Casa Iguana: Ocean View Home for Sale Near Ostional, Guanacaste

Perched above the Pacific on a quiet hillside 3 kilometers north of Ostional, Casa Iguana is the kind of place that earns its name slowly. You notice it first in the way the breeze moves through the open spaces, then in the width of the sunset that stretches across the water every evening from your terrace. This is a home built for people who understand that simplicity, when it’s done right, is its own form of luxury.

The Home

Casa Iguana is a two-bedroom, two-bathroom residence designed around the rhythm of coastal living. Each bedroom functions as its own self-contained space, both equipped with air conditioning, allowing the home to adapt to how you want to live: one room open to the breezes and natural sounds of the hillside, the other cooled and quiet for deeper rest.

The layout includes a large, separate kitchen with ample room to cook properly, and a dedicated laundry and utility room complete with connections and a water heater. The outdoor living space is the true centerpiece of the property: generous, shaded, and oriented directly toward the ocean, it is where mornings begin and evenings linger.

Location

El Rayo sits 3 kilometers north of Ostional, one of the Nicoya Peninsula’s most ecologically significant communities and home to the Ostional Wildlife Refuge, a protected nesting ground for Olive Ridley sea turtles. The area offers consistent surf, black sand beaches, and a pace of life that still belongs to the people who live here rather than to the high season.

Nosara, with its yoga studios, international restaurants, and domestic airport, is approximately 10 kilometers south. The Liberia international airport is roughly a 2-hour drive, making this corner of Guanacaste more accessible than it looks on a map.

Why Ostional, Why Now

The Nicoya Peninsula has been recognized as one of the world’s Blue Zones, a place where the combination of diet, community, and environment contributes to some of the longest and healthiest lives on record. Ostional sits at the quieter, less commercialized edge of this region, which is precisely what makes it worth paying attention to.

Guanacaste recorded a 28% increase in property transactions in 2024, with buyers responding to a more accessible price environment after years of rapid appreciation. Ostional remains one of the few coastal communities in the peninsula where properties still reflect genuine value rather than the premium of an already-discovered market. For buyers who prefer to arrive before the crowd, the window here is real.

Ownership and Practicalities

Casa Iguana benefits from full utility infrastructure: electricity through Coopeguanacaste with an existing meter, water through the Ostional ASADA via a 200-meter deep well with a shared tank, fiber optic internet through Coopeguanacaste, and a private concrete septic tank. One covered parking space is included.

Foreign nationals may purchase and hold titled property in Costa Rica under the same legal rights as citizens. We work with a trusted network of local legal professionals to guide buyers through every step of the process.