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The best cozy experience in the mountains
Give yourself a break and escape to the mountains. Relax in front of the fireplace in our main living room or in the middle of three fireplaces in the Patio area and feel the smell of wood while breathing the best fresh air and admiring the majestic view to the Central Valley. Enjoy the jacuzzi in the Patio area or take a relaxing bath in your hydro-massage tub with your best company looking at the city in the privacy of your comfortable room. In the mountains, you will take advantage of a sunny or cloudy day; and even when raining, you will enjoy your day at Casa Vistas del Conde... Your cozy place in the middle of the mountains.
What Vistas del Conde offers
Explore our History
Casa Vistas del Conde is a family project that started in November 2011 when we bought one of the most ancient houses in the Tirol area. The property was abandoned for a long time, that is why the house was totally dismantled before being rescued by us. By that time, it was just a dream, then it was made reality with the rebuilding of what would be Vistas del Conde (name given to our house). For 5 years, we worked in the improvements. It first belonged to an engineer of the Panama Canal, bearer of the Hughes surname, with U.S. citizenship, and it seems he himself designed it. After dying in the U.S., he inherited it to his son who came to Costa Rica and was distinguished for being a high cuisine chef, and he turned the house into a restaurant that worked for several years. It was first named Los Cipreses and then Blue Fountain. The name Vistas del Conde was born thanks to the original owner of the lands where today our country house is; it was Count Franz von Tattenbach, who came as an ambassador and played an important role in the reconciliation between Germany and Costa Rica, after our country declared war on the Second World War. Count Tattenbach felt in love not only of this area, but also of a beautiful young lady named Luisita Yglesias, daughter of former president Rafael Yglesias and then known as the Countess. In honor of her, a famous and antique hotel near our house had that name. The Countess and Count usually came in a horse to the place that is today Vistas del Conde to enjoy a majestic view to the Central Valley. Another contribution of the Conde was the current Tirol area that is known for the large number of cypress trees that were planted by order of Franz von Tattenbach during the glorious times where Los Ángeles de San Rafael de Heredia was land of Condes.
Make life romantic
It does not matter if you are in the living room, the Patio or in the room, romanticism will come instantly! Enjoy next to one of the fireplaces or in the Jacuzzis in the best way that only you can do…
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Spa
Forget the external world and have a relaxing massage done by high standard professionals. Our host partners will bring body massages or just back and neck, as well as other additional esthetic services as per availability.
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Get awake in the best way
Get rid of boring continental breakfasts. Instead of them, we say “good morning” with gallo pinto, bacon, sausage with sliced chapata bread, and fresh eggs any style, cheese, sour cream, coffee, tea, and orange juice… a real brunch if you want to sleep more time!
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Embrace yourself by nature
Our Casa Vistas del Conde is in a conservation privileged area next to a biological reserve, rivers, paths, lagoons, and waterfalls that make its location a great option for hiking lovers.
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Enjoy the small details of life!
The good taste and sophistication highlight in every detail of the house architecture. Feel outside the city, without going far away. Vistas del Conde is perfect for those that do not want to go far away but do want to feel far away… get rid of daily chores in just some minutes; you will feel the Zen atmosphere that will relax you by just seeing its details, while you drink a delicious coffee.
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Discover our attractions
If what you like are open-air activities, Vistas del Conde is a great place for you to organize your hiking, either by your own or with a guide. From hiking, biking, riding, down hilling, canyoning, and canopying, to volcano tours, the Toucan Rescue Ranch, cableway, rural farms, and coffee plantations. In addition, if you visit Costa Rica from another country, we offers other interesting options such as cultural tours to the cities of Heredia and San José.
Laguna Escondida |Offered by Trekland Adventures
In this free of charge tour, you may enjoy the forest, the river and a small lagoon after a hike throug the river with the short hikes offered by us! The round trip will be less than two-hour duration. We recommend to you to take sport shoes, insect repellent, comfortable clothes and a great attitude to cross a creek and enjoy!
Cerro Dantas | Offered by Trekland Adventures
After breakfast, at 8.30 a.m., we will go to Cerro Dantas. Come and enjoy the waterfall of this biological reserve in the Braulio Carrillo Park and take many of its paths in the forest. The round trip will be of five-hour duration.
We recommend to you to take sport shoes, insect repellent, comfortable clothes and a great attitude to cross a creek and enjoy!
Volcan Barva | Offered by Canopy Adventure
Measuring approximately 62 square miles (160 square kms), the massive Barva Volcano sits at the edge of Costa Rica’s Central Valley. Scientists believe that the dormant volcano was last active 3,000 to 5,000 years ago.It forms “Braulio Carrillo” National Park’s highest point, approximately 9,700 feet (2,950 mts) above sea level. Several cold-water, rain-fed lagoons dot the volcano’s surface, remnants of the once-bubbling and lava-filled craters. The Park’s largest and most visited lagoon, aptly named “Barva Lagoon”, is the volcano’s now-dormant main crater. The lagoon measures 230 feet in diameter and plunges 28 feet deep, its water averaging a temperature of 52° F. Copey Lagoon, located less than two miles from Barva Lagoon, is the only other lagoon open to the public. There are four major hiking trails that snake through this National Park: Sendero “Cacho de Venado” (“Stag Horn” Path), Barva Lagoon Path, Copey Lagoon Trail and Vara Blanca Lookout Path. All of them covered by a primary Cloud Forest. visit Canopy Adventure site
Café Britt's Coffee-Tour | Clasic Coffee Tour
Britt's CoffeeTour has educated and entertained more than a million visitors since 1991. Enjoy a half-day tour through our working gourmet coffee plantation and roastery and fullfill your Costa Rican coffee experience! Caffe Britt's expertise goes into that delicious beverage you enjoy every morning. They’ll show you how Caffe Britt do it! visit Café Britt's site
Café Britt's Coffee-Tour | Coffee Lovers Tour
A more in-depth experience for true Coffee Lovers. This extension of Café Britt's classic CoffeeTour includes expert advice on preparing the perfect coffee-based beverages. visit Café Britt's site
Classic Ranch Tour
Join the Classic Ranch Tour. This tour is rich with the individual stories of rescued wildlife including a large variety of parrots, macaws, owls, sloths, spider monkeys and more! The tour teaches the public about the importance of conservation, facts about rainforest wildlife and what it means to run a wildlife rescue center. visit Toucan Rescue Ranch's site
Slothies & Coffees
Do you love sloths? What about coffee and snacks? Enjoy both during the Slothies & Coffees tour! This tour is designed to answer to those who can’t get enough of those two-fingered friends. Sip some delicious brew while watching young sloths eat. This tour is a truly special experience! The tour includes the Classic Ranch tour where you will get to walk with one of our guides as they show you the center and share their knowledge of the ranch's rescued wildlife and rehab stories. visit Toucan Rescue Ranch's site
Cannopy Tour in the cloud forest
The trip begins with an early pick up 8 am aprox. at Vistas del Conde (one hour before tour schedule). From here you will be transported to the Operation Center in San Jose de la Montana, Heredia. After registering and using the restrooms, the guides will be gearing you up for the adventure with a professional climbing harness, pulley, leather gloves and helmet. Once the gear is in place they will jump back in their transportation to do a short (1/2 mile) drive up the hill. During this last drive you will be able to learn about the cypress plantation and the way that it is managed. Once you get to the top of the hill the guides will be conducting a “safety talk” where all the doubts about how to properly use the gear, the right position to ride on the cables and the way the break system works will be explained. On this adventure all you have to do is enjoy the ride. After the safety talk you will be walking into the primary forest. As you make your way to the first platform you will stop along the way to learn more about the cloud forest. At the end of this nature hike you will find yourselves at the foot of a staircase that will take you to the top of the forest, climbing along a gigantic oak tree. Once you get to the first platform you will start using gravity to travel. visit Canopy Adventure site
AERIAL TRAM
Explore every level of the dense Costa Rican rainforest from the ground to the treetops. Our unique Aerial Tram Tour lets you live first hand all the secrets the forest keeps while you fly above the treetops and experience magnificent views of the Braulio Carrillo National Park and our private reserve, an immersive nature experience as well as a glorious treetop flight over the Canopy of the Rainforest. visit Rainforest Adventures Braulio Carrillo
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Casa Vistas del Conde
Your cozy place in the middle of the mountains. Relax in front of the fireplace or in our main living room in the middle of three fireplaces in the Patio area and feel the smell of wood while breathing the best fresh air and admiring the majestic view to the Central Valley.
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