Beautiful Bella Vivace with Rolling Mountain and Bay of Nicoya Views

Q: Is Beautiful Bella Vivace with Rolling Mountain and Bay of Nicoya Views pet-friendly?

Yes, this property allows pets (limit 2 total). Some restrictions may apply, so please contact the property for more details.

Q: Where is Beautiful Bella Vivace with Rolling Mountain and Bay of Nicoya Views located?

Located in the heart of Santiago, this apartment building is 3.9 mi (6.3 km) from San Ramon Municipal Market and within 12 mi (20 km) of San Ramon Nonato Church and Palmares Church. Jardín Botánico Else Kientzler and Juan Castro Blanco National Park are also within 25 mi (40 km).

10/10 Excellent

Nancy G.

Feb 4, 2025

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Get away from it all in a beautiful setting

Comfy, cozy, private in a beautiful setting where you can have your morning coffee while looking at the Bay of Nicoya or the surrounding pastoral setting: That's Bella Vivace! It's clean, spacious, well equipped, and the hosts are very accommodating. Everything you need is here for a enjoyable Costa Rican vacation. Centrally located so it's easy to get to the popular tourist spots without having to be surrounded by tourists the entire time. We highly recommend Bella Vivace!

Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Jan 31, 2024

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Wonderfully relaxing vacation

Andy and Nancy have a gorgeous property...and are such nice people! We thoroughly enjoyed our stay here, and plan to go back!

Stayed 10 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Debra M.

Feb 23, 2025

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Beautiful, comfy space with great hosts

Large, clean, and has a wonderful patio (with now mature landscaping and covered patio unlike online photo). Hosts are on-site and very helpful and responsive, with lots of info and recommendations for local resources. We enjoyed watching the birds, butterflies, and other wildlife while relaxing on the patio. Close to San Ramon, a beautiful little city, and perfect weather. Like most places here, bring insect repellent for the midges and mosquitoes (unless you are one of those people who never get bitten). And if using Google Maps to get here, when it says you have arrived, you are actually at the neighbor’s drive, and your destination is the next drive ahead on the left!

Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2025

6/10 Okay

Lillian B., Gatineau, Quebec

Apr 2, 2023

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BEST 3 MONTH STAY EVER!

Overall I was very satisfied with my stay and with my hosts Nancy and Andy, in San Ramon. The Belle Vivance, one bedroom Casita was very clean, the right size and level of comfort I expected. The gardens were well maintained and absolutely stunning! The sunsets were MAGICAL. Nancy and Andy were very accommodating and hospitable. Would I stay there again? Absolutely! However, I would like to point out a few misleading marketing claims listed: One being, “Pet Friendly”. This place is certainly NOT pet friendly. JAKE, their much older large, male dog, aggressively and continuously attached my small dog RICO, (chihuahua) many times, putting him and myself at risk of being physically harmed. After many failed attempts, of requesting that my hosts secure JAKE on a leash for our SAFETY, finally, they addressed the issue and found a solution. Misleading marketing issue #2. The advertisement suggested that there was an indoor pool, YES there is, however it’s a LAP pool located inside their home. I did not feel comfortable entering their private home everyday, to swim. This was very disappointing as I expected to continue my exercise routine, while I was there. I felt very mislead Therefore, the pool was never used by any of the guests in the three apartments. Misleading marketing issue #3. There was absolutely no PRIVACY. I had a beautiful patio, (as advertised, but certainly NOT private). it was the main traffic area for the owner and his workers.

Stayed 84 nights in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Joan K.

Apr 16, 2025

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Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Yvonne K., Hapy Valley, Oregon, USA

Nov 3, 2022

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Great location, overall comfortable accommodations

The unit interior is identical to what you see in the pictures, though if you like to read a book in the evening, be prepared to be a little inconvenienced. Decent kitchen for basic cooking. The apartment is under the house and around back, and during our stay, workers doing house repairs were coming and going across the patio throughout the day. The outdoor table now has a metal patio cover - a great place to sit and enjoy the rain. Vegetation around the patio is tall obscuring any view, and the plants are wonderful. We recommend taking walks around the property and the area to enjoy the many gorgeous flowers. Close to San Ramon - the single-lane road is generally quiet and we never saw another car on our daily trips out. We recommend shopping at Mas x Menos - better selection of products; prices only slightly higher than Maxi Pali. The only downside, and it was a big one in our case because we like to sit outside, is the hosts' pool heater. It burns wood, not well vented, and the daily smoke chased us off numerous times. It also made doing laundry difficult because it has to be hung outside to dry - in the smoke, unless they are going out that day. If that was repaired and the smoke no longer came over the patio and into the apartment beginning before sunrise, this place could be ideal. Consider one of their other two units if they are available.

Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Diane P.

Aug 31, 2022

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Lush Costa Rica

Property was well maintained. Hosts Nancy and Andy were always available and accessible and helpful. Enjoyed my stay and enjoyed swimming in their lap pool.

Stayed 15 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Christine K.

Jan 25, 2020

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Great hosts

Nancy and Andy are very knowledgeable about the area. They have prepared an information book with everything from restaurants to grocery stores to day trips. They are always available to help out in any way they can.

Stayed 12 nights in Jan 2020

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