Villa cipresso Monteverde

Overall, the stay was good. There were a few discrepancies between the listing and actual property. The most important being that there was no air conditioner but instead an evaporative cooler which doesn’t really cool down the house, especially the bedrooms. There were quite a bit of insects, especially ants and flies but it’s Costa Rica so kind of expected. It could use some ant traps in the house and a fly swatter. Property is beautiful. The owner was easy to communicate with and made every attempt to fix problems that arose during our stay. Good wifi connection.A little out of town but if you have a car then it’s not an issue. Everything is between 10-15 minutes.

Our stay was beautiful, property was beautiful… strong smell of ammonia… but was not a cleaning ammonia smell… not sure what it was… owner was very helpful…

Pretty house and yard, plus comfortable porch with hot tub. But no hot water in the en suite bathroom sink, and shower fixture needs repair. No information about local area provided (tho we admit we don’t speak/read Spanish). Only one dishwasher soap tablet was provided for our 3 night stay. And only salt, oil and sugar. Pepper would have been nice, and a better cook pan for eggs.

To stay here a car is the best way to go—it’s located on a lovely property a bit outside of Santa Elena proper—not walkable to the Cloud Forest and other things we wanted to do, although only a short drive to coffee tours and a nighttime wildlife tour. The house is beautiful in a very contemporary Latin American style. Nice pool, but it was a bit rainy when we were there and sun breaks did not correspond well with when we wanted a dip—but we can’t blame the hostess for that

A lot of effort was put into making this VRBO a great place to stay. I highly recommend staying here. I also highly recommend following the exact route the property manager gives you. (I did not, I just followed what google maps gave me and ended up on a serious off-road adventure)