Meet Arabella
Hosting guests since
2010
About the Homestay
- Welcomes
- Males
- Females
- Couples
- Families
- Students
We live on a beautiful farm outside Playa Garza. Me and my husband live with our wonderful fun Josue. We have two casitas for potential housing. Both houses are located next to our home. Depending on your preferences you can stay in the casitas or in 2 of the vacant rooms in our home! More about the housing ...
We are a 15 minute drive from Playa Guiones which Lonely Planet refers to as "simply a sip of raw nectar" ...
My Pets
Cat
House Facilities
- Laundry
- Parking
- Internet Access
Bedrooms available for booking
About the Area
Our house is located a 5 minute walk to Playa Garza and a 10 minute drive to Playa Guiones. We are also a 20 minute drive from the Nosara Airport.
Local Area Facilities
- Park
- Beach
Meals
Hosts can offer a complimentary light breakfast at their discretion. All other meals, including a full breakfast, might incur an additional cost, if offered. Meals and any additional payment should be arranged directly with your host.
Included in the stay
- Complimentary Light Breakfast
- Use of Kitchen
Available on request at an extra cost
- Full Breakfast
Diet Type available on request
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
- Nut Allergies
House Rules
No drugs or heavy drinking. The rain could be heavy at times.
Smoking Rules
Your host is a non-smoker.
Smoking is not allowed.
3 Reviews
December 2020
Arabella is such a great host and her family is very welcoming. We will definitely be going back to stay. Arabella and her family feel like a part of our family. Can’t recommend her enough!!!
Host reply
Muchas gracias Wess y su linda familia , disfrutamos mucho de su compañía. Esperamos volver a recibirlos nuevamente en nuestra familia. Es una n placer compartir con ustedes
April 2018
Liebe Arabella
Ich danke dir für alles, für mich wahr wunderschön bei euch. Ich habe mich sehr wohl gefühlt wie zu Hause.
Ich komme bald wieder. Ich vermisse euch sehr. Liebe grüsse an Dibier Josue und Pablo aus die Schweiz.Querida Arabella, muchas gracias por todos. Me senti muy bien con ustedes como en mi casa.
Muy pronto estare nuevamente con ustedes, les extraño mucho. Saludos a Didier Josue y a Pablo desde Suiza. Ustedes son una hermosa y agradable familia.Host reply
Ha sido una hermosa experiencia compartir mi casa con vos. MI CASA TU CASA .
February 2018
So Arabella tells me I am her first guest from the Homestay program. However she has been hosting international students in her home for many years and does a wonderful job. This place was just what I hoped for. Arabella and Didier are the most welcoming Tico family you will find. What their place isn't: it is no 4-star hotel. If you aren't prepared to step out of your urban first-world comfort zone a bit, you'd better go find a resort in Tamarindo. If you're ready to work on your conversational Spanish (although Arabella's English is pretty good), appreciate good home cooking, don't mind walking a short distance to some almost deserted beaches, and enjoy a very small town that appears to have no high-end tourist development whatsoever, then you will love it here. Pura Vida all the way!
How do I book?
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When do I pay?
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