10/10 Excellent
Lyndsey H.
Apr 5, 2022
Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Wonderful stay!
After having to reschedule earlier in the year (due to COVID) we were so happy to finally make it to Costa Rica.
After hopping off the red eye flight, then experiencing the potholes along the drive, we pulled off onto the bumpy gravel road up to the place and I started to feel concern about the location I booked. It seemed secluded and I thought travelling that road multiple times would not be desirable. However Maria was great about setting us up to arrive early and be greeted at the place by the cleaner. The place is spacious and beautiful, and our kids immediately hit the pool and searched out the iguanas on the property.
We stayed 7 nights and by the end of the week the road was not a concern. Every day we planned an activity away from the place (everything was within a 5-25 minute drive), then ended the day with pool time and sunsets on the balcony. A lot of our friends said Tamarindo was the place to book but we much preferred Playa Flamingo. We visited about 5-6 beaches while we were there and our favorite by far was Flamingo beach which is right down the hill from this VRBO. It has the best soft white sand and less people selling stuff. Our kids loved using the boogie boards that were included with the rental. Although the balcony is amazing to watch the sunsets, you MUST go watch the sunset while on Flamingo beach at least once during your stay!
A really cool moment was when we saw 20+ monkeys in the trees right behind the property!
Maria was very responsive to any issues we had. The king size bed was pretty uncomfortable and when we let her know that she delivered a brand new mattress topper within a day. That made all the difference. The property had times without water which didn’t impact us too much due to the plans we had, however if we had been around more often it possibly could have. One time was a 1/2 day outage; the other times may have just been when they were filling the pool.
The air conditioning was wonderful. Many different units that could be set to different temperatures and ran quietly.
The only thing Maria wasn’t able to accommodate was when I checked before the trip about reducing the stay by one night at the end. I was hoping this could be considered through a VRBO “change” since this was still a system option at that point but I can’t fault her for us deciding to change our plans to see more of Costa Rica.
Overall we had an amazing trip and would stay in this area again.
Lyndsey H.
Stayed 8 nights in Mar 2022