Our stay in this rental was great!
The communication with Magdalena was good, she answered my questions and responded quickly. I was disappointed that the vrbo ad said that the first load of laundry was free, but just before our trip, I asked about this and found out it was actually a $20 charge for the first load. We managed, but would be nice to have updated online.
I also asked to check in early and the check in time on here is 2:30, but was told we could not check in until 3. We arrived in Costa Rica in the early morning and tried to take our time getting to our rental, got groceries already, etc. We still arrived early and Max let us right in.
Just before the trip I got a google link to the rental, it showed a rental just past Bukala Village, no address. We did not have internet/GPS on the way, we just printed out some maps on google to get here and figured we might see a sign or something when we got closer. We got to the gravel turnoff but couldn't find the rental. We found Casa Bukala, but couldn't find what seemed to be the one after it. Come to find out out, this is Bukala Village. Not a big deal, but when sending the link, maybe just specify this is Casa Bukala.
The rental/pool area and property were amazing!!! Tons of plants, fruit trees, humming birds, butterflys and and birds. We spend hours on our deck just watching.
We spent hours in the pool, over our 4 day stay, we found this to be a must during our May visit.
The villa was clean and modern, but yes, some fruit flies sneak through. It helps to keep fruit in the fridge, rinse wine/soda/beer cans before recycling, and keep up on the dishes, this helps a lot.
A hand towl and wash cloth would be nice to have in the kitchen, I like to clean up after cooking and this would probably help with the fruit flies too.
Max was great and we enjoyed seeing his dog Emily each morning, coming over to say hi! :)
This place is gorgeous and I highly recommend!