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2 Bathrooms Embrace Playa Hermosa's natural beauty at your Cozy home "Casa Refugio Hermosa" at Hermosa Palms gated community! Nestled in a wildlife refuge, this 3-bedroom beach house is your gateway to a vibrant ecosystem. Enjoy privileged access to a luxurious beach club with an ocean-view pool and amazing food. Relax on the nature-filled terrace, soaking in the surroundings. This serene escape, surrounded by the rhythm of wildlife and ocean waves, welcomes you to your natural refuge in Playa Hermosa!
Step into "Casa Refugio Hermosa" – a 3-bedroom beach house in Hermosa Palms. The master bedroom offers a cozy retreat with a king-size bed, the second has a luxurious king-size bed with a balcony for enjoying coffee with the red macaws flying around, and the third is versatile with two single bed. The open-concept living area and fully equipped kitchen create a perfect space for socializing. Enjoy meals at the dining table on the nature-filled terrace.
This home is a sanctuary where you can embrace Playa Hermosa's natural surroundings and create lasting memories. Nestled in the "Refugio Nacional De Vida Silvestre Playa Hermosa," it's a rare gem in a community surrounded by the beauty of nature.
Hermosa Palms is situated in the Central Pacific region of Costa Rica, an area known for its lush and tropical landscape. The community is in Playa Hermosa, which is renowned for its unspoiled beaches and consistent surfing waves throughout the year. Unlike typical gated communities, Hermosa Palms is a unique beachfront development that features exquisite houses with a mix of contemporary and tropical architecture, each with its own distinct design. Despite being just 5 miles south of Jaco, the largest beach town in Costa Rica, Hermosa Palms offers a secluded and tranquil environment that feels far away from the hustle and bustle of city life.
Convenient locations you might want to know about from Hermosa Palms:
• 10 mins Mini Market Calle Hermosa
• 15 mins Drug store
• 15 mins Royal Butterflies
• 15 mins The Park at Ocean Ranch
• 15 mins Jaco
• 2 hrs Juan Santamaría International Airport
● Access to the Beach Club is included in your reservation, you will have access with the affiliate card. In case of losing the card, it will have a cost of $50 per replacement.
● The pool is intended for visitors to the condominium, please respect the rules of the pool and follow them to avoid calls for attention from the condominium staff. Remember that they are for your safety and that of other guests.
● Due to condominium policies, it is NOT allowed to receive visitors from guests.
● It is prohibited to hang clothes, towels, and sheets that are visible from the pool area. This may incur a fine.
● Keep the volume of music or noise moderate after 10:00 pm.
● You should not smoke inside the house or the property since this is a smoke-free space. If you do, cleaning fees and other possible penalties will apply.
● Don't rearrange our furniture.
● Parties and events are not allowed by Airbnb and the owner.
● We love pets and we love hosting them, but we also love our home and like to keep it in excellent condition for our guests, so bringing pets is at our discretion.
● Pets are not allowed to sleep on the beds or the sofa.
● All guests must be identified and it's not allowed to exceed the maximum capacity of 8 people in the house.
● Only pre-registered people are allowed to enter before check-in, visits are not allowed during the stay.
● It is only possible to register the number of people specified in the reservation.
● Drug use: If guests are suspected of carrying and/or using illegal drugs of any kind, they will be reported to the authorities and asked to please leave the property at that time.
● Lastly, because this is an Airbnb community, not a hotel, and it is also a private family home, please respect the property and keep it clean before you leave
As our guest, you'll have complete access to the entire house, with the exception of the laundry room, which will remain locked at all times. However, if you need to use the laundry facilities during your stay, just let us know, and we'll ensure to accommodate you. Additionally, parking is available for up to two vehicles in the house's driveway.
Our guests also have access to the beach club walking distance, offering delightful gastronomy and delicious cocktails. The club features a spacious oceanfront pool and beachside chairs surrounded by palm trees, creating a perfect tropical retreat.
You will also have access to the rooftop, where you can bask in the sun while having a barbecue or enjoy endless starry nights.
Melanie
September 2025El lugar en general está bien. Hermosa Palms es un condominio muy bonito y seguro, con todo lo necesario para disfrutar unas vacaciones tranquilas. Como detalle a tomar en cuenta, la propiedad en parece es un apartamento de 1 habitación dentro de una casa dividida en dos, con sala y un comedor en la terraza. La cocina cuenta únicamente con una hornilla de dos espacios. Además, tiene dos habitaciones en la planta alta, pero para acceder a ellas hay que salir de la casa y entrar por una escalera externa sin techo, lo cual puede resultar incómodo si está lloviendo. Los anfitriones fueron muy amables y están conscientes de la recomendación de colocar un techo para mejorar esta situación.
Benoit
August 2025Très bien situé et très bon service
Cameron
August 2025It was so great to have access to the pool and stay so close to the beach! The home itself is a very short walk (1-2 minutes) from both amenities. The restaurant on property is owned and operated by the nicest woman (Yoyo). We enjoyed everything we ordered! The hosts were responsive to all of our questions during our stay and had more towels dropped off when we requested them. If staying with young kids, I would just recommend keeping a watchful eye on the stairs in the back as there isn’t a railing. All in all, would recommend!
Frank
July 2025Un apartamento muy bien ubicado en playa hermosa, a solo pasos de la playa, la piscina del club y el acceso a la playa impecables, la piscina súper grande y bien mantenida. Lugar muy tranquilo y seguro. Habitaciones con aire acondicionado que funcionaron perfectamente. Wifi en todo el apartamento. El tamaño de la cocina bien para los 5 huéspedes. Las puertas de vidrio de la cocina son un poco complicadas de cerrar con llave.
Paulo
July 2025The house was just as described, awesome stay, very helpful hosts. Thank you very much!
Leonardo
July 2025Impecable y comodo
Joseph
May 2025A nice place to stay, but be aware that this is not the “whole house” as the listing states. It is half the house which means, if other people are staying in the other half of the house, the car parking becomes a little cramped. Otherwise, it’s a nice area, and is quite clean. The host responds quickly and were helpful in resolving a couple of issues (tv remote wasn’t working, but they came to fix the same day I asked).
Melissa
May 2025Great secure neighborhood with great amenities and walking distance to the beach! Family and dog friendly!
Laura
April 2025Un 100 para este lugar, buena ubicación, cerca de la playa, en un condominio muy bonito, el apartamento con todas las comodidades. Excelente comunicación de parte de los hosts
Adriana
April 2025Una excelente persona muy amable y muy atenta regresamos pronto
Adolfo
April 2025All good
Jeremy
April 2025It was a nice stay. The gated community is very nice and the pool / swim up bar are awesome. The house is nice. The two bedrooms upstairs with a need to go outside to get to them is a little weird, but overall is was nice.
Nathalie
March 2025Quel magnifique séjour!! Les lieux étaient très propres et bien décorés. Nous n’avons manqué de rien. L’accès au club privé ( piscine/ terrasse) a été un gros wow!! À part les débris de bois , La plage est extraordinaire! Il faut comprendre que pour avoir accès aux deux chambres du haut , il faut passer par l’extérieur . Peut-être un peu moins accessible pour une famille avec jeunes enfants. L’espace commune est petite. Heureusement que la température était clémente, Nous avons pu souper à l’extérieur . Les hôtes sont très gentils et disponibles pour favoriser une escapade mémorable. Nous recommandons grandement!!
Samantha
February 2025Definitivamente es hermoso!
Gabriela
February 2025Excelente lugar ! Hay que tomar en consideración el detalle del Parqueo y validar que es para dos carros ! A parte de eso el espacio es ideal ! La cocina está súper equipada ! El área de piscina precioso !
Carlos
January 2025Muchas gracias Erica que siempre estuvo atenta a todo. Excelente lugar, fácil acceso a la playa. Volveré nuevamente....muy recomendados. El club de playa un éxito total
Michael
January 2025Nice beach condo in beautiful Playa Hermosa. The house was great and kitchen was well-stocked with supplies. Helpful to have amenities like grill and beach towels. Beach club was very nice and staff are friendly. Only issue was construction noise across the street where they are building a new condo. Beach is good for surfing and strong swimmers, be careful there is a strong rip current.
Mónica
January 2025La casa es pequeña, pero muy linda, muy limpia y cómoda. Apta para la cantidad de huéspedes que ofertan (6 personas). Está muy bien equipada y nos sentimos cómodos y seguros en todo momento. Los guardas fueron muy amables y atentos siempre, y las instalaciones en general son hermosas. La ubicación es excelente. El área de piscina muy limpia, y el acceso a la playa fácil y limpio. Fue una gran estadía.
César
January 2025Excelente lugar, muy linda la casa y el beach club con todas las comodidades, buena comunicación con los encargados.
Monica
January 2025A very nice place!
Geoff
December 2024Excellent property with amazing pool and beach access will be back.
Andrew
November 2024We loved the beach and the beach club. The Beach Club's food was amazing! There were many shady spots to sit or lounge at the beach and pool. The host was very responsive, but we did have a few issues during our stay. The upstairs rooms had mold on the ceilings from a roof leak. Several inches of standing water with mold on the upper balcony leaked into the ceiling. To access the upstairs bedrooms, you must go outside and up an exterior stairway. The upstairs door doesn't have a handle and my kids couldn't open it without an adult. During the last 24 hours, the internet didn't work. Without access to a washer and dryer, the towels situation wasn't adequate for showering, swimming, and beach days. Overall we had a great time, but there are opportunities for improvement.
Andrea
November 2024Great place at Playa Hermosa, awesome location !!
Jorge
October 2024El lugar muy bonito y la atención de Erica muy buena
Mirtha
September 2024Muy bonita la decoración , la zona de piscina y playa .El tamaño del apartamento es más pequeño y no es como se ve en las fotos ya que uno se imagina un área más amplia . Dos de los cuartos se encuentran en la segunda planta y el acceso a ellos es muy incomodo y peligroso ya que literalmente hay que salirse de la planta baja en medio de la lluvia para llegar (gradas y pasillo mojados) . Si se lleva niños o jóvenes no es recomendable ya que para comunicarse con los cuartos de arriba hay que ir hasta allá y si hay lluvia fatal . La zona del comedor exterior con piso mojado y resbaloso y no se puede usar por lluvia. Lleve a mi mamá adulta mayor de 83 años no vidente y 5 adolescente ( todos a mi cargo ) y pedí desde un día antes que me dejaran salir a las 12 en vez de las 11 am y no quisieron y a las 11 am en punto ya nos estaban pidiendo que saliéramos , me sentí muy presionada y acongojada) Poca amabilidad y empatía .
Angeline
September 2024Perfect stay. Thank you so much!
Alexandra
September 2024Great location near Jaco but not too close. The actual home was fantastic and fit our five people perfectly with two king beds for the two couples and the room with two twin beds for our single friend. The neighborhood is so peaceful and very secure plus the house is right next to the guard. The pool is a very short walk away and then you are just steps from the beach. At the pool you’ll also find a great little kitchen and bar where they make the absolute best piña coladas, emphasis on PIÑA, just watch out for the iguana who will absolutely beg like a dog for pieces of your pineapple. We had an absolutely wonderful time and would absolutely stay here again the next time we are in Costa Rica.
Maria
August 2024Great place to stay, close to main town in Jaco. Pool and beach was a 5 min walk,our family had a great time.
Audrey
August 2024Le condo est au top. La plage et la piscine incroyable!
Cory
August 2024Everything was great. Location and community are beautiful.
Juan
August 2024Really enjoyed our weekend getaway at this place. Only downside is that 2 of the bedrooms are located upstairs and access is separate and access is through outside stairs so if it’s raining you will need to grab your umbrella to go up and down those rooms. Other than that great place, private gated community and the beach club is great! Thank you.
Joerg
August 2024The apartment is right at the entrance of the resort. Very nicely decorated and designed. All the necessary equipment was available. One outstanding feature is clearly the pool from the beach club which is also available for the ones staying in the Airbnb. And the whole beach is just stunning and provides great opportunity for long and lonely beach walks.
Frank
August 2024Nos encantó el lugar, preciosa la casa y genial que el club esté frente a la playa, el club está precioso, limpio bien ubicado y lo muy bueno es que tiene área de restaurante y bar con unos cócteles deliciosos.
Katherine
July 2024Great Location. Beach Club Pool is very nice and it’s on the beach! The only complaint is that in the listing it is not stated to access the other two bedrooms and bathroom, you have to go upstairs which is outside and up stairs.
Mary
July 2024Beautiful!
Karol
July 2024Nos gustó muchísimo, cumple con todo lo mencionado
Beth
June 2024We really enjoyed our stay. Just wish we had added another day to have time to enjoy all the amenities. We did not realize the pool bar, spa and kitchen was closed on Mondays. Thankfully we enjoyed it on Sunday.
Ryan
June 2024We just returned after a 1 week visit at Erica's place inside Hermosa Palms. The house was very comfortable for my party of 4. We arrived early in the morning after flying all night and the host was very nice to let us enter the house early so we could rest up. Thank you. The house was very comfortable. Each room had it's only mini split AC unit which kept things cool and comfortable. The kitchen had everything we needed for cooking small meals. The location was beautiful and the pool area, especially Yo Yo's, was a wonderful place to cool off with a cocktail and meal. We were very close to Jaco which has grocery and shopping. Overall this house is a 5 out of 5. I highly recommend staying there if you are in Playa Hermosa.
Jorge
June 2024Nice place to visit, clean and organized. Just keep in mind dogs are not allowed near the pool area.
James
June 2024Overall, I give our stay four stars, but I think this could definitely be a five star stay. First, the good: We loved the beach club and the pool, the restaurant and the swim up bar, security guards and staff were all super friendly and we felt safe, fun surfing directly in front of the beach club. The less than ideal: The first is that access to the two upstairs bedrooms is via stairs located outside and behind the house. This is not described in the listing and is inconvenient for families with kids. Also, to open the door upstairs, you have to use a key every single time. This means that every time someone goes upstairs, they need to coordinate with the other people staying in the other bedroom upstairs to either leave the upstairs door ajar or exchange the key. The second key would be extremely helpful. We asked for one twice and didn’t receive a response. The second issue was that the electricity at our house only was on and off for the first two days of our stay.
Karen
May 2024Loved staying here with my group of friends! Really cute space, clean bathrooms with showers that have excellent water pressure. The hosts were kind, responsive and accommodating. The beds were a little firm, but I didn’t mind! Keep in mind the stairs to the upstairs bedrooms are outdoors, but we were a group of adults so we didn’t mind. Also, the Beach Club access especially made it worth every penny. The pool is clean, not crowded, and right near the beach. The swim up bar and their employees are so nice. Overall wonderful little gem, and would definitely stay here again!
Deana
May 2024Place was perfect for our group. The neighborhood is very nice and walkable. Loved the swim up pool bar and restaurant.
Simon
May 2024Great accommodation. Very modern and clean and had everything we needed. We were hoping to eat at the beach club but it closes quite early and opens quite late so didn’t work for dinner or breakfast for our 1 night stay which was a shame. Otherwise it was really great place to stay, beach right on your doorstep and nice pool.
Christopher
May 2024Two of the bedrooms are upstairs and to get to them you need to go outside. The two twin beds are quite firm. Overall the place worked well for us.
Sarah
April 2024awesome stay, the location was perfect!
Joseph
March 2024Nice to have beach club access that is included.
Carlos
April 2024This place is well equipped and clean. The set up of the house is ok in case you want some privacy when this is rented by two families. The beach club is beautiful and the restaurant is great. The only point that I raised to the host is about the bad attitude of the security guards at the beach club (specially one who mentions he is a bodyguard to try to intimidate people), this is not proper of a family place… they like to harass people and get in conflicts unnecessarily. This makes me to really doubt about come back to this house or any other property at Palms Hermosa.
Carlos
November 2023Todo de acuerdo a lo que anunciaban. Fuimos antes de comenzar la temporada por lo que tuvimos a la disposición el Beach Club para nosotros y con muy poca gente. El lugar tal cual lo describe Erica y el hecho de tener la membresía del Beach Club definitivamente es un plus a su favor. Volveríamos encantados
Stephanie
November 2023Beautiful home. Great location. We were able to check in early as the cleaners were done early in the afternoon. Nice pool and beach. Close to food.
Grace
December 2023Erica's place is beautiful. It's located in Hermosa Palms a gated, upscale community with a stunning pool and beach access. The bedrooms and design of the place are great - just like in the photos. We loved looking at the stars and watching meteors from the roof. The large table was great for breakfast. I highly recommend this place, especially for families of all ages.
Marco
January 2024Excelente experiencia, el lugar tal como se describe y el beach club precioso también , una excelente atención y sin duda lo recomendamos
Dahiana
January 2024Es un hermoso lugar, completamente satisfechos!!