Ballenita, Santa Elena, Santa Elena, Ecuador
Ballenita is a great little coastal town with a large beach, a nice promenade, enough shops and restaurants and a welcoming people. Becoming part of this great community is one of the pluses when you buy this fantastic house by the sea. The almost 2000 square foot home is 2-story, sitting on a nice sized corner lot on a hill overlooking the ocean. Built in 2015, the downstairs has 2 bedrooms which share a full bathroom, a large open-concept living/dining room, as well as adjacent kitchen offering an L-shaped counter with upper and lower cabinetry. Exit out the kitchen door to the outside back patio area with inground pool, seating area, half bathroom, laundry area, and pump room. There is a 2-story palapa that leads you upstairs to get a look at the ocean. Here there is a catwalk to the huge covered terrace where you experience cool breezes and oceanview sunsets. The terrace has an access via sliding glass doors into a large one-room master bedroom with en-suite bath. There is an external staircase or an internal spiral staircase leading you into the downstairs living room. The beach is all of 400 meters away, easily walkable. If you don’t want to go to the beach, you can just stay home and sit out by the inground pool. A nice sized pool (4m x 5m) it measures 4 feet in the shallow end and 6 feet in the deep end and has the capability to be heated and is really easy to maintain. Being sold with major appliances, pool pump, electric generator, and electric fence. Property is on city water, electric and sewer. Fiber-optic internet already on-site. Garage can hold 1 vehicle in the carport area. Property taxes here are currently under $200/year. Monthly expenses (water, gas, internet and electric) are on average in the $100/month range for low season and approximately $175/month in high season. Ballenita: You Know You Want to Be Here!!!
