Words cannot describe our sunsets--you have to be here
Location: Flamingo Beach, Guanacaste, Costa Rica, Central America (Potrero Beach, less than Hour from Liberia Intern'l Airport)
Accommodations: Villa, 5 Bedrooms + Loft, 5 Baths (Sleeps 10-16)
Keywords: Villa
Welcome to the ultimate in beachfront homes on the beautiful Pacific Coast of Costa Rica. Little expense has been spared to make Villa Corazon Del Mar (heart of the sea)the Villa you have always dreamed of renting.
The Villa has recently been completed. Special amenities include an infinity edge pool that blends with the ocean. The pool has a swim up bar and therapy jets in a whirlpool area. On the patio is a bar/barbeque area. Two ocean kayaks and boogie boards are waiting for you to have fun in the ocean only a few steps from the patio. The gourmet kitchen has a beautiful granite top bar that can seat up to 10 people. The dining room table make of local guanacaste wood is large enough to easily seat 10 for exquisite dining.
As you enter the home you will feel the warmth of Costa Rican woods as they are used throughout. The high ceilings, the cabinets, shelves and some of the flooring is made of a blend of the pleantiful woods indigenous to the area.
The Villa is filled with original art work. Paintings, tapestries and carvings from Central America and the Islands collected over the last 30 years by the owner are on display for you to enjoy.
WiFi is available throughout the house and grounds. Sit with your lap top by the pool and email photos of you in paradise to your friends.
A large screen TV with DVD player is located upstairs in the 5th bedroom/media room. This is a great place for the kids to relax with a movie after a day of fun in the sun, while the adults are having cocktails on the patio before dinner and waiting for one of those spectacular Costa Rican sunsets to end a perfect day. Another TV and DVD/CD player are in the Great Room right off the pool. Outside speakers are on the patio to play your favorite tunes. Bring your Ipod and connect to the system. You will have your favorite tunes while enjoying dancing on the patio or sitting and enjoying our spectacular Costa Rican sunsets.
Janet and Tomas are your caretakers. They are here to pamper you. They provide daily maid service and services Monday through Saturday. They are becoming famous for their cooking skills. Make this truly a vacation. For a small additional fee they will help you relax while you are served drinks of your choice and a suburb meal. You provide the food and beverages and they will take over to prepare, serve and clean up. Tomas is a bartender extraordinaire. Food shopping is made simple by ordering before you arrive from the Surfside market. Upon request we will send an order form to you and your home will be stocked with all your favorites, food and beverags, when you arrive.
A secure and private lock down room is provided for your valuables. A monitored security system is in place with 24 hour coverage.
The Villa has been designed to comfortably accommodate large groups or small intimate parties. The 5 bedrooms each have king size beds with pillow top mattresses. Two of the master bedrooms are directly off the ocean and pool. Two of the bedrooms have mini-kitchens and a private garden patio. They also have couch pull down beds for extra sleeping. The pull down beds can accommodate one adult or two small children.
The fifth bedroom/media room is upstairs. It is a very large room and can accommodate the entire group for DVD movies or extra sleeping as it has two pull down couch beds plus the king size bed. The loft has two couch pull down beds.
Playa Potrero is a very interesting bay. The Flamingo Marina is located at the south end of the bay. Sunset cruises, world class fishing and many activities await you. You have a perfect view of the boats coming and going from the Villa. The water out front is gentle and inviting. The perfect swimming/kayaking bay, gentle waves without any threatening riptides or undertow.
This is due to an offshore rim of a sunken volcanic crater which encompasses the large bay. You have a view of the Catalina Islands that are part of the crater and offer some of the best scuba diving and snorkeling in the region.
Three beachfront restaurants and two markets are within walking distance. Flamingo and Brasallito are minutes away by car. They offer shopping, banking, fine resturants and many activities. Tamarindo and Playa Grande are 30 minutes from the Villa by car. Playa Grande is one of the few nesting beaches of the huge Leatherback Turtle.
Villa Corazon Del Mar is offered By the owner Joan McKillican. A toll free 800 number is available. She will be delighted to help you plan your perfect vacation.
Vacation Rental Features
- Amenities
- Air Conditioning
- Linens Provided
- Washer
- Dryer
- Beds
- King Bed (5)
- Convertible Bed (6)
- Entertainment
- Cable/Satellite TV (2)
- DVD
- CD Player
- Stereo System
- Private Pool
- Kitchen
- Full Kitchen
- Cooking Utensils Provided
- Refrigerator
- Dishwasher
- Microwave
- Catering Available
- Outdoor Features
- Charcoal BBQ Grill
- Deck/Patio
- Lanai
- View/Location
- Beachfront
- Communications
- Telephone
- WiFi (Wireless Internet)
- Other Amenities
- Dish TV, Large Screen TV, DVD Players, WiFi Highspeed, Barbeque, Kayaks, Boogie Boards
- Suitability
- Pet Friendly
- Handicapped Accessible (may have limitations)
- Wheelchair Accessible (may have limitations)
- Kid Friendly
- Smoking Allowed : On patio
- Smoking Not Allowed : Inside the villa
- Activities
- Golf
- Tennis
- Shopping
- Kayaking
- Sailing
- Boating
- Waterskiing
- Parasailing
- Jet Skiing
- Swimming
- Surfing
- Biking
- Mountain Biking
- Wildlife Viewing
- Fishing
- Health/Beauty Spa
- Horseback Riding
- Zoo/Wildlife Park
- Restaurants
- Rafting
- Shelling
- Hiking
- Rock Climbing
- Fitness Center/Gym
- Other Activities
- Yoga, Sunset Cruises, ATVing, Canopy Tours, Beach walking/running and Relaxing by the pool
Rate Details (In US Dollars)
Easter...$5000/week. Christmas.,$7000./week New Years $5000.week
High Season: $3800. per week Jan. Feb. March April June July Aug. Nov & Dec.
Low Season ... From $2900/week. May, Sept.(after Labor Day week), Oct.
Nightly Rate .. From $415./night. 3 night min.
additional daily charge for persons over 10; $50 per adult $25 per child
under 12 years
25% deposit required to book dates. Fee is non-refundable
Note: Until confirmed, rates are subject to change without notice.
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Property Photos
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- Words cannot describe our sunsets--you have to be here - Potrero, Costa Rica Villa Rental
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- Villa Corazon Del Mar View from the beach - Potrero, Costa Rica Villa Rental
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- Great Room - Potrero, Costa Rica Villa Rental
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- Pool and Ocean meet
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- Beautiful Gourmet Kitchen/The bar seats 10
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- Master Bedroom
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- The villa is just steps to the water
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- Media Room is awesome for the kids
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- Janet and Tomas provide excellent personal service/optional cooking
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- Dining Room seats 10 comfortably
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- Outside Bar Area
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- Paradise Found
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- Enjoy the veranda
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- Street entrance to the Villa Corazon Del Mar and a magical vacation
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- Bring your pole and catch your own Snook right out front......delicious
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- The kayaks are waiting for you
Traveler Reviews (54)
Paradise on earth
Guest: Barb and John
(Mendota Heights, MN)
Date of Stay: 11/19/11
Review Submitted: 11/29/11
How do you describe paradise here on earth!?! Our family had a completely wonderful experience. Villa Corazon Del Mar is gorgeous and perfect down to the smallest details. Our family of 10 was totally comfortable the week we spent celebrating our 50th wedding anniversary. What a great crew of wonderfully helpful people you have put together. Ellen had the groceries for us, Dervin was most helpful in all aspects of getting us to all of the sites and places we chose to go and Tomas and Janet are the best. Our kids had engaged a professional photographer to take family photos on Sunday night right before sunset at Flamingo Beach. Dervin provided our transportation. On Tuesday we did the Canopy Tour. The kids loved feeding the white faced monkeys, seeing the crocodiles as close as I'll ever hope to be, the beautiful vegetation, birds, iguanas, etc. Thursday we did the zip lining and the 9 of us who went LOVED the experience. Tomas and Janet prepared our food on Saturday, Wednesday and Friday nights. Each meal was worthy of a 5 star restaurant rating. The guacamole and pico de gallo cannot be beat! Dervin provided the kids with life jackets so they could boogie board. Lots of fun swimming in the pool, walking the beach, building scuptures and our evening games of football on the beach, collecting shells and sea glass (every morning the crew was up and out by 6 am), kayaking, reading and relaxing in the sun around the pool, breakfast and afternoon socializing at The Shack --- all of our expectations were realized!!!! We hope to repeat the experience in the not too distant future. Thank you again for sharing your beautiful home with us. Barb and John Mendota Heights, MN
Recommended for:Romantic getaway, people with disabilities, sightseeing, girls getaway, age 55+, families with young children, families with teenagers.
GREAT FAMILY VACATION!
Guest: Anonymous
Date of Stay: 07/27/11
Review Submitted: 08/09/11
The villa was exactly what we were looking for to gather all our adult children and family. The views are fantastic and the pool and veranda area was perfect for hanging out or relaxing with a good book. Tomas and Janet are wonderful people who we enjoyed talking with and they took good care of our family. You must have Janet give you a facial and massage! There is no doubt you will want to use Dervin for all of your transportation and tours. He arranged our diving trips, deep sea fishing excursion and a wonderful day in the national park. This is a great vacation location that has been beautifully furnished for all your needs.
Recommended for:Romantic getaway, tourists without a car, sightseeing, adventure seekers, girls getaway, age 55+, families with young children, families with teenagers.
BEST VACATION EVER!
Guest: Christina
(Denver)
Date of Stay: 05/29/11
Review Submitted: 06/15/11
Our stay was absolutely the best mix of adventure and relaxation. The Village seems like it was designed for a 3-generation family stay. We put the two teens on the top floor which was great for all and the remaining suites provided plenty of privacy for the adults and my brother/nephew. We also really appreciated all of the comfortable areas to congregate. Tomas and Janet’s Fiesta Dinner made for a perfect arrival celebration. They also kept the house and grounds looking great during our stay but did so in a way that was absolutely unobtrusive. And Dervin is the man! He made arrangements for our Palo Verde river tour (think that’s the right name) and was even our guide, golf for my brother and father (he played with them which they loved) an amazing snorkeling tour and a zip line tour. And, did so in a way that we felt we were given special attention wherever we went. We also did a whole lot of relaxing by and playing in the pool and the ocean and loved walking to the nearby restaurants for dinner. And, you’re site is right, pictures will never do justice to the sunsets, which are pure magic. We all left feeling sorry to go but at the same time blessed to have spent time at your wonderful Villa.
Recommended for:Tourists without a car, sightseeing, adventure seekers, families with young children, families with teenagers.
The Perfect Family Beach Vacation Home
Guest: Julie
(Denver, CO)
Date of Stay: 03/26/11
Review Submitted: 05/15/11
We stayed here for Spring Break 2011 with 2 grandparents, 4 parents, & 7 kids ages 3 1/2 to 12, and it was the perfect place for everyone! Janet & Tomas are so wonderful. The beach has the perfect wave for swimming & body boarding, and you can be sitting in the pool watching the beach the whole time! We found our 3 favorite restaurants to walk to, our favorite market to get our daily supply of fruit & veg, and our favorite tour guide in Dervin. He took us on a great zip line tour that all the kids could do, a day trip to Tamarindo for surf, and another to Playa Cochal for some amazing snorkelling. We all took turns taking out the kayaks & fishing with poles that we'd brought along. This was the perfect home for a spectacular vacation - we will be coming back!!
Recommended for:Tourists without a car, sightseeing, adventure seekers, girls getaway, age 55+, families with young children, families with teenagers.
Killer spot with all the amenities in a spectacular setting
Guest: chill
(ardmore, pa/ own CostaRicanAdventures.com and know)
Date of Stay: 03/11/11
Review Submitted: 03/15/11
I have travelled widely and been in many beachfront properties, but this is tough to top! Beautiful home, smack on a quiet, wide, calm beach. Spectacularly built and very tastefully furnished house and an extremely gracious staff! The endless pool is as close to a beach as is possible and is the ultimate due west sunset vantage point! Lots of quiet, off- beaten- path beaches nearby. This is a remarkable home in a wonderful location in delightful Guanacaste!!!!!!
Recommended for:Romantic getaway, tourists without a car, adventure seekers, girls getaway, age 55+, families with young children, families with teenagers.
We fell in Love with Corazon del Mar!!!
Guest: Rich
(Los Angeles CA)
Date of Stay: 02/03/11
Review Submitted: 02/06/11
This place is so well set up for vacationers: private bathrooms in every bedroom, incredible oceanfront location, infinity edge pool, perfect sunsets, outdoor speakers, and to add you have Tomas and Janet at your service. They are so welcoming from setting up your groceries, to cooking and cleaning-all with big smiles. Before leaving we already booked another trip in May, and there were only a few dates left in the whole 6 months! Here is a fun idea, we had a company bring us 2 stand up paddle boards and we'd get up just after sunrise and start the day with a beautiful paddle on the calm ocean, PARADISE! Can't wait to be back in a few months. My only concern about telling you how great it is might mean this place will be even harder to book next time.
Recommended for:Romantic getaway, tourists without a car, sightseeing, pet owners, adventure seekers, girls getaway, age 55+, families with young children, families with teenagers.
Best Vacation / Wedding
Guest: Darcey
(Canada)
Date of Stay: 01/09/11
Review Submitted: 01/28/11
Let me tell you that the pics for this house are amazing but when you see it for the first time it blows your mined. There was 8 of us that that were staying at the house for a vacation and also our wedding. First of all the house was amazing, the view was outstanding and Thomas & Janet were great. Most of all Dervin was a dream. He showed us a lot of the area and we also did a lot of walking down the beach and found lots of different places to shop and eat.…Our Wedding day was a dream come true for the both of us, We were married at sunset right in front of the house on the beach. The night was perfect and the colors were beautiful also thank you for recommending Donna she did a amazing job with the wedding and setting everything up, the house looked great, Janet & Thomas cooked a amazing wedding meal that we ate at the big table, the mahi mahi was amazing and the night went on into the morning. Dervin took the rest of the crew to San Cruz for the riding of the Bull Festival…They could not get into the stadium to watch but sat in a bar and watched on a small T.V. We spent 2 days in Tamarindo surfing and enjoying the night life and beautiful sunsets. We also Zip Lined at the Congo, and for a wedding gift for Dean the boys went out Deep Sea Fishing with Dervin for half a day, they brought back lots of Grouper and Mackerel for dinner that night it was gooooooood. This is definatley the place you want to go if you want to relax and enjoy the local living or if you want the dance life it is a short 30 min drive to Tamarindo or Playa Flamingo or the local bars are down the beach about 100 yards. Again thank you so much for making this trip one we will never forget and a Wedding we will remember forever Thanks Again Talk Soon Ciao Darcey & Dean Vedova
Recommended for:Romantic getaway, sightseeing, adventure seekers, girls getaway.
Perfect Christmas Vacation!
Guest: kaiK
(San Marcos, Ca)
Date of Stay: 12/25/10
Review Submitted: 01/03/11
Wow! Our family is back from an absolutely amazing christmas vacation at the Villa Corazon Del Mar. I wanted to take some time to send a note to Joan to thank you for sharing your beautiful home with my family. It was a wonderful week filled with a combination of relaxation, excursions, homemade Costa Rican food and fun in the sun. We loved the quiet and peacefulness of the beach and neighborhood, it was a public beach but we were still usually the only ones on the beach. We didnt use Tomas and Janet very often but they made GREAT food, next time we will use them more often! We enjoyed walks on the beach, kayaking in the ocean, many beautiful sunsets, lounging around at the spacious pool, making meals together in the kitchen, and last but not least all of our many excursions that Dervin organized for us from zip lining to a sunset ATV ride. I will end on this note, the best part of choosing this place is that this was an ideal house for spending time together. Our week at the Villa Corazon Del Mar will for sure be a treasured memory. Thank you again Joan for all of your help in making our perfect christmas vacation.
Recommended for:Romantic getaway, sightseeing, adventure seekers, girls getaway, age 55+, families with young children, families with teenagers.
Amazing Vacations!!!
Guest: Costa Rica Traci
(Utah)
Date of Stay: 10/02/10
Review Submitted: 10/21/10
We just returned from an amazing vacation in Costa Rica at Villa Corozan Del Mar!! We traveled with four couples "celebrating" our 40th birthdays! It was a wonderful vacation!!! Joan was amazing, very responsive and willing to answer any questions or concerns we had prior to our arrival. We had couples arriving at different times, and she facilitated all of our requests. She even sent me some of our personal belongings that were left behind! There are so many things that made this vacation wonderful! The home is set up perfectly for a vacation with a great room in the center, leading directly out to a beautiful patio and pool area. We spent most of our time sipping drinks, eating Tomas's amazing guacamole/pico del gallo, and just enjoying each others company. Janet and Tomas are AMAZING! They were so kind and willing to do whatever we asked! They prepared three dinners for us and all were fantastic! We wished we would have had them cook for us every night! They were the best, never in your way, but always available when you needed them. It was great to have warm,clean towels just show up when we weren't expecting them! I wanted to bring them home with me! Dervin Suarez, the driver/tour guide was also the best! He quickly became our go to guy and took us on many fun excursions! We went on the Congo River Tour and also spent a day going to the Arenal Volcano area. (beautiful and fun, but a long day!) He also took the girls shopping in Tamarindo and a few of the guests Scuba Diving. He even went to the fish market to pick up supplies for our dinner one night! He spoke very fluent english and was very beneficial to our wonderful experience in Costa Rica. We were also concerned about going in green season, however, our weather turned out perfectly and it was fun to see the area so lush and green!!! Besides, I'm not sure we could have handled it much hotter!!! Overall, I would recommend this villa to ANYONE!!! We plan on returning as soon as we can! It was a perfect vacation, and we are still wishing we were there!!!
Recommended for:Romantic getaway, tourists without a car, people with disabilities, sightseeing, adventure seekers, girls getaway, age 55+, families with young children, families with teenagers.
Wonderful Costa Rica Vacation Home
Guest: george
(Grand Junction, CO )
Date of Stay: 07/23/10
Review Submitted: 08/02/10
We have just returned from a wonderful eight day family vacation at Villa Corazon del Mar (July 23-31). Our group included my wife and I (in our early 60s), my two children and their spouses (in their early 30s), and my granddaughters ages 9 years and 15 months. We do a family beach vacation every three years and this one tops all previous ones. The house is great with very good sized bedrooms and air conditioning that gets them as cold as you would ever want them to be. The pool is great and was thoroughly enjoyed by all, particularly by the granddaughters who spent many hours in the water. We brought three lap tops and the internet connection was perfect. The TVs get many stations including Fox News, CNN, and HBO. We loved the rural location of the house which allowed us to see first hand how the Ticos live. We could walk to a couple of small grocery stores and two wonderful small bakeries. We also walked to three restaurants (the Shack, the Castle, and the Bahia del Sol). It takes just a few minutes on the beach to get to town and we made that walk almost every day. But there are three individuals who made our vacation one of the best ever. First, there is Dervin Suarez who acted as our driver and tour coordinator. He is absolutely the best and he will do anything you ask him to do. Importantly, his charges are very reasonable. We went on the Conga Zip line tour, the boat tour on the Tampisque River, and on a half day fishing excursion. We also went to Tamarindo twice for shopping and lunch (excellent restaurants there). The best restaurant was the Camaron Doraado in Brasilito which was recommended by Dervin. I highly recommend not renting a car and, instead, let Dervin drive you where you need to go. On the fishing trip we caught a bunch of bonitos, a Wahoo, and a 50 pound Cubera snapper. And that brings us to Janet and Thomas, the caretakers who truly took care of the house and cooked two wonderful dinners for us: one which was waiting for us when we arrived from the airport after 9 PM and one after we caught our fish. Then there is Sasha, the caretakers’ puppy who was an absolute delight, stayed with us the entire time, and will be sadly missed by our granddaughters. We did have one disappointment. The three men in our group are avid fishermen. We came fully outfitted to fish from the beach behind the house but did not succeed in landing any fish despite the fact that they were jumping within casting distance every day we
Recommended for:Romantic getaway, tourists without a car, sightseeing, adventure seekers, girls getaway, age 55+, families with young children, families with teenagers.
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