This home was beautiful and in a great location. Far enough away from the busy, but close enough to enjoy all that Tamarindo has to offer. In walking distance, you have an amazing beach with the most beautiful sunsets. You also have a little market for shopping as well as a fun sports bar and grill with pool table, ping pong, corn hole, etc. You also have a nicer restaurant that offers breakfast lunch and dinner, and a little place with shaved ice, acai bowls and all types of smoothies.
The downside for us was the check-in, guest duties, and running out of water for over a day. The check-in process is NOT self check-in, which we did not know. It HAS to be a personal check-in where the host has to walk you through everything vs a binder or sheet that explains everything. We got in late, out of our control, and she was not happy about that. We finally arranged the check-in but it was kind of a hassle and dug into our vacation time and we missed out on some family time due to having to meet up with the host. The things that your responsible for: 1 - is taking care of the pool and ensuring that you turn the pump on every day and the water level is good. This was kind of weird to us, but since we have a pool, it wasn't foreign. 2 - is checking the water container to ensure you have water. You have to walk behind the other 2 villas and pound on the tank to see where the level is. Again, sort of strange.
And the last bummer was running out of water for over a day.