Villa in Dominical

A five-suite hillside villa with an infinity pool, a glass-ceiling library loft and a chef-designed kitchen, five minutes from the beach.

Description

This villa sits on a hillside above Dominical, where the jungle canopy gets thicker and the sound of the ocean drifts up through the trees. It is five minutes from the beach and ten from Dominical’s surf breaks and open-air restaurants, yet it feels removed from everything. A short unpaved road leads up from the coast highway, and the drive marks the change from the highway’s easy pace to something slower.

A Torana-style gate opens onto grounds where Balinese-inspired architecture has been set into the Costa Rican landscape. Glass walls let the light and greenery into the house and blur the line between inside and out. The kitchen was designed by an award-winning cookbook author and is fully equipped and stocked for serious cooking. It works as well for a long afternoon of preparation as for a quick breakfast before the beach.

The suites There are five suites across two floors.

• Ground-floor primary suite: opens onto a terrace and the infinity pool, with a private outdoor rainfall shower facing the trees.
• Ground-floor second suite: a king bed, a work desk and a queen pull-out, slightly more sheltered from the main flow of the house.
• Three upstairs king suites: each with a private balcony over the jungle canopy. You can hear the ocean from here, though you don’t always see it.

A glass-ceiling library loft sits apart from the sleeping areas, a quiet room for reading.

Where you’ll be staying The villa is on a forested hillside above Dominical, five minutes from the beach and ten from the town’s surf breaks and restaurants.

Getting there San José (SJO) is about 3.5 hours away by road. We can arrange:

• Private shuttle from SJO, $350 to $450 each way.
• Premium 4x4 rental, delivered to the villa.
• Scenic flight from SJO to Quepos (about 45 minutes), followed by a short transfer.
• Private plane for groups of up to ten.

Concierge services The Pura Villas concierge team can arrange all of the above, plus private chef dinners, sailing excursions, ATV tours, zip lines and beach outings. You can send your preferences before you arrive.