Amazing Sea/Mountain views! New Kitchen! Pool! Private cook/cleaning included!

La Paila has broad panoramic views of the Pacific due to siting at one of the highest elevations overlooking Samara Bay. The sky and light change throughout the day often finishing in spectacular sunsets!
-- brand new gourmet kitchen just completed in October 2025!
-- you'll love the private, outdoors shower set in a garden!
-- staff prepare meals (if desired, up to 2 per day, your choice), clean house daily and do laundry! The pool and grounds are professionally maintained. Relax and enjoy yourself! Staff live in a separate house on the property providing security and availability but also as much privacy as desired.
-- free delivery of pre-stocked food waiting for you (just reimburse for groceries ordered)
-- La Paila has a huge open air room containing dining, sitting, entertainment and game areas. It has no walls so that you’re directly connected to the views, breeze and nature! (All four bedrooms can be closed completely and are air-conditioned).
-- La Paila is very private, tranquil and quiet with only a few neighbors and little passing traffic
-- designed in the colonial Costa Rican style of architecture, the house is appointed with art and artifacts celebrating local Tico and Guanacaste culture. Much of the house is made from tropical hardwoods and the furniture crafted locally. Immerse yourselves a bit in Costa Rica!

Free hi-speed WiFi, TV (Roku streaming) with a VCR/DVD machine A Bluetooth JBL Extreme speaker powers music through the big room and to the pool so bring your playlist. Laze in the hammock or lounge in the pool! We have ping pong and backgammon tables, board games, a volleyball/badminton court and darts! Take the boogie boards with you to the beach or use in the pool!

Nature is all around: flocks of parrots fly by each morning and evening, howler and capuchin monkeys will visit the backyard trees occasionally and maybe you'll see a coatimundi (pizote) or anteater! Mangos are plentiful from from May to June.

The sunsets can be stunning but also look for rainbows, sundogs and green flashes. At night, the Milky Way stretches across the sky if clear. Look for planets, fireballs, moon rings and meteorites!

Use La Paila as a secluded retreat for pure R & R or as a home base for day trips. The daily destination for most?: just five minutes away by car is the iconic, palm lined, two mile-long Playa Carrillo (Carrillo beach), a certified 'blue flag' beach of Costa Rica (means it is safe and clean)! It offers beach strolls, jogging, swimming and picnics and so much more. Horseback riding is available on several beaches. Go deep sea fishing for marlin, tuna, swordfish and mahi-mahi. Turtle watching is best at nearby Playa Camaronal, Playa Grande and Playa Langosta. Snorkel to an off-shore island. Zip line through local jungle canopies. Surf lessons on the bucket list? Dine out in nearby Samara and Carrillo at numerous outstanding but casual restaurants. Explore the surrounding teak plantation. To the south, schedule a tour of the macaw (parrot) reservation at Macaw Recovery Network. You will not run out of things to do!