Casa Vista Magnifica ... your Home Away From Home in Costa Rica

We've been back from our vacation to Potrera, Costa Rica for exactly one week, so it's time to tell
you my favorite things about our vacation there:

• Casa Vista Magnifica is the beautiful 5 bedroom, 5 bath villa where the ten of us spent our week. The only rooms in the villa with four walls are the bedrooms, and many of us enjoyed the open air showers. We started our days around the infinity pool, which overlooked the beach and ocean below, as well as spending many afternoons there and wrapping up every evening there.

• Rosita is the villa's maid and cook, and Bizmarck is handyman and her sous chef. They worked together as a team to produce the most amazing breakfasts and dinner every day. We discussed visiting some local restaurants while there until we experienced their first breakfast, after which we quickly decided we'd be dining at home for every breakfast and dinner with traditional Costa Rica meals. Not only fabulous cooks, but delightful people to have around during our vacation.
• The coffee ... the coffee! Roger likes his coffee bold and strong, while I like a weaker and often flavored coffee. We both loved this coffee, as did our entire group, and Rosita and Bizmarck kept the coffee pot refilling for us all morning, every morning. We brought some home, and we'll be scouring the internet to find 1820 coffee we can order online!
• The villa is managed by the Concierges at the Tropical Homes of Costa Rica, and Roger and I love concierges, because we've experienced how they can smooth life for us. When I asked for an acoustic guitar to be available for our use at the villa during the week, Roxanna did not disappoint, and we all enjoyed the guitar stylings of our friend, Mark, as well as varied music offered by DJ Doctor A. We spent many afternoons and evenings dancing, singing, and relaxing with tunes.

We had some wonderful outings, but the villa, the food, and the service were the main reasons to visit this villa, so I'll tell you about our outings in a separate post.

If you're local to Little Rock, Arkansas, like us, a week at this villa will be offered at auction at the Once Upon A Time fundraiser for United Cerebral Palsy on September 17th at the Little Rock Marriott. We'd love to see you there!