FABULOUS--6 BEDROOMS, 6 AND A HALF BATHROOMS.. LARGE KITCHEN, LIVING ROOM AND DINING AREA, OVERLOOKING THE PATIO WITH AMPLE SEATING.--OVERLOOKING A LARGE RECTANGULAR POOL. AND BEYOND THAT A LARGE "DESERT" GARDEN-ALL OVERLOOKING THE OCEAN, WITH A FEW ADIRONDACK CHAIRS TO SIT CLOSER TO THE OCEAN.--MONKEYS, BIRDS, IGUANAS VISITED. THERE'S A WALKING PATH DOWN TO THE OCEAN, WHICH CONNECTS TO THE SANDY BEACH BRINGING US TO THE LEGOSTA BEACH CLUB--NOTE: THE PATH DOWN TO THE BEACH HAD NO RAILING, AND SINCE I'M A LITTLE OLDER WITH A BALANCE PROBLEM, I NEVER TOOK THAT PATH--BUT FOUND MY WAY TO THE BEACH CLUB BY WAY OF A 6-PASSENGER GOLF CART AT OUR DISPOSAL.THERE WERE 14 WITH ME AND MY FAMILY.--ALL OF THE LOCAL COSTA RICANS WE MET WERE VERY FRIENDLY, ACCOMMODATING AND HELPFUL. MANY OF MY FAMILY, INCLUDING MYSELF, HAD VISITED THIS VILLA BEFORE, AND WE WERE HAPPY TO RETURN!
ALL OF THE STAFF WERE WONDERFUL,--FROM OUR KITCHEN HELPTO OUR CONCIERGE ., MAURITZIO. OUR COOKS MADE A WONDER FUL BREAKFAST FOR US EACH DAY. AND WHILE WE WERE ON OUR OWN FOR LUNCH, THAT WAS FINE SINCE MANY OF US HAD ENJOYED THE FULL BREAKFAST. WE ALSO OPTED TO HAVE OUR COOKS MAKE DINNER FOR US SEVERAL NIGHTS-AFTER A FULL DAY OF ACTIVITIES, WE WERE CONTENT TO STAY HOME AND NOT HAVE TO THINK ABOUT GETTING DRESSED FOR DINNER OR GO OUT TO DINNER, WHICH WE DID ONLY TWICE, TO WONDERFUL LOCAL RESTAURANTS, DRAGONFLY AND RED DOOR.
IT WAS THE MOST RELAXING AND FUN VACATION!