Featured Property: Casa Vista Magnifica
I had the pleasure the other day of visiting Casa Vista Magnifica, a beautiful home rented by Tropical Homes in the town of Playa Potrero, Guanacaste, Costa Rica. From the town center, up the mountain through Pacific Heights we drove, crested a giant cliff and arrived at our destination. The trek up the mountain itself was breathtaking, but the first glance at the enormous Villa perched on the mountainside was even more so. Even this did not prepare me for the moment when I first entered this majestic house.
I set foot into Casa Vista Magnifica, and I felt immediately home. The opening room of the house is a beautiful zen water garden with large stone steps over the water, beckoning you forward into different parts of the house. A relaxed, open air atmosphere permeates the entire first floor of the house, filled with lush green plants, gentle breezes, and cool smooth stone. The foyer room also leads to the second floor, opens onto a bedroom suite, and opens to the kitchen/dining area, bar, and pool porch.
The view from the infinity pool stretches from one side of the horizon to the other, with an aerial and bird like view of Playa Prieta, Las Islas Catalinas, and mountain coastline to the north. The patio area is immense, and shades can be drawn to protect from the sun or completely open. All of the house is full of amazing windows and mirrors, lending reflective and multiple perspectives on everything. Bedrooms with private outside showers open onto the patio at each end, and the ‘vista magnifica’ greets you every morning when you wake up.
The high ceilings in all the room add to the depth and feeling of open space that you feel while in the house. The second floor is another immense patio with a television/reading room and two bedrooms. The bedrooms are at opposite ends, with windows that open up to the Pacific Ocean and private outdoor showers.
The entire house feels alive, full of plants and flowing wind. The openness and airiness of the home let you live surrounded by the beautiful, Costa Rican tropical paradise. What a great place to live the ‘pura vida’ lifestyle on vacation and experience the amazing natural beauty of the country.
Written by Adam Lanka, contact me at lanka.adam@gmail.com or visit with me at The Wanderlust.
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