Awesome Ocean View Home on 2 Acres - 300 Steps from the Beach

Where do I even start? Potrero is a wonderful little beachside village that was the perfect pace for us. Not touristy at all, quiet, beautiful, and perfectly located for a walk to the beach or a short drive to the touristy things. The home was an amazing retreat for our family each night after fun days in the sun and on the water. Ernesto and Anna Maria were so sweet, and so were the very lovable dogs on the property, our kids wanted to take them home with us (the dogs, that is :). Jorge hooked us up with an amazing half day fishing trip with a local guide and we came home with more fish than we could eat during our stay, so we shared it with the house staff. More importantly, between the sunset cruise and fishing trip and the absolutely WONDERFUL meal that Anna Maria cooked us, we came away from this home with memories that we'll treasure the rest of our lives. If you are shopping for a place to stay in Costa Rica, look no further, don't even hesitate, book this home now! Mic, the owner, is very attentive and accessible and will send you loads of great information about the property, the region, and activities. We saw and heard howler monkeys from the property, tons of birds, iguana, and the most amazing sunsets we've ever seen. This was a great home away from home, for sure!

We enjoyed our 10 day stay at Casa Buena Vista. The property is up fairly high which makes for a great view of the bay and ocean, but makes the walk to the beaches long and steep. The beaches below (Playa Penca and Playa Prieta) are two of the nicest beaches in the area. A car is needed to get to other beaches, restaurants, and other activities. The master bedroom is large and very nice. The other two bedrooms are significantly smaller. The house and entire property are very clean and well maintained by Anna-Maria (the daily maid) and Ernesto (the grounds keeper). The air conditioning in the bedrooms is very good but none in the kitchen - great room area. Overall, this is a very nice home for rent and at a good price.

This house and setting are beautiful. We were four adults who stayed in the home for a week. Although we thoroughly enjoyed our stay and appreciated many of the positive aspects of the house...namely: Anna Maria and Ernesto; the dogs; the gorgeous porch; the pool; proximity and easy walking access to Playa Penca; roominess of the master bedroom and bath....there are a few opportunities that would have improved our stay. The fan in the living room does not work (we did mention this to Jorge, who, in every other way was a delight to work with, but in this case, never did see that it was repaired.) Also, we would have liked more than just one wine glass and another standard sized coffee mug. The shower tile in the master bath is in need of a good cleaning or re-grouting. Attention to these minor needs would have made it a 5-Star rating, in my opinion, but I would definitely recommend the property. Mic and the onsite staff were extremely helpful and responsive.

Excellent stay that was very peaceful. The guard trio were fun to have along with the magpie jays eating breakfast. We had good chuckles with the howler monkeys serenading us one night. Beach combing in the rocks at low tide was very interesting!!

Staff was wonderful and fun to refresh our Spanish with, Anna Marie is a dear.

Our family of six stayed for two weeks in January. Everything was perfect and as detailed . Since we had our four month old grandson with us, we did not eat dinners out very much. I found cooking in the kitchen like being in a sauna! I finally asked Jorge for a fan, which helped somewhat. He did deliver the fan right away, which was great, i realize the living room would be hard to air condition, but we couldn’t even sit there as it was much too uncomfortably hot, even with the ceiling fan. That said, we always ate our dinners on the gorgeous terrace at sunset and overlooking the lights of Flamingo. The staff were lovely and hard working. We wanted the coconuts removed from the tree over the pool, and Alberto did that the next day. There were a few falling coconuts and we didn’t want any to fall while we were in the pool! In all, we had an amazing two weeks!