Oxigeno, Your Jungle Treetop Retreat on the Ocean Front

Sister property to our other rental home, Imagina, located across the street with 5 star reviews! Just breathe. Oxygeno is your jungle treetop retreat on the ocean front. So much room for gatherings and privacy! Enjoy your private ocean front coffee terrace and bocce ball games at sunset on the rooftop terrace. Have your local hosts, Ivan and Ingrid, prepare you a gourmet dinner, enjoy a bottle from the wine cava, and fall asleep to the sound of the waves less than 100 feet away.

Highlights include an infinity edge pool, outdoor BBQ kitchenette, outdoor poolside dining, spacious Exercise/Yoga room with free weights, wall mirror, wall mount smart TV and AC, true outdoor social space living with private, secure bedrooms all with AC, luxury linens, abundant natural light, soaking tub in the large and luxurious master bathroom with ceiling to floor views of the jungle, hummingbirds and butterflies yet perfect privacy. The conveniently stocked wine cellar is available to you on an honor system of pay as you consume ($25 per bottle).

Ingrid, your caretaker, and Ivan, your chef, will greet you and be available to help make your vacation perfect. They are available to coordinate, prepare and serve dinners at this property on Tuesdays, Thrusdays and Saturdays. Meal menus will be provided and meal selections must be done 3 or more days in advance of each meal. Groceries must be paid for by guests in advance. Ivan and Ingrid provide guests with receipts for all purchases and any change, of course.
Our on-property vegetable garden provides a variety of seasonal fresh produce.

There is a master bedroom with ocean views and a king bed on the main level with sliding glass doors leading right onto the pool terrace. Above the kitchen and dining we have 2 guest rooms, both with gorgeous ocean views and each with its own private full bath. One of these rooms has a king bed and the other has 2 twin beds which can be combined to create a king bed as needed. A fourth bedroom is above the master bedroom offering even grander views of jungle and ocean. A spacious laundry room with full size washer and dryer is adjacent to the master bedroom closet. The 5th bedroom is located in a separate entrance apartment below the main level master bedroom, with jungle and ocean views, a full kitchen, bathroom, AC and private patio. The large exercise room is a perfect place for everything from yoga to weight lifting to HIIT exercises. Finally, the massive rooftop terrace that has a bocce ball court and lots of comfortable seating for amazing sunset views!

Our neighborhood has 3 very secluded small beaches to explore with tide pools where you feel like you are swimming in an aquarium filled with many colorful fish varieties (only at low tide!). Known to many as the most beautiful beach in Costa Rica, Playa Carrillo is a 7 minute drive from our home. It is a pristine, untouched, beach perfect for beach walks, picnics under the numerous palm trees, beginner surfing and all levels of SUPing. A short 15 minute drive North from our home is Samara where you will find more action with beach bars and many excellent restaurants. Likewise, about 20 minutes South you will arrive in Punta Islita where you will find a few more restaurant options as well as a Wild Macaw Reserve. If you've never seen a Scarlet Macaw, this is a wonderful opportunity to see these birds that are nothing less that majestic. The town of Puerto Carrillo, 5 minutes down our gravel road, also has a few excellent restaurants.

The best part - Our home is nestled into a lush jungle envelope of privacy and tranquility. While it has all of the creature comforts, it is truly close to the natural jungle and thus subject to visitors of jungle creatures. You will certainly hear, and most likely see, troops of Howler monkeys in our trees (not in the house, don’t worry). The white face monkeys also frequently travel across the trees in the back of the home. Ants are part of the landscape here (yes, in the house), but the less any food or attractant is left out the less you will see of them. Geckos also live in and around the house. They eat the bugs, so they earn their keep, and they are completely harmless and scared of humans. During parts of the rainy season it's possible to find a frog (no poisonous frogs in this area at all) or small red and purple crab in the house. A nuisance but harmless and your caretakers can help if they are inside the house. Our house is not air-tight on purpose; we let in breath to prevent mold issues completely. We have never had a guest be bothered by these things but we do want you to know up front what you might expect. And we hope you enjoy the experience and exposure to this tropical haven!

Guests have access to the entire home which consists of the 4 bedroom main home plus the 1 bedroom attached apartment.

We encourage guests to download the Whats App app for easy communication with the home manager/hosts, Ingrid and Ivan. Of course they can always communicate via the VRBO messaging platform also and we will respond at our very earliest ability.

In addition to Ivan and Ingrid, we also have two gardeners who work between our two properties (Imagina and Oxigeno) from 6 am to 2 pm Monday - Friday. Ricardo and his son, Jose Ignacio, are almost like family and have worked for us since early 2020.