Cottage Style Beach House-Large Private Pool-local cell phone use included

We thoroughly enjoyed our time at Oceano. Ronald and Bernie were helpful in so many ways. Ronald shopped at the fish market with us, assisted us with a flat tire and also took great care of the property and Bernie did an amazing job with cooking breakfasts and dinners.

We had a group of 15 and we all fit fine. Pool was great! Beach was good but use caution as the waves and under-tow was REALLY strong a few of the days. Air-conditioned bedrooms were great at night. The main room with the kitchen did get warm at times but the fans kept it comfortable enough. Kind of a strange feeling having all the cameras on the property. I guess we got accustomed to it though.

Not a lot of places to walk to from the home, so when we left we usually drove. We did venture down the street to the pizzeria/bar one night for a cerveza.

Oceano was a great home base for our family!

We loved our stay at Oceano! In our group there was 15 of us (8 adults and 7 kids) we had enough room and didn’t even use one of the bedrooms. Bernie and Ronald made this trip they were so kind to our family and Bernie’s cooking was amazing. Took the stress off us for most meals. We loved this rustic beach house, it was clean and well kept! Only draw back was having young kids the ocean was just too rough if we wanted to go to a calmer part we had to hire a shuttle. Still we all had an amazing time playing in the sand and the pool area made up for it! Thanks Karin and Rupi for being there upon our arrival and calling to check in!

The house is located in a small community. There are houses next door and across the street and there is a hospital right down the road. Not much noise though.

Rent a 4 x 4. Nothing is close and you’ll be going over mountains. Plan on two plus hours each way to go see or do something.

The house is located directly on the beach and it is a very short walk across a large lawn.

The pool is wonderful. The temperature was always perfect. The patio has an amazing barbecue that we used every night. There are plenty of lounge chairs for everyone but only one cushion. The chairs are hard without any cushioning.

The house is old and a little dated. The conditioning worked. Bring one or two power strips and a small extension cord. The outlets are few and far between. The beds and pillows were not comfortable.

There are security cameras inside and outside of the home for insurance purposes. Still

There are multiple keys for the home. One for each bedroom, one for the front door and two for the pedestrian gate. If there are multiple people in your party that are coming and going at different times it does make things hard with all the keys.

The kitchen was fully stocked and had everything you could possibly need. The dining area has plenty of room for everyone. It does get hot in there in the late afternoon early evening. So we usually ate outdoors where there was normally a breeze.

There is a living room upstairs that has two couches, a huge coffee table and a small TV. We never used it because it was right off of someone’s bedroom and it felt weird everybody hanging out if people were in the bedroom.

The caretakers, Bernie and Ronald are wonderful people. When we arrived they took us to the grocery store, the meat market, the fruit market, and the fish market. Bernie made breakfast everyday for all of us. It didn’t matter what we asked for she could make it. We had Bernie make dinner most nights and the food was absolutely incredible.

If you need anything such as making arrangements to go fishing, tours, etc., talk to Bernie and Ronald first. They never led us astray in the people.

At the end of the day we have had a wonderful vacation and we would recommend it to people and if we ever wanted to come back to Costa Rica we would come here.

Arrival into San Jose and immigration was smooth and easy. Taxi to Oceano took approx 1 hour . The beach house is clean comfortable relaxing and accommodating. The onsite couple Bernie and Ronald are amazingly accommodating,helpful and very pleasant. Lovely people who had great suggestions for restaurants directions and markets. Owners were available via phone call as needed. We got lost one day and Karin assisted the taxi driver in getting us to our destination. Great to have the house cell phone to carry for that very reason. The mattress s are comfortable and rooms very clean. Kitchen is well equipped. The outdoor cooking area was wonderful to use for everything. Charcoal or wood base. Cleaned after every use. Pool is well maintained and nice loungers. No cushions for the wood loungers which was uncomfortable after about day 3 but if u purchase or bring blow up floating mattress use those. Hammocks in the palms is lovely quiet and a nice breeze off the ocean. We did swim in the ocean but the waves can be a challenge. We got to know how to manage the waves and swam regularly. Walking the beach, hearing and smelling the ocean is therapeutic and does not disappoint. This location is close to many national parks,shopping areas,markets with easy access to local buses. Transportation is easy to figure out and very cheap. Taxis are cost effective. We used a local guy Chico's tours. Very good English and reasonable cost. Very accommodating. Find him on line Highly recommend this place as a family/group vacation. Spacious enough for comfort for everyone. Owners are accommodating and on site managers are more than accommodating. Would do this again without question. Give it a try. It will not disappoint

We loved our time at Rupi and Karin’s house! Rupi and Karin were great all throughout the process of renting the house and preparing to arrive. They met us at the house, and waited patiently for us despite our delayed arrival. It was so nice to meet them in person! We’ve missed our time there so much since our return! This was the 3rd visit to Costa Rica for my immediate family, and the 2nd for my parents and my brother’s family. Everyone said this was the best house yet. The set up was perfect for our family of 11. There were 2 bedrooms we didn’t even use. Everyone had their own space, yet there was plenty of area for us all to hang out together. We completely enjoyed the patio/pool/grill area. One of the best parts of our trip was Ronald and Bernie. They felt like family! We asked Bernie to cook dinner for us twice. She is an excellent cook, and amazing at having no mess as she cooked. Ronald got pipas from the tree for us and cut them open for us to drink, and then later opened them for us to eat. So good!!!! He went with us to the fish market to make sure we got a fair price. That was a fun experience! My brother and I love to work on our Spanish when in Central America, and Ronald and Bernie were patient to let us converse with them in Spanish. We had some very enjoyable (and sometimes funny due to our incorrect usage) conversations. We learned some new words/information and truly loved it! I should mention too that the yard between the house and the beach was awesome. That’s where the fresh pipas grew, and Ronald would hang hammocks for us every morning. It was so peacefully perfect!! There was plenty of space for us to “play”. One of the reasons I love Costa Rica so much is that it feels like home. I don’t mean that it reminds me of where I live...it’s absolutely different. What I mean is that when we get there it feels like we’ve come home. This house/property had the “I’m home” feel more than anywhere we’ve ever been. Highly recommended! Really wishing we had never left! Can’t wait to be back! Thank you so much Karin and Rupi, and Ronald and Bernie!