Sarah
Portugal
Jul 12, 2023 - Jul 22, 2023
Became a member in: 2020
Renewal Date: 02/Jun/2023
Sarah
Portugal
Non-simultaneous Home Exchange
Simultaneous Home Exchange
Homesit Offered
Smoking Allowed
Children Welcome
Use of Personal Car is not possible
Open to all dates | Open to all destinations |
Description of the home we are offering for exchange
On the South West coast of Costa Rica, Casa Loro Verde was completed in 2019. Our vacation home has these features: swimming pool, privacy, jungle valley/ mountain view, well equipped kitchen and BBQ grill, air conditioning in bedrooms, fully screened when doors are closed but open air for tropical breezes, nature trails, creek with waterfall and dipping pool, walking distance to the Portalon river for big falls and big swimming holes, 15 minute drive to the beach, close to National parks. Costa Rica has frequent power outages so the house is equipped with alternate light sources and has propane for cooking.
Type
House - single floor/ Second home
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Entertainment
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Setting
Description of our neighbourhood and surrounding area
Casa Loro Verde (Green Parrot in Spanish) is accessible by 2 wheel drive up a private mountain road . The road is used by 9 households and their guests, so the road is very quiet most of the time. The house looks back into the river valley, with only a couple of houses visible from where we are and facing away from humanity for a quiet sense of seclusion.The birds, animals, and insects that thrive in this location are a constant wonder and source of entertainment. There is a small town that you drive through to get to our road where you can get very basic supplies, and one will feed you a terrific fried chicken dinner in a very rustic setting (think dirt floor.) Larger grocery stores are out along the highway or you can stock up in the larger towns and use the well equipped kitchen to cook for yourselves. The house is striking distance to Manuel Antonio National park, surf beaches and white water rafting. The Portalon valley boasts a beautiful river only a 5 minute walk down from the house. We often walk up the river to beautiful falls and swimming holes. There are several sets of them as you traverse up the river. This is a great activity in the afternoon when it might be too hot on the beach.
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Our home exchange - places to go and things to do while staying in our home
From our house you have access to rivers, beaches , rafting , kayaking, surfing, nature trails , national parks and sport fishing. This is a comparatively underdeveloped part of Costa Rica so shopping and fine dinning are not what you should expect close by. The Matapalo Supper Club has outstanding pizza and is the 'go to' for folks in the neighborhood. A 30 minute drive south to Dominical offers good restaurants, bars and souvenir shopping as well as surfing and people watching. 40 minutes north in the other direction takes you to Quepos where the marina offers upscale dining and the road to Manuel Antonio is a dinning, shopping and partying mecca for the area. The house has a guest book with recommendations in the area.
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Our home exchange - here are our Preferences and House Rules
Hi house traders!
This house is available only from April through early November.
Our biggest request of guests is to be respectful of nature. Costa Rica has recycling and bins for separating waste are on site. Our solar panels offset the power usage but it only goes so far. Any remaining power used becomes very expensive and we would ask the guests to cover extra power costs when usage goes beyond what the panels produce. We have this house in the Airbnb rental market and it needs to be left ready for the next guests so we will ask that our cleaners be hired at the end of your stay. We will arrange this and it will cost you $100. We have house managers in the neighborhood who can introduce you to the house.
Conditions
Use of Personal Car
Home Exchange Type
Became a member in: 2020
Renewal Date: 02/Jun/2023
Sarah
Portugal
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