We were two families traveling together, with children (ages 14, 13, 13 & 10). We all agreed it was the best villa any of us have ever stayed in - a stunning home with a spectacular infinity pool which was only steps from the beach.
First, the owner, Ksenia is fabulous. Any time I ever reached out with a question she was able to answer within minutes. As we were traveling from Boston the fact that I could reach her any time set my mind at ease.
Then there were the caretakers - Tanya, Jose and Will - they all helped with anything and everything we needed. We hired a driver for the week (Will) and he was ready to take us into town any time we needed him. All 3 were always working hard to keep everything spotless, and it was honestly kind of wonderful to have the house so clean all the time. They live right on the property, in a small house near the pool. While they were there any time we needed anything, none of us felt like they intruded on our space. At all. And, if you did feel that way, they would absolutely make themselves scarce. They didn’t speak English and my Spanish is quite rusty, but with the help of google translate we all did just fine. We liked them all so much and they are part of the reason our trip was so amazing.
The views are simply breathtaking. You are literally steps from the gorgeous beach. There was boogie boarding every morning. We took surf lessons one day too from instructors that have a shop down on the beach. We ate lunch a few times at the beach restaurants and went into town a bit for dinner, but we also went to the Pali for groceries and cooked a lot since the kitchen was begging to be used.
The house is gorgeous. Everything is exactly like the photos. And so clean and fresh. The view during the day is spectacular, but at nighttime the lighting in the pool area was just heaven. The entire thing was an absolute dream.
The location is about 15 minutes from town, and while it seems a little far away, everyone was so accommodating and it was so easy to get anywhere. All the tours we took picked us up at the house.
There is internet that works everywhere. Even though the power went out a few times we honestly didn’t even notice because of the generator.
It was truly the most fabulous vacation home we have ever stayed in, and on top of that the host Ksenia and caretakers were so kind and quick to tend to anything we needed. I very highly recommend Villa Mariposa, we already can’t wait to go back!