Casa Van Wilpe is one of the oldest houses builed on the remote beach of Nosara by famous Costa Rican Architect and engineer couple, Julia and Derk Van Wilpe. They also designed the layout of playa Guiones. Built with local sourced materials, the house is the live example of the philosophy that respects the nature and environment. The house is located in the center of Guiones, 5 minutes walk to the north Guiones beach entrance. Walking distance to restaurants, minisuper, yoga classes and surf. The space Guests have the entire upstairs with a private gate to enter. The space includes 2 bedrooms, each has ensuite full bathroom. Living room and open kitchen. Large patio in the front and back of the rooms. Guest access Outdoor shower after coming back from the beach to wash off sand. Guests are welcome to walk around the garden under tall trees. We get lots of mangos around March and guests can pick them and enjoy. Other things to note Please do not expect all the comfort you are used to if you are from a more developed country. We have occasionally lost power or water, they usually come back fast. Our septic tank doesn't accept toilet paper. If you leave food out uncovered, ants and bugs will come. The town started to boom after the pandemic so we have increasing construction, traffic, and petty crime. Be alert, be smart, and respect the local culture.

## Overview

Casa Van Wilpe is one of the oldest homes built on the remote beach of Nosara. It was designed by the renowned Costa Rican architect and engineer couple, Julia and Derk Van Wilpe, who also planned the layout of Playa Guiones. Constructed using locally sourced materials, the house exemplifies a philosophy that honors nature and the environment.

## Location

The property is situated in the heart of Guiones, just a five-minute walk from the northern entrance to Guiones Beach. It is conveniently close to restaurants, a mini supermarket, yoga classes, and surfing spots.

## The Space

Guests have exclusive access to the entire upstairs area, which features a private gated entrance. The space includes:

- Two bedrooms, each with an ensuite full bathroom  
- A living room  
- An open kitchen  
- Spacious patios located at both the front and back of the bedrooms  

## Guest Access and Amenities

- Outdoor shower available for rinsing off sand after returning from the beach  
- Access to the garden area shaded by tall trees  
- Seasonal mangoes available around March for guests to pick and enjoy  

## Additional Information

Please note that the house does not offer all the modern comforts typical in more developed countries. Power and water outages may occur occasionally but are usually resolved quickly. The septic system does not accommodate toilet paper. To avoid attracting ants and bugs, food should not be left uncovered.

Since the town has been growing following the pandemic, there is increased construction, traffic, and some petty crime. Guests are advised to stay alert, act wisely, and respect the local culture.

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Casa Van Wilpe - Tropical Eco / - Houses for Rent in Nosara, Provincia de Guanacaste, Costa Rica

The house is spacious and in a wonderful, perfect location. Older house, comfortable, with air conditioning that works well, which is really important. It could have a microwave or a milk jug for heating milk. In general everything is very nice. The location is even better than the house, so it's really worth it! We saw monkeys, iguanas, squirrels. Lots of trees!!

A casa é ampla e com uma localização maravilhosa e perfeita. Casa mais antiga, com conforto, com ar condicionado funcionando bem, o que é muito importante. Poderia ter um microondas ou leiteira pra aquecer leite. Em geral tudo muito bom. A localização é superior a casa, então vale muito! Vimos macacos, iguanas, esquilos. Muitas árvores!!

This is a unique old house with rustic charm and a wonderful big balcony on the second floor for hanging out. It has an unconventional floor plan, in that each of the rooms is separate; you get from one to the other via the balcony. Each bedroom has an ensuite bathroom and an a/c unit. This was a great arrangement for our family of 4 (2 adults, 2 teenagers). My husband loves modern design and appreciated its architectural features: the exposed rafters, the cantilevered roof with clerestory windows, the decorative wood framing in the kitchen. The house has a great central location in Nosara near Playa Guiones - a bustling neighborhood during the day but quiet at night, and just a five minute walk to the beach. The downstairs neighbors (and their dogs) were friendly and helpful. Lovely sunsets, great surfing, and numerous jungle trails were some of the highlights of our visit!

Great spot , close to the beach and restaurants, and stores.

You can't beat the location. You're within walking distance to the beach, shops and restaurants.

We enjoyed our stay and the place is very unique, with original details. A special highlight was sweet Cosi, puppy, who lived downstairs ❤️ To note: - This is shown in the listing, but it's important to know that all rooms are separate and accessed from the balcony/ deck area. - The AC worked well in each individual room. - The common area is the big dining table and small kitchen or the outside couch area shown (make sure you have mosquito repellent 🦟!) - Good spot for location and access to the beach. - Limited cooking options, a cooktop, no oven.

Everything was very good, thank you very much

Couldn’t be a better location. Loved staying in this original home and spending time on the deck outside. Would definitely stay here again! Great communication with Andres.

Great location, walking distance to the beach, makets, restaurants. comfortable bedrooms both with good bathrooms. I only wish the kitchen was a little bit more equipped. I recommend this place

Casa Van Wilpe is a great classic surf house! Great location in the middle of town across from Frog Pad for surf board rentals and easy walk to beach. Three rooms with AC (2 bedrooms and one kitchen/ dining space) with large glass sliding doors. Connected by covered porch at front and rear with seating and hammocks. The porch is the communal hang out space. Kitchen is a bit bare bones and no hot water. Hot water in showers. Easy walk for coffee, smoothies, etc. Highly recommend Posada Margarita! Andres was a great host and quick to respond when messaged for a few things. Recommend the house for people coming to surf, chill, and want easy walking options!

This house could not be in a better location.  Walking distance to the beach, restaurants, mini mart and yoga. Andre is very easy to communicate with and very accommodating.

Casa Van Wilpe was a very cozy stay.  It was very clean and the grounds are well maintained.  If we needed anything, our host was accommodating.  Casa Van Wilpe is close to restaurants, stores and a 5 minute walk to the beach.  At night, it is very peaceful.  We would most definitely stay there again.

Thanks for taking care of the cast iron pans. You guys are the best!

Really nice location to the beach and restaurants. We're looking forward to returning.

This place was great with hands-down a nearly unbeatable location. The host was helpful.

Location of this place is perfect if you want to walk to everything North Guinness has to offer.  The AC in the rooms worked well, the beds were pretty comfortable.  What’s not clear from the listing is that there are three separate rooms - the kitchen and the two bedrooms, with no access to each other except through locked doors on the outside.  Challenging for families with kids but potentially perfect for two couples or something like that.  Also, the place was outfitted to the bare minimum in the kitchen - not what I am used to through Airbnb.  A bit more amenities, more towels, cooking utensils, basics like salt, tea, etc. would go a long way to making this place even more comfortable.  But again, we knew we wanted to be in the middle of things, and this place has a dynamite walkable location.

Hi Jeff. Thanks for your suggestions. We will enhance our kitchen offer as much as we can.

Great spot in the heart of Nosara. Close to the beach, lots of space, well maintained. Wifi was fine if you need to do video calls. Only complaint was the kitchen stove wasn’t very powerful, so cooking took a little while. Would definitely stay again and recommend to others!

We had a great stay in Nosara at Andres's place.  It is right in the center of everything and a 4-5 minute walk to the beach, great restaurants, coffee shops, etc.  You really can't ask for a better location.  Andres was helpful with recommendations before our stay, and replied quickly to questions once we were there. We had monkeys in the trees right outside the house, which was amazing. A/C in the bedrooms and hot water in the showers was very appreciated.

The house is great! It has essence and is very peculiar. We miss a pool in front of other accommodations. But the location is very good.

La casa es genial! Tiene esencia y es muy peculiar. Nosotros echamos de menos una piscina frente a otros alojamientos. Pero la ubicación es muy buena.

Very nice and spacious house, very good for a family, there was always someone taking care of the place, we felt safe

Casa muy linda y amplia, muy buena para una familia, siempre hubo alguien cuidando el lugar, nos sentimos seguros

This place is in a great location and Andres was always quick to respond to all of our questions.

If you love old houses with patina like me, you're in the right place. The situation is unbeatable. All paths are short and especially the distance to the beach! The layout of the rooms is ingenious, everyone can also find a quiet place for themselves. The owners take care and are really super easy to reach. Casa van Wilpe is special. For me a place for beautiful memories.

Wer alte Häuser mit Patina liebt wie ich, ist hier richtig. Die Lage ist nicht zu übertreffen. Alle Wege sind kurz und vor allem die Entfernung zum Strand! Die Aufteilung der Zimmer ist genial, jeder kann für sich auch mal ein ruhiges Plätzchen finden. Die Besitzer kümmern sich und sind wirklich super einfach erreichbar. Casa van Wilpe ist speziell. Für mich ein Ort für wunderschöne Erinnerungen.

Had a wonderful stay at Andres’s.  A great centrally located place!

Andres’s place is right in the heart of it all in Guiones! You couldn’t be closer to great restaurants, surfboard rentals, and the beach. It was great to see a little slice of Playa Guiones history staying in an original house built in the 70’s. Andres wisely updated the doors though, so you’re still safe and cozy. Andres lives on site and was extremely proactive with anything that came up. This is huge in Costa Rica where the unexpected can always happen. It is very expensive to be in Playa Guiones and this spot is one of the best deals you will find for 2 bedrooms in the area. You will more than likely be blessed with great waves for your entire stay.

Had a great stay at Casa Wilpe! The area of guiones is great, but developing rapidly, we loved being able to stay at one of the oldest houses in the area, very 60s/70s architecture that remains classic. Andres clearly cares about the home and is working hard to preserve the charms. The location is pretty tough to beat, a close walk to the beach, restaurants etc. Bear in mind it’s still a rustic area- power outages happened but quickly got restored, bugs and animals are around, all part of the fun, and we appreciated that he put in a water heater for showers, we’ve gotten used to cold showers down in Costa Rica, so the warmth was a nice bonus. It’s a great spot, Andres lives downstairs but perfected a balance in communicating, never intruded, but was always warm and chatty whenever we (or our 6 year old) engaged, answering whatever questions we had and talking about the house history.

Andres home was perfect for us! We came with a newborn and a teenager and it worked out great. Very comfortable home and close to everything! Our teen was able to walk to the surf and we were able to walk around town without ever getting into the car. We brought some food and cooked one night in the kitchen, but the rest of the time we walked down to restaurants in town. I enjoyed the fresh mangoes from the trees in the garden and also appreciated Andres attention to detail! We would definitely come back.

Our stay at Casa Van Wilpe was amazing. The beds were clean and extremely comfortable. All the rooms were clean and had air conditioners that worked when we were sleeping. There were also fans available in each space. The location was amazing, we were within easy walking distance to the beach, to many restaurants, and to local shopping. There was a nice outdoor shower hook up to rinse off after returning from the beach to keep from getting too much sand inside the house. It is not a super fancy place, but had everything that we needed. Andres was a very gracious host. We had a few small issues while there and he attended to them right away. We would be very happy to stay there again if we were in the area. We wish Andres the best of luck in continuing to restore this beautiful property.

Thank you so much for taking the time to leave such a wonderful review. We take great pride in providing our guests with a comfortable and enjoyable experience, and we are delighted that we were able to make your stay a memorable one. It was a pleasure hosting you, and we hope that you will visit Nosara again in the future.

The house was breathtaking. The architecture was beautiful. Andres and his girlfriend were very accommodating and kind. I recommend the house

La maison était à couper le souffle. L’architecture était magnifique. Andres et sa copine ont été très accommodants et gentils. Je recommande la maison

Very great apartment in the heart of Nosara. We didn’t use the kitchen and the beautiful large living room table.

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