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CRParaiso - Gated, Tranquil and Private. Not just a house; it is a place. Reviews, Deals & Photos 2026

Q: Is CRParaiso - Gated, Tranquil and Private. Not just a house; it is a place. pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

Q: Where is CRParaiso - Gated, Tranquil and Private. Not just a house; it is a place. located?

This family-friendly Arenal vacation home is located in a rural location, 1.5 mi (2.5 km) from Lake Arenal, and within 9 mi (15 km) of FlyZone Wakeboard School and Tenorio Volcano National Park. Arenal Volcano National Park and Venado Caves are also within 20 mi (32 km).

10/10 Excellent

Kathleen J.

May 18, 2025

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Perfect Family Jungle Retreat

Great place to stay for our family, we loved the pond and adventures on the property. Very beautiful and very comfortable. Thanks!

Stayed 7 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Alison V.

Jan 2, 2025

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Great place to explore

We stayed at CR Pariso for six nights. Such a great location for exploring the hanging bridges, kayaking etc. the people who work on the property were lovely and informed. We had so much fun! Definitely recommend!

Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Cecilia P.

Jul 30, 2024

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Amazing

This was our 3rd stay with Brett and we always have an amazing time! So much to do and see on property!! Close enough to La Fortuna for other tourist aimed stuff too!

Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kenneth B.

Jan 20, 2025

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What a surreal property

Bret has an amazing property. If you enjoy nature and enjoy exploring on your own, you will love this place. We had the 66acres to ourselves and explored the grounds at our own leisure.

Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2025

This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Sep 9, 2013

3 Night Stay at Nuevo Arenal

My crew of 7 had a great stay at the property. The property is beautiful with some amazing views. The house was also really nice an housed us without an issue. If your looking for an off the beaten path place to stay, this is it.

10/10 Excellent

Cohleen C.

Dec 26, 2019

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Paradise

This place is amazing! Well kept, friendly people, quiet and remote location. Eating on the covered terrace was my favorite part! Amazing!

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Denis G.

Feb 2, 2025

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THE PERFECT COMBO

Very few properties if any offers you what CRParaiso does. A very well kept house and so many acres of land that you can roam around. A true paradise for nature lovers and birdwatchers like us. Do not miss it.

Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Marilyn G., Dallas, Texas

Jan 5, 2023

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Great Stay!

We stayed at CRParaiso over Christmas. It is perfectly remote! We wandered the grounds, splashed in the pond, and zip lined. It is a quick trip into town where the food was wonderful. Waking up in the clouds every morning was a joy!

Stayed 9 nights in Dec 2022

This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Christine R.

Dec 20, 2015

Beautiful grounds, simple house, friendly staff

As others have said, you do need to drive about 10-15 minutes on a very bumpy path to get there. The house is very comfortable and clean, and Henry was excellent! The grounds were beautiful- overall a very nice place.

Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2015

10/10 Excellent

Rebecca B.

Dec 20, 2024

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Amazing home in the jungle

We felt like we had a home in our own rainforest with trails and tropical fruit orchards and wildlife everywhere! The driveway up from Nuevo arenal is adventurous and not for timid drivers and the drive into La Fortuna takes over an hour but is beautiful and adventurous too. The property workers were wonderful and let us have bananas grown on property that tasted the best I’d ever had!

Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Schuyler C., Newnan

Nov 24, 2023

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Family vacay

The property was beautiful like stated. Brett and his crew Marvin, Jason and Brandon made it so much fun. We did the zip lining with them and it was awesome. The only downside is the public road to the property is rough and definitely recommend a 4x4 vehicle. Overall it was a great experience with relaxing beautiful views.

Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Scott R.

Aug 6, 2023

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Beautiful

Absolutely wonderful. The private estate was full of jungle and wildlife, although humid the July temperatures were low 80’s during the day and mid 60’s at night, and our host Bret was awesome.

Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Eugene T.

Jan 23, 2024

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Oasis

Great property, beautifully keep grounds . With many tours avaible to start right close to house. We really enjoyed out stay our only complaint was it la fortuna road is a tiring to drive which we did 5 times. The house cat is ao friendly

Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sarah H., Stillwater

Mar 28, 2023

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Pura Vida!

This was the highlight of our trip! Amazing host and absolutely incredible propriety. Plenty of space for everyone. We all thoroughly enjoyed the property with all its spectacular views, birds, flowers, and animals. We walked everyday, plus we took advantage of many of the guided activities: zip lining, night hike, horseback riding, bird watching. The house was completely private, with a large back porch for relaxing and enjoying meals together. We would have loved to have stayed much longer!

Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jay K.

Jan 3, 2022

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Wonderful Get-A-Way

Spent three nights on this wonderful property with my wife and four children. Very quiet and peaceful but plenty to do on site. Bret was great helping us with directions, excursions to the volcano, etc.... also be sure to check out the delicious restaurants in Nuevo Arenal (especially Moyas!). If we had to do it over again, we'd spend even more time just on property. Horse back riding, great zip lining, lots of trails... and totally private. Staff on site was wonderful, and all were incredibly attentive and responsive. Thanks for sharing your wonderful property with us, Bret.

Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Denis G., Sutton, Canada

Feb 17, 2024

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Birds, birds and more birds!!

CRParaiso is a gem for nature lovers. The property contains several trails, ponds, groves, while offering a mature forest and open areas. It is full of birds and lends itself to their observation by the most passionate enthusiasts. The main house offers all the comfort and respite desired. Bret is easily reachable and always willing to answer questions and provide sound advice. Not to be missed if you go to the very beautiful region of Nuevo Arenal.

Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Chaz M.

Feb 2, 2024

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Amazing grounds

A very comfortable villa situated in a beautiful rain forest. Bret the owner is very reachable and helpful. We recently stayed there for one week and thoroughly enjoyed our stay. Being a rainforest it tends to have its fair share of rain but the payback is everywhere is green and fresh with lots of flowers and colour The only downside was the road in, it really is in need of a grader. We didn't have a 4 wheel drive and it really is a must if the road isn't improved. Otherwise an amazing stay

Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

John C.

Jun 25, 2017

Family loved our time here

The home was on a lovely lot and was everythingbthey described and more. Henry was very helpful taking us up to the home and helping us settle in. The home was very well equipped from the kitchen, to the puzzles, books, classic movie dvd's and games provided. It was a great place to come back to after days exploring the area, volcano trail hiking, water rafting, etc. It was very accommodating to our family group of 11. We saw lots of butterflies, some hummingbirds, toucans, etc. Also, Manuel, the property keeper was also nice enough to lend us a couple of horses to ride around and explore the property. Everything was perfect. Thank you for sharing your home!

Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2017

8/10 Good

Pam W.

Jan 3, 2024

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Jungle stay

My family with grown children stayed on this very private property for three nights as part of our longer Costa Rican vacation. Unfortunately it was cloudy and rainy most of our stay so we chose to go offsite for activities. There was plenty of room for all of us and we did go on a few walks but the 3 miles of hiking trails were not clearly marked and we could not find them on the map. There were few towels for 3 days and the beds were not comfortable. We would suggest an out door light for safety. We returned to the house every evening in pitch dark. It was concerning to all of us that two dogs were tied up during our stay and barked frequently over night.

Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023

This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

8/10 Good

Renee M.

Jun 30, 2015

Wonderful Property and Estate

We had a group of 5 stay at this home. The Property is amazing Very well kept and great attention to details on the grounds. An amazing amount of plant life, bird life. The home is very well build, very beautiful construction and ample space for our party. We enjoyed exploring the local town, Nuevo Arenal, all the residents were very helpful. We also explored Arenal National Park, the guide took us through the forest and up the old lava flows to get a wonderful view of Arenal. Certainly worth the effort to go. We did go in June, the begining of the rainy season, and it did rain a great deal. Without hesitation, a 4x4 is necessary and we did see trees down and a mud slide on the main road. One down side of our visit was that the house does not have a washer/drier and there is no conditioned space. Since it is situated in a cloud forest, everything is wet. So, when you return from a days hike wet, your shoes and clothes will stay wet. Regardless of that, I would still recommend this place as a destination!

10/10 Excellent

Lise C., Quebec City

Mar 17, 2023

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Petit paradis

Nous avions littéralement la propriété pour nous seuls. Grande maison et grandes espaces avec terrasse couverte à l’arrière et la nature comme décor. Réveille-matin par les singes hurleurs ou les toucans, des fois les 2 en même temps. Les lits bien confortables et deux salles de bain bien pratiques pour accommoder parents et ados. Le propriétaire est super gentil de même que ses employés qui prennent soin du domaine et des chevaux. Car le domaine offre plusieurs activités notamment de l’équitation et des tyroliennes. En aucun temps, nous avons eu l’impression d’être envahis par des étrangers car le coin de la maison est à l’écart de tout cela. À 15 minutes du village où se ravitailler en nourriture ou pour sortir casser la croûte. Entre autres, la boulangerie allemande qui vaut un ou plusieurs arrêts pour du pain frais et des gateries sucrées. Lorsque nous sommes partis après 2 semaines, nous avions un pincement au cœur, ce qui pour nous signifie qu’on y était comme chez-nous.

Stayed 14 nights in Mar 2023

6/10 Okay

Claire K.

Jul 4, 2022

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Beautiful property

We enjoyed our stay! We loved waking up to the sounds of the jungle and enjoyed tea on the covered back porch. It was nice to be in nature and yet shielded from the rain. We thoroughly enjoyed walking the property. We did have a power outage one evening that last 2 hours and flashlight would have been helpful. It is a little more rustic than expected. Better quality towels and more towels would be nice. It is 45 minutes to La Fortuna and we didn't anticipate how much time we would spend there. But we enjoyed our stay! And would recommend it! We saw toucans, parakeets and lots of hummingbirds in the well cultivated gardens.

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

David H., Jacksonville FL US

Jun 27, 2022

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Unique stay off the beaten path.

We had three nights here and really enjoyed each day. There are plenty of things to see from the back porch one in our group saw a monkey. Toucans, bull frogs,, lots of hummingbirds, lizards, etc. We all said this is where we would go back to stay for a relaxing time.

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

julie c.

Apr 10, 2022

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Great property close to town, yet nestled in it's own world

Such a fun place to stay! While sitting on porch, horses would wander by, monkeys in the trees, parrots chase eachother, friendly dogs come to visit. Wander the property and find fresh fruit, paths and ponds. The nighttime sky is fantastic. No air-conditioning, but the jungle cools down well at night. Would be perfect if there were screens on the upstairs veranda doors to keep the breeze in at night. The seperate area for kids to hang out was a lot of fun too! Thank you for sharing your property with us!

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Tina S.

Mar 10, 2022

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Wide Open Spaces

Coming from a very small apartment in New York City we wanted indoor and outdoor space, great views, birds, room to roam. We got all that. Great experience for us. We didn’t rent a car but we recommend it highly. It is fairly isolated. Everything you need for cooking but pick up essentials like seasonings, oil, basic spices if you plan to cook. Hard to keep those things useful in a very tropical setting.

Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2022

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