Villa - Playa Grande Christmas &/or New Years , Costa Rica
AVAILABLE FOR CHRISTMAS &/OR NEW YEARS (one holiday or the other)!!
Located in PLAYA GRANDE - JUST North of Tamarindo - in Guanacaste, Costa Rica!
NICE, NEW (just finished July ‘09), 1-BEDROOM stand-alone Loft HOUSE is located JUST 200 meters/about 2 blocks/a 3 min. walk from the normally very tranquil PLAYA GRANDE BEACH!!!
The holidays are the crazy/partiest time of the year - ESPECIALLY in the beach areas (”TamaGringo” is going to be INSANE!!!).
Do you prefer QUIET & CALM? THIS is the closest you’ll get to that as you don’t have neighbors on top of you & you’re surrounded by nature!!
The open Loft above has a Queen size bed plus downstairs in the livingroom you have a Double Sofabed so it can sleep up to 4 people (no extra fee).
The KITCHEN has granite counter tops, stainless steel appliances, dishwasher, electric stove, microwave, blender, coffee maker, no neighbors are close so your very much in nature.
The BATHROOM has a special tricked out shower with body sprayers!!!
There is a tv with MANY American programs like ABC, CBS, NBC, Food Network, HGTV, CNN+++, cd boombox, Wireless Internet/WiFi
A CLEANING PERSON comes to do VERY light cleaning (sweep, mop, light dusting. Bedding is changed once a week & towels every few days. She does NOT do your dishes or pick up after you) Mon.-Sat. (NOT on Christmas Day or New Years Day).
Bring your own beach towels & cd’s.
You are welcome to use the Swimming Pool & WONDERFUL RESTAURANT at Hotel Bula Bula just 200 meters away which can also arrange a Water Taxi for you to go over to Tamarindo (aka TamaGringo). (it’s the ONLY place I’d go for holiday meals!!).
ABOUT PLAYA GRANDE: Playa Grande is 3 solid miles of pristine beach located within the 4 beach city encompassing Marino las Baulas de Guanacaste National Park - an important Sea Turtle Nesting Site for the world’s largest turtles - the Leatherbacks as they come ashore mainly October/November-April/May-ish to lay their eggs (a MUST SEE tour/activity late night!! FYI - Removing eggs are HIGHLY ILLEGAL as is using a flashlight at night). It’s located on the Northern Pacific Coast of Guanacaste - JUST north of Playa Grande Bebach. It’s consistently rated one of the top beaches of Costa Rica & one of the top SURF SPOTS in Costa Rica. It’s just north of the much more developed party town of Tamarindo (aka “TamaGringo” because of it’s many gringo ammenities). At low tide, you can walk across the estuary rivermouth. Otherwise, boat taxis can ferry you across or deliver you right to Hotel Bula Bula where you’re just 200 meters (about 2 blocks) from your home!
LOCAL SPECIES: There are 4 different species of Howler Monkey (aka "congo monkey" in Costa Rica) in Costa Rica. Are you a light sleeper? You may want to bring your own ear plugs as these Howler Monkeys can be MILES away & their ROAR can sound like they’re next door!! They’re cool to watch swinging from tree to tree or just hangin’ around!! They eat canopy leaves, fruit, buds, flowers and nuts. An estuary tour makes for your best chance to see a howler.
The estuary serves as "Nature's Nursery" - providing an important spawning site for many fish and other marine creatures. Further back, the estuary looks pre-historic.
HOW TO GET BETWEEN PLAYA GRANDE & TAMARINDO: Playa Grande is a BEAUTIFUL CALM Water Taxi ride down the Tamarindo Estuary in a Panga - a small boat that you catch at the mouth of the Matapalo River that spills out to the Pacific Ocean. On this scenic “tour” you may see the protruding vertical roots (or pneumatophores. These short projections stick up out of the mud to help aerate the trees) of 5 species of mangrove trees, birds, crocodiles. The cost is about $2/person each direction (the price often depends on the amount of people it’s carrying). It is about a 5 minute ride down the estuary. Sundays in Costa Rica are for family, church and soccer, so boat service may not be readily available.
HOW TO GET TO PLAYA GRANDE: The closest airport is Liberia (airport code: LIA)-Daniel Oduber Quiros Airport - about an hour north/East of Playa Grande. We can help coordinate transportation.
The cheaper flights usually take you into San Jose/SJO-Juan SantaMaria Airport, BUT, it’s about at LEAST a 5 hour drive (most likely LOTS more than that during the BUSIEST weeks of the year) & you may have to spend your first & last night in the San Jose area. If you’re in Costa Rica, you can catch a flight to Tamarindo on http://NatureAir.com (the ONLY airline in the WORLD that leaves behind NO Carbon Footprint!!!! A WONDERFULLY CONSCIOUS company & their planes are TWIN-ENGINE [CRUCIAL to me coming from a family of pilots!!]) from Pavas Airport (if you have to overnight in the San Jose, stay at http://FountainsGuesthouse.com which is located in Escazu - only about 7 minutes from Pavas) or Sansa Airlines (tends to be more expensive & a single engine plane) from SJO airport BUT, they only have 3 flights a day on small puddle jumper about 18 or so passenger planes (an AWESOME way to see Costa Rica!!) which may be sold out if you wait too long. It’s about a 50-110 minute flight (it varies on if it stops off in Liberia first) & runs anywhere from $90ish-$130ish.
NOTE: This is NOT a party place!! Bring your own Beach Towel. Food/drinks not included. Telephone Not Included (but you have WiFi so you can sign up for our own http://Skype.com account).
INVESTMENT IN YOUR VACATION: $190/night. One holiday or the other. 5 night minimum.
PAYMENT: FULL AMOUNT due upon reserving/IMMEDIATELY. We take credit cards ONLY via http://PayPal.com (you don’t have to be a member now) or our USAA account (MasterCard only), a deposit (money order or cash since your traveling last minute) into our account at Bank of America (BY 2pm - otherwise it won’t show up till Tues.), or wired.
CONTACT: From the U.S. - 1-941-312-7569. From within Costa Rica - 8-378-6679. questions@FountainsGuesthouse.com
http://SarongGoddess.com/Travel/Christmas/10682296_3a5N2#743762144_SqK4Y
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Read MoreLocated in PLAYA GRANDE - JUST North of Tamarindo - in Guanacaste, Costa Rica!
NICE, NEW (just finished July ‘09), 1-BEDROOM stand-alone Loft HOUSE is located JUST 200 meters/about 2 blocks/a 3 min. walk from the normally very tranquil PLAYA GRANDE BEACH!!!
The holidays are the crazy/partiest time of the year - ESPECIALLY in the beach areas (”TamaGringo” is going to be INSANE!!!).
Do you prefer QUIET & CALM? THIS is the closest you’ll get to that as you don’t have neighbors on top of you & you’re surrounded by nature!!
The open Loft above has a Queen size bed plus downstairs in the livingroom you have a Double Sofabed so it can sleep up to 4 people (no extra fee).
The KITCHEN has granite counter tops, stainless steel appliances, dishwasher, electric stove, microwave, blender, coffee maker, no neighbors are close so your very much in nature.
The BATHROOM has a special tricked out shower with body sprayers!!!
There is a tv with MANY American programs like ABC, CBS, NBC, Food Network, HGTV, CNN+++, cd boombox, Wireless Internet/WiFi
A CLEANING PERSON comes to do VERY light cleaning (sweep, mop, light dusting. Bedding is changed once a week & towels every few days. She does NOT do your dishes or pick up after you) Mon.-Sat. (NOT on Christmas Day or New Years Day).
Bring your own beach towels & cd’s.
You are welcome to use the Swimming Pool & WONDERFUL RESTAURANT at Hotel Bula Bula just 200 meters away which can also arrange a Water Taxi for you to go over to Tamarindo (aka TamaGringo). (it’s the ONLY place I’d go for holiday meals!!).
ABOUT PLAYA GRANDE: Playa Grande is 3 solid miles of pristine beach located within the 4 beach city encompassing Marino las Baulas de Guanacaste National Park - an important Sea Turtle Nesting Site for the world’s largest turtles - the Leatherbacks as they come ashore mainly October/November-April/May-ish to lay their eggs (a MUST SEE tour/activity late night!! FYI - Removing eggs are HIGHLY ILLEGAL as is using a flashlight at night). It’s located on the Northern Pacific Coast of Guanacaste - JUST north of Playa Grande Bebach. It’s consistently rated one of the top beaches of Costa Rica & one of the top SURF SPOTS in Costa Rica. It’s just north of the much more developed party town of Tamarindo (aka “TamaGringo” because of it’s many gringo ammenities). At low tide, you can walk across the estuary rivermouth. Otherwise, boat taxis can ferry you across or deliver you right to Hotel Bula Bula where you’re just 200 meters (about 2 blocks) from your home!
LOCAL SPECIES: There are 4 different species of Howler Monkey (aka "congo monkey" in Costa Rica) in Costa Rica. Are you a light sleeper? You may want to bring your own ear plugs as these Howler Monkeys can be MILES away & their ROAR can sound like they’re next door!! They’re cool to watch swinging from tree to tree or just hangin’ around!! They eat canopy leaves, fruit, buds, flowers and nuts. An estuary tour makes for your best chance to see a howler.
The estuary serves as "Nature's Nursery" - providing an important spawning site for many fish and other marine creatures. Further back, the estuary looks pre-historic.
HOW TO GET BETWEEN PLAYA GRANDE & TAMARINDO: Playa Grande is a BEAUTIFUL CALM Water Taxi ride down the Tamarindo Estuary in a Panga - a small boat that you catch at the mouth of the Matapalo River that spills out to the Pacific Ocean. On this scenic “tour” you may see the protruding vertical roots (or pneumatophores. These short projections stick up out of the mud to help aerate the trees) of 5 species of mangrove trees, birds, crocodiles. The cost is about $2/person each direction (the price often depends on the amount of people it’s carrying). It is about a 5 minute ride down the estuary. Sundays in Costa Rica are for family, church and soccer, so boat service may not be readily available.
HOW TO GET TO PLAYA GRANDE: The closest airport is Liberia (airport code: LIA)-Daniel Oduber Quiros Airport - about an hour north/East of Playa Grande. We can help coordinate transportation.
The cheaper flights usually take you into San Jose/SJO-Juan SantaMaria Airport, BUT, it’s about at LEAST a 5 hour drive (most likely LOTS more than that during the BUSIEST weeks of the year) & you may have to spend your first & last night in the San Jose area. If you’re in Costa Rica, you can catch a flight to Tamarindo on http://NatureAir.com (the ONLY airline in the WORLD that leaves behind NO Carbon Footprint!!!! A WONDERFULLY CONSCIOUS company & their planes are TWIN-ENGINE [CRUCIAL to me coming from a family of pilots!!]) from Pavas Airport (if you have to overnight in the San Jose, stay at http://FountainsGuesthouse.com which is located in Escazu - only about 7 minutes from Pavas) or Sansa Airlines (tends to be more expensive & a single engine plane) from SJO airport BUT, they only have 3 flights a day on small puddle jumper about 18 or so passenger planes (an AWESOME way to see Costa Rica!!) which may be sold out if you wait too long. It’s about a 50-110 minute flight (it varies on if it stops off in Liberia first) & runs anywhere from $90ish-$130ish.
NOTE: This is NOT a party place!! Bring your own Beach Towel. Food/drinks not included. Telephone Not Included (but you have WiFi so you can sign up for our own http://Skype.com account).
INVESTMENT IN YOUR VACATION: $190/night. One holiday or the other. 5 night minimum.
PAYMENT: FULL AMOUNT due upon reserving/IMMEDIATELY. We take credit cards ONLY via http://PayPal.com (you don’t have to be a member now) or our USAA account (MasterCard only), a deposit (money order or cash since your traveling last minute) into our account at Bank of America (BY 2pm - otherwise it won’t show up till Tues.), or wired.
CONTACT: From the U.S. - 1-941-312-7569. From within Costa Rica - 8-378-6679. questions@FountainsGuesthouse.com
http://SarongGoddess.com/Travel/Christmas/10682296_3a5N2#743762144_SqK4Y
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