Three Laid-Back Beach Towns on Costa Rica's Northern Pacific Coast
InternationalLiving.com Playa Flamingo, Playa Potrero, and Brasilito - on Costa Rica's sunny northern Pacific coast - are ideal destinations for those seeking a low-key life by on the beach.
Playa Potrero, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Playa Potrero, or Potrero Beach, is your quintessential 1950s American beach town. Traditionally known as a fishing village, it is not uncommon to find cows and horses roaming unattended on the beach and through the streets. Still, the newly paved road through Potrero has allowed it to experience a boom in tourists, real estate, restaurants, and overall fun.
Potrero Beach is comprised of approximately equal parts expats and locals, and this town may the best example of how this eclectic mix can create a truly unique Costa Rican experience. Expats love the authentic culture offered by the locals; and locals love the business and opportunity brought in by the expats.
Playa Potrero has a large, u-shaped bay with dark brown sand and featuring calm, warm waters in which families can swim. The Potrero Beach bay is only partially developed, and beachfront titled property is still available. Playa Potrero is one of the only areas in Costa Rica that offers titled beachfront real estate. The beachfront lots are comprised primarily of luxury single-family homes, condo developments, restaurants, and boutique hotels. The bay also harbors the Playa Flamingo Marina on the South end, which is filled with catamarans, sailboats, and fishing boats. For yachting enthusiasts, the marina provides the opportunity to moor their vessels close to home.
The main expat neighborhoods in Playa Potrero are located in Surfside Estates and Pacific Heights. Surfside Estates was originated in the 1970’s with over 800 divided lots, and beautiful, single-family homes are being built on these lots to this day. Many Canadians and Americans call Surfside Estates home, and many of these homes are rented out as vacation rentals throughout the year when the owners are not in town. The layout of this neighborhood is a square flat grid system, and fire hydrants are even installed throughout the community. This community offers great value with the lots starting at $35,000, and the typical 3-bedroom home in Surfside can range between $275,000 to $400,00. The average building cost to build is between $100.00 - $125.00 per square foot, so it’s extremely affordable to build in this community.
Pacific Heights offers lots and homes that have spectacular views of the ocean and inland valleys. These lots start in the $125,000 dollar range, and is a great value considering ocean view lots on the South Ridge of Flamingo range from $250,000 to $400,000. Lots in Las Catalinas, which offers luxury living just north of Playa Potrero, start at $450,000.
Even outside of these main developments, there are luxury single-family homes and condominium developments that expats love to call home or invest in. Short term vacation rentals and long term rentals are common in the Playa Potrero area. Beachfront Conco development include Pacific Beach Condos, Endless Beach Condos, and El Destino Condos.
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driving through Playa Potrero, Costa Rica on Highway 911
This is a round trip in Playa Potrero, Costa Rica from the Bahia Del Sol Beach Front Hotel north on Highway 911 through Playa Potrero past the square, and then back to the Bahia Del Sol on December 4, 2013. This shows how small and isolated and bereft of activities Playa Potrero is. We enjoyed staying here, but if you want action and activities, there are better places for sure.
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Casa Blanca is located in Pacific Heights above Playa Potrero in a private and convenient location to area shopping, banking and medical services. Conveniently located under one hour from the Liberia International Airport and only 15 minutes from Flamingo Beach in the northwest Guanacaste Province.
Guanacaste is known for its idyllic year-round weather and beautiful landscape.
This newly built home measures over 5,200 SF and features top quality finishes, an open design and layout as well as floor to ceiling glass to take advantage of the 360 degree views. If privacy and luxury is what you seek, then look no further!
This home is one of the most unique homes in the area and offers plenty of space for relaxing and entertaining inside or outside under the covered terrace area and infinity edge pool.
The main home features two bedrooms downstairs, including the master bedroom, and the maids quarters as well as the open kitchen and living areas, guest bathroom and laundry room.
The kitchen has a nice breakfast bar for entertaining as well as designer cabinetry, quartz countertops and stainless steel appliances.
The master bedroom has direct access to the infinity edge pool and also has a large walk in closet, master bathroom with dual vanity and walk in shower.
The outdoor area boasts a large infinity edge pool, lounge area and outdoor kitchen area. The second level has three full bedrooms and bathrooms as well as a beautiful sitting area with floor to ceiling glass.
The detached apartment is located directly above the two-car garage and is very spacious with beautiful ocean views. There is air conditioning and ceiling fans throughout the home.
Perched up at close to 1,000 above sea level on a 1.75 Acre (7000 m2) lot, this home always gives way to great ocean breezes! The custom furniture is negotiable with the sale of the property. Offered at $1,399,000
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beach and surf at Playa Potrero, Costa Rica (extended HD view pt. 1 of 2 with nice audio)
This is an extended HD view of the beach and incoming surf and waves at Playa Potrero in Costa Rica in late November and early December of 2013. This video includes shots taken on several different days. Most all of this occurs right in front of the Bahia del Sol Hotel which is where we stayed. If you like the sound of surf, you should enjoy this.
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beach at Playa Potrero, Costa Rica December 2013 (extended version)
This shows the activities, people and surf on the beach at Playa Potrero in Costa Rica in late November and early December of 2013. These views were taken over several days at different times of the day to show the different activities, people and surf occurring at those different times.
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