My husband and I stayed here for a much needed getaway for two. This house was absolutely perfect and exactly as pictured. It was spotless, the beds were comfy, and it was stocked with everything we could possibly need. We practically lived out by the pool in the covered outdoor living space when we weren’t out exploring. The outdoor shower was great, we barely used the one in the master! Highly recommend a golf cart to explore Hacienda Pinilla, it would be a very long walk to the resorts or beaches. It is about a 20 minute drive into Tamarindo, so unless you plan to stay inside the property only, definitely rent a car. I would absolutely stay in this house again!

The Sanctuary was a fabulous place to stay for three families on spring break (6 adults, 6 kids). We all agreed it was even better than the pictures. The space easily accommodated our large group - having the semi-detached rooms was great for the kids. The kids lived in the pool, and we especially loved when the monkeys hung out in the trees as they were playing. We also can't say enough about the Sanctuary hosts - Mergie, Joel, and Tatiana answered all of our millions of questions promptly and were so helpful in planning our trip and various excursions. Xiomara was also wonderful and so nice about our chaos swirling around her! The location of the house is also great - close to more restaurants and grocery stores than we were expecting and a short drive to Tamarindo. However, we'd recommend cars (NOT golf carts). The community beach club is a tremendous asset to the house, and we visited several times. Overall, we highly recommend the Sanctuary as a vacation house in CR!

I'll start by echoing the previous reviews that mention how very responsive the concierge team is. They helped with all our excursions prior to getting there and were readily available for a few minor mishaps to help straighten things out during our stay. We also had a request after we got there and they were able to make that happen as well. The property is just as pictured although there is no TV in the Master bedroom which didn't bother us at all but worth mentioning if that is important to you. We had groceries delivered and I'm not sure I ever want to go somewhere that isn't offered again. It was wonderful to get to the house after a long day of travel to have everything already there. One of my very favorite things about our vacation was Xiomara. She comes Mon - Sat and will cook a delicious breakfast of your choosing (with supplied groceries). She was so kind and accommodating and it was so nice not to have to cook and clean up. The drivers that were arranged to pick us up and take us to various excursions were all wonderful and very knowledgeable about the area. We rented a golf cart but I would probably not do that again. It has strict restrictions about where you can take it so if you want to explore at all, a car will be a much better choice. Several nearby restaurants were out of the allowed area but thankfully some deliver and saved the day. All in all everyone really enjoyed the trip and we would definitely book with Vida Pinilla again.

The house is beautiful and new. Well-stocked with kitchen supplies, towels, etc. The beds were comfortable + the linens great! The home is in a neighborhood; it’s a suburban vibe. House is on a culdesac; it’s def just a new neighborhood development. I was misled to believe we’d have access to the JW Marriott’s beach club. In fact my first correspondence with the house manager was to confirm that. Despite confirmation of that before booking, we did not have any access to that club. I understand this was high season and probably the most touristed week of the year—but I was never told our access would be conditional. JW was “sold out” our week there. The community’s beach club, though, was awesome. It’s a drive (vs walk) with kids—about a mile away. You’ll never find more than 2 beach chairs together in the beach club but it was still a cool vibe. Easy going and great food (only one restaurant on-location). The home’s primary bathroom shower had close to zero water pressure. If 2 showers in the home were going at once, this shower was unusable. Wifi didn’t work for 5 out of our 7 days there. House manager said it was a problem in the development but that was false after talking to neighbors. We finally executed a full router reset ourselves and fixed it. A car rental (not golf cart) is a MUST for this house!! You will be stuck without one. Don’t use the rental company the host recommends; they never told us they were sold out and we scrambled upon arrival to find another car.

Fantastic house , appears exactly as advertised. It’s spacious home with plenty of room for our group of 7 (4 adults and 3 teens). The pool / outdoor area is perfect, seeing the monkeys in the trees several times during the week was incredible, there were easily 10 to 12. Bedrooms are great we loved the outdoor shower, kitchen is spacious and well appointed. Location is great , loved having access to the private beach club and close to other public beaches and restaurants. Downtown Tamarindo is about a 20 to 25 minute drive so pretty close but you will need a car. Hosts were fantastic in all the pre planning , coordinating private chefs , groceries and dinner reservations, much appreciated !

We stayed here for 12 days and had a lovely time. The host is very responsive and helped us with anything we needed during the stay in a timely fashion. The area is very nice and we had lots of fun seeing monkeys right in our backyard while hanging out by the pool. We would absolutely return.

We could not have asked for a more perfect vacation home! Joel and Tariana were incredibly responsive! We were greeted upon arrival by Tatiana (our concierge), and Xiomora, (our wonderful housekeeper and cook). They had freah fruit waiting for us and Tatiana gave us a tour of the home before connecting us to her via Whatsapp in case we needed anything. It was beautiful, and the pool/outdoor kitchen were our favorite hangouts. It was common to see Howler monkeys and beautiful birds behind the home or out front. The nearby beaches were beautiful as well. I highly recommend this home!

We absolutely loved our stay at the Sanctuary. I can’t say enough about it. My family enjoyed an amazing vacation here. The house is beautiful, and super clean, the pool is really nice. My kids loved playing in the pool and lounging on the floaties. We especially loved watching the family of monkeys swinging in the trees behind the pool deck. The gym at the clubhouse was a definite plus. Not crowded and very well equipped for a great workout. We will definitely come back to the Sanctuary'.