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Stunning Oceanside Hidden Gem, an Unmatched Vacation Experience
Waterfront villa with private pool and kitchen
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Reviews
10 out of 10
Exceptional
2 bedrooms3+ bathroomsSleeps 8288.0 sq m
Popular amenities
Explore the area
Playa Carrillo, Guanacaste Province
- Place, Carrillo Beach9 min walk
- Place, La Selva
- Place, Samara Beach7 min drive
- Airport, Nosara (NOB)49 min drive
Rooms & beds
2 bedrooms (sleeps 8)
Guest bedroom suite
1 Double Bed and 1 Queen Bed
Master bedroom suite
2 Single Beds and 1 King Bed
3 bathrooms, 1 half bathroom
Bathroom 1
Toilet · Shower only
Bathroom 2
Toilet · Shower only
Bathroom 3
Toilet
Bathroom 4
Toilet · Shower only
Spaces
Deck or patio
Porch or lanai
Kitchen
Balcony
Outdoor play area
Garden
Dining area
About this property
Stunning Oceanside Hidden Gem, an Unmatched Vacation Experience
This paradise villa is more than a home; it's an experience.
Nestled in the tropical rain forest 150 meters from the perennial Top 10 beach of Playa Carrillo, the feel and experience of Casa Hakuna Matata is unlike any other.
24/7 ocean breezes and views, this privately gated home is as comfortable as it is encapsulating, with unmatched ambiance and connection to the ocean and nature around us.
The ocean-centric, open space focus and comfortable, peaceful design of the home together combine to provide the foundation for among the most enjoyable vacation settings that can be experienced.
The home is uniquely designed to provide ideal gathering and bedroom experiences.
~ The living, dining, kitchen and breakfast-nook areas are often the center of daily activity. Upon opening the double hand-made wooden doors facing east and the entire wall of full glass doors facing west over the pool and ocean, and you will feel enmeshed in the beautify land feel of the rain forest around us.
~ The 2 family bedroom suites each have full courtyard and ocean views. Each is capable of hosting a family of 4 (8 total), has their own en-suite bathrooms, and generously oversized walk-in closets. The master bedroom is complete with a private balcony overlooking the pool, courtyard and ocean, the first floor suite has walk out access to the pool and courtyard areas.
~ The pool courtyard is so very unique. Surrounded by rainforest around us and the ocean slightly below, with occasional families of monkeys in the trees adjacent to us, it is especially inviting from sunup to well past sundown, so much so that it would be possible to have the vacation of your dreams without ever leaving the Casa Hakuna Matata private compound.
Add to these the ease of access via a small, quiet street, the excellent restaurant resources of Playa Carrillo, the shopping and additional dining universe of Playa Samara a 10 minute drive away, and the newly constructed private 3rd floor, full ocean view office with 200 MB high speed internet, and Casa Hakuna Matata becomes an unparalleled vacation and/or remote working environment experience.
Peace, privacy, connecting to nature combine, to one's self, or to or with those we love - the opportunities for each of these - and lifetime memories - are available at Casa Hakuna Matata.
Nestled in the tropical rain forest 150 meters from the perennial Top 10 beach of Playa Carrillo, the feel and experience of Casa Hakuna Matata is unlike any other.
24/7 ocean breezes and views, this privately gated home is as comfortable as it is encapsulating, with unmatched ambiance and connection to the ocean and nature around us.
The ocean-centric, open space focus and comfortable, peaceful design of the home together combine to provide the foundation for among the most enjoyable vacation settings that can be experienced.
The home is uniquely designed to provide ideal gathering and bedroom experiences.
~ The living, dining, kitchen and breakfast-nook areas are often the center of daily activity. Upon opening the double hand-made wooden doors facing east and the entire wall of full glass doors facing west over the pool and ocean, and you will feel enmeshed in the beautify land feel of the rain forest around us.
~ The 2 family bedroom suites each have full courtyard and ocean views. Each is capable of hosting a family of 4 (8 total), has their own en-suite bathrooms, and generously oversized walk-in closets. The master bedroom is complete with a private balcony overlooking the pool, courtyard and ocean, the first floor suite has walk out access to the pool and courtyard areas.
~ The pool courtyard is so very unique. Surrounded by rainforest around us and the ocean slightly below, with occasional families of monkeys in the trees adjacent to us, it is especially inviting from sunup to well past sundown, so much so that it would be possible to have the vacation of your dreams without ever leaving the Casa Hakuna Matata private compound.
Add to these the ease of access via a small, quiet street, the excellent restaurant resources of Playa Carrillo, the shopping and additional dining universe of Playa Samara a 10 minute drive away, and the newly constructed private 3rd floor, full ocean view office with 200 MB high speed internet, and Casa Hakuna Matata becomes an unparalleled vacation and/or remote working environment experience.
Peace, privacy, connecting to nature combine, to one's self, or to or with those we love - the opportunities for each of these - and lifetime memories - are available at Casa Hakuna Matata.
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Amenities
Pool
Kitchen
Washing machine
Free WiFi
Air conditioning
Outdoor space
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House Rules
Check in after 4:00 PM
Minimum age to rent: 21
Check out before 10:00 AM
Children
Children allowed: ages 3–17
Safety rules apply for children due to pool
Events
No events allowed
Pets
No pets allowed
Smoking
Smoking is not permitted
Important information
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has indicated that there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
About the area
Puerto Carrillo
Located in Puerto Carrillo, this villa is on the waterfront. Samara Beach and Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre Camaronal reflect the area's natural beauty and area attractions include Jungle Butterfly Farm and Safari Surf School. Kayaking and scuba diving offer great chances to get out on the surrounding water, or you can seek out an adventure with hiking/biking trails and ecotours nearby.
Playa Carrillo, Guanacaste Province
What's nearby
- Carrillo Beach - 9 min walk - 0.8 km
- Samara Beach - 7 min drive - 4.3 km
- Playa Islita - 16 min drive - 13.0 km
- Buena Vista Beach - 26 min drive - 15.2 km
- Playa Barrigona - 26 min drive - 15.9 km
Getting around
Restaurants
- Gusto Beach Bar - 13 min drive
- Aromas - 4 min drive
- Restaurante El Colibrí - 5 min walk
- Coco's Mexican Restaurant - 12 min drive
- Bar y Restaurante del Hotel Bahía - 11 min drive
Frequently asked questions
About the host
Hosted by Erik
This picture of Erik and Damaris is as we were returning from a wildly successful dolphin and whale tour leaving from the beach in front of Casa Hakuna Matata on the incredibly beautiful Pacific Ocean beach of Playa Carrillo, Costa Rica.
Erik had long dreamt of owning a home within meters of the ocean. Built in 2008, Damaris and Erik bought the home in 2020 and have invested endless time, resources and tender, loving care remodeling the home from top to bottom, inside and out, to make it the warm, comfortable, inviting villa experience as it exists today.
We believe that dreams are meant to be shared, and it is for this reason we welcome kind, caring, and respectful guests into our home.
Erik had long dreamt of owning a home within meters of the ocean. Built in 2008, Damaris and Erik bought the home in 2020 and have invested endless time, resources and tender, loving care remodeling the home from top to bottom, inside and out, to make it the warm, comfortable, inviting villa experience as it exists today.
We believe that dreams are meant to be shared, and it is for this reason we welcome kind, caring, and respectful guests into our home.
Why they chose this property
Beyond the ocean and beach proximities, our goals for our home included all of the following we found within Casa Hakuna Matata:
~ Stunning views, including sunsets
~ Multiple especially comfortable living/gathering spaces inside and out, ideally perfectly melding the inside and outside areas together
~ Spacious, while still a feel of warmth and cohesiveness
~ 2+ family living suites capable of sleeping 4 people each
~ Safe surroundings, a quiet community, and, ideally, gated safety for our property, while still being fully open to the nature around it
~ A sizable outdoor/courtyard area that a family could spend an entire vacation in
~ Located within 2 hours of an easily accessible airport
~ A place you would never want to leave, and always want to come back to if you did
Our vision of all these things, and so very much more, is what we held on to from the moment we first saw the property, until it came to life as the final piece of our remodeling project, adding the 3rd floor, ocean view, private office become complete in March, 2022.
~ Stunning views, including sunsets
~ Multiple especially comfortable living/gathering spaces inside and out, ideally perfectly melding the inside and outside areas together
~ Spacious, while still a feel of warmth and cohesiveness
~ 2+ family living suites capable of sleeping 4 people each
~ Safe surroundings, a quiet community, and, ideally, gated safety for our property, while still being fully open to the nature around it
~ A sizable outdoor/courtyard area that a family could spend an entire vacation in
~ Located within 2 hours of an easily accessible airport
~ A place you would never want to leave, and always want to come back to if you did
Our vision of all these things, and so very much more, is what we held on to from the moment we first saw the property, until it came to life as the final piece of our remodeling project, adding the 3rd floor, ocean view, private office become complete in March, 2022.
What makes this property unique
The ease of access to our home, the quiet street it's located on, the privacy of our gated property street side, inability to see a single neighbor from our home, with complete openness to the rain forest of Costa Rica around us, and Pacific ocean in front of us, the feeling of peace and tranquility that envelops you when you enter the gated or the home, the amazingly comfortable and open courtyard area. the connections of the front and back porches to the mail living/dining/kitchen and breakfast nook areas, the nature of the iguanas and monkeys that stop by for their visits, the seeming "rush hour" traffic in the busyness of the varieties of birds flying in and out of the tops of the royal palm trees that flank the property, the views of the courtyard and ocean from virtually every room of the home, the endless stars you can see at night due to the lack of a dome of light like most cities have, all of these together combine to make Casa Hakuna Matata an experience that is truly unlike any other.
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English, Spanish
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