Casa Alta Vista

My family of seven adults and my fifteen-month-old granddaughter stayed in Casa Alta Vista for a week. We loved the house and the space that it gave us all. We had a few rainy evenings, but then the living room accommodated us comfortably. The view from the home, especially from the pool area is just stunning! We enjoyed the pool and walking around the grounds looking at the beautiful flowers and the small waterfall down the driveway when there had been some heavy rain. I love toucans and have never seen so many in one place!

We went to Manuel Antonio one day, visited Alturas Wildlife Sanctuary, had lunch in Dominical at El Pescado Loco (great fish tacos) and visited the beach vendors. We had Dominical Chef Services prepare dinner for us one night and that was awesome. Jose suggested La Parcela as a good spot for lunch or dinner and we ended up there for both! We had a wonderful trip and would rent this house again in a heartbeat if ever we have another family vacation.

We had a great stay in March 2019 with a group of six. Make sure you have a 4x4 vehicle to get up the road to the house. We had two SUVs and one SUV turned out to be front wheel drive and we got stuck and had to park down the hill until the rental car company brought us another. Alonso was a great help that evening getting us to the house. We had groceries delivered by Stephen to the house just prior to our arrival which was very helpful. The house was very clean and the gardener, housecleaner and pool man all did a great job keeping it looking great.

Our first day was a relaxing day at the house and pool and we saw toucans, aracaris, an agouti and a white nose coati on the property. Each morning we got up early to hear the howler monkeys and the sounds of the birds and watch the sunrise. It was stunning. The covered hut was perfect to get out of the sun in the afternoon and was another great spot to watch the toucans. We enjoyed hiking to Nauyaca Waterfalls (upper and lower). It was a hot hike but got to see macaws, peacocks and Capuchin monkeys as well as another coati. We also had a private tour at Manuel Antonio National Park and saw a lot of sloths and other animals. We went zip lining with Osa Canapy tour with a beach stop at the Whale Tail at low tide in Uvita, which you can see from the pool at the house!

Several restaurants in Dominical area - Great dinner at Por Que No for sunset, Phat noodle was good food, a little slow service. Fuego Brew Co was good and a great dinner at La Palapa at Cuna del Angel for our last night. Make sure to have some lunches at a local "soda".

The house was great. We loved the porch on the second floor and the third floor with the hammock and another couch to nap and take in the view/look for animals was also perfect. We had two episodes of regional black outs, one for 2 hours in the middle of the night and the last evening from late evening until early morning. The house has battery powered lanterns which were handy. Just part of the experience.

The best treat on the last day of our trip was seeing a sloth in the tree by the pool enjoying eating buds on the tree and moving from branch to branch.

This was such a great trip and the house was perfect - great outdoor grilling area, thoughtful touches like pool floats/toys/beach towels. We would love to come back and we are sharing the listing with friends that saw our pictures. The view from the backyard was absolutely spectacular! Pura Vida!

Our stay at Casa Alta Vista was awesome. The house was very clean when we arrived, and Stephen was very helpful during our check-in process. He told us about the local area, and gave us some good info on making the most out of our stay. The view was just incredible, and the house had so many outdoor spaces to enjoy it from. The view looks down on the "Whale's Tale" beach at Uvita. You could honestly just spend hours staring at it. We were lucky enough to catch a whale jumping out of the water as we ate breakfast outside on the first morning. We also saw monkeys, toucans, parrots, and an agouti on the property. The location is pretty convenient to attractions as well. Dominical, Uvita, Nauyaca Falls, and more are all convenient to the area. Manuel Antonio and Jaco are a little further away, but we made day trips to those areas as well. Be prepared for the drive up to the house. It requires 4-wheel drive, and can be a little scary at first, but it is safe, and you get totally used to it after a couple days. The house is in the Jungle on a mountain, so it's septic system doesn't allow for the flushing of toilet paper, you must throw it away. This wasn't nearly as big of a deal as it seemed at first, and is pretty standard in this area. There are also rolling brown outs in these areas of Costa Rica. This is also pretty standard, and we weren't really bothered by it. We weren't there to watch TV or anything like that. This was our first stay in Costa Rica, and everyone had a blast. I would absolutely recommend Casa Alta Vista to anyone looking to stay in the Dominical area

Wow, what an incredible place. There is a ton of room here for everyone to sleep comfortably, especially if you're traveling with couples or people who are OK sharing beds. We had 11 total and there were at least 3 open beds.

The place has an incredible view to the ocean, amazing sunsets, is immaculately clean and modern, and surrounded with jungle. There is a dishwasher and a washer/dryer to make things very convenient. Every morning you'll wake up to tons of toucans and beautiful birds - definitely bring a pair of binoculars or a spotting scope if you can. Howler monkeys are close by too, and you can hear them roaring each morning around 5am. We also saw a troop of white-faced capuchins coming through the trees, and also saw an agouti down the steps. When coming home one night, there was a large heard of peccaries in our driveway!

The pool is amazing, and if you want to scuba dive, they can come right to you to teach you before going to the ocean (check "Mad About Scuba" in Uvita for that). You absolutely do need a 4x4 to get to the property, it's no joke, but the drive is fun in its own right. The house is nestled between Dominical and Uvita, with a few grocery stores in Uvita and great places to eat in Dominical. Both areas have nice beaches, with Uvita home to the famous "Whale's Tail" which is a great place to go early in the morning to walk all the way out to the sandbar.

The home itself is stunning and the location is spectacular, with tons of great thinga to do. To make things even better, Stephen and his team (who manage the property) can help set up any tour you'd like or point you in the right direction of anything you need.

This place is paradise, we were totally blown away by how great it was. We even were told at checkout that if we book another stay it'll come with a 10% rebate. I cannot recommend this place enough - having traveled all over the world, this was easily the most amazing place I've rented.

We just returned from a 5 night stay at Casa Las Terrazas in Costa Rica and it was one of the most incredible places we have ever been. We are world travellers and this house and place in the jungle topped our list of places we have been. 10 of us stayed in the house and we had 2 beds open because the house is so big. Every morning and night we had Toucans on the property and could hear monkeys everywhere. We felt very safe and secure in the house. The house is beautifully remodeled and appears brand new! The views of the jungle and ocean are unparalleled. It's a 10 minutes drive to the main highway and only 20 minutes max from many beaches and towns. This is THE house to stay in if you are looking for a private experience accessible to tons of awesome things to do. Can't say enough good things about this house and spot in the secluded but easily accessible place in the jungle. The management team that we dealt with from beginning to end was amazing. The check in and check out was so easy and everyone speaks perfect English. We had a person meet us in a nearby town and he escorted us to the property and gave us the keys and a full rundown of the house and nearby tours, stores restaurants, etc. Trip, house, and experience of a lifetime

A total of nine of us descended on Casa Alta Vista for a week of warmth and fun in Costa Rica. Casa Alta Vista proved to be the ideal spot to regroup between snorkeling at Cano Island, swimming beneath Nuyuacca waterfall, visiting Manuel Antonio Park, boogie boarding at Playa Hermosa or any other number of delightful activities. I think another week is called for soon. 🙂 As first timers we weren't sure where to focus our attention but Joseu was an informative source of information and full of suggestions. He also arranged for Caleb and Jose to cook for us on our final evening which allowed us to enjoy each other's company and not worry about either cooking or cleaning up afterwards. We each had either red snapper or tenderloin - although they had many more options including the typical Costa Rican dish of Casados - rice, beans and either chicken, fish or beef. Having dinner prepared at La Casa was a great conclusion to our week and I recommend it. Everyone woke early to the amazingly diverse bird life and monkey business in the trees. Catching sunrise over Ballena Park (The Whale's Tail) was a beautiful way to start the day. Then after a couple cups of coffee it was into the pool to consider what to do, knowing that staying put was a tremendous option, too. It was definitely Pura Vida at its best.