Tell us really, which are cuter, puppies playing, or can monkeys be just as cute?! We found these cute mantled howler monkeys playing with each other in our resort, Hacienda Pinilla.

2018 US Open Pickleball Championship Good luck to all the players (and especially our guests) at the US Open Pickleball Championships! We want to wish all the very best of luck to everyone playing in the US Open Pickleball Championships! We’ve hosted many of them in Costa Rica at our villa, and wish them, as [...]

Costa Rica – The Happiest Place on Earth Visit our webpage for more info on our Costa Rica vacations – www.PuraVidaHouse.com Costa Rica may be a tiny country (the size of West Virginia), with a population of less than 5 million people.  Yet, its citizens enjoy the highest happiness levels in the world.  And its [...]

Check out fresh photos of our new rancho!  We're so happy with the way it looks, and most importantly, it adds much needed shade and more outdoor/indoor living space to the outside terrace next to the pool. We've already hung 3 new hammocks under to take relaxation at our villa to a whole new level! [...]

Dream Pickleball Camp with Prem Carnot, The Pickleball Guru Imagine this – for 7 nights, you and only 7 other pickleball players are with Prem Carnot in Costa Rica for a pickleball camp with the best pickleball coach in the world! You are taking clinics from Prem Carnot in Costa Rica. He’s your private instructor [...]

Slicing Open Coconuts We love Coconut water, it's nature's Gatorade! Here's a fun little montage of some pros cutting open pipa (as they're called in Costa Rica). Enjoy!

All Inclusive Pickleball Camp with Tyson McGuffin in Costa Rica at Pura Vida House We’re very excited about hosting Tyson McGuffin, the # 1 ranked pickleball player in the world at our villa, Pura Vida House, for an awesome pickleball camp this July 28 to August 4. This will give the opportunity to 8 very [...]

International Living Article on Pura Vida House We were asked to talk about how we make a living down in Costa Rica for a top travel and retirement magazine, check our out our article on International Living's Fund Your Life section! We were asked to talk about how we make a living down in Costa [...]

Upcoming Year of Tennis at Hacienda Pinilla We've had a great time playing tennis this year at Hacienda Pinilla, here's a little recap so far We've had a great time playing tennis this year at Hacienda Pinilla, from organized weeks of tennis clinics and play, to some local events the Pinilla pro's put on for [...]

Pickleball Camps for Adults in Guanacaste, Costa Rica | Stay with Pura Vida House We specialize in pickleball camps for adults at our Pura Vida House in Costa Rica. We are situated in Hacienda Pinilla Beach Resort, one of the best pickleball resorts in Latin America, which has numerous activities for adult couples, singles, or [...]