| Date | Rating | Comment
[Guest Comments: 24 positive, 0 negative]
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| 09/17/09 |
Positive
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Rentamos a traves de Debra, CASA VALENCIA y
CASA DE SUEÑOS. Resultaron mucho más de lo que
esperabamos. Tenían una elegante decoración,
amplias, con zonas verdes exhuberantes, buen aire
acondicionado y con un excelente mantenimiento.
Por lo que pagamos en las casas, resultó una
excelente escogencia y mucho más barato y
cómodos que en un hotel. Tiene una piscina muy
bonita , seguridad y parqueo sólo para 2 carros |
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Gustavo Alvarez, San Jose, Costa Rica
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| 08/15/09 |
Positive
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| We just got back from 10 days in Costa Rica at Casa de Valencia and had in my son's words "the best vacation every" which is big from a 17 year old! He was able to surf almost everyday and on the others we took in some other adventures, including the zip line and an all day tour to Palo Verde National Forest to visit the crocs! Your house is so comfortable and has all you need to cook in and relax. We added a couple of movies to your already extensive collection which came in very handy with teenage boys in the evenings! Debra, you were so wonderful to work with, I wish all my vacation planning would be that great! It literally was the first time that we actually got what we where told we would get! Fabulous, hope to go back again in the future. |
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Carol Hinds, Mission Viejo, CA |
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| 07/29/09 |
Positive
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| Jeff and Debra, from our entire family, we thank you for the opportunity to enjoy your beautiful home in Costa Rica. AFter spending our days with a variety of activities (surfing, boat tour, golf) it was wonderful to "come home" and enjoy in all the comforts of your home. |
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Kathy & Tom, San Diego, California |
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| 07/28/09 |
Positive
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| It has been two years since our family stayed at Casa De Valencia and we still talk about it fondly. The home is warm and beautifully decorated, the location is ideal and the surrounding area is gorgeous. We spent a week and took advantage of all the local offerings. It was spectacular and one of our best family vacations ever! |
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Hoffman Family, California
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| 07/18/09 |
Positive
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| This is a great property, made even better by Debra's gracious help with planning. She is awesome and very honest and genuine in her efforts to make sure you love Tamarindo. Neighbors are great, too. This location is perfect and we all loved it. Would definitely rent from these folks again! |
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M family, North Carolina |
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| 06/23/09 |
Positive
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Fabulous home, complete with howler monkey entertainment. We had a wonderful time in Tamarindo and having the great house to spread out and relax in made it perfect! Thanks also Debra for ALL your help in planning our Costa Rica trip - couldn't have done it without you.
The Ogez Family |
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ogez family, niwot, colorado |
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| 05/08/09 |
Positive
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Debra,
Just wanted to say thank you for sharing your beautiful home. Our family had an absolutely wonderful time and all accommodations were great. Everyone was very helpful and very nice - from the shuttle to the grounds keeper. We all love the way you have decorated your house and everything we needed was there. It was also nice that we had the entire pool area to ourselves since we had children. |
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Mary
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| 04/28/09 |
Positive
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Back at home in Germany we have to state that it was a very good decision to come to Tamarindo to your house. We felt “at home” from the very first moment on. Your house, so lovely and comfortable equipped, so quiet, the arrangement inside the condominium with the pool, the old trees etc., the service with RPM people, all these things gave us the feeling of Pura Vida.
We had a wonderful time in Casa de Valencia and we can highly recommend this lovely place.
Imke & Juergen Boeye, Germany
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Juergen Boeye, Hude, Germany
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| 01/16/09 |
Positive
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We spent New years in Tamarindo at the Casa Valencia ! It was a fabulous vacation and a New Years that we will all remember for the rest of our lives. There were bonfires on the beach and tons of fireworks, that are on any other day illegal in Tamarindo. The place was amazing and even more spectacular than I had expected from the pictures. Tamarindo has some fabulous places to eat, and although we planned to make a lot more of our meals than we did, it was just too tempting to go out to eat since there was a new place to go every night . We went with our parents and family friends to Tamarindo and it was the best spot for this combination. We were able to do lots of day trips with our parents, but at night we had lots of places to go for a good party!
We all enjoyed our stay at Casa Valencia even more than we had anticipated. The staff was accomidating, the neighbours were fabulous, the weather was fantastic and the beaches were beautiful!!
Thank you for having us! We hope to do it again soon ! :) |
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Amanda, Ontario, Canada
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| 01/14/09 |
Positive
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| We spent our Christmas family vacation in Tamarindo. The house and grounds were absolutely beautiful and the pictures do not do it justice. The beach is only a minute walk from the house. I would recommend staying here to my family & friends in the future. |
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kerrilyn, Vancouver, BC |
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| 10/24/08 |
Positive
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| I have to say that we very much enjoyed staying in Casa Valencia on our recent trip to Costa Rica. I traveled there with my family to get married and decided to have the wedding in the garden of the complex. It was a beautiful setting for such an important occasion and I am so happy that we chose this beautiful place to start our new life together. The home was immaculate and gorgeous with all the beautiful colours and ammenities. I would recommend it to any of my friends or family and hope to return to celebrate many anniversaries in the future! Thank you Debra for all your help before our arrival... your attention to detail was very much appreciated and made the whole experience a wonderful one. |
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Colleen Weber and Leonardo Araya , Waterloo, ON, Canada and San Jose
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| 09/05/08 |
Positive
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Great experience, Great area, Town is growing, beaches were lots of fun, kids learned to surf. We caught a 7 foot sail fish that made our fishing event a success (although a bit costly and long).
Lots of little resturants at reasonable prices (Pizzahut, Subways and TCBY for the kids).
House was nice, great pool, lots of comfort. Local stores had basics for food and drink that made it easy for breakfast and lunch at the house.
Interenet was an issue in so far that it was up and down allot. So if you need to work don't assume this will always be available.
We flew into Liberia and took a car to the house (highly advise) and rented scooters while we were in town. This ended up being the best way to get around |
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Tom Kimmeth, Denver Colorado |
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| 09/03/08 |
Positive
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| We highly enjoyed our trip to Costa Rica and our stay at Casa de Valencia made it very comfortable. The pool and proximity to the beach were perfect. We cooked several times in the kitchen and everything we needs we there ready for us to use. I cant wait for my next trip back to this house. |
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Anonymous, Huntington Beach, CA
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| 07/01/08 |
Positive
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My daughter and I traveled to Costa Rica and stayed at Casa de Valencia for a month. It was a vacation that neither of us will ever forget. The house was beautiful with its bright, happy colors and its modern conveniences. The kitchen was stocked with spices and pots and lovely dishes. And the air conditioning, when needed worked great! The barbecue outside was an extra perk! In a country where Martha Stewart has not yet been discovered , this house was decorated beautifully and smartly and was also immaculate.
Outside the house there were beautiful flowers, trees and a pool. Just across the street was a little path to the beach. While I live on the beach in Marina del Rey, there is no comparison. Also across the street was a wonderful woman who teaches yoga and right up the street was a 4 star hotel. You could have privacy if you wanted it or be with people when you wanted that too. There were horses up the road and often monkeys calling to us.
During the month we learned to live like the locals. We walked into town to grocery shop and to visit our new found friends who worked on the fishing boats, sold goods on the street and in the local stores.
Every day brought another adventure as we discovered hiking paths, watched soccer players on the beach or explored a neighboring town by foot.
Tamarindo and Casa de Valencia will live in our hearts forever...and if you are ever there, please tell Columbia at Pedro's Pescadero that Prissi says "hello".
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Prissi Cohen, marina del Rey, CA
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| 04/30/08 |
Positive
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| Our stay at Casa Valencia was wonderful. It's the perfect location for the beach and easy walk to the town for shopping and restaurants. The house is very comfortable and the pool area beautifully landscaped. Our daughter loved the iguanas, monkeys, and birds we saw just while sitting and relaxing outside on the property. We will definitely be a repeat visitor! |
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Deb Donahue, Punta Gorda, FL |
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| 04/11/08 |
Positive
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We had a great family vacation at Casa de Valencia. The villa met all our needs - tastefully decorated, well supplied kitchen and plenty of linens.
The compound was clean and well staffed with a pool and pleasant poolside area.
The location is perfect, with a two min. stroll down to one of the best beaches in Costa Rica. The sandy beach and the gentle waves are great for all ages. Most of the best restaurants are within walking distance.
Our family is hoping to make this an annual event and will not consider staying anywhere but Casa de Valencia. |
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Lars Petersson, Beaver Dam, WI
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| 04/10/08 |
Positive
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| We had the best time at Casa De Valencia!It was on the quiet side of Tamarindo but still a short walk into town through the beach, which was just across the street. the property was surrounded by tropical gardens that featured iguanas and even a monkey from time to time! the house was stylishly decorated and painted, and had a nice art collection on display thoughout the whole house- the AC got super cool, the kitchen was well stocked, and it even had a washer/dryer, there were 4 of us and we were all very comfortable, we're already planing our next trip back! |
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elizabeth mcgrath, los angeles
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| 03/30/08 |
Positive
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| Casa De Valencia is an easy, comfortable and colorful home. The layout makes it easy to move about the house. The furniture is stylish and comfortable. The decor is colorful and festive. The kitchen is well designed and fully equipped for home cooking. Eat breakfast on the patio as the pool and surrounding garden beckon you. It's walking distance to everything in Tamarindo and yet on the quiet side of town. It's the perfect place to hang. My husband and I will be returning in 2009 for our third trip to this lovely tropical Paradise. |
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Marian McGee, Philadelphia, PA |
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| 03/25/08 |
Positive
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Surfers- The best thing about Casa Valencia is that
you are 15 minutes from Playa Grande, 20 minutes
from Avellanas, 25 minutes from Playa Negra and
40 minutes from Playa del Coco where you catch the boats to Witch's Rock. I would surf Negra in the
morning, have breakfast, surf again, go back to
Casa Valencia for a nap and a little satellite tv--
then back to Negra for an afternoon surf. Casa
Valencia is nicer than my own house in Manhattan
beach. Gated parking for your car. You will not find
a better place to stay. |
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ron romero, manhattan beach
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| 03/22/08 |
Positive
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| we had such a wonderful vacation !!! there were so many fun things to do.. from our adventurous ATV trip to the relaxing yoga class. we made the short walk into town regularly for shopping-grocery and locally made treasures- the beach is so beautiful there.. very laid back and relaxing. my son got developed an ear infection while we were there and the town's doctor and pharmacy were modern and accommodating casa de valencia itself is comfortable and spacious, with local charm and color and a fantastic, fully-stocked modern kitchen. we had a blast!! |
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teresa shea, los angeles, calif.
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| 03/19/08 |
Positive
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We stayed at Casa Valencia during the Christmas holiday week of 2007 and found it to be exceptional.
The casa has modern appliances, was well decorated, clean and quiet.
The grounds surrounding the casa and the pool were well maintained daily. The quiet beautiful beach is accessible by a path which is right across the street.
So you can become acquainted with the area and the casa, the owners provide a detailed guide booklet which is very helpful.
I found the owners to be very helpful and knowledgable about the area. I would highly recommend this casa. |
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JHR, Anderson, South Carolina |
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| 03/17/08 |
Positive
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| WE loved Casa De Valencia. The property was beautiful as was the pool area and the grounds. We were one block by pathway to the beach and a short walk to a great hotel for services such as the internet, restaurants and tour services. We were also close enough to the grocery store to walk. We also enjoyed the visits by the howler monkeys. The owners were excellent to work with and very accommodating. |
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Anonymous, Estevan,Saskatchewan,Canada |
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| 03/17/08 |
Positive
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| I loved the way the house is decorated with all of the beautiful colors and interesting local art. It's totally modern and fun! Plus, it has a great location - within walking distance of all the cute shops and restaurants and a stone's throw from the beach. And it's very quiet, private and safe in the small gated community. Would love to go back in a heartbeat! Lynne |
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Lynne White, Redondo Beach, CA
310-536-2996 |
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| 03/17/08 |
Positive
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I will recommend this vacation rental in a heart beat. I visited Costa Rica in summer 2005 and Casa de Valencia was our 'home' for a week in Tamarindo. I was most impressed with how this vacation villa was tastefully furnished and decorated with artwork from local artists. The place was spacious and well-equipped with all the essentials. It comfortably accommodated the six of us - three moms and three teen-age sons. With daily maid service, we were able to relax and enjoy the resort-like setting with privacy and convenience. Everywhere was in walking distance - beach, restaurants, shopping, ATV/Canoing/surfing classes ... There was even an outdoor Yoga/Pilate class for the moms!
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Elli , Los Angles, California |
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