Stay at my finca in the hills of Puriscal.
A 13-hectare farm on the edge of La Cangreja National Park — coffee plantation, fruit trees, forest, and pastures. Wide panoramic views over the Escazú Mountains. It is not a resort. It is the real Costa Rica.
What you will find on the farm
13 hectares of land, forest, and coffee plantation. Something different around every corner.
Casa Margarita
Casa Margarita is a typical Tico house — the kind you imagine when you think of rural Costa Rica. Quiet, surrounded by two streams, with La Cangreja National Park right at the doorstep. No resort comfort, no air conditioning needed — at 1,000 metres elevation the climate does that job: warm during the day, fresh in the evening. The water at the tap comes straight from a natural spring.
Fully equipped, four rooms, seven beds. The right size for a family or a group of friends who want something real.
- The farm borders La Cangreja National Park, and the guesthouse sits just a few steps from that lush forest — the two streams that surround Casa Margarita come directly from the park.
- From the guesthouse starts a trail that follows the park boundary up into the mountains — through jungle, with panoramic views of the Pacific at the top.
- The same wildlife that lives in the park — birds, coatis, amphibians — can be observed right around the guesthouse.
- Fully equipped kitchen
- Private entrance, independent from the main house
- 4 independent rooms
- Direct view on the coffee plantation and mountains
- Water supplied directly from a natural spring on the property
- Farm trails open to guests — beautiful views over the valley
What a stay here looks like
Private guesthouse
A private guesthouse on the farm, next to the coffee plantation. Quiet. Simple. Clean. The kind of place you come back from genuinely rested.
House coffee
I grow, pick, dry, and roast my own coffee on the farm. You'll drink it here. It's not a branded product — it's just the coffee I make for myself.
5:30am bird walks
The best birdwatching hour on the farm is just before and after sunrise. Scarlet macaws fly their daily route. The farm comes alive before the heat sets in.
Fresh fruit from the trees
Mangoes, papayas, bananas, guavas, avocados, oranges — whatever is in season when you arrive is yours. Picked the same morning.
Real local life around you
My neighbours ride horses. On Sundays there are football tournaments on the field in the jungle. And if you are lucky, one of them will invite you to extract sugar cane juice the old way. You are not in a tourist enclave — you are in the real Costa Rica.
Included in any itinerary
The Puriscal region sits on the route between San José and the Pacific coast. When it makes sense for your trip, a night or two at the farm fits naturally into a broader Costa Rica itinerary — and I can include it in your itinerary.
Where is it?
The Puriscal region is in San José Province — about one hour southwest of the capital by car, on the way to the Pacific coast. One of the most authentic regions of Costa Rica, and a favourite weekend escape for Ticos from the capital. No souvenir shops. No all-inclusive hotels. Just hills, farms, horses, and pura vida.
Interested in staying?
The farm is not a hotel — availability is limited and stays are arranged personally. Send me an email and we will figure out the timing and how it fits your trip.