luxury real estate for sale Heredia Province, Costa Rica (page 3)

Reference number: 19927Villa La CatarataFor sale: $1,350,000 Listing agent Andrea GuillenLocation:  Santa Barbara de HerediaConstruction area:  650 m2 Lot size: 10,000 m2  Bedrooms: 5 Bathrooms: 5.5 Garage: 2 Parking spaces:  8 Number of floors: 3 Year built: 2008 View type:  Mountain, lake, waterfall, river, and city views Category:  •    Single family homes •    Villas/haciendas/ranchesDescription:Exterior features:  Home Theater. Caretaker house.  Living room with chimney.  Alarm system. External illumination. Sophisticated audio and video system.  Internet.Built by: Constructora DIASA. Suitable for: private home, boutique hotel, bed & breakfast, retreat center, wellness center, spa, retirement home, vacation home, second home, weekend homeDescription:This stunning chalet style architectural home is surrounded by incredible natural beauty in a prime Heredia location, and provides the homeowner with a perfect mountain retreat. Exquisite craftsmanship in fine woods and attention to the finest details are evident throughout this 5-bedroom home. The house was meant for entertaining and features a spacious great room with chimney and two game areas, gourmet kitchen, and family room with home theater. All the bedrooms of the house offer magnificent views and open to connect outside through balconies and large windows. Natural outdoor features include a breathtaking waterfall that can be admired from the balcony of the living room, a lake, primary forest and trails around the property.  Santa Barbara is the county number 4 in the province of Heredia, Costa Rica. The county is part of Greater Metropolitan Area. This area enjoys of a mountain lifestyle at only 20 to 30 minutes from all kinds of first-class services and the International Airport Juan Santamaria.

Beautiful House with Indoor Pool in Alturas de Cariari, Belén, Heredia. First floor: Lobby, large living room with fireplace and bar, dining room, office, ½ guest bathroom, 1 guest room with full bathroom, terrace with TV, large garden, indoor pool with solar heating, BBQ area, Jacuzzi, full bathroom  and dressing room, gym, TV / movie room, games area, large kitchen with island, laundry room, large utility room with full bathroom, wine cellar, 2 car garage and 15 more without roof.Second floor: 4 bedrooms (the main one with a large walk in closet, bathroom with separate shower and Jacuzzi and double sink), 4 bathrooms (all secondary bedrooms with their own bathroom and walk in closet) and TV room.Luxury finishes: Marble floors, Lutron smart lighting system, integrated sound system, solar pool heating system, handcrafted woods.Year of construction: 2008

Reference number: 19642The Lily Pond HouseFor sale:  $1,200,000 Listing agent: Andrea GuillenBasic data: Department (Province):  Heredia Municipality (Canton): Santo Domingo  Commune (District): San Vicente Useful area (total built area) m2:  850 m2 Built area (living space) m2:  730 m2 Plot area (land) m2: 8,099 m2 Bedrooms: 2 Full bathroom: 2 Half guest bathrooms: 1 Service room with bathroom: two maids’ quarters with a bathroom Office: si Pool:  no  ElevatorProperty description:The Lily Pond house is luxury home for sale in a very distinguished and exclusive gated community of Santo Domingo de Heredia, where the owners enjoy large private lots.  The Lily Pond House comes with spectacular gardens with walking trails, a wood bridge, a gazebo, deck and mature trees.  This community is made for those wanting maximum privacy and security in connection with nature, and at minutes from all kinds of first-class services like the Automercado, located just down the road.  The house was built in elegant modern Spanish Colonial style, with ceilings at double and triple height, warm indoor tropical gardens with lots of natural light, and accents of stained glass, precious woods, brick and casted iron, as part of its Spanish colonial architectural design.  One of the most distinguished elements of The Lily Pond House is its two-floor office and library, that comes with stained glass window from floor to ceiling, paneled walls, built-in custom-made bookshelves, and circular staircase in precious native solid woods.  The heart of The Lily Pond House is the impressive internal courtyard, made of a gorgeous manicured tropical garden, crowned by a beautiful stained-glass ceiling, an artistic design by renowned artist Fernando Chamer, that captures natural light to come throughout all social areas of the house that come with almond floors, vaulted ceilings in antique brick and high beamed ceilings. The living and dining room areas open to the covered terrace that include a BBQ area, and connect outside to the manicured gardens.  The formal dining room is connected to the spacious kitchen and includes a private family dining room.   The Lily Pond House comes with two master suites, one is strategically located in the first floor and an artistically designed staircase leads to the second floor, where the second master suite is located.  Both master bedrooms come with solid wood floors, walk-in closet and private bathroom with marble countertops.   The service area includes an ample laundry room and two maids´s bedrooms with a private dining room and a bathroom.  The garage has space for three cars and there is plenty of space for parking up to 10 cars outside.   About the location:Santo Domingo de Heredia is a city in constant boom, with many new residential and commercial developments taking place all over town.  Some important bilingual schools that are within minutes distance from the house are The European School, The Caspari Montessori School, Westland School, Colegio Yurusti, Greenfield School, Nueva Esperanza School, Isaac Philippe School, International Christian School, among others.  There are many roads connecting Santo Domingo de Heredia with the capital city and with the Heredia mountains, giving access to multiple services and natural attractions.

Property Features: - Main room; with private bathroom, Jacuzzi and walk in closet -3 secondary bedrooms with private bathroom each and walk in closet - Television room - Guest room, with 1 private bathroom - Main dining area - Main room - Secondary bathroom for visitors -Internal garden areas -Kitchen -Internal corridors with terraces -Internal garage for 2 cars -External garage for 6 cars (approximately 140 square meters) - Secondary dining room -Pantry Room -Internal laundry -External Laundry - Room with private bathroom for staff (employee) - Room with private bathroom for security guard, with its respective kitchen - Warehouse area -Equipment area for storage of water tanks (regular / hot) -Areas for gardens. The perimeter of the property is surrounded by concrete walls, very secure. Located in one of the most valuable and privileged places in the Province of Heredia.

Reference number: 19884The WoodsFor sale: $1,555,000 Listing agent: Rita MontoyaBasic data: Department (Province):  Heredia Municipality (Canton): Barva Commune (District): San José de la Montaña Useful area (total built area) m2: 492 Plot area (land) m2: 28,255 Bedrooms: 5 Full bathroom: 5 Half guest bathrooms: no Service room with bathroom: 3 Office: 1 Private Pool: yes  Construction year:  Additional links:Property description: When we imagine a property in the mountains that fulfills everything that can be a wonderful cabin in the middle of a farm, this is the right property.  Its location in the beautiful geography of San Jose de la Montaña with spectacular views of the Central Valley, is simply breathtaking.  Its perfectly designed gardens frame this property in such a way that everything seems tailor made and with the best taste.  The house has the style of a mountain cabin but has several aspects of modernity that are rarely found in this type of property.  Its heated swimming pool, covered sundeck with dressing room and bathroom, large covered deck terrace, the main house and the guest house are some of the most complete facilities that this property enjoys.  Simply The Woods is a gift of nature with ideal infrastructure.The estate is accessed through an electrified gate, with reinforced security through perimeter cameras for the 8 houses that are located within the property.  Each house has its own independent access as well as its own perimeter wall.  In the case of Finca The Woods, the beautiful fence was made to have the same language that is used in other design elements, where manú wood trunks give it that special gray color and extraordinary durability.A very cozy living room with a wood burning fireplace, built-in wooden furniture and double height ceilings welcome us as a prelude to this place full of wonderful details.  A kitchen with all the necessary appliances such as stove and oven, dishwasher, extractor, microwave and refrigerator together with the dining room form the ideal place to enjoy from a hot chocolate to the best of prepared dishes.  Two secondary bedrooms are located on this first level, where two bunk beds (4 single beds) have been placed and in the other room a bunk bed with a full bed downstairs and a single bed upstairs.  Both have a bathroom shared by both rooms.  The master bedroom is on the second floor and has a king size bed; all the walls are lined with wood like most of the house, thus fulfilling that special look of a unique mountain atmosphere.  The balcony has a view that will take your breath away and is the perfect frame for an unforgettable postcard.The guest house has two rooms, one with a queen bed + sleeping bed and the other with two cabins with 4 single beds in total. Two full bathrooms serve this guest house, where its surrounding covered corridors provide plenty of recreational and private space. The laundry room is located in this same space and has a washer and dryer already installed. The entire property has cable internet access with excellent coverage.The large terrace with a deck floor was covered in 2018 to give it a contemporary and welcoming architectural design. They have awning-type blinds to control the climate as well as vertical heaters. The BBQ area is a paradise for those who like to entertain their family and guests with different forms of cooking: pizza oven, WEBER BBQ and smoker (for slow cooking meats), wine cooler and ice maker. This space is ideal for living with small to quite large groups, all with access to the spectacular gardens of the estate, the heated pool with electricity and the beautiful covered gazebo with its own dressing room and bathroom, a design that makes it ideal for everyone to use the pool without having to enter the house wet. The Jacuzzi with massage jets can be turned on an hour in advance to reach its ideal temperature. Both have salt water for noticeable skin benefits.Other constructions that the property has:• House of employees. This construction has 3 rooms and the family of workers has helped with the house for many years. • She-shed or office: this wonderful space with glass windows to enjoy the exceptional view and with wooden doors that give it a very cozy look. It can be used for an office, a hobby space or a reading corner. They have a very functional and easily accessible side storage cellar, like a walk-in closet. • Dollhouse: as we all imagine the ideal place for games, built on top of a mature tree. • Covered and closed spaces for storage of tools and firewood for internal use. • A water source within the property guarantees the supply of pure water privately. (The property has more than 9000 m2 of forest, in which there is a spring that supplies water to the house) • There are two hot water tanks, one in the main cabin and one in the guest house. • The property does not have a treatment plant, it has septic tanks. • The garden has an irrigation system.About the location: The location brings together the best of two worlds: a life in the countryside, with views, outstanding landscapes and that fresh air that we all long for. Its proximity to almost a kilometer from the center of San José de la Montaña provides the comforts of having mini-supermarkets and services to go for a walk. The entire area is wooded, with first class houses around it and distances with paved access streets for a quick arrival from the capital or simply to start a beautiful walk. The well-known El Tirol restaurant is less than 25 minutes away by car. The Auto Mercado chain is located in Barva de Heredia where you can drive there in about 20 minutes. It also has a highly recommended spa 12 minutes from the property that also has entertainment venues.Additional information about the price: All appliances are included, along with the washer and dryer. The current furniture of the house can be negotiated in detail. Personal items and art are not included.