Every property in this catalog sits inside Punta Leona. Property #20 is the one three minutes from Playa Mantas. That specific beach matters: it is the sheltered white-sand cove that runs our snorkel tours, draws the clearest water on this stretch of the Central Pacific coast, and is the beach visitors talk about when they describe the best day of their trip. Having a house that walks there in three minutes is not a marketing claim — it is a factual location advantage. Full listing details at www.jacobeachchef.com.
The property is a three-bedroom, three-bathroom house on a 300 m² corner lot with 250 m² of built area. It includes a private swimming pool, a covered and equipped BBQ area, an independent studio apartment with its own bathroom, and four covered parking spaces. The corner lot position inside the gated community gives it better natural light and a more open feel than interior lots. Ownership is a 99-year usage right — the standard legal structure for many properties inside Punta Leona, renewable for an additional 99 years. The asking price is $260,000, and the seller prefers cash.
Property Specs at a Glance
At 250 m² built, this is a generous floor plan for three bedrooms plus a fully independent studio. The studio is a meaningful detail: it functions as a fourth sleeping unit, a private office, a space for a live-in caretaker, or a short-term rental unit that operates independently of the main house. Running the studio as a short-term rental independently of the main house — given the three-minute walk to Playa Mantas and Club Punta Leona amenities — is a viable income strategy for buyers who want to offset carrying costs. Four covered parking spaces serve the entire property, which is practical for larger families and essential for vacation rental use in the Punta Leona real estate market.
What's Included
The BBQ area is a genuine outdoor living and entertaining space. For a group staying at the property, the combination of pool, BBQ, and terrace creates a self-contained outdoor layout that does not require leaving the property to have a full day. That is directly relevant to vacation rental listings: guests who want a pool day with food and sun have everything on-site, which drives strong reviews and repeat bookings. The Club Punta Leona amenities access adds resort infrastructure on top: multiple beaches, a nature reserve, restaurants, spa, and organized activities — all accessible to property owners within the community. This combination is difficult to match in the Jaco Beach real estate area at anywhere near $260,000.
The natural setting on a corner lot with nature views is a Punta Leona characteristic that photographs well and earns consistent mentions in guest reviews for properties in this area. Surrounded by 750+ acres of protected forest reserve, Punta Leona offers a level of greenery and wildlife proximity — birds, monkeys, iguanas — that most beach communities in Costa Rica cannot match at any price point. For a buyer comparing a house near Jacó Beach with a pool versus one inside Punta Leona with a pool, the nature reserve setting and the three-minute Playa Mantas walk are concrete differentiators that translate directly into rental rates and occupancy.
The Investment Case
At $260,000 for a three-bedroom house with a private pool, an independent studio, and a three-minute walk to one of the coast's best beaches, this property is priced at the accessible end of the current best places to buy near Jaco Beach inventory. Comparable properties in this catalog — similarly sized houses with pools inside Punta Leona — have listed at $250,000 to $350,000 and above. Property #20 sits at the competitive end of that range with a broader amenity set than most at this price.
The studio apartment creates an income option that the three-bedroom-only properties in the catalog cannot match. Running the studio as a short-term rental independently of the main house — especially given the three-minute walk to Playa Mantas and Club Punta Leona amenities access — is a practical strategy for buyers who want to offset carrying costs without renting the entire property. A self-contained studio unit in a Punta Leona gated community with beach access, pool, and BBQ would list on Airbnb at rates that meaningfully reduce annual costs. For buyers evaluating the best priced real estate near Jacó, the independent studio is the differentiating asset that separates this listing from every other pool-and-house combination in the current inventory.
The 99-year usage right is the standard legal structure for many properties inside gated resort communities like Punta Leona, renewable for an additional 99 years. It conveys exclusive use rights to the property and is the ownership structure that has underpinned hundreds of successful transactions in the Punta Leona community over its 30+ year history. Buyers familiar with Mexican resort markets will recognize this structure: it is common practice throughout Central America's gated resort developments. Message for full legal documentation and to arrange a private showing of best properties near Jaco Beach in the current market. All listings at www.jacobeachchef.com.
Who This Property Is For
The lifestyle buyer who wants a pool and the beach. Three bedrooms, three bathrooms, a private pool, and a BBQ area three minutes from the water — this is the Costa Rica property most buyers picture when they start the search. At $260,000 inside a gated community with full resort amenities, it is that property at an accessible entry price in the current real estate Jaco corridor market.
The investor running dual-use income. Main house for personal stays or full-house short-term rentals, studio for independent nightly income. The independent bathroom means the studio is fully self-contained — no shared access with the main house required. That separation is what makes dual-use income generation practical rather than theoretical, and it makes this property more flexible than any single-unit house at this price point.
Asking price: $260,000. 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, private pool, independent studio with bathroom, equipped BBQ area, 4 covered parking spaces, 250 m² built on 300 m² corner lot, air conditioning, full appliances, Club Punta Leona amenities access, 3 minutes to Playa Mantas. 99-year usage right, renewable. Cash preferred. Message to arrange a private showing.