Cottages in Carara

Very convenient to Tarcoles and Carara National Park. We used it to break our first day's drive from SJO to Monteverde. Inexpensive rates, complimentary breakfast of casados typicos, rural setting, good bird life including scarlet macaws! Variegated squirrels! Great view towards Carara. Good-sized clean pool, useful for hot weather at this low altitude. Excellent back deck for relaxing. No bugs. Not far from a mirador restaurant overlooking the Pacific for dinner and the sunset. There's food, and even a nice beach, even closer in Tarcoles. Comfortable and clean.

The location is amazing. Being remote, you go to sleep and wake up to the sounds and sights of nature. The grounds are amazing as well. The hosts/owners have developed a sustainable way of living within nature and the community. The home itself is very comfortable and is designed with the guests' experience in mind. Hand-designed and built by the owner, the home ensures that guests can be comfortable while maximizing their experience in the natural setting. We're not sure if it was the time-of-year or a feature of how the home and grounds were designed, but we did not have any issues with mosquitoes or insects in the home or while on the balconies. What stands out the most, however, are the owners. They are absolutely amazing humans. They epitomize what the home sharing movement was meant to be. They were very welcoming and responsive. What really made the experience memorable was that they took the time out of their day to get to know us, eat with us, and show us their community. It was easily the best experience at someone's home that we've ever had while traveling. We can't say enough.

The place is beautiful, such an amazing view! Our room was spacious and clean, the shower was huge, the beds were comfortable. Federico was very nice and helpful with everything we needed. The breakfast was really good too, and it was lovely to have our morning coffee with such a great view. Lots of monkeys too! The kids enjoyed the little pool and seeing the monkeys. The whole place felt like a piece of nature and we loved every minute of our stay.

Outstanding views, very quiet,