Rental Pricing
Holiday Rates:
Dec 20 - Jan 7 $180/night
Weekly $1100/week
Daily Rates:
Dec - April $130/night
May - June $100/night
July - Aug $130/night
Sept - Nov $100/night
Weekly Rates:
Dec - April $770/wk
May - June $600/wk
July - Aug $770/wk
Sept - Nov $600/wk
+$500 refundable
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Availability Calendar
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Beaches - how far?
Bugs/Mosquitos?
Cancellation Policy?
Check in / Check Out?
Cell Phones?
Cleaning Service?
Driving Directions?
Extra people/beds?
Ferry and Ferry Schedule?
Fishing Trips?
Internet?
Laundry Service?
Pool Use / Hours?
Rental Car? And do I need a car?
Restaurants?
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Beaches - How far are they?
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The best beach is Playa Las Manchas, and a photo of it is shown above. This is a perfect slice of tropical paradise, with white sand, clear water, incredible snorkeling, and a gourmet Italian Restaurant that brings you some of the world's best food to your shady spot under a coconut tree. They're even nice enough to cut off the coconuts from above your head so you don't have to worry about being knocked out by one falling on you. Las Manchas is a 6-7 minute drive from the house. If you want to walk to the beach, the closest one is about 20-30 minutes. The town of Montezuma has a picturesque little cove, but it's polluted, so you have to walk past that, slightly north of town and then you can swim. Lots of information on the beaches is here: Montezuma Beaches.
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Bugs/Mosquitos?
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Our guests are usually surprised by how few bugs there are. The most bugs are in May and June, when the rainy season has just started, and all the eggs that have been lying dormant are hatching. The house has sliding screens on every window, and it's a good idea to close them as dusk. If you leave them open at night, the bugs fly in if you have lights on. We have a few mosquitos, and occasionally a guest will have super-sweet blood that seems to attract them. Some people hardly get bitten at all and some have 20-30 per leg by the end of their trip. Most people have a couple bites here and there, but nothing to worry about. They tend to bite your ankles, so you can put bug spray on from the calfs down if you go into town to eat dinner. There are few mosquitos as you hike in the rivers, and none on the beaches, but occasionally there are no-see-ums at dusk on the beaches, depending on the season. My wife and I live here full time and rarely put on any bug repellant, but if you're hanging around town at dusk, that's the most likely time to get bitten. You will not need a mosquito net on the bed at the house if you keep the screen windows closed at dusk/night.
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Check In / Check Out
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We are very flexible with this when we can be, but because the house is so popular, we often have people arriving the day that you're leaving, so officially, Check In is 2pm and Check Out by 10am, which gives us 4 hours to clean between renters.
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Cell Phone? How can I get mine to work in Costa Rica
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Every year, more and more people find that their cell phones work in Costa Rica. Even people's i-phones sometimes work. The people who are successful at getting their cell phones to work do so by calling their provider before they leave their home country, and ask their provider to set up "international roaming". It costs a lot, but can be very useful.
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Cleaning Service?
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We clean the house before you arrive, and after you leave, but if you're staying for a week or more, then our caretaker's wife Karen will clean the house if you want, around the seventh/eigth day. If you want to pay extra to have it cleaned more often, talk to us when you're here and Karen can do some extra cleaning for you for a tip.
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Extra People / Beds?
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The house has a queen-sized bed and a queen-sized fold-out futon/sofa, so it sleeps four comfortably. We don't have a hide-a-bed or even an air mattress, so sometimes our guests bring an air mattress for a child. For guests over four people, we charge $20/night extra. The most we've had staying in the house is 6 people, and they had a great time despite the cramped quarters.
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Ferry Schedule?
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The number to call for the Ferry Schedule is 2661-2084. Then hit "1" when you hear the recording, which will then give the list of times. First it will list the times the ferry is leaving from Puntarenas to Paquera, which is heading towards Montezuma. The second list of times is going back towards the mainland. The schedule changes frequently and sometimes the ferries are being repaired, so it's a good idea to call ahead. If you're trying to catch a flight, get there at least an hour before the ferry leaves, and make sure that if you miss the ferry or it's broken or something, you can still make your flight by driving around, which takes about 4 hours. Plus it takes an hour to drive to the ferry from the house, so that's five hours to get to the other side, then 2 1/2 hours more to get to the airport (or maybe 2 hrs depending on traffic.) If you aren't in a hurry and you time it perfectly, you can get to the airport from our house in just over 4 hours, but that rarely happens!
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Fishing Trips?
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Most of our guests love to go fishing and bring us back lots of fish! Well actually that's not exactly true, but we wish it was, because those guests who do go fishing usually catch more than they can eat and we always end up with some in our freezer. It's around $150 to go out for a few hours with a boat, trolling back and forth in the ocean. 90% of our guests who have gone fishing catch something and usually it's much more than they can eat. The most common fish to catch are yellow fin tuna (great for sushi!) and mahi mahi. If you take your fish to a local Tico restaurant they will RUIN it by over-cooking it, so better to cook it yourself in the house. In Montezuma, you can get all the fixin's for sushi - sushi rice, rice-wine vinegar, wasabi, pickled ginger, etc... most of it is in the small supermarket called "Super Mamatea". You can book your trip at any number of places down in town very easily.
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Internet?
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We are working on bringing high speed internet, or at least dial-up, to the house, but it will take some time. In the meantime, there are many internet cafes in Montezuma, but they can be dreadfully slow. The faster ones, with DSL service, are in Cobano, which is 15 minutes away.
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Laundry Service?
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If you want the sheets and towels washed, give them to Karen, the caretaker's wife, and she will do it for you. If you want your personal things washed, she charges 600 colones per kilo. It's 1000 colones/kilo in Montezuma, so she's giving a good discount. Be sure to separate your whites and colors, and if anything is particularly valuable, be particularly careful. If you find one of the owners, we can let you in to the laundry room to do the wash yourself if you want to make sure nothing is ruined.
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Pool Use / Hours?
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You can use our pool anytime that both the owners are away. Or, you can use it from 2-4pm in the afternoons on weekdays (Monday-Friday).
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Restaurants?
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People often think they're going to be eating beans and rice here and yes you can find plenty of that, but Montezuma has many amazing gourmet restaurants, and is one of the best two places in the country for food. The best ones are highlighted here: Montezuma Restaurants.
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