Tyler, Adam, Travis and myself just returned form a week on Playa Marsella. We stayed in a home directly on the beach beneath the property in an effort to get a feel for the area. We unanimously agree, we have found a stellar location. The Property sits on a ridge between Playa Marsella and Playa Maderas. Playa Marsella, our beach, is about a 5 minute walk down a trail to the sand. It is a clean and beautiful sandy beach with great swimming and very quite. Aside from the few residents, and a few lost tourist looking for playa Maderas, the beach is completely private. Maderas Beach is about a 10 minute walk through our development down the other side of the ridge to the beach. This is the best surf break in the San Juan Del Sur area. It is busier, more people around both tourists and locals, but not very developed.
Our property is a 15 minute drive north on Chocolota Road from San Juan Del Sur. The Chocolata is a dirt, narrow road that winds through the jungle, riddled with potholes and an optional river crossing.....Fun. There are a few resorts in the area along with a number of small local restaurants. There seem to be a good number of services near the property including a 12 hole Frisbee golf course through the jungle (bizarre). There is a very nice resort called the Playa Marsella Resort and Conference Center, very nice by Latin American standards. Food is excpetional; the four of us had ceviche, lobster, beers, and a few cocktails for $100.
We were able to get a lot accomplished. We met and spent an evening with the Home Owners Association president Chuck. He is an ex-pat from Corpus Christi, great guy. He is about 50% completed with his home and gave us a boatload of info about building in the area. We spent a lot of time walking the lot discussing floor plan options and talked with a few different builders
After spending more time on the property we feel we have made a great investment. The property has better views than we originally remembered. It has a full 180 degree ocean view, perfect for sunsets. The house will also overlook the crecent shaped Marsella Beach. One thing we were completely surprised by is the inland views. You will be able to sit by the pool and see the hills above San Juan Del Sur and a volcano in Costa Rica. We also spent a large portion of the trip discussing all aspects of the venture. We are working on a floor plan that will work with the property, maximize views. We will keep yopu posted.
With the goal to start building November 1st we have a number of details to hammer out. Starting now we will use the blog to keep everyone updated, so stay in touch. It’s easy, just subscribe to the blog below and it will send you an email when the blog is updated.
We learned a lot and feel good about moving forward. Any of us would be happy to answer as many questions as you can think up. We are excited about things, and can’t wait to take a trip south with you too experience what a great spot we have found.
Stay tuned for more images from Travis and Tyler.
I hope everyone is doing well, keep in touch.
-Jared
Google Earth View- Playa Marsella is the bottom, Maderas is the top beach. Our development is in between
Cruise Ship at sunset from Playa Marsella
Family of Monkeys in the trees on our property
A view of the Rock at Maderas
Playa Marsella Sunset
Mango Rosa Resort (1 mile away)
Great atmosphere. Nice Pool, Hamock Ranchero, and make a mean Dorado Burger
Playa Marsella Resort & Conference Center
Our Property from the beach looking up. Our house will sit at the end of my finger
Mango Rosa Resort
Inland view from the lot, can you see the volcano?
View of Playa Marsella and the Conference center from the water
Arroz y camarones, Damn good
