When you open the windows, you can hear the waves gently crashing on the beach and the howler monkeys in the nearby trees. This peaceful, secluded spot on a black sandy beach is a real gem. The waves are calm, snorkeling's great! The space Villa Toucan (BVP No. 6), nestled in a secluded cove near Playa Ocotal, is on the Northern Pacific Coast of Costa Rica. As part of the Bahia Pez Vela Resort you'll have access to an ebony beach, two pools, free wireless internet, a restaurant, a toddler pool, a concierge/office and an abundance of peace and quiet which may be gently interrupted by the local howler monkeys. Villa Toucan is one of the 25 beach side villas (as opposed to the 15 mountain side - oceanview villas). Only one row of villas separates you from the beach. The pool, restaurant and beach are barely a minute walk away. You can wake up in the master bedroom, go outside onto your private balcony and see and hear both the ocean waves and the howler monkeys in the nearby trees. (Of course, the villa has high speed fiberoptic internet, is air conditioned and daily maid service is available.) We've also planted many different flowers around Villa Toucan, particularly the kind that attract hummingbirds. There's also a papaya and mango tree and passion flower vines. You can enjoy many different nearby activities (they're all listed below)...or simply relax on the secluded beach, listen to the gentle waves while getting a massage, fall asleep in a hammock or view the fish and unique creatures in the nearby tidal pools... There are great walks in the area with wonderful ocean views and the opportunity to see colorful birds. And, if you managed to read this far and book at least a 3 night stay, we'll throw in a $50 gift certificate to our onsite restaurant, Soluna. Just remind us by email. Thanks, Liz and Henry Other things to note The villa has high speed fiberoptic internet so, if you want, you can keep up with work, washing machine and dyer so you can pack light and stay fresh, air conditioning and ceiling fans so you can tailor your comfort level, fresh linens and beach towels, and kitchen accoutrements (microwave, blender, dishwasher, toaster, coffee maker).

## The Space

Villa Toucan (BVP No. 6) is a tranquil retreat located on a black sandy beach within a secluded cove near Playa Ocotal on Costa Rica's Northern Pacific Coast. This villa is part of the Bahia Pez Vela Resort, offering direct access to an ebony beach, two swimming pools, free wireless internet, a restaurant, a toddler pool, a concierge office, and a peaceful atmosphere occasionally accompanied by the calls of nearby howler monkeys.

The villa is one of 25 beachfront villas, distinct from the 15 mountainside oceanview villas. Only a single row of villas separates you from the beach, with the pool, restaurant, and shore just a minute's walk away. From the master bedroom, you can step out onto your private balcony to enjoy views and sounds of the ocean waves alongside the nearby howler monkeys.

Villa Toucan is equipped with high-speed fiber optic internet, air conditioning, ceiling fans, and daily maid service is available. The grounds feature a variety of flowering plants that attract hummingbirds, as well as papaya and mango trees and passion flower vines.

## Amenities

- High-speed fiber optic internet
- Air conditioning and ceiling fans for personalized comfort
- Daily maid service available
- Fresh linens and beach towels provided
- Fully equipped kitchen including microwave, blender, dishwasher, toaster, and coffee maker
- Washing machine and dryer for convenience
- Private balcony with ocean and wildlife views

## Location and Activities

The villa is situated in a peaceful cove ideal for snorkeling thanks to calm waves. The nearby tidal pools offer opportunities to observe unique marine life. Guests can enjoy relaxing on the secluded beach, listening to gentle waves, receiving massages, or resting in a hammock.

The surrounding area features scenic walking trails with stunning ocean vistas and chances to spot colorful birds. A variety of activities are available nearby, catering to different interests.

## Special Offer

Guests who book a stay of at least three nights can receive a $50 gift certificate to the onsite restaurant, Soluna. To claim this, please mention your booking by email.

## Additional Information

- The villa includes a washing machine and dryer, allowing guests to pack light and stay fresh.
- Kitchen amenities support self-catering needs.
- The resort provides a toddler pool and concierge services for added convenience.

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3 BR Villa on Secluded Beach Bahia Pez Vela Ocotal - Villas for Rent in Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Nice home base for our family. Would come back for sure!

The family loved the place. A few steps to the pool and the ocean with a good restaurant. To get around, we used uber, cost us about $10 each way to auto mercado supermarket. Henry is very responsive and helpful during our stay. Definitely recommend to stay at Villa Tucan for your stay at Costa Rica.

Everything was excellent, we had a great time as a family, ideal to go with children and be very calm in an incredible environment.

Todo estuvo excelente, la pasamos muy bien en familia, ideal para ir con chicos y estar muy tranquilos en un entorno increíble.

The place was very nice, we loved it. The beach is very private, a little rocky, but still very nice. The description of the place is accurate. We also enjoyed the place's pool. The house was excellent! We recommend it. Many thanks to the hosts!!

El lugar estuvo muy bello, nos encantó. La playa es muy privada, un poco rocosa, pero aún así muy linda. La descripción del lugar es tal cual. También disfrutamos de la piscina del lugar. La casa estuvo excelente! La recomendamos. Muchas gracias a los anfitriones!!

We love this part of Costa Rica. We hadn’t been back to Bahia Pez Vela in 10 years and it was nice to be back and so close to the pool. Perfect for vacationing with kids. Thanks to Elizabeth and Henry for sharing their place. We will be back!

We enjoyed our stay at Elizabeth and Henry's place! The resort is great - the staff there are all so welcoming and helpful. It was nice to have a restaurant onsite and the food is very good. We enjoyed the pools and the beach daily. We especially appreciated the detailed directions for driving to the home, the recommendations of restaurants (we enjoyed Tandoor and Santorini from their list of recs!), and recommendations of things to do/sightseeing nearby. The home itself was comfortable and well-stocked. We would recommend staying in this villa and at Bahia Pez Vela!

Elizabeth’s place was very comfortable. The mattresses were comfortable. I always love the Bahia Pez Vela. The beach and pool are super fun and convenient.  Great views of the ocean and lots howler monkeys and birds to wake to  in the morning.

The house is very comfortable and beautiful,  a few meters from the beach. Access to pool and rest. The only difficult thing to access the bahia pez for the first time,  then everything is fine

La casa muy comoda y linda,  a pocos metros de la playa. Acceso a la pileta y resto. Lo unico dificil de acceder a bahia pez por primera vez,  despues todo bien

Beautiful house very well equipped, excellent location inside the condo

Great place to stay in the Guanacaste coast. The Bahia Pez Vela beach is PERFECT for snorkeling and the swimming pools are great for kids all ages and all. The service and communication by the host and the resort was great too. The villa was very clean and with a partial but nice ocean view.

Bahia Pez Vela was the perfect location for our beach vacation! We had a wonderful time there. The staff was friendly and helpful. The black sand beach was idyllic. The house had everything we needed. It was clean, comfortable, and well equipped. We particularly enjoyed grilling on the patio and were immensely grateful for the pool towels. Liz and Henry were great sources of information on how to make our Guanacaste vacation a success!

The unit is located in a community with exclusive access to a beach and several pools. There is a restaurant on site which serves delicious food. The unit was comfortable enough. We traveled with 6 kids between 2 couples and overall it was a hit.

It’s a beautiful place to stay. You have the Bahia Pez Vela Club in the same place incluiding Maracuya restaurant. It’s excellent for vacations period.

Elizabeth was an excellent host and communicated with me seamlessly to get us set up with a last minute reservation. If you enjoy a smaller resort without having to compete for a pool chair or a spot on the beach, this is the perfect place for you. The beach club that's part of your stay is absolutely perfect. The staff clearly takes pride in the resort. It is so clean and everyone was very friendly. Literally the only complaint I had was that they don't open until lunch because I would have loved to sit by the pool with a cup of coffee in the mornings :) But other than that, we were almost always the first family on the beach or at the pool in the AM and it never felt crowded (over the Dec holiday week too!). If you want something more lively, you can walk to Ocotal beach at low tide and visit Father Rooster's beachfront restaurant. Coco is just a 15 min drive with tons of grocery options, quick bites, fruit stands and great restaurants. We can't wait to come back and explore more of Costa Rica!

Amazing location and wonderful villa! We spent 2 weeks at the Bahia Pez Vela resort to wrap up our 6 week stay in Costa Rica. Of all the places we stayed, this was our favorite! Our 5 small kids loved exploring the beach with its mild waves. The pools were great with a beautiful view of the ocean from the infinity pool. The Bahia Pez Vela staff were very friendly and accommodating. The restaurant onsite was excellent for a snack by the pool, or a nice dinner. The chef at the Maracuya restaurant went as far as personally driving our dinner to our villa one night, just to make things easier for us! Henry and Liz were great hosts and very communicative throughout our stay. They made sure that we had a high chair for our baby and also immediately fixed an issue with the air conditioner. They also increased the internet speed to 100mbps to accommodate my request for faster speeds! They really went above and beyond in all areas and we're already planning our next visit!

We enjoyed our stay at Elizabeth's place in Costa Rica very much.  It had full amenities, good air conditioning, enough space for our family, a grill and full kitchen, and was very nicely furnished.  We enjoyed quiet mornings on the decks and were very close to the beach.  Not far from a quality grocery store (AutoMercado), and the staff at Bahia Pez Vela were very responsive and professional.  We had a great visit, Thanks!

Wonderful home on a fantastic beach, very clean, super comfortable beds, much wildlife all around.We typically don’t stay in resort type settings but this place was beautiful it did not seem crowded. The home was great place to stay and relax while we walked the 50 yards to the infinity pool overlooking the ocean. They were never more than five or six people in the whole beach,   Wonderful stay, Food should be purchased prior to getting to the Villa as there are no stores within walking distance but otherwise everything was great. There is a restaurant at the pool which does serve great food and drinks but is slightly expensive.

Very nice place, comfortable, quiet, safe and close to many beaches

Muy bonito lugar, cómodo, tranquilo, seguro y cerca de muchas playas

Wonderful home located in a fantastic community. Everything was perfect for our stay and Elizabeth and Henry were very communicative

It is an excellent place to stay.. very quiet.. the house has everything and more that you would need for a short or long stay.. love to come back

The villa was great. It was clean and the a/c worked great. The kitchen had been updated since the pictures on Airbnb. While the rest of the villa decor was a little dated (we knew this from the airbnb pictures so it wasn't a surpise), everything was clean and well-maintained. Bahia Pez Vela was a great resort. It had a beautiful beach and pool, only steps from the Villa. The resort staff were all friendly and helpful. We always felt safe and there is 24 security. The resort was only 10 minutes from town (Playas del Cocos) where you can go for food, shopping and bars. The hosts were awesome. They were very responsive and gave us great advice. We look forward to returning to Costa Rica and Villa Toucan at Bahia Pez Vela.

Huge space, 1 min walk to pool, restaurant, bar, kayak and paddle boards. 2 min to beach. Super private bay with what my family thought was the best snorkeling you can do on your own (we didn't get a boat tour for that. Lots of beautiful fish and protected water. Fun walk along tidepools to fish with our son, Kayak to neighboring bay for lunch. Super fun family vacation!

It is a very beautiful and quiet place. I recommend it. We had a great time.

Es un lugar muy bello y tranquilo. Lo recomiendo. La pasamos muy bien.

Elizabeth and Henry were very helpful in answering all of our questions ahead of time and provided amazing directions to reach their place, pictures included ! We loved the set up with bedrooms upstairs and living area downstairs so we could visit while the littles slept. The patio out back was shaded perfectly and beautifully landscaped. It was great to have a washer and dryer right in the unit. The kitchen was well stocked and there were bath towels as well as beach towels. Everything was perfect and in great working order. The restaurant, bar and pool area are wonderful as well. Lidia gives wonderful massages on the beach. Make sure to schedule at least one! The infinity pool and toddler pool were the perfect temperature and there were plenty of chairs and umbrellas available. All of the staff are so accommodating to children and treat them special. We always felt safe and there is a 24 hour security guard at the entrance. Check in and out was a breeze. Shopping in Coco was great and there are many great restaurants to choose from as well. Thank you Elizabeth and Henry for a wonderful stay in Costa Rica!

What an incredible Villa! The photos do not do the place justice. The hosts were incredibly friendly, the resort beautiful and the beach was outstanding. We travelled around the area a lot the first few days and could not find a location that was better than the one we were already at, so we ended up spending the majority of our trip at the villa Toucan and loved every minute of it!

Villa #6 is incredibly beautiful, the place where it is located close to everything,very well equipped and you can certainly breathe tranquility and a lot of comfort, the beach is beautiful in addition to other facilities, pools, restaurant,security etc. I would definitely enjoy its amenities again...ideal to spend with family or friends... really a paradise.

La villa #6 es increíblemente hermosa el lugar donde se encuentra ubicada cerca de todo,muy bien equipada y sin duda se respira tranquilidad y mucha comodidad, la playa es hermosa  además de otras instalaciones piscinas, restaurante,seguridad etc. Sin duda volvería nuevamente a disfrutar de sus comodidades...ideal para pasarla con la familia o amigos... realmente un paraíso.

Thank you for your kind words about our favorite place in Costa Rica

It is a beautiful, private, safe and quiet place. Surrounded by nature, animals, birds and ocean views. With the possibility of searching - near the coral to the right of the beach - to admire a variety of colorful fish!

Es un lugar hermoso, privado, seguro y tranquilo. Rodeado de naturaleza, animales, aves y con vista al mar. Con posibilidad de busear -cerca del coral a la derecha de la playa- para admirar una variedad de peces de colores!

Extraordinary place, clean, cozy, ideal to rest and enjoy as a family. The natural landscape is breathtaking...!!

Lugar extraordinario, limpio, acogedor, ideal para descansar y disfrutar en familia. El paisaje natural es impresionante...!!

Villa Toucan is nestled up a mountain side on a quiet secluded beach. We are a family of 6 and loved how spacious the villa was. Our teenagers loved the great wifi in the evenings. The kitchen was very well equipped. Check in was a breeze and the staff were very friendly. Elizabeth & Henry prepared us well beforehand with helpful travel tips. Grocery stores, shops, restaurants were about a 15 minute drive down the mountain into Coco beach. A rental car was very helpful for trips into town. The AC was heavenly! The restaurant on site, Picante, was convenient and had good fresh food. We would highly recommend this villa. 

Great for Families! Our family of 6 stayed at Villa Toucan for 4 nights just a few weeks ago, and it was great. Henry and Elizabeth were gracious hosts. Though we never actually spoke to them, we emailed them a bunch of times with questions and they always responded quickly and we're eager to help. About the Villa itself, the convenience of having a kitchen and a washer dryer is amazing when traveling with children. The master bed was very comfortable, we slept very well. The location of the resort was wonderful- close to the airport and to town, but on its own stretch of beach that never had too many people. At Henry's suggestion, we walked at low tide over to Playa Ocotal one morning, and it was an awesome (and free!) activity. We also took a sunset boat ride on our last afternoon there. We arranged it through the resort (the staff were all super nice). The boat picked us up right on the hotel's beach, which was very convenient. The boat had two hammocks on the deck, and swinging on those hammocks with my kids was my absolute favorite part of the trip but the massages on the resorts beach was a close second. There is also a kiddie pool on site, which was a major plus. The Villa really is very close to the 2 pools and beach, close enough to run back if you forgot something or even if you just want to use your own bathroom. As the previous reviewer mentioned, the restaurant at the resort does not open until noon, so you do need to stock breakfast food (and coffee!). The food and drinks at the restaurant was very good. Wifi was great. All in all, we had a great time and will G-d willing definitely come back!

The is a fantastic place to stay for a group of friends or a family. There are three bedrooms upstairs and a large kitchen, dining, and living area downstairs. Our group of five had plenty of space, and the location was perfect. We could walk to the beach, pool, and restaurant in less than a minute, and we had each of them almost to ourselves. There are pans, utensils, stove, and a grill if you want to make your own food. Plan on making your own breakfast, as the on-site restaurant doesn't open until noon.  When we wanted to check out Coco or Ocotal for either a new restaurant, beach scene, or shopping, they were only a ten minute drive away. Many excursions can be booked through the resort or on your own, and would likely originate from Coco. We did a sunset/snorkel cruise which was great.  Henry and Liz were responsive to email and very friendly. They will make sure any questions are answered. The listing description and all information that they provided was accurate.  The only people I would not recommend this place to would be to people who won't have a car (could make due without one, but it's much easier to have one here), or people looking for a party-all-night atmosphere. But anyone looking for a relaxing, beach-side vacation should definitely consider this place, especially if it's a group of 4 or more who want some separate bedrooms.

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