In short: A 10-bedroom villa in Costa Rica makes sense when your group needs to share meals, ceremonies or working sessions and still wants real privacy at night. At Odisea, two contiguous beachfront villas in Playa Junquillal, five bedrooms each, open onto one private domain. If your group is really two groups with separate plans, book two separate stays.
It usually starts with a spreadsheet. Someone is planning a milestone birthday, a leadership offsite, or the wedding weekend where both families finally meet properly, and the list of names keeps growing past what one house can hold. The easy answer is to split the group: cousins in one rental, in-laws in another, a shuttle schedule in between. By the second night, half the table is having dinner without the other half, and the reason everyone got on a plane has quietly gone missing.
When does a 10-bedroom villa in Costa Rica make sense?
When the shared moments are the trip. A retreat where the morning session and the evening meal matter as much as the free afternoon. A family reunion with grandparents who want the shade of the garden and grandchildren who will not leave the pool. A wedding where the rehearsal dinner, the ceremony and the long lunch the day after all happen without anyone getting in a car.
When are two separate stays the better choice?
If you are one family or a few couples, one villa is enough. Diosa del Mar and Villa Hermes each have five bedrooms, every one with a private bathroom and air conditioning. Taking both for a group that fits in one only adds empty rooms and a garden nobody walks through.
Two stays also make sense when the group is really two groups. Friends travelling the same week on opposite rhythms: the surfers who leave at dawn for the reef at Playa Negra, and the ones who want late nights in town. Junquillal is quiet by nature. If half your people want nightlife, they will spend every evening on the road, and a base closer to it may suit them better.
How do you keep intimacy with 10 bedrooms?
Most private villas in the area run out of room once a group grows past an extended family, so larger groups end up scattered across properties, or in places made of corridors and room numbers. Odisea solves the scale without that trade.
The two villas sit side by side on the same stretch of beachfront, each with its own infinity pool and gardens, sharing private access to the sand. Ten bedrooms, then, but never one long hallway. Grandparents often settle into the calmer rooms at Diosa, close to the garden; the younger crowd drifts toward the pool deck at Hermes as the sun drops. Everyone meets at the table.
A private chef matters more at this size. Junquillal has very little dining nearby, and feeding a big group from one kitchen, with local ingredients, turns every meal into a gathering rather than a logistics problem. Luca, who grew up at Diosa while his parents were building it, is the concierge on site; Gaby coordinates everything online before you land. And Odisea does not stack events back to back. Between groups, the domain rests, which is why it still feels lived in rather than used.
Is it one experience or two?
Two, on purpose. Patrick Rey, who designed and built both villas with the artist Valérie, puts it this way: "Hermes and Diosa del Mar go together, but they are a different experience, different architecture, different interior... in one place you can live two completely different experiences."
Diosa del Mar came first, on a small cliff with a private staircase down to the beach, its garden full of original sculptures and century-old trees the couple painted by hand. Villa Hermes followed, shaped by years of hosting guests: a curved wooden vaulted roof, a sculptural staircase, a house designed around the sunset. In 2026 it received Best Architecture at the Luxury Lifestyle Awards. Many groups assign rooms by temperament rather than seniority. It works.
Where to stay
- Rent both villas together as Odisea Retreats →
- Villa Diosa del Mar — beachfront art retreat →
- Villa Hermes — modern architectural beachfront villa →
Planning a wedding? Read our guide to a beach wedding on a private estate, or talk to the concierge.
Frequently asked questions
How many guests can the 10-bedroom villa host?
It depends on how your group sleeps: couples, families with young children, friends sharing rooms. Odisea has ten bedrooms across two villas, each with a private bathroom and air conditioning. Send your guest list to the concierge, who will confirm the right layout before you book.
Can we book just one of the two villas?
Yes. Villa Diosa del Mar and Villa Hermes are each available on their own, with five bedrooms, an infinity pool and a front-row position on the beach. Many families and small groups choose one. The combination is for groups who want to stay together without splitting up.
How far is Odisea from Liberia airport?
Liberia International Airport (LIR) is roughly an hour and fifteen to an hour and twenty minutes away by road. The concierge coordinates private transfers for the whole group. A regular car can make the drive; a four-wheel drive is recommended in the rainy season.
Is Odisea suited to weddings and corporate retreats?
Yes, and that is largely why the two villas are offered together. Two infinity pools, gardens and private beach access leave room for ceremonies, sessions and long meals. The concierge arranges a private chef, bartender, photographer, yoga instructor and transport. Events are never booked back to back.
