Lately, families have been looking for new lifestyles, living in family homes in the countryside but staying close to the city, is one of the most popular. Many people are looking for homes in places surrounded by countryside with green areas, cool weather and open spaces. But always staying close to hospitals, shopping centers, educational centers, and all the facilities of the city.

With the new “virtuality” life, many families have moved in the country to areas such as Atenas and others with this requirements, where it is no longer necessary to be in the center of San Jose for work or education.

Characteristics of family homes

Homes need certain requirements to be considered as family homes. Space, lighting, safety, security and access to services are important for a property to be perfect for a family.

  • Number of bedrooms: family homes should have enough bedrooms for all the members, an appropriate number is three bedrooms; a main bedroom and two more for the children.

  • Space and comfort: Usually the spaces are large and comfortable for a family of four people. A house that does not have much space can also have open spaces and large windows to give the home amplitude.

  • Green areas: families are looking for houses with green spaces, where they can have a garden and even pets. Green areas allow children to have spaces to play and have fun.

  • Access to services: Access to schools, universities, hospitals and clinics, shopping centers and supermarkets is a factor that people take into account when looking for a house, whether it is a family home or not.

Why to live in the countryside but close to the city?

There are many advantages of living in the countryside, such as the climate, the tranquility and the atmosphere of the rural area. However, it is also a requirement to keep some services close to the city, like highways and roads in good condition within walking distance from all essential services.

  • Tranquility: living in areas away from the GAM provides tranquility to people, since there is less ambient sound and less people accumulated in places.

  • Climate: Normally in these places the climate is called the best climate in Costa Rica. During the day the sun comes out, but the temperatures are not very high and during the night it cools down. It is a very friendly climate for adults, children and seniors.

  • Atmosphere: In these places a different atmosphere is created than in the big cities, where life is less accelerated. In addition, neighbors usually know each other better and create more bonds with each other.

Nice family home in Atenas

In Atenas, is located this beautiful, spacious and fresh family house with three bedrooms and beautiful windows that give the feeling that a everywhere in the house is outdoors.

And one of the great advantages is that it is located just 15 minutes from Route 27, where you can easily move to places in the city such as Escazu, Santa Ana y Lindora. Also a few meters away is located one of the best private schools in the area. The neighborhood is residential mostly with foreigners and nice properties.

This house is located on a very large lot, of 1679 square meters. Their bedrooms have a perfect size and space designed for closets. The master bedroom has its own bathroom and walking closet. The social areas of the house are comfortable spaces; the living room, TV room, dining room and kitchen are integrated with large windows that allow communication with the external areas of the house such as the terrace and the pool.

The property has beautiful views of the mountains and although it does not have many trees, it has enough space to plant or leave them as green areas.