House in Puntarenas Province
5 guests · 3 bedrooms · 1 bath
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About this house rental
This tropical retreat, Casa Claro del Bosque, is located in Las Caletas area of Drake Bay, away from the main town (~4 km) known as Agujitas. This home is located a few steps from pristine swimming beaches. Las Caletas area is magic and mystic, where miles of solitary pristine beaches and rainforest meet to make a delightful relaxing place to explore and live nature. This home suits those who want to reconnect with nature, adventure-minded, outdoors seekers, nature lovers, and those who look for a remote vacation spot, without crowded beaches and tourist. Once you are at casa Claro del Bosque you can hike in the rainforest, explore desert beaches, swim in clear rivers or simply relax in a solitary beach.
Casa Claro del Bosque has two floors and three bedrooms. The first floor has a bedroom with two twin beds, the main full bathroom, the dining room and living areas along with the kitchen. The kitchen is fully equipped; including a gas stove, refrigerator, coffee maker, blender, and cooking utensils. There is also an outside shower to rise from ocean water and corridors with hammocks and daybeds to relax and enjoy the surrounding forest. The second floor has two bedrooms with balconies with a view to the forest. There is a single and a double bed in each room; both rooms share a half bathroom. The house is open-ventilated which allows the ocean breeze to cool it, when there is no breeze, the ceiling fans will help to keep a cool temperature. But remember we are in the rainforest, which is humid by nature!!.
Just getting to Casa Claro del Bosque means the excitement of adventure. There are several ways to get to Casa Claro del Bosque, you can fly from San Jose to Palmar Sur, from Palmar Sur airport you need to take a 15 minutes taxi ride to Sierpe town. In Sierpe town you will take a taxi boat (colectivo) or hire a private boat to Drake bay. You will navigate through the Sierpe-Terraba mangrove forest, the largest mangrove forest in the Pacific coast of Central America. The boat will take you to one of the nearby landing beaches to Claro del Bosque where we will meet you. It is a wet-landing as there are not harbors, from the landing beach it will take about 10 min walk to the property.
You could also fly direct to Drake bay and then take a 15 minutes taxi ride to Agujitas town. From Agujitas you can take either a taxi or a boat. The taxi will take extra 30 min (4x4 only) from Agujitas town, however, coming by the road depends on weather conditions as there are some sections of the road that are in bad conditions. The taxi will drop you off at the end of the road, where we will meet you, and then you have to walk 5 minutes to the property. If you take the boat from Agujitas, The boat will take you to one of the nearby landing beaches to Claro del Bosque where we will meet you. It is a wet-landing , from the landing beach it will take about 10 min walk to the property.
You can also drive to Sierpe Town or Drake bay. There is also private shuttles that will drive you to Sierpe Town. Driving to Drake bay is long and challenging and requires a four wheel drive car.
The owners or a guest assistant, will be there to help with questions during your visit. We can help you to arrange tours as: Horseback riding, Canopy zip lines, river tubing, Whale and dolphin watching, visit Corcovado national park (Sirena or San Pedrillo National Park) and Caño Island for diving and snorkeling, or any of the other activities available locally in the area.
Casa Claro del Bosque has two floors and three bedrooms. The first floor has a bedroom with two twin beds, the main full bathroom, the dining room and living areas along with the kitchen. The kitchen is fully equipped; including a gas stove, refrigerator, coffee maker, blender, and cooking utensils. There is also an outside shower to rise from ocean water and corridors with hammocks and daybeds to relax and enjoy the surrounding forest. The second floor has two bedrooms with balconies with a view to the forest. There is a single and a double bed in each room; both rooms share a half bathroom. The house is open-ventilated which allows the ocean breeze to cool it, when there is no breeze, the ceiling fans will help to keep a cool temperature. But remember we are in the rainforest, which is humid by nature!!.
Just getting to Casa Claro del Bosque means the excitement of adventure. There are several ways to get to Casa Claro del Bosque, you can fly from San Jose to Palmar Sur, from Palmar Sur airport you need to take a 15 minutes taxi ride to Sierpe town. In Sierpe town you will take a taxi boat (colectivo) or hire a private boat to Drake bay. You will navigate through the Sierpe-Terraba mangrove forest, the largest mangrove forest in the Pacific coast of Central America. The boat will take you to one of the nearby landing beaches to Claro del Bosque where we will meet you. It is a wet-landing as there are not harbors, from the landing beach it will take about 10 min walk to the property.
You could also fly direct to Drake bay and then take a 15 minutes taxi ride to Agujitas town. From Agujitas you can take either a taxi or a boat. The taxi will take extra 30 min (4x4 only) from Agujitas town, however, coming by the road depends on weather conditions as there are some sections of the road that are in bad conditions. The taxi will drop you off at the end of the road, where we will meet you, and then you have to walk 5 minutes to the property. If you take the boat from Agujitas, The boat will take you to one of the nearby landing beaches to Claro del Bosque where we will meet you. It is a wet-landing , from the landing beach it will take about 10 min walk to the property.
You can also drive to Sierpe Town or Drake bay. There is also private shuttles that will drive you to Sierpe Town. Driving to Drake bay is long and challenging and requires a four wheel drive car.
The owners or a guest assistant, will be there to help with questions during your visit. We can help you to arrange tours as: Horseback riding, Canopy zip lines, river tubing, Whale and dolphin watching, visit Corcovado national park (Sirena or San Pedrillo National Park) and Caño Island for diving and snorkeling, or any of the other activities available locally in the area.
Amenities at Beachfront-rainforest tropical paradise retreat, Drake Bay, Osa Peninsula
Non-smoking
No pets allowed
Family friendly
Map of Puntarenas Province
Ratings and reviews
10 / 10Outstanding·May 2026
This house was exactly what I wanted for my stay with my children in Costa Rica. Surrounded by the rainforest, short walk down to the beach. We saw many bird species from the balconies, watched capuchins and spider monkeys in the trees, enjoyed relaxing in the hammocks while blue morphos flew by. We also saw a coati, an agouti, and many scarlet Macaws. It was truly magical. If you want to get away from the touristy areas and be immersed in nature this area is perfect. Pablo and Lucia were excellent hosts- helped with airport transport and had great tips. Loved it!!!
10 / 10Outstanding·Apr 2026
This was a fantastic opportunity for our family to experience Costa Rica away from the hustle of the mainland. We had amazing jungle experience and saw a ton of exotic wildlife without even taking a tour to Corcovado. Great beaches. The hosts were amazing and very helpful. This was an 11/10 for sure.
10 / 10Outstanding·Feb 2026
Our Host where the best and took care of the details. They really cared and had a heart of gold.
5 / 10·Apr 2019
My wife and I, along with our two daughters, ages 14 and 17 stayed at this wonderful retreat for a week in early April, 2019. We are fairly fit and good hikers, but generally not into camping, but found this a delightful and relaxing stay. Lucia and Pablo are fixtures in the Osa peninsula, having lived there for more than 20 years and have a wealth of knowledge and expertise to make your stay as rich an experience as possible. It is rare that your guides, shopkeepers or waiters won't know Lucia and Pablo!Things to do:The two things you must do is to to get a guided tour of the Tapir Trail (Trillo de la Danta) nearby and a tour of Corcovado National Park (1.5 hour boat ride away). We saw an amazing variety of animals and learned about the history of the Osa Peninsula from our guides. Both areas are vastly different in their history and animals, so we recommend doing both!We also enjoyed a horse-back ride to Rio Clara, about 1 hour there and back with a break for swimming in the river.The walk into town (Agujitas) is a really enjoyable 1.5 hour walk and a good place to buy groceries later in your trip (we bought enough for a few days when we first come through town). You could also have Pablo and Lucia send someone to shop for you, but we enjoyed walking the bayside trail.The Scarlet Macaw Cafe (known as a "Soda") is a great place to eat local food and also makes good smoothies, so if you run out of groceries and don't want to get more, you'll still eat very well. The beach is a great place to relax, bring your snorkeling gear to see some of the tropical fish that congregate around the rocks off shore. The surf is rough and not good for small children.Also, Capuchin Monkeys could be found every evening at the point just south of the house eating mangos (which are still not ripe in early April). Things to be aware of: There are no screens, and so you will be sharing your house with the occasional flying ant or mosquito in the evening. You'll also have to pick up a crab or two and relocate them outside, but this is part of the charm of the place. This is a great place for folks who really want to experience the jungle, but probably not so good for people that want to wall off nature with glass windows and A/C! You do have to keep the kitchen clean if you don't want ants visiting. The Capuchin monkeys will also raid the kitchen if you leave food out, but Lucia and Pablo provide monkey-proof boxes to keep everything safe.Highly recommended!!
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10Outstanding
(33 Ratings)
"This house was exactly what I wanted for my stay with my children in Costa Rica. Surrounded by the rainforest, short walk down to the beach. We saw many bird species from the balconies, watched capuch..."
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