First, part of me doesn’t want to write this review because then we may never find an open week again, but the owners were so incredibly lovely that I have to. The place is exactly as pictured, and the short 1 minute walk to the beach is simply through the manicured, sand and jungle backyard of their lot. Simple. The beach is amazing. Plenty of surfing for my husband and my 12 year old, and plenty of playing in the surf and on the beach for myself and my 5 year old. Walks along the beach gifted up so much sea life and huge tide pools. The beach is soft sand, not rocky as other areas are in Costa Rica. The casita and grounds are beautiful. A clean modern/contemporary aesthetic with a creative blending with nature with the outdoor showers (we all loved those!) The unit is cleaned daily and the staff is very nice. The beds are super comfy, they have a/c, fans and blackout shades. We would cook the fish my son caught some evenings. The kitchen has what you need and there is a grocery store right outside the property gates. They also offer laundry service, which we utilized. Also of note - you will feel very safe here. I’ve been more cautious in Mexico then I ever felt the need to be here.
The owners, R + G, are very friendly, nice and helpful. They hooked me up with any excursion contact that we needed. They can also help with ATV rentals if desired. We just used our car rental (not a 4x4 either). You can walk to the heart of town, or bike, or ATV, etc. Each morning we would walk 5 minutes to a great cafe called El Patio for coffee and breakfast. They had some howler monkeys living in the trees above.
Bottom line - my entire family fell in love with Santa Teresa, this place, the owners and the Costa Rican people in general. We have travelled extensively and this is our current favorite place. We will be back.
Book it - you honestly won’t regret it and the memories… Pura Vida.