Las Ventanas de Playa Grande: Community and Property Guide

Quick answer: Las Ventanas de Playa Grande is a low-density gated community on the ridge between Playa Grande and Playa Conchal in Guanacaste. Per the community's official site and its local brokerage materials, the property spans about 380 acres holding just 73 properties across nine small subdivisions, with an ocean-view clubhouse, sport courts, trails, a community organic garden - and, unusually for this coast, its own concessioned water well serving the community.

Location

The community sits on elevated land between two very different marquee beaches: Playa Grande - a renowned surf beach inside Las Baulas National Marine Park, famous as a leatherback turtle nesting site - and Playa Conchal's white shell sand. Tamarindo sits across the estuary to the south (by road, substantially farther than it looks across the water). Liberia airport is the air gateway; check any specific listing's page on this site for its computed drive time.

The nine subdivisions

Las Ventanas is organized into nine named subdivisions - La Sabana, El Roble, Caracara, El Camino, Catalinas, Altamar, Jaguarundi, San Pedro and Cenizaros - each holding a handful of properties. Published lot characteristics vary by section; the La Sabana quintas, for example, are marketed at roughly 1.2 to 2.26 acres each, and El Roble's sites are marketed for their views over the Catalinas islands. With 73 total properties, inventory at any moment is structurally scarce: a mix of finished hillside homes, quintas and unbuilt acreage.

Amenities

The community's published amenity list includes a west-facing clubhouse with an infinity pool near the top of Cerro Almendro, a tennis and pickleball court, a soccer field, a skate park and playground, several kilometers of jungle trails, and a community organic garden. Roads are paved and the entrance is gated 24/7 per the community's materials.

Water - the detail that matters most

Las Ventanas publishes that it operates its own concessioned water well for the community. In seasonally dry Guanacaste, a community's water arrangement is one of the most consequential facts about it - it determines whether you can get the availability letter needed for a building permit. Local brokerages have published HOA fees of around $388 per month including water; that figure is third-party-reported, so treat it as unverified until the association confirms current dues in writing. My full explainer on how water letters work in Costa Rica applies doubly to any lot purchase here.

Building at Las Ventanas

Most purchases are lot-plus-build. The community has design guidelines; their current text, approval process and any build-time rules are not fully published, so request them directly before offering. Then run the standard land checks - survey, access, setbacks, permits - from my Guanacaste land-buying checklist.

What to verify before purchasing

• Current HOA dues and exactly what they cover (including the water arrangement), from the association directly
• The water concession's status and capacity commitments for new construction
• Design guidelines and approval process for your subdivision
• The lot's registered plano and physical boundaries (why this matters)
• Resale context: with 73 properties, comparable sales are few - price with professional help

Current listings nearby

My current Playa Grande listings include Casa Flores del Mar and Casa Uchuva. My agent's-eye view of Las Ventanas - who it fits and its honest trade-offs - is on my Las Ventanas community page.

Sources & Verification

• Las Ventanas de Playa Grande - official site - community overview, water system, amenities
• Subdivision names, lot sizes and amenity details also appear in local brokerage materials; the ~$388/month HOA figure is brokerage-published and must be confirmed with the association
• Las Baulas National Marine Park (SINAC) - the protected area context for Playa Grande

About this article. Written for SoldByTiago by Tiago Leao, a real estate agent with KRAIN Luxury Real Estate in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. Last reviewed: July 18, 2026. This article is general education, not legal, tax, or investment advice. Rules, fees and procedures change - verify everything that matters to your purchase with a Costa Rican attorney and the official sources linked above before acting.