Casa El Carmen is located in a quiet area full of green pastures and a little higher that allows the entry of the fresh breezes from the surrounding countryside, just 15 minutes (6km) from the property is Playa Carrillo, a perfect place to spend the day and relax in the best way, passing Playa Carrillo about 5 extra minutes driving is Playa Samara, a beautiful town with several beachfront restaurants and shops and other services along the main street. If you are looking for a little more adventure, approximately 12 minutes (2.5km) away from the house you will find Playa Camaronal, a National Turtle Reserve and uncrowded surf spot.
The characteristics of the construction an Architect designed and built Off Grid solar home in the Costa Rican jungle/ forest, are ideal to avoid high temperatures in the place. The main ranch a two story open air living, dining and kitchen above, with garage, storage and workshop below has the perfect dimensions to move around with ease and its concrete finishes facilitate cleaning in all its areas. The entire structure of the ranch has large windows overlooking the gardens full of trees and bushes of colorful flowers that surround the entire property.
The main living area has its own living room and closets of the ideal size to spend the day without leaving it, due to its dimensions it also offers the possibility of renting it as a small study and thus obtain an extra monthly income.
The bedrooms and laundry room are a little further away from the ranch to provide all the desired privacy and have private bathrooms and a ventilation system to maintain ideal temperatures and both have views of the surrounding hills of the property.
The showers are located at the ends of the rooms to prevent moisture from entering the place, they also have views of the trees and surrounding jungle in the distance. The sizable pool is located in front of the ranch and the rooms, have an area for sunbathing.
As the house is a three structures connected by covered walkways, the whole property lot is 5 hectares (12.3 acres) and it comes with its own well and water storage with a total investment over $1.2 million. It also offers the opportunity to develop a small retreat or hotel as well. For the reduced price of $890.000USD.
Please see attached below on this page a link to the video tour of the property.
Below are some more details about the property.
Electrical/Mechanical Systems:
House:
48 Volt Stand Alone Solar System
SMA Sunny Island 4248U Off Grid Inverter
Outback Flex Max 80 Charge Controller
Outback PSX-240 Auto Transformer
9 Schott Poly 225 Module Panels
8 Trojan 6 volt L16RE-B Batteries
Kitchen and laundry appliances Gaggenau and Bosch
Well and Water Storage
Private 50 meter deep bored and cased well official government registered.
Grundfos Submersible DC pump with controller
4 dedicated solar panels
Two 1100 gallon elevated water storage tanks
Solar Hot Water Flat Plate collector with 50 gallon storage tank
Swimming Pool:
Large 15’ x 44’ swimming pool.
22,000 Gallon
Pebble Tech Finish
Sun Pumps DC pump with 4 dedicated Schott 225 solar panels
Sta-Rite Crystal Flow 2 sand filter
