Villa Real (Villarreal) sits just inland of Tamarindo. You trade the beach-strip premium for space, parking, and a five-to-fifteen-minute run to the sand.
Buyers who want Tamarindo restaurants without Tamarindo lot sizes often start here. Inventory is houses and lots, not condos on the strip: more garden, more parking, sometimes a guest casita. You still drive to the beach — that is the deal — but you are not in Huacas, and you are not an hour from coffee. Watch green-season roads, well vs. AyA water, and whether a listing is actually Villa Real or a pin stretched toward town. Adam uses this pocket when the budget is serious and the lifestyle is “close to Tamarindo, not in it.”