 04/14/11

We had a most memorable holiday here at your beautiful, picturesque villa. Each day was a new adventure...ziplining (2X), horseback riding, tubing on crazy rapids, croc hunting, banana boat crusing, snorkeling and the rays and walking the many beaches. (6 to be exact) Ping is a wonderful and patient man, and we were also thankful for Anna - everday..I was personally spoiled! Christmas Eve and Christmas Day was perfect. We had catered meals 4x's-delicious and fun for 11 people. We ran everydayin the early am and dodged the crazy drivers on the road. Las Olas was our favorite meal out. Highly recommend the surf and turf! Funny that you are from Destin. We have a place in Watersound about 30 minutes from you. Second time in Costa Rica and most memorable. Thank you for all the memories

Recommended for:Adventure seekers, age 55+, families with teenagers, families with young children, tourists without a car, romantic getaway, sightseeing.

Guest: The Shermans
Date of Stay: 07/18/10 Review Submitted: 11/29/10

What a wonderful week-we lived the lives of the rich and famous! Can't say enough about the staff-Socorro was no less than fantastic, and Anna and Ping took care of us beautifully. We loved the mapaches-"Frick and Frack" and looked forward to their nightly visits. We put this trip together for our own special group with the very efficient help of Mariela-highly recommended. The 2 valley-view bedrooms have been nicely refurbished. Thanks for sharing your wonderful home.

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Guest: Britt and Tracie
Date of Stay: 07/18/10 Review Submitted: 11/29/10

Magnificent!! We have been to Costa Rica several times and enjoyed this vacation the best. Secora, our chef, was incredible and pleasant! We will be back to this location again. Thanks so much for allowing us to be a part of your beautiful home.

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Guest: Kevin and Claudia
Date of Stay: 07/11/10 Review Submitted: 11/29/10

Pura vida-again! We said we would be back and here we are! Another great trip. Everything was just as wonderful as last year. Thanks for opening your home to us. We hope to come back again.

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Guest: Greg and Jean
Date of Stay: 05/15/10 Review Submitted: 11/29/10

Thank you very much! We had a wonderful time visiting Costa Rica. The house was fantastic and the staff were all helpful and friendly. Diego's suggestions of places and resturants were "right on" We enjoyed the great food, especially the meals prepared at the house. Overall, this was a lovely week spent with family and surrounded by the beautiful nature of Costa Rica.

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Guest: The Malitas'/Grimes
Date of Stay: 04/03/10 Review Submitted: 11/29/10

We really enjoyed your home here in Costa Rica! There are so many fun, beautiful, amazing things. The food was great! The hosts McKenzie, Alex, Anna, Ping and everyone else were all great! The view is so pretty! Thank you so much for letting us stay at your home!

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Guest: Wylie and Lola
Date of Stay: 02/10/10 Review Submitted: 11/29/10

To say this place is fabulous is an understatement! It was even more than anticipated-but what made it more than just a wonderful spot was the time that was spent with my family. Thanks for all the great memories!

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Guest: Ottmar and Ingrid
Date of Stay: 01/30/10 Review Submitted: 11/29/10

A spectacular place to celebrate a significant birthday with our friends. Your luxurious yet comfortable villa, plus remarkable staff, created a memorable week and a fantastic introduction to Costa Rica. Consider us your new ambassadors.

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Guest: The Wolf's
Date of Stay: 01/17/10 Review Submitted: 11/29/10

Your home is absolutely magnificent. The views breathtaking, the staff wonderful-what a wonderful introduction to Costa Rica. We hope to be back soon. Everything was so comfortable & suited our needs beautifully. Thanks!

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Guest: Kevin and Claudia
Date of Stay: 06/29/09 Review Submitted: 11/29/10

Beautiful house-wonderful people-great adventures! We will be back. Everyone-kids and adults alike-had a great time. Ping, McKenzie, Kojak, Susie-all were great! Thanks for opening up your home to us!

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