Private Villas
Homes we know by heart
Every villa has been inspected and stayed in by our team. No listings we haven’t vetted, no surprises on arrival.
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Handpicked homes and carefully curated experiences.
Costa Rica, Panama, US.
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What We Do
Three things,
done properly.
We are not a booking site. We are a small team that handles every aspect of your experience.
Quietly Handled
Every detail, in advance
Flights, transfers, dining, experiences — all planned and coordinated so you can show up and just be there.
How it works
Curated Destinations
The places we’re built for
From Costa Rica’s Pacific coast to Panama’s old city and marina, we travel these regions so we can plan them confidently.
See destinationsOur Homes
These are
ours.
Not a catalog. Not brokered. Not someone else’s listing with our logo on top. Every home in the Ghyd collection is one we operate, staff, and stay in ourselves.
Ours
Not brokered
Staffed
By our team
Private
By referral
Ours
Not brokered
Staffed
By our team
Private
By referral
Costa Rica
Playa Hermosa
Hermosa Palms
A private beachfront community of residences just steps from the Pacific.
Panama
Buenaventura
Buenaventura Residences
Beach and marina-front villas within a gated oceanfront resort community.
Costa Rica
Playa Hermosa
Hermosa Palms
A private beachfront community of residences just steps from the Pacific.
Panama
Buenaventura
Buenaventura Residences
Beach and marina-front villas within a gated oceanfront resort community.
A handful shown publicly. The rest of the collection is shared one-on-one, by request.
Our Approach
We design travel for people who’d rather feel a place than check it off a list.
Every trip starts with a conversation. We handle the private villas, local experiences, restaurant bookings, and in-country logistics — so you can show up and just be there.
The Experience
A glimpse
inside.
Every stay, designed around how you actually want to travel.
01
Your Private Villa
The Arrival
02
Sun & Stillness
The Pool
03
Chef-Curated
The Table
04
Steps Away
The Coast
05
Every Moment
The Details
Destinations
The places we
know by name.
We don’t try to be everywhere. We’re rooted in a handful of places — so every recommendation comes from actually being there.
Pacific Coast
Costa Rica
Beachfront villas in one of the most beloved surfing and sport-fishing stretches in Central America.
- Hermosa Palms beachfront community
- Jaco, Manuel Antonio, Tamarindo
- Sport fishing, surfing, wellness
Coast & City
Panama
Private marina residences on the Pacific coast and boutique hotels inside Panama City’s old quarter.
- Buenaventura beach & marina
- Casco Viejo boutique hotels
- Marlin, sailfish, rainforest
Dreaming of somewhere else? We travel beyond these two, by invitation.
A Private View
Moments from
the season.
Quiet frames from recent stays — captured by our team and, when they offered, our guests.
The Member Lounge
What’s waiting
inside.
Planned in advance
Every trip handled thoughtfully from the start — no forms, no filler, no surprises on arrival.
Everything in one place
Your itinerary, villa details, restaurant bookings, and travel logistics in a single private dashboard.
Quiet by design
No ads, no feeds, no noise. A private corner of the internet, reserved for our circle.
A Note from the House
“We built this for the kind of people who travel the way we do — quietly, thoughtfully, and always with intention.”
Ghyd started the way every good thing starts: a conversation and the feeling that travel had become too loud. So we made something quieter. Every journey we plan begins with listening and ends with a memory you’ll keep.
If any of this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you.
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