Where Casa Colibri Sits
On a small private hill above Uvita, overlooking the Pacific and Marino Ballena National Park — close enough to everything, high enough for the view and the quiet.
Casa Colibri is one of only three homes within a private enclave of the same name, a small luxury neighborhood completed in early 2024 that shares one access drive and a night-time security guard. From the pool deck and the upper level, the Whale's Tail — the sandbar that gives the national park its name — is clearly visible across the tree canopy. The beach is roughly three minutes by car and Uvita town about five; most guests who plan to explore keep a rental car. For the region itself, see Where You Are: Costa Ballena.
Arrival & Access
This is Casa Colibri's quiet superpower: access is paved, short, and easy — no 4x4 required. It's one of the most easily reached villas in the collection.
Many homes on this coast need a genuine 4x4 for steep or gravel access; Casa Colibri does not. The approach is from the main road, paved and brief, and guests have arrived in standard sedans, minivans, and rental SUVs without trouble. Most fly into San José (SJO) and drive south, or take the short domestic hop to Quepos (XQP) and continue by road; the team can arrange an airport shuttle, deliver a rental car to the door, or combine the two. The full picture is in Roads, Rental Cars & Transportation and Getting Here.
“The drive is steep but paved — a 4x4 was not needed. We rented a large minivan and it was no problem.”Jana, guest review
The Home & Its Design
Completed in March 2024, it reads throughout as a brand-new home — modern, light-filled, and intentionally restrained, with the jungle and ocean kept visually present from everywhere inside.
Double-height ceilings in the dining area, large glass walls and sliders, and wide indoor-outdoor openings do one job: keep the view in the room. Materially it's tropical modernist — white rendered volumes framed in dark trim, deep cantilevered eaves shading the glass, polished travertine carrying inside to out. The effect is a home that feels architect-designed rather than developer-built, calm rather than lavish.
A Day at Casa Colibri
Unhurried, and shaped by the light. Early mornings, a slow afternoon, quiet evenings — the home rewards staying put more than rushing around.
Mornings are generally early: toucans arrive in the trees, light fills the double-height dining area, and the air is cool enough for coffee on the terrace before the sun strengthens. Afternoons in the rainy season often bring a passing storm to watch from the covered terrace. Evenings are quiet — often a private chef, or a meal cooked in the open kitchen, eaten with the ocean going dark beyond the pool.
A Closer Look
A few moments from around Casa Colibri — the pool and the view, the architecture at dusk, the outdoor living.
Bedrooms & Sleeping Arrangements
Casa Colibri sleeps ten comfortably indoors, across four ensuite bedrooms — each a proper suite with a king bed, a private balcony, a walk-in closet, a ceiling fan, and air conditioning.
The villa is arranged over three levels, with the bedrooms on two of them — and each of those levels holds one ocean-view and one jungle-view room:
- Main level — master suite, ocean-view: king bed, a long private balcony toward the ocean, a walk-in closet, and the home's only soaking tub. It sits on the same level as the pool, kitchen, and living, so the main suite is essentially single-level living.
- Main level — jungle-view bedroom: king bed, ensuite, walk-in closet, private balcony into the canopy.
- Upper level — ocean-view bedroom: king bed, ensuite, walk-in closet, private balcony, opening over the double-height living space.
- Upper level — jungle-view bedroom: king bed, ensuite, walk-in closet, private balcony into the green.
Two of the four rooms also include an added single (twin) bed in the same space, for a child or a third guest.
On its own garden level, with a separate exterior entrance, is the flex room — a workout space with a full-size Murphy bed, a rack of dumbbells, an exercise ball, and open floor for yoga. It has no ensuite, so it serves as a movement space first and an occasional extra bed second, and isn't counted in the ten.
The bedrooms themselves are calm and tactile — solid wood beds in a teak tone with integrated nightstands, white walls, travertine floors, and soft pendant and recessed lighting. One honest note: in the two rooms with a twin, that twin shares the room with the king rather than sitting in a separate, partitioned space. It works beautifully for most families; if you need fully separate sleeping for every traveller, just confirm the configuration with the concierge first.
The Floor Plan
Casa Colibri across its three levels — the garden level below (the flex room), the main living level with the pool, kitchen, and two bedrooms, and the upper level with two more.
Pool, the Whale’s Tail & Outdoor Living
The ocean-view infinity pool is the heart of the villa, with the Whale's Tail framed beyond it through mature tropical trees.
The pool runs about 8.4 by 2.4 metres, chlorinated and unheated — yet the water sits surprisingly warm year-round, and the finish is part of why. It's surfaced in Sukabumi pool tile combined with black lava stone, a dark, natural volcanic material that quietly draws in the sun to hold the warmth and lets the pool blend into the landscape rather than stand apart from it. A covered seating area sits beside it, and a built-in Sonos system runs through the living area, kitchen, and pool terrace. There's also a covered outdoor yoga deck. As with most villas here, the pool is an open infinity edge, so close supervision is essential with young children (more in Families & Multi-Generational Travel).
Kitchen, Food & Chef
An open-plan, fully equipped gas kitchen — easy to cook in, and easy to hand over to a private chef.
The kitchen supports everything from a relaxed family breakfast to a chef-cooked dinner for the group, with a large fridge, dishwasher, and washer/dryer that guests travelling with children single out as making the trip easier. The team can arrange a private chef, pre-stock the kitchen before you arrive, and point you to the markets, fish vendors, and restaurants — all in Food, Groceries, Chefs & Eating Well.
The In-Villa Concierge Tablet
Casa Colibri is one of the homes we manage with a dedicated in-villa tablet — a quiet concierge at your fingertips, so you can arrange almost anything without picking up the phone.
By tapping a button or simply using your voice, you can order groceries from the local supermarket, have alcohol and beverages delivered, and book the services and experiences that make a villa stay easy — a private chef, an in-house massage, tours, even a ride — all without needing to contact anyone directly. The tablet also holds the home's full villa guide, with everything you need to know about the house and the area in one place, and shows you the day's ocean tide chart (handy for timing the Whale's Tail or Playa Arco) alongside other local information.
It doesn't replace the human team — Adrian, Jordan, and the concierge are always a message away — it simply puts the everyday requests one tap away, on your own schedule.
Wildlife & Soundscape
Set within mature tropical forest, the home is genuinely alive: toucans by day, howler monkeys at dawn, and a parade of wildlife from the pool.
Toucans appear regularly, especially early morning and late afternoon; howler monkeys move through the trees and call at first light, sometimes startlingly close; guests routinely report monkeys, iguanas, and parrots from the pool deck. Sightings vary by week and season — the birds are the constant. One honest note: the villa sits near a small section of the coastal road, so an occasional car is audible during the day. It's intermittent rather than constant, and it's part of what makes the access so easy. More on the wildlife in Wildlife & Living in Nature.
What Guests Consistently Appreciate
- The view — the ocean and the Whale's Tail, straight from the infinity pool.
- The easy access — no 4x4 drama, a relief for many first-time visitors.
- The wildlife — new toucans, monkeys, and parrots most mornings.
- The new-build comfort — reliable Wi-Fi, strong appliances, a backup generator.
- The calm, modern design — private, uncomplicated, and easy to relax into.
What to Understand Before You Book
Three honest notes, so the home is exactly what you expect on arrival.
First, the beach is a short drive or a roughly fifteen-minute walk that crosses the Costanera highway — lovely, but best done in daylight, and not a barefoot stroll from the door. Second, the easy paved access comes with the trade-off of an occasional passing car heard during the day; guests who need absolute silence may prefer a more remote hillside home. Third, the pool is an unheated, unfenced infinity pool, and the "fifth room" is really a workout room with a Murphy bed rather than a full bedroom. None of these surprise a guest who's read them here — which is the whole point.
Who Casa Colibri Suits (and Who May Prefer Another)
It suits guests who want a clear ocean view and an easy, uncomplicated arrival — families, multi-generational groups, couples, milestone celebrations, and remote workers.
If you value a strong view without 4x4 logistics, calm modern architecture over lavish interiors, and a home that's private but simple to reach, this is a natural fit; the reliable Wi-Fi and capable kitchen also make it comfortable for longer, work-from-villa stays. You may prefer a different home if you want to walk barefoot to the beach, need a saltwater or heated pool, require five full ensuite bedrooms, or want a setting with no road sound at all — the team can point you to villas that match those instead.
Travelling With Another Family
Casa Colibri pairs beautifully with its neighbor Casa LaVista — the two are about a two-minute walk apart. For two families who want to be together by day and have their own kitchen, pool, and bedtime at night, booking the pair is often better than squeezing into one larger house. More on combining homes in Families & Multi-Generational Travel.
“This place was everything we hoped for and then some — we spent so much time just staring out at the ocean and the Whale's Tail, right from the infinity pool.”
Scott, guest review