luxury houses for sale Costa Rica (page 16)

Villa Amón is a turn of the century masterpiece. Designed and built by a French mason, it’s one of the most important architectural accomplishments in Costa Rican history. This spectacular mansion was the birthplace of the democratic revolution of 1948 and served as the British Embassy in the 1950’s. Painstakingly restored and maintained over the last decade, Villa Amón is a profitable B&B and boasts a street level, cloistered brick ceiling bar that could become another stream of income. It is turnkey and has potential for multiple usages, or it could simply be your new palace in the heart of San José’s nightlife. Checking out Villa Amón from the USA? Feel free to contact our agent there for more information: Bruce Puckett [email protected] (714) 907-3507

Nestled in the mountains of Tres Rios, Cartago, Casa Geométrica is surrounded by nature, dairy farms and coffee plantations. This spectacular residence is the ultimate expression in contemporary architecture. Designed and built by one of the best architects in the country, Rolando Barahona, this house was designed to provide its residents with the perfect combination of luxury, the best finishes, design and details, with a well thought out floor plan, ideal for both Entertainment like family life. Upon entering the house, the details do not go unnoticed, with wooden floors combined with stone, impeccable attention to architectural details and large windows that expose the interior to the extensive gardens. The property has a wide driveway with a large parking lot for guests and, of course, a closed garage for four cars with service entrance, storage area, as well as a separate entrance to the house. Upon entering the residence, it is inevitable to be surprised, observing the infinite attention to detail in a residence that really sets the standard for modern luxury. The spacious kitchen has a spectacular open-plan design with custom wooden furniture. The green areas include an ideal sound system to entertain friends and family. The living rooms and dining rooms were designed creatively, creating a natural area between the spaces with a first-class decoration. The house has three bedrooms, each with walk-in closet and bathrooms with Colombian stone finishes. The spacious master suite has two walk-in closet, area for yoga and gym and private steam bath. The extensive gardens are spectacular, with views of the mountains and farms that border the property.

Stunning. This elegant luxury home in Escazú strikes a perfect balance between spacious and comfortable, elegant and warm, timeless and modern. The home has a stunning master bedroom with an incredible oversized walk-in closet, elegant and luxurious master bathroom suite, and a living room/office for the master suite. Along the East wing of the home are three bedrooms, spacious, with beautiful wooden floors, each with their own bathroom and large walk-in closets. These are tied together by an informal family room. There is a separate area that includes a gym with its bathroom as well as an office removed from the living area. The social areas of the home include an oversized entrance foyer, with a home theatre or living room to the right, and a more formal living room to the left followed by a formal dining room. Beyond that, a kitchen that makes cooking a pleasure with top of the line equipment throughout and again, space throughout. The kitchen has an informal dining area next to it. Service quarters are also laid out with space and function in mind, and includes two bedrooms with a shared bath for staff. The outdoor areas are welcoming, with large covered terraces perfect for entertaining or kicking back with a book, and while large, are also cozy. The gardens include a swimming pool (with solar and electric heating) and pool area with full bathroom and lounging areas in the shade. The home also boasts intelligent lighting and controls, AC throughout (central), a powerplant, a private water well, automatic irrigation, a security post at the entrance with a half bath. Minutes from everything important in Escazú, this house is of the highest calibre, in the most privileged of locations.

About Sabanilla Confort y Seguridad This comfortable residence located in Sabanilla, a few meters from the Methodist school and the Mas X Menos. Has 760 m2 of construction, distributed on 3 floors above the entrance level and a lower floor where the garage for two vehicles and space for Parking inside the property for another 3 vehicles. The lot has 715.40 m2 within a community with controlled access. This property that perfectly combines comfort and security, has 4 bedrooms, secondary, a master bedroom and a service bedroom level garage. It has 7 full bathrooms and 1 half bathroom in the living and dining area, has a comfortable TV room on the second level and allows to enjoy a nice view that is appreciated from the rooms, as well as from the social area and the open terrace located on the third floor.

Located in a new development in the hills of Tamarindo, this contemporary modern home is designed, built, and delivered by the developer to the highest standards of architecture and construction. This house is a great three level home of which the bottom level is the garage. The main floor has an open floor plan with vaulted ceilings, lots of natural light, a kitchen with a large center island, two bedrooms with en-suite bathroom, and the third level is a full apartment with kitchen and studio bedroom. The outdoor living space includes covered terraces with a dining room, gardens, and a pool. Note that this home is part of a new and ongoing development and the homes are under construction. Delivery dates vary by model and location within the project.

Large windows bring the outside in in this personal oasis of a home in one of Tamarindo´s newest and most interesting developments. Contemporary but tropical, an open floor plan and neutral color scheme makes this a modern but warm home. The main home includes two bedrooms with their en suite bathrooms, a large open living and dining and kitchen space, and laundry and guest bath. A separate apartment includes two master suites that open onto a central social and living space with kitchenette, all with views to the pool between the house and apartment. Conveniently built on one floor. Note that this home is part of a new and ongoing development and the homes are under construction. Delivery dates vary by model and location within the project.

This two story home was built with the objective of easy living. The ground floor includes a master suite, allowing a couple to spend their time on the bottom level if they desire. The kitchen and living space wrap around an outdoor covered terrace with dining table, keeping the house compact and cozy but ensuring that outdoor living is still part of the day to day. The second story includes two bedrooms each with their en suite bathrooms. Soft wood and natural colors throughout the house give it a warm tropical feeling while not sacrificing the modernity of the home. Note that this home is part of a new and ongoing development and the homes are under construction. Delivery dates vary by model and location within the project.

Off a quiet county road on the outskirts of San Mateo de Orotina, but under an hour from all San José has to offer, this large property includes a fantastic home, a pool, and gardens. The house is a large U-shaped house with a great kitchen, oversized master bedroom, and various secondary bedrooms. In the middle a good-sized pool with its pool house give it the finishing touch to be a full-time house that lets you feel that you are eternally relaxed on vacation. This property includes excellent construction engineering. The owner is a foreign construction engineer, who installed all the electrical set-up with high quality materials. The property also includes three septic tanks and a well with top-notch pumping and filtering systems. Also available for purchase is a secondary home towards the back of the property that has been a successful rental property especially in the cold months of the Northern Hemisphere, with easy access to beaches, the city, and the nature of the countryside of Costa Rica.

This elegant home started as a concept to build an environmentally sensitive home on an amazing site in the Atenas locale reputed to have the best weather in the world. Perched atop a ridge with 270 degree views, the home was designed and refined over a period of three years to LEED standards. Walls and grand water features are all situated to cool the home naturally. The Balinese styled roof allows maximum light without overheating the interior, the roof also hosts solar electric and collector panels and walls are strategically placed to absorb excess heat. The home is immune from periodic power and water outages with battery backup and a cistern. The design concept of the home was to provide a couple with a truly elegant living environment that maximized the amazing views in a spacious living environment. The architects were directed to create a guest suite that could be enjoyed when not in use. The result is a wonderful home where there are no unused spaces. Virtually all rooms are enjoyed every day.

This fantastic house includes five bedrooms (not including the service bedroom) each of which has a walk-in closet and marble finishes in the bathrooms. The social areas have an open floorplan with high ceilings and decorative ceiling finishes as can be seen in the pictures of the home. There are two levels of terraces, great expansive views into the valley of Santa Ana and towards the West, as well as to the mountains to the South. The office has views over the treetops, there is a large game room/guest quarters on the lower level, and storage aplenty. Functional spaces, open spaces, a master suite with an adjoining room (sun room, yoga room, or ideal as a nursery), an oversized kitchen, and bathrooms and spacious closets for each room make this a very functional home for a large family and for entertaining.

Beautiful property with modern house located in the mountains of San Rafael de Heredia, just minutes from the main road to Castillo Country club, this property is located in a privileged and beautiful area. With a modern and timeless architectural style, surrounded by large green areas, this house mixes the outside with the inside, creating harmony in between both spaces. The property has a large social area with internal gardens that connect the spaces and distribute them thru connectors, making the experience of walking around it always different. On the second floor it has 3 good-size bedrooms with beautiful views of the mountains or the city specially on the main bedroom where you can see even the cost on clear days. Definitely this property, wherever it is observed, keeps its secrets, something different to see every day and explore, surrounded by nature and a peaceful environment that gives its owners tranquility with the comforts they are looking for. Just 30 minutes from our capital, this property gives the best of both worlds that most people seek these days, comfort, functionality and tranquility, surrounded by beautiful views.

Spacious house in Residencial Cariari The house is carefully built on a 643 m ² (6,922 square feet) lot, on the architectural premise of achieving harmony with nature. This spacious and cozy property, allows to condition the spaces to make it work as a place of rest and presents the option of installing your own home office while still having privacy, in addition the large back yard is perfect for activities such as: gardening, sports and games , in an outdoor but private space. The house is located 2 kilometers and 5 minutes from the Cariari Country Club, with one of the best golf courses in Costa Rica.

Uvita Ballena Retreat is a retreat offering boutique lodging for those who seek nourishment for the body, mind and spirit. With a newly built retreat center nested within lush and blooming rain forest gardens with with an expansive yoga deck can also be used as a an inspirational space for tranformational events, weddings or family vacations. Located strategicaly minutes away from uvita river, supermarkets, stores, restaurants, and recreational places like Uvita waterfall and even the well known National Park Bahia Ballena, or you can do beach hopping, a short drive from the soothing surf pacific ocean. Simply a one of a kind place where you can have for your own retreat or own a great bussines where you will bea able to share with others the experience of purity and relaxation and nature.

Located on the slopes of Poas Volcano, 4.3 miles from downtown San Pedro de Poas, with paved road to the farm. It has an area of 4 hectares (9.8 acres), enjoying one of the most beautiful landscapes in the Central Valley. With a 2000 square feet cottage of, fully equipped (telephone, cable, electricity, potable water), three bedrooms, two bathrooms, living room, kitchen, office, laundry room, terrace, garage for two vehicles and two warehouses . It has external lighting. Beautiful and well kept gardens and areas, approximately 800 trees - - forest, ornamental and fruit trees- garden area, water rights for

Magnificent property located in Concepción de San Rafael de Heredia. It has a large land of 1,000 m², surrounded by perimeter walls that provide great privacy and security. The two-level, 300 m² building is characterized by a high-ceiling approach and integrated open spaces; a proposal with different environments to live in a comfortable and entertaining way. On the ground floor there is a living room and dining room with a beautiful fireplace, next to which stands the kitchen with quartz envelopes. In this first level there is a comfortable office, as well as the terrace area that connects to the large and private garden. On the second level there is an outside terrace, a large master bedroom and a beautiful bathroom with tub, marble-topped sinks, as well as 2 secondary bedrooms that share 1 bathroom. This residence is distinguished by being comfortable, fresh and illuminated. It also has covered garage for two vehicles and additional parking for 7 more vehicles at the entrances. It is a house designed to enjoy it with family and friends, erected so that those who live in it and their guests can enjoy several rooms and environments, making being at home a pleasant experience. The property has a recently built swimming pool.

This spacious 5 bedroom home is conveniently distributed on a single floor without any steps between levels. In a luxurious gated community on the East side of San José, it is well located within proximity to all major amenities, shops, offices, medical facilities, and more that the East has to offer. The home is practical, with the rooms being along a wing of the house, all with windows to the outside, while the living social areas also benefit from large windows and flow between the inside and outside living space. The terrace is great, with a beautiful stone floor, and looking out over gardens that lead to the walking trails of the gated community. There is a service room with full bathroom, storage and laundry areas, and a two car garage. The home is currently rented. Any candidate to purchase the home is still welcome to make an offer and discuss the terms of the current rental agreement and potential move-in dates if the interested party would like to live in the home. Investors are also welcome to purchase the home and assume the rental agreement with the current renter. The pictures of the property represent the home as it was when rented, but the furniture and decor has been modified by the renter.

Experience living among the lush greenery of the Costa Rican forest in Bosque, our tropic village. The rustling of the leaves in the wind, the howling of the monkeys scattered overhead, the chirping of the birds in their nests - the nature of this area envelops you. There is a power that lies in the strength of the trees and the stillness of the jungle. Modern, ecological homes nestled in the forest valley of Pacifico in the heart of Playas del Coco, Costa Rica. The Bosque village offers 3 bedroom freestanding homes on pristine mountain view lots each with a private pool. Enjoy the utmost privacy among the trees in beautiful section of the Pacifico community. The tropic village is surrounded by walking trails, a community pichic area and yoga deck. A total of 15 homes will form the village over a series of phases. Every home in the village is named after a local tree which resides on the property. The first phase of the project will include five homes - Ron Ron a tall canopy tree, Coco Bolo the rosewood tree. Quebracho very tall with a flat crown. Pochote the white wood tree and Aceituno the paradise tree. The Bosque development of homes have been meticulously designed by renowned Lacayo Arquitectos. with the environment in mind. Leveraging the shade of the forest canopy. the cross winds of the valley area and the intentional positioning of the homes to maximize energy efficiency and air flow. Modem fixtures including black franged windows and doors are seamlessly combined with wood accents and other inspirations from nature. Life moves at a slower pace where one is fully integrated into the nature that abounds

Located in the heart of the most exclusive residential area of San José, Guachipelin de Escazú, there is a residential condominium which is for sale in its entirety. Surrounded by the three highest level condominiums and best location in the capital: Villarreal, Cerro Real and Cerro Alto, high degree of privacy and silence, very private and secure access, large gardens and areas of primary forest with trees of native species, 120 m deep pure water well that supplies all the present and future needs of the property, guard house and gardener, strategically placed so as not to obstruct the view, maintenance and supply warehouse, 1.5 kilometers of internal built streets, electrical wiring underground, free public lighting, planned for wind and thermal energy installation. This exclusive condominium is sold complete with a total of 17,508.96 m2 (4.3 Acres), which is segregated in 8 subsidiary farms, whose land sizes are 1,039.99 m2, 1,123.44 m2, 1,109.91 m2, 1,050.07 m2, 446.71 m2, 1,845.35 m2, 1,044.55 m2, 1,464.62 m2, it also has common areas of 7,288.80 m2 where it includes a playground, park, recreational area, green areas and access streets. It is worth mentioning that it also has a non-urbanizable area of 1,095.52 m2. The subsidiary farm 8 with a land size of 1,464.62 m2, has an extraordinary residence of 500 m2 of construction, this is located on the highest part of a small hill which allows 270 ° of unparalleled views, sunrises and privileged sunsets, volcanoes, airports, ocean views, surrounded by beautiful gardens with fruit trees and primary forests. The residence was designed by the famous Costa Rican architect Fausto Calderón and inspired by the Villa Tugendstad in the Czech Republic, by the famous modernist architect Mies van der Rohe. Most of the furniture is also original to this house, such as the Barcelona chair, among many other details. It is built on three levels. On the main level you have the garage, the kitchen, the terrace, the living room, the dining room and the main room. All common areas are integrated to host social events if necessary. The lower floor houses a terrace, fully equipped gym, study, second full bedroom with closet, and movie and television rooms. Another lower level has a full room with private access, for guests, etc. This property is self-sufficient and its spaciousness is ideal for social distancing in times like today.

¿Deseas vivir rodeado de naturaleza y tranquilidad? Esta propiedad es para usted Hacienda los sueños, se encuentra en La Esmeralda, Turrialba, un pequeño pueblo en lo alto de las montañas Turrialbeñas que logra transportarte a un lugar que se detiene en el timpo. Esta hermosa propiedad cuenta con 22 681m2 de propiedad con maravillozas vistas a Turrialba y su volcán, una propiedad rodeada de jardínes y arboles frutales de más de 100 especies diferentes de cultivos, con consecha variada y continua durante las diferentes estaciones del año La propiedad cuenta también con una hermosa y amplia casa con amplios corredores y detalles en cada espacio, además de contar con una casa adicional para el cuidador de la propiedad o bien para alquilar. La casa principal cuenta con: Primer nivel: 3 cuartos, 1 con baño completo y jacuzzi en el mismo 1 baño completo Sala de TV privada Amplio comedor Amplia cocina con isla Cuarto de lavadoSegundo piso Segundo Piso: Master bedroom Walking closet Baño principal Amplio Balcón Pequeño estudio o lugar de trabajo Casa adicional: Casa con 4 cuartos 2 baños Sala Comedor Cocina Cuarto de servicio Adicionalmente incluye una amplia bodega en el exterior y un garage techado para 2 carros

This cozy property located in San Rafael de Heredia, has a large land of 900 m², with perimeter enclosure that provide great privacy and security. The construction of two levels and 424 m² is characterized by its elegance and warmth. The first level is characterized by its independent environments, with a beautiful room with fireplace, a large dining room whose glass doors lead to the terrace and its extensive gardens that include an irrigation system and a water collection tank, as well as a treatment plant and automatic pumping systems. The kitchen has beautiful finishes as its kitchen furniture with granite countertops and modern appliances, among which highlights dishwasher, food destroyer, refrigerator, gas stove, microwave, conventional oven. The utility room has a full bathroom connected to the laundry, which has a washing machine and a dryer that runs on gas. On the second level there is a comfortable TV room and two secondary bedrooms that share a bathroom, one with a balcony. The master bedroom has a nice living room and a private bathroom with shower, bathtub and Jacuzzi, plus a spacious dressing room. It is also equipped with acoustic windows and a central air conditioning system. In addition to the intelligent sound and light system, this residence has a security system, perimeter alarm and electric fence. It has a covered garage for three vehicles and additional parking for 7 more vehicles at the entrances. It is a house designed with fine materials, which include cedar wood doors and furniture, as well as almond floors in the main room, as well as porcelain floors and windows of Eurofiles. The price includes furniture and existing equipment on the property.