Luxury Villa in Santa Teresa

This designer villa is an award-winning luxury project by Studio Saxe, featured in DesignBoom, DesignWanted, and Architizer. Six years in the making, it stands as one of Costa Rica's most exceptional homes — two floating wooden pavilions rising above the jungle canopy, offering unrivaled privacy and panoramic ocean and jungle views. Nestled 220 feet above sea level, just 1,200 feet (a 1 km drive) from a pristine beach. A separate casita is available for an additional fee.

The Space

This exceptional estate offers 4,261 square feet of refined interior living space and 3,513 square feet of expansive outdoor decking, designed for effortless indoor-outdoor living. The property includes a 3,200-square-foot four-bedroom main residence and a fully equipped 1,061-square-foot casita (not rented separately; available for an extra fee with the main home rental) — each featuring floor-to-ceiling glass windows and doors showcasing panoramic jungle and ocean views.

Property Highlights

• Panoramic Views & Exceptional Privacy — Sweeping 30-mile ocean and coastline views with spectacular sunsets year-round. Surrounded by pristine jungle and mountain terrain, the property offers spectacular views alongside unparalleled visual privacy. The outdoor copper shower, with both hot and cold water, is an experience in itself. Sitting on an elevated ridge, this designer villa enjoys a constant gentle breeze — a surprisingly comfortable, even cool atmosphere, especially at night.

• Elegant and Comfortable Accommodations — The main residence features four spacious ensuite bedrooms, including a full second-floor primary suite with a private stargazing terrace and ocean-view shower. The separate guest house offers a king suite with a private deck, indoor and outdoor showers, and a dedicated backup power supply.

• Artisan Pool & Cold Plunge — A handcrafted green marble infinity pool, accompanied by a matching in-ground cold plunge. A shallow sun shelf invites lounging, while 4-meter Tuuci cantilevered umbrellas provide shade throughout the day.

• Smart Technology & Premium Features — 4-meter-tall automated glass doors in the main living area, a 160" 4K projection screen TV, high-speed internet, and integrated smart lighting and sound systems. The gourmet kitchen includes a Wolf induction cooktop, Vitamix blender, and Ninja dual-level air fryer.

• Comfort, Safety & Modern Infrastructure — Air-conditioning throughout the home and guesthouse, including all common areas. A private water treatment system ensures safe drinking water and allows for toilet paper flushing. Gated entry with a nearby nightly manned guard station.

• Prime Location with Beach Access — A 10-minute walk from a quiet, unspoiled beach and a short drive to a private oceanfront beach club.

• Architectural Brilliance, by Studio Saxe — Floor-to-ceiling windows throughout. In the central living area, 13-foot automated sliding walls open with a voice command or the touch of an iPad, creating a seamless transition between indoor luxury and the outdoors.

• Outdoor Living Perfected — Expansive decks, a private master suite balcony, and dedicated stargazing platforms for both solitude and social gatherings.

Crafted for Extended Luxury Stays

Designed by Studio Saxe, this designer villa was built to harmonize with one of Costa Rica's most scenic and temperate locations. Whether during the lush green season or the warm dry months, dual-wall glass panels let guests open the house to nature or close it off for air-conditioned comfort. Ideal for extended stays of a month or longer.

Guest Access

A perimeter fence and passcode entry gate. A guard house sits about 100 feet from the property entrance, staffed in the evenings.

Other Things to Note

The connection to nature from within this Studio Saxe-designed home is immersive, almost transcendent — the architecture dissolves into the natural world around it. Four-meter-high ceilings and dual walls of floor-to-ceiling glass doors, opening with a voice command, merge the core of the home with the surrounding wilderness, ocean, and sky.

Inside becomes outside. From the living room, watch tropical storms roll in while rain falls around you. Outside, the backyard opens to an uninterrupted vista — thirty miles of jungle, coastline, and mountains, ending at the Pacific. Watch the sun set directly into the sea every evening. At night, the sky opens into an unfiltered view of stars, the Milky Way, and visible planets.

The green marble infinity-edge pool seems to float above the forest canopy, mirroring the ocean horizon. Elevated on a landform with a constant gentle breeze, the home enjoys a rare microclimate — cool, fresh evenings without tropical humidity.

The outdoor shower, tucked into the landscape, delivers hot and cold water with strong pressure, surrounded by jungle and open sky.

Wildlife is part of the daily rhythm: howler monkeys at dawn and dusk, white-faced capuchin monkeys moving through the canopy, and tropical birds — toucans, tanagers, hummingbirds — filling the air. Just below, a walking beach stretches for miles, wild and uncrowded.