Your private tropical escape in Central Tampa with a brand-new hot tub.
Step outside and unwind under string lights in your own backyard oasis, then retreat into a cozy, spotless guesthouse cottage that has everything you need.

Perfectly located for cruisers & travelers: just 15 minutes to Port Tampa Bay cruise terminal the ideal spot for a relaxing pre-cruise or post-cruise night before or after you sail Royal Caribbean, Carnival, or Norwegian.

Also close to everything: 10 min to Tampa International Airport, Downtown & Busch Gardens, a short trip to ZooTampa (Lowry Park), 15 min to Amalie Arena & Raymond James Stadium, 30 min to Clearwater Beach, and minutes from I-275 for easy trips anywhere.

The space: comfortable queen bed, private full bathroom, kitchenette (mini-fridge, microwave, coffee maker), in-unit washer/dryer, fast Wi-Fi, smart TV, and A/C. Fully detached with your own private entrance you won’t share any space with us.

✔ Private entrance — no shared spaces
✔ Free parking on-site during your stay
✔ Easy self check-in — great for late arrivals
✔ Brand-new hot tub on your private patio
✔ Kitchenette + in-unit washer/dryer
✔ Fast Wi-Fi — great for remote work
✔ Quiet, safe, residential neighborhood
✔ Pet-friendly (small dogs welcome)
✔ Close to ZooTampa, Busch Gardens & the cruise port

Whether you’re sailing out of Tampa, flying in for the weekend, here for work, or staying a little longer, Casita LaVida is your simple, reliable, and comfortable home base. But to us, it’s so much more than that and here’s why. Our story 🌴

¡Pura vida! That’s how we say hello, slow down, and remember what matters. We’re a Costa Rican and Colombian couple, and this little corner of Tampa is our love letter to where we come from a tropical hideaway with string lights, lush greenery, and a hot tub under the stars, built so the moment you arrive you feel that warmth we grew up with. Qué chévere it is to have you here.

Back home, the best moments never happened in big, fancy places. They happened in small spaces tight little rooms where families gathered, where brothers talked late into the night, where a simple meal turned into laughter that lasted for hours. That’s the spirit we built into this casita. It’s small on purpose, because we believe the smallest spaces hold the biggest moments.

To us, family is the center of everything and family isn’t only the people we’re born to. Family is the friends who show up, the colleagues who become close, the person you love, even someone you just met and shared a bacano afternoon with. Connection doesn’t care about blood it cares about presence.

So this is what we hope this place becomes for you: somewhere to slow down, connect, grow a little, and leave feeling more like the person you want to be. Because when we connect, we grow and when we grow, we leave a legacy of happiness for everyone who comes after us.

Whoever you’re with, and wherever you’re from bienvenidos. Make yourself at home, breathe, and stay a while. Hágale pues your tropical escape is waiting.

¡Pura vida, parceros! Welcome to Casita LaVida. ✨