Our stay at Casa Caracola was by far the best family vacation we have ever had! The location is perfect (1.5 hours from San Jose airport), a few feet from the most stunning private beach, and a short (15-20 min) drive to Playa Herdura and Jaco for restaurants, surfing, and tours. The house was as advertised and better, clean, spacious, breathtaking views, comfortable beds, huge bathrooms. The open veranda and layout made us feel like we were in our own private hotel.
But what made this trip the most memorable was having Olga be part of our stay. She was absolutely incredible! Purchased all our groceries, cooked dinners for us, and breakfast on a few occasions, and did all the cleaning after. We would spend all day on the beach, watch the sunset and then walk up to fresh pinacoladas and hot empanadas being set on the table. She even made my 1 year old son special dinners like pasta or fries in case he didn’t like the food. She made traditional Costa Rican meals one night and gave us our own private cooking lesson, answering all our questions and letting us participate in the preparation of the meal. She was such a sweet and comforting presence during our stay, always available to answer questions or help clean up, even folding our laundry and changing our sheets! We were planning on having her cook only a few meals for us but after eating out once we quickly realized her cooking was far better than any restaurant and ended up having her cook every meal for the rest of the trip!
Anna was quick to respond to any questions and made the booking process smooth and easy. We had 9 adults and 1 infant and the place had more than enough space for everyone.
If you are on the fence about this location let me put you at ease that it is well worth the price. But only if you have Olga make you tacos and empanadas! We miss her already!