$3,199,000

Meaning 'Whale House' in Spanish, Villa Ballena certainly lives up to its name, boasting nearly 5000 square feet of space to enjoy rain or shine.

As you enter the home, your eyes are immediately drawn to the grand 50-feet high foyer, illuminated with natural light, featuring a striking blue accent wall made from Venetian Stucco, and showcasing a glass and steel staircase—a testament to the homes sophisticated, contemporary architecture. This space is crowned with a large ceiling fan hanging from a teak-wood accent panel with natutal-lighting for the ultimate in first impressions.

Meaning 'Whale House' in Spanish, Villa Ballena certainly lives up to its name, boasting nearly 5000 square feet of space to enjoy rain or shine.

As you enter the home, your eyes are immediately drawn to the grand 50-feet high foyer, illuminated with natural light, featuring a striking blue accent wall made from Venetian Stucco, and showcasing a glass and steel staircase—a testament to the homes sophisticated, contemporary architecture. This space is crowned with a large ceiling fan hanging from a teak-wood accent panel with natutal-lighting for the ultimate in first impressions.

Villa Ballena was built to connect a polished designer home with the 'Pura Vida' beach lifestyle. The downstairs is devoted to family fun, featuring a professional grade foosball table, a 86-inch flatscreen TV, an oversized sectional for movie nights, and a wet bar with beverage cooler.

Just off this first floor family room is an epic bunkbed room for young kids and teenagers alike. This space sleeps eight, features single-over-queen sized bunk beds (each with their own reading lights, charging stations, and built-in storage), and has a fun en-suite bathroom with two showers and a three-sink vanity.

This family family space opens via sliding glass doors that lead to a large covered patio, complete with an outdoor wet bar with quartz countertops, blond teak cabinets and a second flat-screen TV; the stunning pool with two water features, a separate jacuzzi tub for eight, a pool1/2 bathroom; seating areas in both sun and shade, and floating steps that lead to the resort-style poolside lounge chairs with umbrellas.

This lovely space is surrounded by tropical plants, an outdoor shower as you come in from the beach side, and a raised paver platform underneath a beautiful almond tree to relax in the shade and to witness some of the most amazing sunsets Mother Nature can offer.

While the fun is happening downstairs, the more refined entertaining area is on the second level, which serves as the heart of the home and has simply jaw-dropping ocean views from every corner. Here you have a chef's kitchen with solid teak upper cabinets and classy charcoal grey lower cabinets, built-in, professional series stainless steel appliances, a double-oven, a breakfast bar, a striking quartz countertop island with two waterfall edges, and a separate wine fridge and bar.

This space opens beautifully to a formal sitting area for four; the dining area with seating for 10 around a show-stopping solid table made from one piece of authentic Guanacaste wood; and the living room, with a comfortable sectional sofa and flat screen TV.

All of these spaces open via large, sliding glass doors to a huge covered terrace, with additional outdoor seating for ten, a built-in Bull branded grilling station, a beautifully tiled accent wall with succulent garden, and absolutely stellar views of the waves crashing on the beach and the islands in the distance.

There is also bedroom is conveniently located on this main level for those with limited mobility, and another bedroom on the third floor that comes complete with its own en-suite bath and a private balcony with a canopy view.

Villa Ballena also comes with dualing principle bedrooms, each with their own professional color palette, coffered ceilings with soft back-lighting, and large in

Amenities

• Bedrooms: 5
• Full Bathrooms: 5
• Property Type: Residential For Sale
• MLS: 16494-RS2400207
• Web ID: DNJHYJ
• Status: Active

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