Spacious 2- to 5-bedroom villas and condos combine luxury, comfort, bay views and hillside tranquility. Each home rental presents its own personality with a range of amenities to please any vacationing family – the availability of private housekeepers, infinity pools, banks of French doors for spectacular views and more.

An increasingly upscale village, Playa Hermosa overlooks the Gulf of Papagayo and enjoys a pleasant, tropical climate and family-friendly beaches. Abundant water activities include sport fishing, sailing, scuba diving or snorkeling and leisurely sunset catamaran tours. You and your family will also want to visit the area’s national parks. Try a combination of popular local tours – a full day of horseback riding, swimming and lunch at the Volcan Miravalles National Park or an adventurous Canopy Tour to experience Costa Rica’s ecosystems. If your rental home owner or agent is a member, you may be able to arrange being a guest at the Four Seasons Arnold Palmer Golf Course. It’s a championship, par-72 course with gorgeous fairways and tees overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

Just 10 minutes from Playa Hermosa, the lively village of Coco offers a delightful mix of entertainment and shopping. Bars and discos surround Coco’s central plaza. You might even visit a casino to try your hand at Blackjack or roulette. In Playa Hermosa, stop in for lunch at Laberinto on the beach, and you’ll enjoy an unusual meal at Ginger, an open-air tapas bar on stilts. The wild ginger grows beneath the bar, and the chefs create some very tasty and exotic meals. Try the Upper Deck Sports Bar and Restaurant for a colorful combination of televised sports, cold beer, good food and a pet orphan monkey!

In the peaceful Playa Hermosa community, your carefully selected vacation rental will be a welcome retreat. You will be able to blend relaxation at home with excursions to national parks, dining in the village with home-cooked meals on your own poolside patio. It’s the ideal vacation choice for families, couples and groups.