Montelaguna Residence On The Pacific Coast, Guanacaste, Costa Rica

We chose Natalia's Montelaguna residence condo in Samara, Costa Rica to begin our "roving retiree" lifestyle and we could not have been happier. It very quickly and easily became our "home away from home". Natalia was very accessible to talk on the phone and/or email to answer all my questions and provide some general information about the area.

We spent two months in the condo and absolutely loved it all: meeting Laura the great property manager, walking on the beach to get into town for good restaurants and shops, walking down to Carillo beach to be among the locals and eat granizados (shaved ice) and drink cold coconut water from the whole coconut (pipa fria), swimming in the ocean, swimming in the pool, sitting outside on the roomy balcony watching monkeys, birds, iguanas, and the colorful sunsets! As you lay in bed at night you see the sky lit up with stars and, if you wake up early, you will see the sky changing color as the sun rises.

We had family and friends come to visit while in the condo and it never felt small. The bedrooms and bathrooms are roomy. The kitchen had everything we needed for cooking anything you wanted, mixing drinks and smoothies, roasting chicken, and baking cookies! Everything worked very well.

We did not want to have a car and were told it wasn't necessary. The public transportation is pretty good and inexpensive. We walked almost everywhere, but when we didn't want to we just waited outside of the condo on the street level and caught the bus, or called a taxi that picked us up right in front of the elevator. Natalia and Laura can also provide information for a driver (Joel) who will take care of driving to and from the airport, and any other areas that you may think of visiting.

Take advantage of the great service Brenda, Chris and their team provide at the Samara Info Center in town. You can arrange all kinds of tours and events through them, they are super friendly and efficient.

We will enthusiastically recommend this "home away from home" property to anyone and everyone!

We stayed 10 days in the property and enjoyed every day. The apartment is large (2 full bedrooms, a large living room and a spacious terrace), clean and well maintained. It has more amenities than listed in the description and is furnished with taste in Meditarrenean style. The breathtaking mountain view is paired with such orientation of the apartment that one actually feels comfortable with ceiling funs with a/c turned off. The quiet is broken by occasional twitter of birds. The service was efficient yet unintrusive. The pool, never crowded, is comfortably deep. The property is located few hundred yards from one the best beache of Costa Rica and about 2 miles from the town with numerous inexpensive good restaurants. One can enjoy a number of activities including zipline, snorkeling, dolphin-watching, ATV, horseback riding. Our vacation there exceeded our expectations.

We stayed 10 days in the property and enjoyed every day. The apartment is large (2 full bedrooms, a large living room and a spacious terrace), clean and well maintained. It has more amenities than listed in the description and is furnished with taste in Meditarrenean style. The breathtaking mountain view is paired with such orientation of the apartment that one actually feels comfortable with ceiling funs with a/c turned off. The quiet is broken by occasional twitter of birds. The service was efficient yet unintrusive. The pool, never crowded, is comfortably deep. The property is located few hundred yards from one the best beache of Costa Rica and about 2 miles from the town with numerous inexpensive good restaurants. One can enjoy a number of activities including zipline, snorkeling, dolphin-watching, ATV, horseback riding. Our vacation there exceeded our expectations.

Well equipped two bedroom condo. Balcony with ceiling fan overlooking a lagoon area. Great for birdwatching with a coffee. Beds were very comfortable. Perfect for two couples.

Property is across the road about 300 meters to ocean....in a secured place...clean...well maintained grounds with a pool.....bedrooms are spacious.....living area a little smaller than we expected from photos but was very doable....Heard the monkeys in morning while sitting on the deck area and at dusk some nights....