Million dollar view ! On the Beach , Private Tropical Paradise ,Tivives Playa

The headline doesn't lie--it's definitely a million-dollar view! Whatever the time of day, looking out towards the ocean was spectacular. The sunsets were incredible, and the waves were spectacular to watch. It provided the peace and relaxation we were hoping for! A couple of pointers for first-timers to the property:1. In order to have such a beautiful view in an unpopulated area, the location is remote. Make sure to do as much shopping for food, etc., as you can while on your way out. It takes too much time away from the trip if you don't, because traffic moves SLOWLY. 2. Hoyt is very responsive. Don't hesitate to reach out to him if there are any issues.3. Don't bother bringing too many clothes. You'll wear swimsuits most of the time.4. If you like ice cream, get your hands on some ChaRo brand ice cream (it's a Costa Rican brand) as soon as you can. We didn't discover it until late into the trip and we were sorry we didn't have more days to enjoy it.

What an amazing little piece of paradise! What to choose when waking up in the morning? Pool? Beach? Both? The house was great and had everything that we needed, kitchen was really well stocked, tons of towels, hot water (between 7am-10pm), comfy king beds plus a queen air mattress. The area is not very touristy, safe and quiet, lots of locals around and the beach is pretty quiet, although busier during the Christmas/New Years week, but never crowded. The water is very swimmable with fun waves. Beautiful sunsets! Local macaws and iguanas come to visit. There is a nice restaurant (Costa Linda) 600m (7minute walk) away. There is space to park the car inside the gate and the main road is paved, the last little bit is gravel. Hoyt is an amazing host, so very responsive and helpful. Any questions, simply ask and he will get back to you very promptly. Definitely recommend!

I rarely write anything on the reviews but feel I must as I only read positive reviews prior to renting this property. Adequate beach house though it is WAY off the beaten path. The view from the patio is stunning but the beach was full of debris and GARBAGE! You definitely are not going to take chairs or lay out on this beach. There is not a living room area but we spent most of the time on the patio if we were there. We had an issue with the hot water in the master bedroom and with the timer. The host was very responsive and quickly sent someone out to fix it. However, he then tried to blame it on user error. NOT! 4 adults know how to turn the hot water on. There is also a timer to shut off the hot water heater at night which was set incorrectly and for 2 days, we had no hot water anywhere in the afternoon and evening. After the plumber came out, all hot water issues were resolved.The master bath had two bath mats that were full of black mold, the toilet was not clean and the bedspread was dirty and had to be washed before we could use it. Because I pay a cleaning fee with the rental, I do expect it to be clean on arrival. There are raccoons that visited daily, dug in the garbage that does not have a lid and were aggressive if you tried to shoo them off. I did like that the host gave recommendations for things to do in the area and local restaurants to visit. I do realize this is a third world country but I didn't pay third world prices to rent this property.

We had asked the host for a physical address to the property to enter into our GPS to locate the house and were told it would only be confusing, but we needed it for immigration also. We had a hard time getting thru immigration without a physical address. The driving instructions were little help they could be greatly improved upon. When we arrived at the house it has a gate which was not easily close once opened and the house had no hot water, we went about two days with out hot water they finally got a plumber out to fix the problem. The house has TV's but don't expect to watch anything unless you speak Spanish. The pool area was not very clean the grill was not in very good shape. Other than that it is a nice little house, but not worth the money we paid per night.