Pool & Fruit Garden Estate in San Isidro | 5 Bed / 6,997 Sq Ft

Most properties make you pick one: room and privacy, or being close to town. This estate in San Isidro de El General gives you both. It sits behind a stone-faced front wall with two entrance gates, and Walmart, banks, restaurants and schools are about seven minutes away.

The two-story home has roughly 650 m² (6,997 sq. ft.) of living space. High ceilings on both floors keep the air moving, and big windows fill the rooms with light and look out over the gardens. Handcrafted woodwork runs through the house, from the ceilings and baseboards to the staircase railings, kitchen cabinets, doors and frames.

Upstairs is the primary suite, with its own bathroom and a Jacuzzi. Three more bedrooms, a hallway bathroom and a large open living area share that floor, and a wide balcony with a wood ceiling looks over the grounds. The main floor has a fifth bedroom, a private office, a multipurpose room, the kitchen and pantry, a laundry room, and separate living and dining rooms. A long covered back corridor makes a second living room outdoors.

Outside are a swimming pool and a 30 m² rancho with its own full bathroom, which works well for hosting family and friends. There is also a 30 m² storage building with a full bathroom and two storage rooms, two small dog houses, covered parking for two vehicles, and plenty of open space for more cars.

The gardens are what make this place memorable. Mature trees produce soursop, mango, mangosteen, bananas, oranges and more, and there is room to plant more trees or start a vegetable garden. For anyone browsing Costa Rica homes for sale with a self-sufficient lifestyle in mind, that is a rare head start.

For an expat family planning a relocation, San Isidro offers something many beach towns can't: hospitals, shopping and everyday services close at hand, with a cooler valley climate and mountain views. When you want the ocean, the drive over the mountains to Dominical's beaches makes an easy weekend trip. It's a practical, comfortable base for life in Costa Rica, and a strong option in Costa Rica real estate today.