4 Br/4 Bath Spectacular Luxury Home In a Gated Community, Across From Beach.
Enjoy Morning visits from howler monkeys, beautiful birds and iguanas while drinking your coffee. Be mesmerized by turtles coming out to nest on the beach. Learn to surf on one of the best beaches in the world. Watch the most spectacular sunset every night. Enjoy leisurely walks and search for sea shells on an endless beach. Relax with a book in the shade by the pool while the kids play endless games of Marco Polo. You can do it all when you stay at Casa Hermosa.
Casa Hermosa is located in the exclusive gated community of Palm Beach Estates in Playa Grande. Playa Grande, which is named one of the top 10 in the World by Travel and Leisure in 2013, is located immediately north of the beach community of Tamarindo and is considered one of the best surfing beaches in the world. It is also famous as a major nesting site for the highly endangered leatherback sea turtle, the largest reptile on Earth. The house is ideally located on the southern end of the 3 kilometer beach, less than 200 meters from the water and within the sound of the crashing surf.
The Spanish styled home has been professionally decorated to reflect the natural beauty of the area and thoughtfully organized to meet all your needs. The 3000 sq. ft home has 4 bedrooms (1 King, 2 Queen beds and 4 bunk beds) and 4 full bathrooms and can comfortably accommodate 10-12 people. The house has been recently renovated with new furniture, entertainment center and decorations.
The front room is a casual space and perfect for kids of all ages to gather, watch movies, and play games. The front room can be opened up to connect with the great room, providing a spacious place for everyone to gather but still provide cozy areas to meet everyone’s needs. In the great room, you will find an entertainment center, including a new 60” flat screen TV, DVD player and music system for MP3 players, high speed WiFi internet. The gourmet kitchen is beautifully laid out with granite counters, breakfast bar, a full stainless steel freezer and refrigerator, European gas stove, microwave oven, dishwasher, and custom cabinets. This kitchen is fully stocked for all occasions, whether that’s for a party of two or ten.
The sliding doors in the great room open out to a large outside patio, private pool and garden. You can enjoy breakfast or evening drinks while the beautiful birds visit the garden. The pool provides a refreshing oasis after a hot day of excursions and a wonderful place to gather and play.
The master bedroom, with high vaulted ceiling and wrap around patio is a perfect place to find serenity. There is also a small work area, with a desk where you can catch up with work if needed. Additional flat screen TV, dvd, music system and a comfortable couch makes the master bedroom a suite on its own. With WiFi and free phone calls to the U.S., you can set up a home office and telecommute. The iron-gated porch outside the master bedroom is set up to give you some peace and shade throughout the day.
There are two other bedrooms with queen size beds (with memory foam pads) and full bathrooms. The fourth bedroom is set up with 4 bunk beds. All bedrooms have ample storage space and air conditioning.
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About the area
Playa Grande
Located near the beach, this holiday home is in Palm Beach Estates, a neighbourhood in Cabo Velas. The area's natural beauty can be seen at Tamarindo Beach and Conchal Beach. Las Baulas National Marine Park and Monkey Park are also worth visiting. Jet skiing and kayaking offer great chances to get out on the surrounding water, or you can seek out an adventure with hiking/biking trails and ecotours nearby.
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Frequently asked questions
Does 4 Br/4 Bath Spectacular Luxury Home In a Gated Community, Across From Beach. have a pool?
Yes, this property has an outdoor pool.
How much does it cost to stay at 4 Br/4 Bath Spectacular Luxury Home In a Gated Community, Across From Beach.?
As of 8 May, 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at 4 Br/4 Bath Spectacular Luxury Home In a Gated Community, Across From Beach. on 5 Jul, 2026 start from S$841, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.
Is 4 Br/4 Bath Spectacular Luxury Home In a Gated Community, Across From Beach. pet-friendly?
No, pets are not allowed at this property.
How much is parking at 4 Br/4 Bath Spectacular Luxury Home In a Gated Community, Across From Beach.?
On-site parking is available at the property.
What time is check-in at 4 Br/4 Bath Spectacular Luxury Home In a Gated Community, Across From Beach.?
Check-in begins at 3:00 PM.
What time is check-out at 4 Br/4 Bath Spectacular Luxury Home In a Gated Community, Across From Beach.?
Checkout is at 11:00 AM.
Where is 4 Br/4 Bath Spectacular Luxury Home In a Gated Community, Across From Beach. located?
Located in Palm Beach Estates, this holiday home is 0.3 mi (0.5 km) from Grande Beach and 1.9 mi (3 km) from Las Baulas National Marine Park. Ventanas Beach and Conchal Beach are also within 9 miles (15 km).
Reviews
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Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
The house is in a perfect location. Close to the beach and restaurants and a great coffee shop.
Candice C.
Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 6 Dec, 2025
Hi Candice, Thank you for taking the time to review our home and also provide very helpful feedback. I know our property management team enjoyed hosting and assisting you. We hope you enjoyed your time in Playa Grande with your family and friends.
House was great - clean, bedrooms were large, kitchen had everything we needed and plenty of space, A/C worked great! Pool was a savior after beach days - pic of monkey in backyard below! Dawn was a great host: responsive and helpful with all kinds of requests and questions. Loved the neighborhood as well: chill and short walk to the beach and restaurants. We intend to return!
The house is beautiful with plenty of room to spread out for six adults. We truly appreciated that 3 of 4 bathrooms were all connected to 3 of the bedrooms. Kitchen area spacious with all needed amenities. Outdoor pool and patio areas in back of house for privacy and beautifully landscaped with ample seating and shaded patio with outdoor ceiling fans. Our host Dawn is so kind and is more than accommodating and really easy to talk with help with making reservations for dinner, excursions, etc. we felt lucky to have her be our host.
From booking to finding the property upon arrival and the communication with the property manager, it was all very easy!
Josh W.
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2020
Response from VrboOwner on 3 Apr, 2020
Thank you! Our team loved having you as guests. Please let us know if you ever want to come back. We love our return guests and we will definitely do our best to take care of you.
Our stay was amazing. Dawn from management standpoint and Alison everyday from a cleaning perspective were awesome! Everyone is so nice in Costa Rica! Will definitely look to stay at this house if we come back to Costa Rica!
This house has everything you would ever need ! It’s very clean great pool lots of shade! Love that there’s lawn chairs to take down to the beach and boogie boards. We really enjoyed! Thanks again Dale and Sheila
This property was fantastic! The communication, help with navigating activities, ideas/suggestions and assistance booking restaurants from the property hosts was unbelievable! All my questions were immediately answered. The house was perfect for our group of 8 (ranging in age from 8-80 years).
Dawn the managwr is amazing , she really help making out stay easy and enjoyable. House is great with a lot of space for all the people and is only to short 3 minutes walking to the beach.
We had a really wonderful stay at Casa Hermosa. The house was spotless, and had everything you need for a long stay. Beds were comfortable, pool and outside lounge area was large and relaxing. We were two families (5 kids 4 adults) and there was lots of space. Dawn was incredibly helpful, and was always available. She was a pleasure to deal with. Cafe Mar Azul was a great restaurant just down the road. The beach was a quick stroll away. Highly recommend!!
I can’t say enough about Dawn and these fantastic accommodations. We had such an incredible time. More than enough space, perfectly situated, clean and comfortable. I’ve been to CR several times and we will most certainly return to this home! Dawn was so helpful and made for such an incredible time. Thank you!
OUT STANDING HOUSE AND LOCATION. YOU CAN’T ASK FOR MORE SHORT WALK TO SURF NICE POOL AND HOUSE THAT HAS IT ALL. IF YOU NEED ANYTHING PROP. MANAGER DAWN AND HER EXCELLENT TEAM ARE READY TO HELP. THIS IS OUR SECOND STAY AND THE BEST VRBO RENTAL WE’VE STAYED AT.
We had a wonderful time at Casa Hermosa. Dawn and Victor were fantastic, and arranged everything from excursions to dinner reservations. Take Dan’s recommendations for everything, they were all spot on! Restaurants were an easy walk and cafe Mar Azul was the highlight. Would also recommend the coffee at Café Conta and the yoga with Liz. We got a wonderful dose of Pura Vida, and are trying to bring it back home with us so the memories stay forever.
The trip was great - house, beach, monkeys, everything! Dawn the house concierge was the best! Housekeeping was supposed to come during our stay and never showed. It wasn’t a big deal but would have been nice. We’d go back for sure!!
We thoroughly enjoyed our stay at Casa Hermosa. The house was large and clean. There were plenty of spaces to relax in the house as well as outside. Our daughters loved the pool. We enjoyed the large kitchen which was well stocked. One of the best perks of Casa Hermosa was the property manager, Victor, and his wife, Dawn. They are the owners of Cafe Mar Azul which is right down the road and it is an excellent spot for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Dawn was also helpful in arranging an excursion to Arenal which was a highlight of our trip. We are already looking forward to staying here again. We would highly recommend staying at this house.
Pura Vida! Between the property, the pool, the neighborhood and of course Dawn - we absolutely loved Casa Hermosa and everything about it. We could be at the beach in less than a 5 min walk, we saw all kinds of birds, a few monkeys and ate at all of the restaurants in the community at least once. Playa Grande beach has the best sunsets, surfing, and is an easy boat ride into Tamarindo for shopping and exploring. The house was very clean, the services (cleaning, gardening, pool, and meal at the house) were top notch. We loved all of the people that helped make our trip filled with amazing food, culture, relationship building, and pure relaxation.
Michelle F.
Stayed 12 nights in Apr 2023
Verified
10/10 Excellent
Patricia P.
9 Jan, 2019
We loved Costa Rica, Playa Grande and Casa Hermosa
Casa Hermosa was a beautiful home with a great pool. The property was well-maintained by Victor, the property manager. He was terrific, arranging for our shuttles to and from the airport and also our excursions for zip lining and a boat tour through the rainforest river. When we wanted to go for the afternoon to Tamarindo he told us where to catch the water taxi that would take us there.
We loved the neighborhood where the Casa Hermosa is located. There are restaurants and a small grocery within walking distance. And the beach across the street was fabulous and uncrowded! Casa Hermosa was a perfect location for the adults and kids alike!!
We had a wonderful time at Casa Hermosa. The house is great, very clean, comfortable and grand. Air conditioning was good, bathrooms are elegant and each room has big closets. The kitchen is well equipped with everything you need, to cook in or just do snacks and breakfast. The closest large grocery store is about 5 miles. The pool is beautiful and the house is cleaned regularly.
The beach is gorgeous, very quiet, surfers mostly. The path is about 100 ft from the house, and easy to walk to the ferry to Tamarindo if you want more shopping or beach action.
Property manager Victor is friendly and helpful, and owns the Cafe Mar Azul down the road, a great place to eat. There are surf board lessons, bike rental nearby and a river boat cruise. Nice to not be in touristy Tamarindo.
Driving on the roads is a bit slow so it is at least 2 - 3 hours drive from volcanoes, or rain forest. Victor can book day tours if you want.
Marla M.
Stayed 9 nights in Oct 2019
Response from VrboOwner on 3 Apr, 2020
Hi Marla, We are so glad that you and your family enjoyed our home and Playa Grande. We try to take care of our home not as a rental but our home and we are happy that you were able to enjoy it. We loved having you as a guest and hope you will return soon! Happy Holidays! Linda
My family of 5 stayed at Casa Hermosa recently and had the best week! Dawn, the property manager, was amazing throughout our stay. She contacted us in advance to ask if we needed groceries, excursions set up, etc, and then upon arrival, she made sure we had everything we needed for a great week. We arrived early and Dawn made sure we were taken care of until we could check-in to the house.
The house was clean and well equipped - just needs a new coffee maker : ) During our stay, the house cleaners came twice to tidy up (even did our laundry), and the pool was tended to just about each morning. While we had asked for a few groceries, we ended up eating just about every meal next door at Cafe Mar Azul. Simply the best food and kindest people around!
Dawn arranged two day trips for us and everything was seamless. Transportation picked us up/dropped us back at the house so we didn't have to worry about finding our way.
Casa Hermosa was perfect and this area of Playa Grande is the best! We will be back soon!
We had to deal with some unfortunate issues while staying at Casa Hermosa in Playa Grande. 2 out of the 4 nights we were there, we had to deal with a warm living room due to a non functioning AC unit. The condition at check in could have been better. We found geckos on the wall of two of the bedrooms. We also found an incredibly foul odor in the main bathroom and discovered the toiled bowl and seat plastered with feces. I personally cleaned the toilet and then found I needed to also clean the pool of debris before we could use it. The house was very nice to hang out in while all the AC units were working. We were left a nice welcoming assortment of fruit, coffee, and other goodies upon arrival. The kitchen was well stocked. The property manager was helpful with local info and quick to respond to our questions. We loved the location! It was a very quick walk to the beach in a nice neighborhood.
Alan C.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 13 Apr, 2023
Dear Alan,
I am sorry to hear that you experienced unfortunate issues while staying at the house. However, as I communicated to you, most of these issues would have been easily resolved if you had talked to our team. My team checks in proactively with our guests so if you had any issues, they would have dealt with them immediately. I read the daily communication you had with Dawn and it not not reflect any of the issues you bring up in your review. As this is a very rare review for us, I wanted to take the time to respond.
You only mentioned that one of the air conditioning units was not working the night before your departure. I believe Dawn dealt with it immediately after you told her but my team can't solve something if things are not brought to our attention. If you would have told us the first day you noticed it, my team would have had someone there either that same evening or the next day to fix it immediately. They cannot fix something if they don't know about it.
The pool is cleaned every morning around 7 or 8 am so as to not disturb our guests. However, we do mention to our guests who are staying during the dry season, that if the wind is strong the pool can get messy pretty quickly. Again, if you had called Dawn or talked to someone on our team, they would have addressed this immediately by coming over to clean the pool for you. You did not contact us or tell us so it would be difficult for us to deal with this.
In order to keep our home very clean and as bug free as we can, we fumigate our home every 3 months--which I believe is more than most of the houses in the area. We do this so that our guests are not bothered by ants, spiders, scorpions and other unwanted bugs. As we are in the tropical region, geckos are part of life and they have a way of finding their way in to the house. However, as they are helpful in eating bugs and are harmless, we do not bother them. It would be unfortunate if we were expected to kill geckos.
As far as the mess you said you found in one of the bathrooms, we really don't know what happened or how that could happen. Dawn or Victor personally walk through the house to make sure the house is clean when they go in to prepare the welcome basket, etc. They both said the whole house was clean and so we were trying to find out what happened. Again, if you had contacted them when you first saw the mess, they would have come over immediately to deal with that. Knowing them, they would have apologized 20 times and offered to buy you dinner that night. That's how they are because they are very proud of the work they put into making sure that our guests are well taken care of.
We are one house and a small group of people hosting guests. And I don't claim that we never get anything wrong. However, I am 100% confident that my team would have responded quickly to all of your unfortunate issues if you had just contacted them. In our business, I believe that's what is important--to quickly respond to any issues that arise and make sure that our guests are comfortable and happy. However, you did not give my team an opportunity to respond to you as you didn't communicate any of these issues.
Again, I am sorry to hear that your stay did not meet your expectations, but I believe all this could have been avoided and resolved if you had communicated with my team. I truly believe I have the best team of people working with me and that all this could have been a non-issue instead of a one star review if you had communicated with us.
This was our third stay in Palm Beach Estates in the last 6 years. We chose the house for its proximity to the beach access, as surfing is our primary activity. The house is large and fairly well equipped. We did not do a ton of cooking, but what we needed was there. Pool is freshwater and lovely and there is an outdoor shower. Two outdoor tables and 4 lounge chairs made sitting outside enjoyable. House is encased in gates and even has a "caged" patio that we hose cushions looked dirty and not very inviting. Beds were memory foam and comfortable. AC and fans are more than powerful enough to keep house comfortable. Amazing meals at El Huerto, Mar Azul, Pangas on the beach in Tamarindo and Coco Loco on Flamingo beach. We rent favorite boards from Frijoles but Dawn and Victor have some nice ones at Playa Grande Surf Camp as well. Dawn and Victor were amazing hosts and the neighborhood was wonderfully friendly. Perfect place for those who are looking for a quiet escape on a beautiful beach. It is the best place to learn to surf as beach is all sand and surf is usually tame.
Lisa S.
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 19 Dec, 2021
Dear Lisa,
We are so glad that you decided to stay at our home for your return trip. And also that you were able to enjoy your time in the area. We agree with you that Dawn, Victor and team are the best. We are sorry to hear about the cushions though. It is a tricky area because of the wind and dirt but we will definitely try better to keep the cushions clean. I believe Dawn and Victor cleaned them immediately. So next time, please let them know immediately because I know they would have taken care of them the same day. I also agree with you that the gated patio area is bit challenging to use. We are discussing ways to make that area more usable and better part of the house. There is a lot of potential to make that area more integrated with the rest of the house. Hopefully next time you return to Playa Grande, we will have worked on that area. Thank you again and look forward to seeing you back soon. Warmest, Linda and team
Our family had a great nine day stay. Dawn her staff we very efficient and helpful. Transportation from airport was very smooth and seamless. House was an easy walk to beach and surf. It was a great place to relax even had monkeys visit. Beds were very comfortable with each room having its own bathroom. This is one of the best houses we’ve rented and already planning a return stay.
john h.
Stayed 10 nights in Nov 2022
About the host
Hosted by Linda Golan
We discovered Playa Grande while we were staying at nearby Playa Langosta. With happy hour drinks in our hands, we sat and watched a spectacular sunset and decided this was one of the most magical places in Costa Rica.
On our next trip, we decided to stay in Playa Grande for 3 weeks. For us, Playa Grande combine the best of Costa Rica—beautiful pristine beach, surf, wildlife, no crowds, natural beauty, comfort, and wonderful people. We knew we wanted to be part of this paradise and decided to buy a house. We chose Casa Hermosa because the house is beautifully constructed and we could hear the ocean waves while still being just far enough to not bother the turtles that grace the beach to nest. We also loved the fact that the house is in the National Park and we are committed to doing our part in making sure that Playa Grande stays pristine, beautiful and magical.
We live in Saratoga, California, which isn’t a bad place to live either. However, we look forward to every opportunity we get to spend some wonderful time in Casa Hermosa with family and friends. We hope you will have many lasting memories.
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