For families and groups
Costa Rica homes for families
Two or more bedrooms, a kitchen and a washer, a pool or a beach within a short walk, and hosts who tell you which beach is calm this week. These are the homes families book with us, and what each one is good at.
What made the list: at least two bedrooms or six guests, a kitchen, and either a pool or a beach nearby.
The homesThe homes
Lapas Leona Home
Natural Leona and Lapas Paradise booked together: two houses for up to 16 with a private saltwater pool
16 guests · 4 bedrooms · 4.5 baths
4 bedrooms · sleeps 16 · private pool
Casa Azul
A blue family house with the pool in the middle of the plan, 75 meters from the supermarket inside Punta Leona
8 guests · 2 bedrooms · 2 baths
2 bedrooms · sleeps 8 · private pool
Casa Almendros
A three-bedroom beach house with the sand a few steps from the back gate, on a quiet stretch of Playa Sámara
6 guests · 3 bedrooms · 2 baths
3 bedrooms · sleeps 6 · no pool
Ewa Boxes
Ewa Box 1 and Ewa Box 2 booked together: two container villas with a plunge pool to yourselves, for up to eight
8 guests · 2 bedrooms · 2 baths
2 bedrooms · sleeps 8 · private pool
What parents ask us
Which beach for small children?
Playa Mantas and Playa Blanca inside Punta Leona are the sheltered ones close to San José; Sámara is a bay you can swim in; Cahuita has the beach inside the national park. The destination pages say which months bring bigger surf.
Are the pools fenced?
No. Casa Azul has the pool in the middle of the house between the bedrooms and the kitchen, with no gate; keep floaties on small kids and one adult watching. We say this on every listing because it matters.
Do we need a car?
In Punta Leona, Sámara and Cahuita a car makes the week easier and is not essential inside the resort. In Monteverde a normal car reaches every home; two sit on short gravel lanes.
Can we arrive early with tired kids?
Ask on WhatsApp the day before. In Monteverde you can come in from 11:00 once the clean is done; in Cahuita you can drop the bags while it finishes.
Guides for a family trip
Punta Leona
Hotel Punta Leona or a house with a pool
A hotel with restaurants, pools and activities, or a house with a kitchen, washer and own pool in the same Punta Leona: what each gives and when each wins.
Punta Leona
Punta Leona houses with a pool: which to pick
Our three houses with a pool in Punta Leona, for 8 each or 16 when two are booked together, from $266 a night: private or shared pool, distance to the beach and which group each one fits.
Punta Leona
Punta Leona with kids: house, beach, tips
Punta Leona works with kids because pool, beach and supermarket are on foot. Which house to pick, Casa Azul's unfenced pool, the macaws and the drive.
Questions families ask
Is there Wi-Fi, and is it fast enough for work?
Every home has Wi-Fi. Where Airbnb shows a measured speed it ranges from 118 to 171 Mbps (Punta Leona, Sámara and Escazú), and the Monteverde lofts are described as fast enough for remote work and streaming. Several homes have a dedicated desk; the stay page says which.
Is there hot water?
Yes, in every home. Two details worth knowing: at Kapetsowa and Calma Loft in Monteverde the hot water is in the shower, not the kitchen tap, and at Lapas Paradise the showers are set to a warm rather than hot temperature. Each stay page says so.
Do the homes have air conditioning?
The beach, Caribbean, Escazú and Kirkland homes do. The Monteverde homes do not, because the cloud forest sits high and stays cool; they come with fans for warm afternoons and, at Kapetsowa and Calma Loft, a portable heater for cold nights. Pack a warm layer for Monteverde in any month.
Do the homes have kitchens?
Yes. Most have a full kitchen with stove, oven, refrigerator, microwave and coffee maker. Calma Loft, Aroma de Café and both Ewa Box containers have kitchenettes with a stove or induction cooktop and no oven. Coffee is provided in most homes, and in Monteverde it is local.