Amazing Beachfront Villa & Bungalows on Pristine Private Beach+Surf!

• A taste of paradise...

  A taste of paradise...

  • Guest TruJoy
  • Date of stay 02/15/13
  • Review Submitted 03/13/13
  My sister and I recently stayed at the amazing Costa Dulce and left feeling nothing but rejuvenated and exceptionally happy with our experience. I must say that the first night we arrived after a long travel we wondered what we were getting ourselves into, culture shock had set in leaving the busy rat race behind and showing up to a place of tranquility and peacefulness. However, that all changed when we woke up to the sound of waves crashing and birds chirping with a view like no other. The cabin itself was rustic yet met all of our needs with 2 single beds, bathroom with beautiful shower and basic kitchen equipment, however what sets it apart from your 5 star resort is the balcony with hammock and view over looking the ocean that you could only dream of. Our fellow Canadian host (Tyson) was extremely accommodating and helpful ensuring that we got to experience the best of San Juan, including hooking us up with an affordable surf board rental, assisting us with a loaner phone (which meant we could call at anytime),and recommending exceptional cuisine and market vendors. However, our trip would not have been the same without Gonzo our amazing concierge and tour guide for the 10 days we were there. Gonzo was there the second we arrived helping us with open arms and was with us right up to taking us to the airport on our last day. He did everything from...take us fishing, (he caught 2 lobsters for us!), took us wherever we needed to go (Ometepe ferry, Granada), assisted in meal preparation and one night he even salsa danced with us on our porch! We felt truly at home with Gonzo and would recommend Casa Dulce and Gonzo's services to anyone seeking an adventurous yet relaxing getaway!

  Recommended for: Adventure seekers, romantic getaway, families with young children, girls getaway.

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• doug

  doug

  • Guest doug
  • Date of stay 12/28/12
  • Review Submitted 01/07/13
  i have been lucky enough to travel to a few beaches in my life and this takes the cake as the best surf / beach holiday I have done in my 31 years. tyson and gonzalo were outstanding. thank you. see you both soon when the swell is bigger.

  Recommended for: Adventure seekers.

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• Great place!

  Great place!

  • Guest Diane
  • Date of stay 12/28/12
  • Review Submitted 01/02/13
  I was a little nervous booking something from the web without having a friend recommend it first... but it turned out to be great!!! Tyson (the owner/manager) was really helpful before and during the trip. Thanks again! Diane

  Recommended for: Adventure seekers, romantic getaway, girls getaway, sightseeing.

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• Just by chance

  Just by chance

  • Guest Briki
  • Date of stay 12/17/12
  • Review Submitted 01/01/13
  My wife and 2 young boys stumbled upon this place just by chance on a recent road trip through Nicaragua. After seeing a sign about 20k south of the tourist hub of San Juan Del Sur, in our rented 4x4 we decided to follow a sign that said Costa Dulce 2km. At the end of the road we reach the beach of Playa Escameca and come across this Bali beach house style of a place right by the ocean. My wife urged me to go and talk to the foreign guy I see working with some lumber, Riley was his name I found out after a short chat. We get talking and I ask him if it is possible to stay at this home at all. He gestures for me to go with him to the house where I met the owner, Tyson. He shows us around the home he has been building for a few years. I look at my wife Miki and she gives me the same look. Paradise is what is both on our minds. Long story short, we end up staying a couple of nights as there was a group booked later in the week. We could have stayed longer, much longer! Our fault for not booking. But this was the whole thing. We just found this place by chance and were so lucky we did. Surf was good and we had the beautiful beach of Playa Escameca to ourselves, bar the fish, sea birds, whale (I was lucky to spot) and jungle wildlife. As an Australian living in land locked Toronto this was really important to me. Tyson, your home is amazing mate and we all really enjoyed our stay there. We would love to come back one day for sure. Thanks for sharing it with us. Our boys had the best time too and became very fond of Zazu and Nugi (the 2 dogs there). We are now back in Canada after just over 3 weeks of driving the pacific coast of nica from South to North. Casa Ola is my favourite place by far. Thanks to Kit and Riley too for making us feel welcome and showing me the other surf break just north. If you want to get away from the bustle of SJDS then this place will do the trick. They have a full kitchen, so bring all your groceries and supplies you need for your time spent there. Not that far back into town if you run out anything either. With a new yoga studio on the hill top over looking the pacific and some other small bungalows, there is plenty of space for a large group too and other things to do besides surf and relax! Good on ya Tyson, Brett, Miki, Koji and Yuji.

  Recommended for: Tourists without a car, romantic getaway, families with teenagers, families with young children, girls getaway.

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• An Amazing Stay

  An Amazing Stay

  • Guest Dela
  • Date of stay 11/06/12
  • Review Submitted 12/08/12
  "The Beach House" is amazing! I have stayed there a few times now and will be returning next year again. It's a perfect place to enjoy the sun and relax on a hammock with a good book. I would recommend this place to anyone who wants to escape and live a few days in paradise.

  Recommended for: Adventure seekers, age 55+, pet owners, romantic getaway, families with teenagers, families with young children, girls getaway.

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• 1st Trip to Central America - I'll DEFINITELY be back

  1st Trip to Central America - I'll DEFINITELY be back

  • Guest Scottish
  • Date of stay 04/07/12
  • Review Submitted 04/19/12
  With Casa Ola, you have to see it to believe it. There's nothing i can write here to do it justice. I just had one of the best weeks of my life in a total paradise. 1/2 mile stretch of private beach, check. Personal tour guide, Gonzalo, who helped cook, drive us around, and show us the local scene in San Juan Del Sur, check. There's absolutely nothing i would have changed about this trip. Falling asleep and waking up to the sound of the waves is unbeatable. The surf was incredible while we were there and everyone was super friendly. The walk to the beach is literally 50 or less steps down a cool stone path. Gonzo, Tyson, and Riley - thanks for the trip of a lifetime!! BOOM

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

  Owner response: Thanks Scott! I definitely have to agree with you that there are just no words to describe how incredibly awesome is Casa Ola. Hope to have you back some time soon. Tyson

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• Best vacation of our lives: Team Flor de Cana 2012

  Best vacation of our lives: Team Flor de Cana 2012

  • Guest Faeds
  • Date of stay 04/07/12
  • Review Submitted 04/19/12
  Tyson - I just wanted to send a note to say thank you so much for welcoming us into your home for the most amazing vacation of our lives. We had such an amazing time and could not have hoped for a better vacation. Gonzalo was a god send and took care of us every step of the way - the vacation wouldn't have been the same without him. We counted him as a best friend by the end. He met us right on time in San Juan del Sur when we arrived, cooked us dinner every night, built us bon fires on the beach, showed us sea turtles, took us on boat rides and snorkeling trips, and caught us fish for dinner! Showed us how to ride the waves and helped us set up an amazing birthday party for our 2 friends! The house was perfect for our size group. We were 13 and everyone had a great bed and view of the surf in the morning. Hammocks all around the house made evenings reading, watching sunsets, and drinking frozen drinks the best way to end everyday. It was hard for us to find a reason to leave the Casa Ola. Thank you thank you - we'll remember this trip for a lifetime. Lindsay and Team Flor de Cana, April 2012

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

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• Amazing house, amazing staff

  Amazing house, amazing staff

  • Guest Ash
  • Date of stay 04/07/12
  • Review Submitted 04/18/12
  We had the best time at this amazing house. The porch has the most beautiful view, the rooms are all very comfortable and it's just steps from the beach. We had a great bonfire one night, we cooked on the grill many nights and just generally stuck close to the beautiful private beach the entire time. The staff at the house are amazing - Gonzalo stayed with us our entire trip, helping to navigate into town, arranging activities for us, helping prepare the food. He could not have been nicer and went above and beyond what we could have ever expected. You'll have a great time - GO!

  Recommended for: Adventure seekers, pet owners, romantic getaway, families with teenagers, families with young children, girls getaway.

  Owner response: Lindsay, thanks for the kind words and we hope to have your crew visit us again some time soon.

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• Far Surpassed our Expectations!

  Far Surpassed our Expectations!

  • Guest GMcLean
  • Date of stay 12/25/11
  • Review Submitted 01/16/12
  I travelled to Casa Dulce with my girlfriend and 2 other couples over the xmas/ny break. After running in to some issues at the border (we flew in to Liberia and drove to Nica) the owner, Tyson went out of his way to drive down and help us get through by offering fish to the border patrol to help "smooth things over". Let this be a lesson - you must have AT LEAST 6 MONTHS left on your passport if you want to travel to Nicaragua. So after almost seeing our entire vacation crumble before our eyes, Tyson saved the day.... and once we arrived at Casa Dulce, it was all worth it. As fantastic as the photos in this add are, they don't do the place any justice. I'm not sure any photos could. It's a place that truly needs to be seen with your own eyes. After spending the past 3 xmas breaks in Costa Rica I can safely say that I'll never go back after experiencing Casa Dulce and San Juan Del Sur. The scenery was breath-taking, the food and people were fantastic and everything is so much cheaper then Costa! Having our own private beach and surf break was fantastic. Gonzalo, our local home boy and fisherman extraordinaire, made us fresh ceviche everyday and showed us what's up on the surf breaks. We went on day trips to town regularly and visited many other beaches but truthfully, it was really hard to beat what we had right outside of our front door. All-in-all, it was the trip of a lifetime and I'm already counting the days down until I can go back. Tyson and Gonzalo where fantastic hosts and I can't stop raving enough about how incredible this place is/was. See you guys in the spring!!

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

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• Amazingly good

  Amazingly good

  • Guest hh
  • Date of stay 12/21/11
  • Review Submitted 01/04/12
  We stayed at this gorgeous, several-structure thatched roof house, almost the only house above a 1/2 mile beach, about 14 Km south of San Juan Del Sur. Our beach, if named at all, may be Esquameca Beach, one beach immediately south of Playa el Yankee. Wow! We cooked for ourselves, except when we let Gonzalo cook some of the beautiful fish he caught for us with his one lure, hand held board with fishing line wrapped around it. We'll remember this beach, nearly always deserted, the rest of our lives. We rented a cooler from the car rental company, and brought all needed food from Managua, which is the right thing to do. We felt a little bad we didn't give Gonzalo and Brenda more to do, because they were available to help (and there were also security guards at night).

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

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High Season from $110/night. $650/week per room Nov 1 - May 15 (up to 6 available)
Low Season from $90/night. $500/week per room May 15- Nov 1 
Easter Week, Christmas and New Years $150/night .. $850/week per room
3 bedroom villa High Season $300/night. $2000/week 
3 bedroom villa Low Season $200/night. $1200/week
3 bedroom villa Easter, x-mas and New Years $450/night. $2700/week 
After 3 in a room each additional person $25/night Kids under 5 free
Payment can also be handled by check/money order or PayPal.

Note: Until confirmed, rates are subject to change without notice.