House for rent in Parrita · Central Pacific, Costa Rica · Available 1 December 2026
An ocean-view jungle home, twenty minutes from the beach.
El Nido — “the nest” — is a furnished one-bedroom house on its own acre of tropical fruit forest in St. Michael's Sustainable Community, above Esterillos. Ocean-view deck, Starlink, air conditioning, toucans and monkeys in the trees.
$690 per month + utilities · 6-month lease
A furnished house for rent in Parrita, Costa Rica — near Esterillos.
El Nido is a long-term rental in Guapinol, Chires de Parrita, Puntarenas, in Costa Rica's Central Pacific — about 20 minutes from the beaches of Bejuco and Playa Bandera, and 45 minutes from Manuel Antonio and Jacó. One bedroom, one bathroom, fully furnished, with air conditioning, washer, dishwasher and Starlink internet. $690 per month + utilities on a lease of 6 months or more, available from 1 December 2026. The house is also for sale at $295,000.
About the house
Small house, big view, and a forest you can eat from.
El Nido was built in 2021 on a hillside in St. Michael's Sustainable Community, a nature-focused neighbourhood in Chires de Parrita. The house is about 700 square feet (65 m²) of living space, with a 200-square-foot deck (19 m²) that looks out over the forest canopy to the Pacific.
Inside, it is one open room for living, dining and cooking under a high, vaulted wooden ceiling with a ceiling fan: a sofa, a solid-wood dining table, and a kitchen with wood cabinetry, a range and oven, and a dishwasher. The bedroom is its own room, with air conditioning, a wardrobe and shelving, a desk, and glass doors and windows on the trees. The bathroom is fully tiled, with a walk-in shower. There is a washing machine in the house.
It comes fully furnished — you arrive with a suitcase. Internet is Starlink, fast enough to work from. Water comes from the property's own private spring, with backup storage tanks.
Around the house is roughly an acre of land planted as a tropical food forest — mangoes, bananas and plantains, papayas, cacao, guanábana, jackfruit, pineapples, lemons, avocados and turmeric — plus three tilapia tanks and a large greenhouse. Toucans, scarlet macaws, howler and white-faced monkeys and sloths are regular visitors.
It suits one person or a couple: someone working remotely, someone retired, someone who wants to grow food, or anyone who would rather hear howler monkeys than traffic. Selvatica, a yoga and wellness retreat, is within walking distance.
What's included
Furnished and ready to live in.
- Fully furnishedBed, wardrobe, sofa, dining table, desk. Bring clothes, not furniture.
- Air conditioningIn the bedroom — the Pacific coast is warm, and nights sleep better cool.
- Washer & dishwasherBoth in the house. No laundromat runs.
- Equipped kitchenRange and oven, wood cabinetry, and a garden outside to cook from.
- Starlink internetSatellite broadband, ready for remote work.
- Ocean-view deck200 ft² over the forest canopy, facing the Pacific.
- Private spring waterThe property's own spring, with backup storage tanks.
- ParkingRoom to park on the property.
The deck
Coffee over the canopy, the Pacific on the horizon.
The deck runs along the front of the house and looks out over the treetops to the ocean. It is where the day starts and ends — breakfast with the birds, work on a laptop over Starlink, dinner while the bats come out to hunt insects.
Guests who stayed left a handwritten note: they loved watching the sunrise over the trees, the green parrots and the scarlet macaws — and “the deck was a very nice place to eat dinner & watch the bats swooping to catch bugs.”
- Ocean view from the deck
- Starlink — work from outside
- Birds and monkeys at eye level
The land
An acre of fruit forest, fish tanks and a greenhouse.
The house sits on roughly an acre of tropical land that has been planted, terrace by terrace, as an established food forest. Bananas and plantains, mangoes, papayas, cacao, guanábana, jackfruit, pineapples, lemons, avocados and turmeric — there is nearly always something ripe.
Below the house are three tilapia tanks and a large greenhouse for vegetables. Water comes from the property's own private spring, backed up by storage tanks.
And there is the wildlife: toucans, scarlet macaws, howler monkeys, white-faced monkeys and sloths all pass through.
- Food forestMangoes, bananas, papayas, cacao and much more, planted across the acre.
- 3 tilapia tanksFish, raised on the property.
- Large greenhouseFor growing vegetables.
- Private springThe property's own water, plus backup tanks.
- WildlifeToucans, macaws, two kinds of monkey, sloths.
- CommunitySt. Michael's Sustainable Community, a nature-focused neighbourhood.
See it moving
El Nido on film.
A walkthrough of the house and its food forest, and a short reel.
Gallery
The house, the land and the view.
Location
In the hills above Esterillos, Central Pacific.
El Nido is in Guapinol, Chires de Parrita, province of Puntarenas — in the green hills behind Esterillos on Costa Rica's Central Pacific coast. It is part of St. Michael's Sustainable Community.
The beaches of Bejuco and Playa Bandera are about 20 minutes away. Manuel Antonio and Jacó are about 45 minutes. Selvatica, a yoga and wellness retreat, is within walking distance.
- Selvatica yoga retreatWalking distance
- Bejuco & Playa Bandera beachesAbout 20 min
- Catarata El Salto waterfallAbout 20 min
- QueposAbout 45 min
- Manuel AntonioAbout 45 min
- JacóAbout 45 min
Plus code GHXP+Q9C Esterillos Este. Driving times are approximate.
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Rent
What it costs to live here.
For rent
Utilities — electricity, Starlink internet and water — are charged back at cost.
Available from 1 December 2026
Fully furnished. Deposit and start date discussed directly — just ask.
Enquire about rentingAlso for sale
Buy El Nido
$295,000USD
The same house, for sale: built 2021, about 700 ft² plus the 200 ft² ocean-view deck, one bedroom and one bathroom, fully furnished, on roughly an acre of established food forest with three tilapia tanks, a large greenhouse and a private spring.
A full-time home, a retirement home, or a place to rent out. Ask for details and a visit.
Enquire about buyingDon’t have the full amount? You can buy part of El Nido through fractional ownership — shares from $5,000, each with points to book your own stays at the house. See the fractional ownership site →
Get in touch
Come and see it.
Send a note, or message on WhatsApp. Questions about the lease, the internet, pets, or buying the house are all welcome. English, Spanish and French spoken.