/The Crystal HouseSLEEPS 7 · A HOUSE OF MANY HANDS
✦ a house of glass bottles and a sangrillo tree

A magical
fantasy house.

Walls made of thousands of recycled glass bottles. A hundred-year-old Sangrillo tree growing through the middle. A flame-heated hot tub, a real mini-golf course, two bedrooms, room for seven, and afternoons of stained-glass light moving across the floor.

Sleeps 72 bedroomsMini-golfRecycled artFlame hot tubBBQ
Crystal House exterior at golden hour — recycled-glass-bottle walls catching the afternoon light
Detail of the bottle wall — afternoon light glowing through stacked recycled glass
Mini-golf course on artificial turf laid around the trunk of the 100-year Sangrillo tree
EXTERIOR · BOTTLE-WALL · MINI-GOLFbuilt by Edsart with many hands over many years
● ON THE 10 ACRES OF CARIBE VERDE

The Crystal House is one of seven on Caribe Verde — a private 10-acre ecolodge with botanical gardens, 300m of private beachfront on Punta Uva, gated reception, EV charging, and a 5-leaf sustainable tourism certification. Your stay includes full access to the estate's paths, beach, and gardens.

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10 acres
botanical garden
300 m
private beach
1
gated reception
EV
charging on-site
5 leaves
eco-certified
—— THE GLASS ——

Thousands
of bottles.
One wild house.

Edsart and his crew collected discarded beer, wine, and soda bottles for years before pouring them into the Crystal House’s load-bearing walls. When the afternoon sun hits them, the entire interior becomes a stained-glass kaleidoscope — patches of teal, amber, emerald, and rose moving across the floor as the day turns.

✦ kaleidoscope hour is around four
Bottle wall lit from inside — load-bearing, hand-laid, no two bottles alike
LOAD-BEARING · HAND-LAID · NO TWO ALIKE
~ yes, really · free for guests ~

There’s a mini-golf course
around a tree.

A 100-year-old Sangrillo tree grows up through the middle of the Crystal House. Around its base, Edsart laid an artificial-turf mini-golf course — four holes, hand-built, free for guests. It is exactly as ridiculous and delightful as it sounds.

HOLE 01
The Trunk
par 2
HOLE 02
Wheelbarrow Tire
par 3
HOLE 03
Loop the Root
par 4
HOLE 04
Tunnel under the Bench
par 2
~ clubs and balls in the entrance basket ~
—— SLEEPING ——

Where everyone sleeps.

Master · downstairs
7 × 7 M · A/C
  • · 1 King bed (mosquito net)
  • · 1 Queen bed (mosquito net)
  • · 1 Twin bed (mosquito net)
  • · Private toilet
  • · Sleeps up to 5 in one room
Loft · upstairs
FAN · OPEN
  • · 1 Queen bed
  • · Private bathroom ensuite
  • · Safe
  • · Garden view from the netted wall
  • · Sleeps 2 in a separate space
Total: up to 7 guests · 2 bathrooms · 2 separate sleeping areas
IDEAL FOR FAMILIES + 1
✦ Quick facts
Full fact sheet →
Sleeps
7
5 in master + 2 in loft
Bedrooms
2
master + upstairs loft
Bathrooms
2
1 in each sleeping area
Mini-golf
4 holes
around the Sangrillo
Flame hot tub
Yes
wood-fired, 90 min to heat
Kaleidoscope light
≈ 4 pm
stained glass on the floor
Sangrillo tree
100 yr
grows through the house
A/C · Master only
King + Q + T
loft is fans + breeze
—— SHOT AT THE HOUSE ——
More quiet magic.
Living room of the Crystal House with recycled-art surfaces on every wall
LIVING ROOM
Recycled art on every surface
Giant recycled-wood bench and hammock at the entrance to the Crystal House
AT THE ENTRANCE
A giant bench, a hammock, an invitation
Flame-heated hot tub on the deck, wood-fired and ready in 90 minutes
FLAME-HEATED HOT TUB
A bath warmed by wood fire
Pallet sofa with cushions in the living area where everyone ends up after dinner
THE PALLET SOFA
Where everyone ends up after dinner
Late-afternoon stained-glass kaleidoscope light moving across the floor
KALEIDOSCOPE HOUR
Around four, the wall changes the floor
Upstairs loft bedroom — queen bed under the netted wall with private ensuite
UPSTAIRS LOFT
A queen, a private bathroom, the quiet room
Mini-golf around the Sangrillo trunk — four hand-built holes free for guests
THE MINI-GOLF
Four holes around a hundred-year-old tree
The Sangrillo tree growing through the middle of the Crystal House, bottle wall behind
THE SANGRILLO
It grows through the middle of the house
—— RESERVE THE WILD HOUSE ——

Yes, you
can sleep
in here.

Family + kids? They’ll never want to leave. Group of friends? You’ll never stop laughing. Just two of you? You’ll have the whole hand-built, hand-stitched, hand-painted space to yourselves.

✦ Direct bookings get a complimentary sunrise jungle yoga session with Pamela — her practice is something else.
Book your stay
via Cloudbeds
Guests
2
Rooms
1
$340 × 3 nights$1020
Cleaning fee$45
13% lodging tax$133
Total$1198
Free cancellation up to 30 days · Best-rate guarantee
—— FAQ ——

Things people actually ask.

Fly into San José (SJO), take the 4.5h shuttle to Puerto Viejo de Talamanca (we recommend Caribe Shuttle), then 8 minutes south to Playa Chiquita. Or fly to Limón (LIO) and arrange a private transfer — 1h. Gated reception with parking on site, EV charging included.
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Beach Suite
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Garden House
Bamboo eco · 2 or 4
The Tree House
Signature · in the canopy
The School Bus
Quirky budget · 2–4
The Bungalow
Solo · couples · nomads
Crystal House at Caribe Verde — Walls of recycled glass bottles, 100-year Sangrillo tree, hot tub, mini-golf. Sleeps 7. 2 bedroom(s). From $340/night. Located inside the Caribe Verde 10-acre Caribbean ecolodge in Playa Chiquita, Puerto Viejo de Talamanca, Limón, Costa Rica.
The Crystal House
part of Caribe Verde · Playa Chiquita · Costa Rica
stay@caribeverde.com · +506 8888 8888
09°38′N · 82°43′W · crystalhousecr.com
~ built with many hands, slowly ~