This stately four-bedroom, four-and-a-half bath, 6,500 sq foot Santa Ana residence shares one of Costa Rica's most desirable addresses: Parque Valle del Sol residential community, right near the 18-hole championship golf course of the same name in the popular south-west suburb of San José. Classical interior design highlights the two comfortable living rooms, formal dining room, family room/den and spacious, modern kitchen of this appealing property, just minutes of the Forum and Forum II, home to the offices of all the Fortune 500 companies located in Costa Rica; tennis courts; the large Multiplaza Shopping Mall; Courtyard Marriott; modern supermarkets; the country's first Wendy's franchise; Outback; Brad's; acclaimed local restaurants such as Lo Spago (Italian) and Rock and Roll Pollo; and the unique Motor Psychos bar.

Classical elegance continues on the second floor where the spacious master bedroom floor has its own ensuite bathroom and a private balcony with a wonderful view of the Valle del Sol championship golf course and the surrounding hills. All the seond-floor bedrooms each have cozy, modern bathrooms. The large covered patio at the rear of this delightful family home leads to a large swimming pool that will no doubt provide daily amusement and relaxation for the entire family.

LOCATION: Parque Valle del Sol Residential and Golf Course Community, Santa Ana, five minutes north-west of the Red Cross, off the main road from Lindora to Belén.

PRICE: $1,200,000

For another exclusive property in the same area, see Valle del Sol five-star home