There're really 2 items to review when you book this house and that's the house itself and also the service provided by Five Star.
On the house, as the title mentions, no corners cut, and no expense spared. The design is beautiful. The appliances are high-end. It's spacious. It's safe behind a guarded entrance. It's protected behind a robust alarm system and a heavy steel gate into the compound. It's comfortable with mini-split AC units in every space. And the view is the best in Tamarindo. If you desire to entertain and impress guests, this house will do it.
As it relates to the team that looks after the house, Five Star, they were fantastic. Our concierge took care of everything for us. Coordinated all activities, coordinated our house staff getting us setup at the beach with chairs, coolers, tents, etc, and coordinated anything else on the fly. The house comes with 7-3 house staff that cook you breakfast and clean the house daily. Our staff Ule and Daysi were phenomenal. Ule incorporated cheese from his own dairy farm into our meals!
This house and Five Star helped us make a lot of great memories and we absolutely would not hesitate to book a house managed by Five Star in the future. In fact, when we head back to Costa Rica, I'll go to them first and ask for a list of properties they manage to ensure we're in a house serviced by their people.