By Jenny & the local PlayaCR team· Tamarindo, Guanacaste·Updated 2026 A Costa Rica villa rental is the biggest single line on most beach-vacation budgets – $4,000 to $25,000 for the week. It is also the line where things go wrong most expensively. Below are the 11 red flags we watch for when we vet villas…
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