There are tons of beautiful Costa Rica beach houses for rent. Residents of Costa Rica come from all over the world and bring influences from their home countries in the construction found in the area.

Just in Playa Langosta, you can find beach houses with Morrocan, Italian, Spanish, Modern, Colonial and many other types of architectural influence.  The Glass House, an ultra modern home, sits on the same street as Villa Marrakech. Branch out and you will find many more types of homes.

The Carribean side of the country has its own flavor in places like Puerto Viejo, with homes being built on stilts, which is rare on the Pacific side.

In addition to styles, the date of construction plays a big roll in the make up of the beach house. Older homes often have older fixtures and more closed floor plans, although this is not always the case.

The term beach house does not necessarily mean on the beach at least in many advertising sources, but is used to talk about homes that are within walking distance to the beach in Costa Rica. Most of the luxury homes in Manuel Antonio are built high in the hills with huge ocean views, but are still considered beach houses.

You can find homes that are very traditional with large interior rooms and you can find very tropical homes where almost nothing other than bedrooms are air conditioned, with all living spaces exterior.

Some beach houses border national parks and have special restrictions about night time lighting or the installation of inground pools. Typically, these types of differences will noted in the pictures and reservation documents.

In terms of luxury, you will often see the quality of the property reflected in the price. Additionally, For Rent Costa Rica uses large photos. Click on them to expand and you can see a lot of detail about the property.

Beach houses for rent in Costa Rica are almost always furnished. A beach house is almost never built to be a long term rental property and left unfurnished.

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