Context: 4 adults/2 couples rented for three days!
Let me begin by stating that I have traveled abroad extensivly and rented several homes abroad. I am not a capricious person and can adapt to almost all conditions. However the lack of respect is one of those that I can’t and will not adapt to. The owner of this home has no clue what that means and is a rude self absorbed individual. The arrival information was sent one day before our arrival, when we contacted him on the morning of our arrival to confirm, he procedeed to scream at us and hung up the phone on three occasions. The home is beautiful as on the pictures and well situated. However there are several irritances:
-one of the rooms had blood stained sheets!
-utensils and dishware are at a minimum (2 glass wines, 1 glass glass, 4 dishes). We asked the owner for two more wine glasses which never came...
-there is a constant parade of different people showing up at different hours to perform maintenance tasks (house keeping, gardner, pool boy) on a DAILY basis.
-we where two couples and only had one set of keys!!!
-on the second day we woke up to have no more water on the premise. Which was however resolved within 4 hours.
-The pool filtration system is one a timer and turns off in the evening and starts up after 9 am, causing the pool to have several insects and other particles floating in there for your early morning swim.
The saying in Costa Rica is « pura vida » denotes a simple life with no fus, no stress and focus on the positive. It does not mean disrespect and non responsibilation.
On that Pura Vida.