$500 OFF Weekly Rate Luxury Home Ocean View Pool (#22128)

Description of the Cabo Matapalo vacation home rental

UNBELIEVABLE PRICE for a luxury ocean view home with pool! This is a Three Bedroom Open Air Jungle House located in Southern Costa Rica's Osa Peninsula. Sitting on over 120 acres of primary and secondary forest, this is a great place to get away from it all. Spectacular views of the Gulfo Dulce and minutes away from spectacular swimming & surfing beaches. ASK about our 4 night special for unrented weeks for only $950 for 4 nights for max of 6 people!

Most of the rooms in the home are completely free of walls, windows and doors. Imagine that! All bedrooms are screened in and have wonderful views of the rainforest behind the house. All bedrooms have ceiling fans, doors and comfy beds with comfy matresses. 2 Kitchens, and 2 living rooms can accommodate any group nicely. Each room has a great view, you can even see the ocean from our jacuzzi tub. Monkeys, Toucans, and Parrots visit daily. Sloths, eagles, owls, anteaters, Tyras and White hawks visit weekly. National Geographic calls our backyard the second most bio-diverse area in the world, home to more plant and animal species than North America . If you like the end of the road and timeless seclusion.Sombra de La Lapa is the place for you!

Nice cool pool & deck look towards the Golfo Dulce. This elegant home is a showpiece of tropical living! NOTE: The house is NOT child proof at all & is best for adults & honeymooners or families without small children.

This rental home is about 1 hr from Matapalo.

The neighbors are mostly wild animals of all colors and types, some even come right into the house, but only the nice ones! Truly a birders paradise, 100 ''''''s of species of hummingbirds, parrots, toucans, and raptors visit the property each day. Only a days drive from San Jose Costa Rica, or a 45 min flight - This property is located 20 minutes away from Puerto Jimenez in Southern Costa Rica on the Osa Peninsula.

Your arrival to Sombra de la Lapa starts off with a private 2 mile long driveway alongside the Agujas River and then through thick canopy of the trees high over head, and then you arrive on top with stunning views of the rainforest and The Gulf. Sun and Moon rises cannot be beat! You will find a Post Office, and Clinic in Puerto Jimenez, lots of restaurants, a few stores and a bunch of characters we call our friends. It is a funky, friendly town with everything you will need to stock your vacation with good food & snacks & a fun place to go out for night life. Lots
of fun!

Its always between 75 - 80 degrees here! The activities are endless with World Class Sportfishing, Surfing, Hiking, Sea Kayaking, Birding, Waterfall Rappeling, Tree Climbing, Horse Back Riding just minutes away. Take a boat ride on the gulf through Mangrove Estuaries, or visit a wildlife refuge center where you can interact with monkeys, birds, and other critters up close and personal. Or just hang on the beach, swim with the dolphins or take up space on one of our hammocks and let nature come to you.

You will meet Wilbur and his wife Ollie,and they will take care of you while you are here, keeping the house clean, doing your laundry and taking you on guided hikes in the neighborhood (additional fee for guide service)

Escape all the craziness that the current world provides and don't forget your flip flops, sunscreen and camera!

There are canopy tours, baot activities, wild life refuge, hiking, kayaking, beautiful unspoiled isolated & romantic beaches all within a short drive. This home is about 1 hr from Matapalo.

• 2 King Beds, 2 Double Beds, 4 Twin Beds
• High Speed Internet
• Parking
• Balcony
• Hot Tub
• Private Pool
• Deck
• Housekeeper
• View (Mountains)
• Full Kitchen
• Linens Provided
• View (Ocean)

• Blender
• Gas Grill
• Stove
• CD Player
• Microwave
• Toaster
• Ceiling Fan
• Oven
• TV (Cable/Satellite)
• Charcoal Grill
• Refrigerator (Full)
• Washer/Dryer
• Coffee Maker
• Stereo

• Bicycling (onsite)
• Canoeing (2 miles)
• Deep Sea Fishing (10 miles)
• Hiking (onsite)
• Snorkeling (2 miles)
• Grocery Store (10 miles)
• Fishing (1 mile)
• Boating (5 miles)
• Kayaking (10 miles)
• Ocean (1 mile)
• Restaurant (5 miles)
• Shopping Area (10 miles)
• Beach (2 miles)
• Scuba Diving (5 miles)
• Whale Watching (10 miles)

There are so many things to do here for those who are not looking for "artificial" entertainment. You will have a vacation of a lifetime while kayaking the mangroves & paddling through the water lit with bio-phosphoresence- it is a reaction to energy being released in plankton which makes the water light up - a phenomenon to see! Zip lines, canopy tours, tree climbing, waterfalls, unspoiled beaches. Totally a romantic secluded luxury hide-a-way or great for families. EXCELLENT 5 star restaurant in town - but very reasonable prices. TONS to do or just sit in a hammock with a book & frosty drink & relax.

• Payment Options: Personal Check
   
• Check In: 3 p.m.
   
• Check Out: 10 a.m.
   
• Required Stay: weekly only Sat PM check in & Sat AM check out
   
• Lodging Tax: %incl
   
• Deposits: requires 50% deposit at time of reservation to guarantee your week. Balance is due no less than 120 days prior to arrival. Special price of $100 week from July- Aug 2009 is for 4 adults ONLY. This is $1200 OFF the regular weekly price.
   
• Other Fees: refundable security deposit of $500- refunded by same method paid within 14 days of departure if house is left as it was found. All holidays (Christmas, New Year's, Easter) & School vacation weeks are $2500 each.
   

Reviews for this vacation home rental in Cabo Matapalo, Puntarenas, Costa Rica

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 JUNGLE PARADISE, April 14, 2009

By MANDY SMART DAVIDSON (LOS ANGELES, CA)

SOMBRE DE LA LAPA AND THE LAPA'S NEST TREE HOUSE IS ONE OF THE MOST UNUSUAL AMAZING PLACES YOU COULD EVER IMAGINE RENTING IN YOUR LIFE. A FUNKY OPEN AIR JUNGLE RETREAT AND A TOTALLY UNIQUE ARCHITECURAL TREE HOUSE FULL OF MONKEY MADNESS. IF YOU WANT TO BE AT ONE WITH NATURE, THIS IS DEFINITELY THE PLACE. A FEELING OF BEING THE ONLY PERSON IN A VAST RAIN FOREST, WHERE YOU CAN BLAST OUT YOUR BARRY WHITE AND NOT WORRY ABOUT THE NEIGHBORS! THEY'RE ALL MONKEYS!! THE OWNERS OF SOMBRE DE LA LAPA, BLONDIE AND MIKE ARE SO COOL AND GREAT FUN, ECCENTRIC GRINGOS, WHO WILL GIVE YOU THE BEST TIME. THEY DESIGNED BOTH PROPERTIES AND LIVE THEIR DREAM, ME TARZAN YOU JANE!! WE HAVE TRAVELLED ALL OVER THE WORLD AND THIS PLACE HAS TO BE THE MOST UNUSUAL,FABULOUS, FUNKY PROPERTY, AMIDST AN OVERWHELMING RAIN FOREST, THAT WE WILL NEVER EVER FORGET. YOU WON'T WANT TO LEAVE. WE WILL DEFINITELY RETURN TO THIS VERY SPECIAL PLACE, AGAIN AND AGAIN. THANK YOU BLONDIE AND MIKE. MANDY AND JUSTIN

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Summary of Cabo Matapalo Vacation Rental

• Type: Home
• Floors: 2
• Bedrooms: 3
• Pets: No
• Bathrooms: 2
• Smoking: Yes
• Sleeps: 8
• Airport:
  Puerto Jimenez | 15 min.

 

Vacation Rental Rates (USD)

Start	End	Midweek per night	Weekend per night	Weekly	Monthly
01/07/09 12/14/10 $ 238 - - - 01/08/09 04/30/10 - - $ 2,200 - 09/01/09 12/15/10 $ 237 - - - 09/04/09 12/18/09 - - $ 1,000 - 12/15/09 01/07/10 - - $ 2,500 - 09/01/10 11/20/10 - - - $ 2,500 select currency AUD Australia Dollars CAD Canada Dollars CHF Switzerland Francs EUR Euro GBP United Kingdom Pounds JPY Japan Yen MXN Mexico Pesos USD United States Dollars

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