Casa Oceano

Casa Oceano stands on the shore at Tango Mar, on the Pacific side of Costa Rica’s Nicoya Peninsula, with the beach a few steps from the terrace. Six bedrooms sleep twelve. The house is Mediterranean in feel, built over two levels with the living rooms and the pool deck facing the water, and it is designed for cross-ventilation as much as for air conditioning, so the rooms stay comfortable with the doors open and the sea breeze running through. Howler monkeys work through the trees at the edge of the garden most mornings.

The principal suite holds a king bed with ocean and garden views, a private oceanfront patio, a garden terrace and a jacuzzi tub set to look out at the beach. A second main suite holds a king with an oceanfront balcony, a whirlpool tub, satellite television and a computer station above the sun deck. Upstairs, one guest room holds a queen bed with a whirlpool tub and an oceanfront balcony and another holds two queens with a balcony of its own. Downstairs, one room holds a king with direct access to the oceanfront patio and another two queens facing the garden. Every bedroom has air conditioning, ceiling fans and a television.

The kitchen is fitted with professional-grade appliances, the living room is generous and opens to the water, and there is a home entertainment system with satellite television and wireless internet throughout. Outside, an oceanfront infinity pool runs fifteen by thirty feet along the deck, with a shaded patio, sun loungers, an outdoor shower and a footbath, and private beach access a few paces further on. A housekeeper and a manager are at the house seven days a week, the pool and grounds are maintained each morning, transfers to and from Tambor airport are included, and a concierge answers in English and Spanish around the clock. A private chef, bonfires and event arrangements and private tours are organised at further cost.

The beach is at the door, the nearest golf course ten minutes by car and local restaurants and bars ten to fifteen. Tambor airport is a quarter of an hour away, which makes San Jose a short hop rather than a long drive, and the waterfalls, surf breaks and sportfishing of the southern Nicoya are all within easy reach. For a family week, a small wedding or a company retreat somewhere genuinely quiet, Casa Oceano gives Villa Experience guests a beachfront house with the Pacific as its front garden.