Tropical house with shared pool in Manuel Antonio. 10 mins drive to the beach!

Fantastic location in a jungle like setting but close to beaches and restaurants. Monkeys and birds visited daily. House was very comfortable and the hosts the best we've ever experienced on VRBO. John even loaned us a camera as we'd forgotten ours. Katharine helped organize tours and her local knowledge added immensely to the experience. All in all a marvellous vacation. Pura Vida

The area. This house is located in bungalow community located about 150 meters from the road connecting Quepos and Manuel Antonio national park. The community is a beautiful tropical forest. The pool is not very enjoyable since it's chlorinated twice a week with huge amount of powdered chlorine.

The house. The description is fully true. It has everything needed for great vacation. Owner lives in adjacent house and is willing to satisfy all reasonable requests. Clearness is 5 stars.

Hosts. Katharine and her husband John are amazing people. They are super hospitable and love to have guests. Our son played with their daughter almost every evening and we became a good friends.

Wildlife. Yes, it's jungle. White-faced Capuchins will wake you up at ~7.30 am running on the roof. Then cicadas will be your second alarm clock. At night you will be falling asleep with frogs songs.

Mosquitoes. Surprisingly, not bad. We expected more. But don't forget repellent, since at night it can be a problem on balcony and veranda. Inside there're no mosquitoes at all.

Conclusion. For us it was ideal place and I highly recommend it to everyone. I bet this place will exceed your expectations.

My husband, two kids, and I had a wonderful time staying in Katherine and John's beautiful vacation home. The house itself is very unique and beautiful with lots space for us. We especially loved the two outside decks. The gardens and trees surrounding the house and complex were so beautiful and tropical. From the house we were able to see a lot of wildlife including monkeys, toucans, and macaws. The house feels very private and safe nestled in among the other houses. The walk to the pool was beautiful with plenty of wildlife to see along the way. The shared pool was very spacious and clean and also surrounded by plants and wildlife. We loved the location of the home being so close to the Manuel Antonio reserve and the small town of Quepos while feeling completely secluded from it all. Katherine and John left us great suggestions about restaurants and activities in the area and truly enjoyed all of our experiences there. We would love to go back one day. Thank you for making us feel so at home!

This was our last stop, on a 10 night, 4 stop journey in beautiful Costa Rica. We saved the best for last.

Katharine met us when our shuttle dropped us off. The place looks exactly like the photos. The location was perfect for us, with bus stops at the end of the road heading to either Quepos or Manuel Antonio. We saw lots of monkeys and others animal life right outside her beautiful house.

The hot water and internet worked perfectly. She had a full kitchen which we took advantage of, and the shared pool was basically empty except for us.

We did ziplines, walked the national park seeing man sloths, raccoons, monkeys etc. The public beach is great.

So much to do, but never enough time.

We will be back. Thanks again, Katharine.

Best,

Richard and Darius

Very clean rental home. With all the necessary items you would find at home. Restaurants/bars that were of walking distance. Loved that we were able to see 2 species of monkeys, macaws, and the very curious tucan that was watching us through balcony sliding door.