Costa Rica Vacation Rental

Accommodations: House with two levels - 4 Bedrooms + Convertible bed(s) - 2 Baths - (Sleeps 8)



Casa Dos Rios faces the beach, and is surrounded by established landscape - Costa Rica, Vacation Rental

Located in a tropical rainforest, and on a quiet beach, this vacation beach house offers a close relationship to rainforest flora and fauna. Our house is lovingly hand-crafted by its owner, an American builder, and displays local area hardwoods. The floors are almond wood, the walls are teak, the rafters are almond, the countertops are cristobal and the furniture is quanicaste.

Our four bedrooms have queen beds with bamboo posts and 'no-see-um' netting, and the house is well-ventilated with many windows and a breezeway. We attended to airflow with a cupola and large openings all around the house. The open-air porch downstairs houses hammocks for your relaxation, and the kitchen and living room were positioned to take advantage of the lovely view to the water. We accept all major credit cards.

Enjoy the natural wonders just outside the windows, as there are four kinds of monkeys in the region, and the wildlife includes toucans, macaws and iguanas to name a few. We have mature trees featuring fresh fruit. The beautiful landscaping of our grounds can be viewed by strolling our paths that lead to the beach just a few yards away from the house. Our house is located between two rivers. The closest river provides a refreshing pool of sparkling clear gurgling water for your enjoyment after swimming and surfing.

We are totally off the grid, with solar power, well water, and propane tanks for cook-stoves and hot-water heaters. Our on-demand hot water is available in sinks and showers. We have walk-in showers and luxurious linens for your comfort. Our managers, Gretchen and Oldemar are on-site in a manager house, and are available to help make your stay comfortable,as well as to book tours, Gretchen teaches Spanish, and Oldemar teaches surfing and can take you on jungle-waterfall tours.



	The living area is open and spacious with almond wood floors & seating for 14. - Costa Rica, Vacation Rental

Vacation Rental Features
Amenities	Linens Provided Off Street Parking: We have a small gravel parking area that would accomodate 4 vehicles
Beds	Queen Bed (4): Our beds are 4-post high beds with no-see-um netting in a tent-like arrangement with zipper. Light and fan is in the bed. Child Bed: We have a small mattress for children, and mosquito netting for surrounding it. Crib: The mattress for childrent can also be used for infants.
Kitchen	Full Kitchen: Owner enjoys cooking, so has equipped the kitchen for a variety of cooking options. Blender and pressure cooker included. Cooking Utensils Provided: We have very nice pots and accessories for cooking. Refrigerator Catering Available: We have people standing by to be hired for cooking for our guests at an extra charge. Please indicate your desire to have cooking services at time of reservation.
Outdoor Features	Charcoal BBQ Grill: We should have a charcoal grill/smoker by summer of 2008. Deck/Patio: We have a yoga or movement deck with beautiful almond wood floor over the manager house. Our lower porch is a great napping place with its two hammocks. Balcony: Balcony off the Kitchen and Living rooms provides a nice vantage point of waterview while having cocktails before dinner. Lanai: The lower porch is about 3 feet off the ground and is large and comfortable.
View/Location	Beachfront: Our beach area also enjoys the mouth of a clear-water river where there is a 3 ft. deep sandy lagoon to cool off in, and wash off the salt from the gulf. Oceanfront: We speak of oceanfront because we are near the mouth of the Guld Dulce, with a sandy beach in front of the house.
Communications	Telephone: Our managers have a mobile phone for emergencies only.
Other Amenities	Linens and Towels Provided, Hammocks, Beach Chairs, Adult and Children's Games, Reading Material, Water-Color Art, Supplies, Wet-Bar, Blender, Coffee-Making Equipment and yoga deck,ocean kayak. Just down the lane there is an open-air bar and restaurant serving excellent cuisine, and offering board games, and social interaction. We also have horseshoe pits.
Suitability	Pet Friendly: We discourage bringing pets that would chase or attack monkeys and other wildlife. Kid Friendly: Though our railings do not prevent children from potentially falling off of the 2nd story, we have seen many families with small children visit our house, and just watch their children around the door and balcony areas.
Activities (on site and nearby)	Sightseeing Restaurants Kayaking Sailing Boating Shelling Swimming Snorkeling/Diving Surfing Biking Mountain Biking Wildlife Viewing Hiking Fishing Rock Climbing Horseshoes
Other Activities	Birdwatching, Waterfall Tours and Rapelling, Jungle Tours,Zip-line tours, Dolphin Tours, Tours to Animal Rescue Center, Fishing, Horse-Back Riding, Bird-Watching Tours, Local Jungle Bar with Board Games, massage, yoga lessons, Spanish lessons, surfing lessons, river clay masks, and yoga deck on site

Vacation Rental Features

Amenities

Linens Provided
Off Street Parking: We have a small gravel parking area that would accomodate 4 vehicles

Beds

Queen Bed (4): Our beds are 4-post high beds with no-see-um netting in a tent-like arrangement with zipper. Light and fan is in the bed.
Child Bed: We have a small mattress for children, and mosquito netting for surrounding it.
Crib: The mattress for childrent can also be used for infants.

Kitchen

Full Kitchen: Owner enjoys cooking, so has equipped the kitchen for a variety of cooking options. Blender and pressure cooker included.
Cooking Utensils Provided: We have very nice pots and accessories for cooking.
Refrigerator
Catering Available: We have people standing by to be hired for cooking for our guests at an extra charge. Please indicate your desire to have cooking services at time of reservation.

Outdoor Features

Charcoal BBQ Grill: We should have a charcoal grill/smoker by summer of 2008.
Deck/Patio: We have a yoga or movement deck with beautiful almond wood floor over the manager house. Our lower porch is a great napping place with its two hammocks.
Balcony: Balcony off the Kitchen and Living rooms provides a nice vantage point of waterview while having cocktails before dinner.
Lanai: The lower porch is about 3 feet off the ground and is large and comfortable.

View/Location

Beachfront: Our beach area also enjoys the mouth of a clear-water river where there is a 3 ft. deep sandy lagoon to cool off in, and wash off the salt from the gulf.
Oceanfront: We speak of oceanfront because we are near the mouth of the Guld Dulce, with a sandy beach in front of the house.

Communications

Telephone: Our managers have a mobile phone for emergencies only.

Other Amenities

Linens and Towels Provided, Hammocks, Beach Chairs, Adult and Children's Games, Reading Material, Water-Color Art, Supplies, Wet-Bar, Blender, Coffee-Making Equipment and yoga deck,ocean kayak. Just down the lane there is an open-air bar and restaurant serving excellent cuisine, and offering board games, and social interaction. We also have horseshoe pits.

Suitability

Pet Friendly: We discourage bringing pets that would chase or attack monkeys and other wildlife.
Kid Friendly: Though our railings do not prevent children from potentially falling off of the 2nd story, we have seen many families with small children visit our house, and just watch their children around the door and balcony areas.

Activities (on site and nearby)

Sightseeing
Restaurants
Kayaking
Sailing
Boating
Shelling
Swimming
Snorkeling/Diving
Surfing
Biking
Mountain Biking
Wildlife Viewing
Hiking
Fishing
Rock Climbing
Horseshoes

Other Activities

Birdwatching, Waterfall Tours and Rapelling, Jungle Tours,Zip-line tours, Dolphin Tours, Tours to Animal Rescue Center, Fishing, Horse-Back Riding, Bird-Watching Tours, Local Jungle Bar with Board Games, massage, yoga lessons, Spanish lessons, surfing lessons, river clay masks, and yoga deck on site

$155/night - 2 people (4 day minimum); $25 per additional adult (8 maximum). Children - $10/night (each). Christmas and New Years: $2850/week (for capacity of eight people) Spring Break requires 1 week minimum. See daily rates Sep 01-Nov 15 .......... $115/night; 2 adults, $25 per additional adult. and $10/night per additional child. Note: Until confirmed, rates are subject to change without notice.

Dates available: Year Round
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Costa Rica Vacation Rental