Costa del Sol ( Final Fantasy VII ) Costa del Sol is a coastal resort town that also serves as the main port on the western continent in " Final Fantasy VII " . It also appears in " Before Crisis - Final Fantasy VII - " and " Crisis Core - Final Fantasy VII - " . Because it is close to Mt . Corel , which is filled with petrification - inflicting monsters , the town specializes in making Softs . The player can purchase President Shinra ' s summer cottage , the Villa Cloud , for 300 , 000 gil . It serves no purpose except being a place to sleep . Even if the player purchases the villa with Tifa or Cid as party leader , the house will still be named Villa Cloud . The player can take the cargo ship back to Junon after having acquired the buggy by paying 100 gil at the docks . The buggy can be taken aboard the ship . Story . " Before Crisis - Final Fantasy VII - " . Following the rash of AVALANCHE attacks , the player Turk is sent , along with Reno and Rude ( and Cloud as a regular Shinra grunt ) , to Costa del Sol in Chapter 4 to " recruit " SOLDIER candidates by forcibly kidnapping them and locking them up on a ship bound for Midgar . The player Turk goes to Club Duel , a fighting club run by a man named King . The Turk has to fight through Club Duel ' s best thugs to fight King , so that the Turk can take control of the Club . When the Turk wins , he or she orders the Club members to join SOLDIER . Back on the ship , one of the SOLDIER candidates Rude grabbed is a giant beast - man named Azul . When Azul tries to escape , the Turk must defeat him in battle , but Rude jumps in and defeats Azul with a single punch . AVALANCHE arrives lead by Shears to release the SOLDIER candidates and ruin Shinra ' s plans . Shears beats Rude and lets the captives loose . The Turk has to go into Costa del Sol and retake the prisoners and fight Azul again , who decides to join SOLDIER after losing to become stronger . Shears arrives but is beaten by a combined attack by Reno and Rude . The missions ends in success . " Crisis Core - Final Fantasy VII - " . Zack Fair , after defeating the rogue SOLDIERs Genesis Rhapsodos and Angeal Hewley , spends a short time at Costa del Sol on a holiday . His stay is filled with boredom and constant surveillance by the Turks , especially Cissnei . His vacation is cut short when a group of Genesis Copies attacks from the surf . Zack defeats them using an umbrella for a weapon , after which he is sent to Junon to defend the city from an invasion by Genesis ' s army . " Final Fantasy VII " . Five years later , Cloud Strife and his party come to Costa Del Sol hiding as stowaways on Rufus Shinra ' s cargo ship . Their stay is brief , but they can use the opportunity to rest and relax and find Professor Hojo on the beach . Hojo has fled the Shinra Company and mentions Sephiroth can be found past North Corel . Johnny now lives in a house in Costa Del Sol , and has recently become engaged . Locations . Costa del Sol is located to the East on Gaia ' s Western continent . Harbor . This is where the ship from Junon pulls in . Various holidaymakers can be seen lounging on the nearby planes . A helipad serves as a base for Presidential transport . Town . Here Cloud can visit Butch ' s Materia shop , an Item shop , find out more about Costa del Sol from the tourist centre near the bridge , and access the beach . Bar del Sol . Mukki and his friends can be found enjoying themselves in the bar , and Cloud can buy equipment from a merchant desperate to make ends meet . Inn . The Inn ' s owner can be found playing pool , and during Meteorfall will be lounging upon a bed , despairing . The inn is free at this point . Villa . The villa was once owned by President Shinra , earning it the name " Shinra Villa " from the locals . The villa can be bought at any time for 300 , 000 gil . As well as having luxury furnishings , it also boasts a basement containing various items . The villa can be slept in for free after purchasing . Once bought , the receipt message reads Bought " Villa " ! . The menu name for the location is " House for Sale " previous to purchasing it . Once purchased the menu name becomes " ' s Villa " . Even after purchasing the villa , a dude still lives in the cellar . Johnny ' s New Home . After leaving Midgar , Johnny settled down in Costa del Sol with a new girlfriend . During the party ' s first visit to the town , Tifa can be found catching up with her friend . Beach . Holidaymakers can be found sunbathing and swimming on the beach . Hojo retired to Costa del Sol after resigning from Shinra , and enjoys himself on the beach , surrounded by admiring girls . Quests . " Final Fantasy VII " . Events . The first time visiting characters who aren ' t in Cloud ' s current party can be found around the town . Aeris and Tifa are on the beach , having found Hojo sunbathing . After the scene with Hojo , Aeris can be met in the inn and Tifa at Johnny ' s place to catch up with him . Aeris ponders over her loneliness as a Cetra , and the player can try to cheer her up . Barret can be found in the inn ' s bathroom checking himself out in the sailor suit he had used as a disguise for the party ' s stowaway , and if Cloud tries to open the door Barret will drive him away . Red XIII " plays " ball with the kids on the street , and Cloud can kick the ball at him . Yuffie gets a part - time job at the Materia Shop . If the player sleeps in the inn at Costa del Sol , they are told the rest of the party already left , and the shopkeeper will mention Yuffie has stolen their Materia and gil . However , the player will not see any of Yuffie ' s supposed spoils . None of the interactions affect Cloud ' s date mechanics for the Gold Saucer scene later . Villa Cloud . The first residence since leaving the dock is up for sale for 300 , 000 gil . The player can buy it any point in the game , although they are unlikely to have the gil until endgame . If the player buys the property they can sleep at the villa , but the Costa del Sol inn is also free after Meteorfall , and the player has the " Highwind " where they can heal for free , so buying the house is mainly to just give the player something to do with their money late game . The villa is named Villa Cloud even if bought with Tifa or Cid as party leader . " Crisis Core - Final Fantasy VII - " . Zack is given the choice of coming in Costa Del Sol as in a mission : Fun in the Sun , and is given at least three invitations by Lazard or SOLDIER . Particular enemies that appear in the beach during missions are Sahagins , Genesis copies , and Worms . Musical themes . The music track that plays in Costa del Sol in " Final Fantasy VII " is the eponymous track , " Costa del Sol " .