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Paradise Getaway in Costa Rica
| Sleeps | 6 |
| Bedrooms | 3 |
| Bathrooms | 2 |
| Space | 2,900 sq. ft. |
| Property type | house |
| Minimum Stay | 3 - 4 nights |
Overview
2900 square ft. of beautiful living space with ocean & mountain views!
3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, large living and dining rooms, spacious fully functional kitchen with new appliances. Walk-in to full laundry room with washer & dryer. Features an amazing terrace that spans the full width of the back of the house, with fabulous views of the Gulf of Nicoya, Pacific Ocean, Puntarenas, and mountain ranges. Enjoy early morning breakfasts, mid afternoon cocktails, and beautiful sunsets on our spacious terrace. Birdwatching and just plain relaxing can also be enjoyed! Easy access to terrace from living/dining room and 2 main floor bedrooms. Plenty of parking available at front of house, or in lower carport.
House is located in a 24 lot gated community, on a spacious 5000 sq. meter lot. The property still operates as a working coffee plantation. Beautiful trails, a waterfall, creeks, tilapia pond, and of course lots of coffee plants, make it a very charming and relaxing environment. Butterflies, deer, ducks, toucans, parrots, and various other birds can be seen on our property. Positano de Magallanes is a very special place!
Centrally located, within 90 minutes of many major attractions such as Poas Volcano, La Paz Waterfalls & Gardens, La Fortuna, Lake Arenal, Carrera National Rainforest, Sarchi, Puntarenas, Zip-Lining, Butterfly Farms, and much more. The nearest beach is just a 35 minute drive away, part of a national rainforest, where capuchin monkeys come down from the trees to join you for lunch.
Shopping is just a short 5 minute drive away, in lovely San Ramon. Large shopping mall with movie theatres and plenty of shops, the University of Costa Rica, hospital, restaurants,banks, farmers market, pharmacies, dentists, and everything else you may need during your stay.
You will meet Norm & Ana, our property managers, in San Ramon. From there, they will take you to our house, a short 5 minute drive away in Magallanes. Norm & Ana will walk you through the house, pointing out its many features, and provide you with the keys. Enjoy your welcome basket, which includes some of the varied and delicious fruits available in Costa Rica.
If you need something smaller, check out our other new property at VRBO #676793 , which sleeps up to 3 people. See listing for details, or contact us.
About Joe Pignatelli
Joe is an insurance broker and Liz works for a builder in Canada. They have been married for 39 years and have 3 children. Some of their interests include music, golf, reading, traveling, and spending quality time with family and friends.
Joe Pignatelli purchased this house in 2010
Why Joe Pignatelli chose Alajuela
After looking at Florida, Mexico, and the Dominican Republic, we felt that Costa Rica had so much more to offer. The country is so beautiful, and very easy to travel through. There are many micro climates to suit individual needs and an abundance of things to do. In 1949 the country abolished their army and invested all their money into education and health care, therefore they have a well educated and happy population. Recent surveys show that Costa Ricans are one of the happiest people in the world. Costa Rica has a very low crime rate compared to other countries in Central & South America. They also have a longer life expectancy because of the lifestyle they live - Pura Vida!
What makes this house unique
Our house is just 5 minutes from San Ramon, which is approximately 35 minutes west of the San Jose Airport, and is very central to everything. San Ramon has a hospital, university, shopping, churchs, movie theatres, and best of all, the weather is fabulous! Because San Ramon is 3500 ft. above sea level, the average daytime temperature all year round is 25 celcius, or 78 farenheit. Evenings are usually a little bit cooler, but very pleasant. There is no need to have air conditioning or heating in our home. If you are interested in some more heat, just drive 40 minutes west to the beach where the temperatures can reach 35 celcius plus. Our location is central to as many activities and attractions you can imagine. Poas Volcano, La Paz Waterfall & Gardens, La Fortuna & Lake Arenal, San Luis Zip-Lining, Carera National Rainforest, Sarchi, Tortuga Island, and San Jose are all a reasonable drive away.
Guestbook comments from the owner
My family and I were blown away by the spectacular views from this home. Norman and Ana were wonderful. Norman took us to the grocery store before going to the house so we could cook meals in this fully equipped home. Rooms were perfectly decorated with comfortable beds. Loved the master bathroom rainfall shower. The house had plenty of towels, instructions on where to visit and a nice memory garden to leave something for the homeowners. We had a fabulous stay and would definitely go back!
Amenities
San Ramón House Accommodation and Amenities
- house
- Guests provide their own meals
- 2900 sq. ft.
- Check-in: 3:00 PM / Check-out: 11:00 AM
- Max. occupancy: 6
- Minimum Age Limit for Renters ...
- pets considered ...
- children welcome
- non smoking only
- Mountain View ...
- Ocean View ...
- Rural
- Village ...
- Adventure
- Away From It All
- Family
- Romantic
- Sports & Activities
- Tourist Attractions
- Air Conditioning ...
- Clothes Dryer ...
- Covered Parking ...
- Hair Dryer
- Internet ...
- Linens Provided
- Living Room ...
- Mobile Phone ...
- Parking ...
- Telephone ...
- Towels Provided ...
- Washing Machine ...
- Wireless Internet
- Coffee Maker ...
- Cooking Utensils ...
- Dishes & Utensils ...
- Kitchen ...
- Microwave
- Oven
- Pantry Items ...
- Refrigerator
- Stove
- Toaster
- Dining ...
- Dining Room
- seating for 8 people
- 2 Bathrooms
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Bathroom 1 -
toilet
,
shower
,
Master ensuite
Bathroom 2 - toilet , shower , Main floor
- 2 full-size and fully equipped.
- 3 Bedrooms, Sleeps 6
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Bedroom 1 -
1 king
,
Master with Ensuite
Bedroom 2 - 1 queen
Bedroom 3 - 1 queen
- Spacious rooms. King size beds (1) in master bedroom., Queen size Beds (2) in guest bedrooms.
- Books ...
- CD Player
- DVD Player ...
- Music Library ...
- Satellite / Cable ...
- Stereo ...
- Television ...
- Video Library ...
- Deck / Patio ...
- Lawn / Garden ...
- 10 garden chairs
- wheelchair accessible ...
- arboretum
- botanical garden
- churches
- cinemas
- festivals
- health/beauty spa
- library
- museums
- playground
- recreation center
- restaurants
- water parks
- zoo
- bird watching
- boating
- eco tourism
- horseback riding
- photography
- scenic drives
- shopping
- sight seeing
- walking
- wildlife viewing
- ATM/bank
- fitness center
- groceries
- hospital
- laundromat
- massage therapist
- medical services
- cycling
- deepsea fishing
- fishing
- freshwater fishing
- golf
- hiking
- mountain biking
- mountain climbing
- mountaineering
- pier fishing
- rock climbing
- roller blading
- sailing
- snorkeling
- sound/bay fishing
- swimming
Reviews
Exceptional!
5/5 -
(29 traveler reviews)
Vacation Stay
First of all, the setting, the house, the view, and the amenities were amazing. The open floor plan and roominess of the house added to our ability to relax and enjoy our family. An added benefit of having the kitchen fully equipped, a washer and dryer, and all of the bedding and linens supplied helped to make our stay even more enjoyable.
Joe and Elizabeth were extremely friendly and professional, we really appreciated their timely and informative communication from start to finish. When planning a vacation it would be reassuring if all renters were as accommodating, fair, and honest as Joe and Elizabeth.
Thank you, you made our family trip to Costa Rica a great one!
Jean and David
Beautiful property with long reaching views
This is a lovely property set in a private gated neighborhood about 8 kilometers from San Ramon. Nice and peaceful and well appointed with big kitchen, patio, laundry. ! It is about a 45 minute plus drive from SJO airport. We drove just under two hours to visit arenal volcano and rainforest. We also visited San Luis (45 mins) for a good zip line experience and Transitional forest walk. Cost for those two were $68 and $25 with guide. Driving in Costa Rica is not for the feint hearted and the neighborhood was quite steep with tight bends. We had a 4x4 as recommended. We also went to playa Dona Ana beach which was 45 mins south. We did split our vacation into 5 days at the beach (jaco) and 6 days in the mountains.
This is the first property I have stayed that was much more beautiful than the pictures.
This property not only meet every need but added so much to our enjoyment - the view - the furnishings - the location.
exceptional accomodations and wonderful country
I decided to take my family on a memorable trip and there was no other destination than Costa Rica. We wanted to cook ourselves and there was no other home that suited our needs but this beautiful new home overlooking the coffee plantation. We sat on the terrace in the morning, noon and evening and saw tucans and all other type of birds, what a relaxing time. Memories are made of this and my grandchildren said so many times "thanks gram for bringing us here". We all had our own lovely space, walked to get fresh eggs, walked on the trails, watched the sunsets and sun rising and just sat and listened to nature.Thanks so much for letting us share your home.
Beautiful, Peaceful and Convenient
The home is located in a gated community that is impeccably maintained. The gardens and waterfalls throughout are beautiful and the view from the private deck of the home is peaceful and great at night. The home is the best equipped, most comfortable and best maintained vacation home that we have ever stayed at in Costa Rica. We found wonderful places close by to go eat and there is a mini market just down the hill from the house. Also being so close to Highway 1 made our travels easy. Help was readily available if we needed it and internet and a phone was provided for our use. We hope to stay again next year.
Two Months close to Heaven
I really want to find the words to describe these two incredible months that we stayed at Joe's Home, this place is located in the best community in San Ramon of Alajuela, it is close to everything and at the same time you can enjoy the privacy of a gated community in the mountains, we were impressed from the first day we were there, the sunsets that you can see from the living room window are a recreation of the sunsets that you will see from heaven, Amazing.
The house has everything you would need, and I meant "everything"
We spent two months in the house with my family of four, my two daughters 16 and 12 and they really enjoyed the place, we went for a short walks and they walked by themselves, security is not an issue.
our idea of been there is because we have plans to live in the area on the near future and this house was perfect for us.
I want to thanks Joe & Liz for treated us as a friends and let us rent their lovely place for such a long term. I am looking to rent in the future from you guys.
Thank you very much !! me and my family enjoyed a lot the piece of paradise you have !! I truly recommend this house for families, couples and small groups
Map
Just 8 minutes west of San Ramon. Major attractions within 90 minutes of our home include Poas Volcano, La Paz Waterfalls & Gardens, San Luis Zip-Lining, La Fortuna, Lake Arenal & Volcano, Sarchi, Carara National Rainforest, and the Gulf of Nicoya with several beaches. Enjoy many activities such as Zip-lining, Hiking, Whitewater Rafting, Sports Fishing, Swimming, Biking, Sunbathing, Snorkeling, Scuba-diving, Birdwatching, and much more! It's a nature lover's feast.
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Availability
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Additional information about rental rates
| Pet Fee | $50 |
| Cleaning Fee | $50 |
| Refundable damage deposit | $300 |
Owner's Cancellation Policy
- 100% refund if canceled at least 60 days before arrival date.
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