Our Story
Hi! Thank you for taking the time to learn about us! We’ve been happily together for 21 years and both of us come from close-knit, loving and extended families… very blessed! We’re an easy-going, sports-loving couple. We are both optimistic people and have a life filled with joy.
We got married on the beach in Guanacaste, Costa Rica and we fell in love with the natural beauty, white sand beaches and wonderful people here. Time seems to slow down when you’re in this world Blue Zone … very valuable nowadays!
Shortly after, we quit our fast-paced jobs in Washington, DC and built and started a modest bed and breakfast located in a tiny town called Paso Hondo, 15 miles inland from Tamarindo Beach, we called it Pura Vida House. Several years later and with a lot of hard work, rental savings and some family loans, we were able to purchase a lot and build a luxury beach villa rental at Hacienda Pinilla Resort, Costa Rica’s most exclusive 5-star beach community, this became the new Pura Vida House! After hosting thousands of wonderful guests (which are now our friends!), from 2017 to 2019 Pura Vida House was named TripAdvisor’s Top High-End Beach Villa in the World.
In 2019 we sold our company to wonderful past guests of ours that have continued to make many guests happy in Costa Rica!
From 2019 to 2024 we built multiple luxury villas at Hacienda Pinilla Resort and sold them to past guests and friends, who wanted the tranquil lifestyle they enjoyed during their vacation with us, and some of them also making a great rental income on their investment as well!
We sold the villas we built but kept two of them which now our wonderful property managers have listed online on AirBnb and VRBO as Costa Rica beach rental villas; here are the links in case you want to experience an amazing vacation in Guanacaste:
Our 4-bedroom Hacienda Pinilla rental villa
Our 6-bedroom Hacienda Pinilla rental villa
Since 2011 we have lived half the year in Columbus, Ohio (where Steph is from!) and half the year in Costa Rica (where Jorge is from!), spending quality time with both our families, traveling the world, and enjoying many of the outdoor activities that we love, year round.
Thank you so much for visiting our page and please let us know if you need anything at all, we’re always happy to help!!
Warmest regards and many blessings!
Stephanie and Jorge Morera