The Art of Feeling
Private concierge, butler, and hosting in Costa Rica. ML, your one trusted team for everything.
Los Sueños · Herradura · JacóGuanacaste, San José and Monteverde by prior arrangement, subject to availability.
About Maria Love
Someone who already knows what matters to you.
ML learns how you travel, and is still there on the last morning.
How Maria works
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Discover
Four worlds. One signature.
Nine signature services in four worlds. Whatever you choose, ML is the one to ask.
Stay & Home
Your villa, home, or suite, running as if it had always known you.
Table & Glass
A table set before you arrive, by people who already know your tastes.
Time & Place
The country, at your pace, with every move already in hand.
Celebrations & Counsel
The occasions that matter, designed with care, and the thinking behind great hospitality.
The ML philosophy
Thoughtfully curated.Personally cared for.Beautifully experienced.
The days in between.
Moments worth the journey.
Not a catalogue. Small, specific scenes of care that happen quietly, around you, while you are busy enjoying Costa Rica.
The bar comes to you
A mixologist sets up on the terrace as the light goes gold. The first drink is the one you mentioned once, in passing, weeks ago.
A kitchen that knows you
A private chef who already has the list: what the children will eat, who avoids what, which night is the celebration. You simply sit down.
Sea, and the hours around it
The boat, the captain, the time of day, the lunch on board, and the car waiting at the marina afterwards, all arranged as one quiet sequence.
How ML works
We know you before you arrive.
Before you land, Maria begins with what you share: your arrival, food and drink, celebrations, mobility needs, children, privacy, and anything that can make the first hours feel effortless.
Know
Learn what matters to the guest: preferences, pace, celebrations, privacy, tastes, dislikes, and the small details that shape how they want to travel.
Anticipate
Think one step ahead so the guest does not have to manage their own vacation.
Curate
Filter the market with judgment. ML does not simply provide options; it selects what is most appropriate for that guest and explains why.
Care
Follow through discreetly, notice what changes, and make the stay feel beautifully looked after.
Remember
With the guest’s permission, keep the preferences that matter, so that returning guests feel recognized rather than starting again.
Born in Costa Rica. Inspired by the world.
The human soul behind ML.
ML Hospitality began with a simple question: why shouldn’t a destination as beautiful as Costa Rica be matched by an equally thoughtful, personal level of hospitality? The sisters Maria Love and Doris Miranda Love founded ML to answer it.
The founders
Two sisters behind ML.
Maria Love and Doris Miranda Love founded ML Hospitality together. Guests talk to ML Hospitality on one channel.
Maria Love
Founder
Doris Miranda Love
Co-Founder
In their words
Letters from guests
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Trust is a practice, not a badge.
- One team. One standard.
- One trusted point of contact coordinates every provider and all the logistics. You never have to manage several vendors yourself.
- Discretion by default
- What you share with ML stays with ML. Privacy is part of the service, not an option on a form.
- Read Maria’s discretion pledge
- Real people reply
- Nothing here is automated. When you write to ML, a person reads it and a person answers.
- In both languages
- English and Spanish, each written in its own voice. Never a translation of the other.
Discretion
- We respect our guests' privacy. We do not publish their identity, images or details of their stay without their express, specific consent.
- We use the preferences our guests choose to share to personalise their experience, with the appropriate consent and privacy safeguards.
- We coordinate requests with personal assistants and authorised representatives, with the discretion each experience requires.
- We recommend planning ahead, especially in high-demand seasons. All requests are subject to availability and prior confirmation.
Costa Rica, beyond the gate.
The country, at your pace.
We care for you in any villa, home, or hotel you choose. ML does not own or manage property; it looks after the people inside.
Plan Your Stay
Tell us what you have in mind.
This is the beginning of being looked after, not an administrative form.
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What happens next
A written outline
A written outline or proposal, usually within 24 business hours; complex requests may take longer, and we will tell you.
Calls
Calls by appointment preferred; we take direct calls when we can.
Notice
For new guests we recommend 48 to 72 hours' notice, ideally 72. For guests already confirmed, extra requests with 24 to 36 hours' notice. Events and larger gatherings need more time. Urgent requests are reviewed without a guarantee of availability.
During your stay
During your stay, our cover follows the hours and services agreed; extended, evening or residential service is quoted separately.