Arenal San Carlos Costa Rica Arenal San Carlos Costa Rica, 21007 Fortuna, Costa Rica
#85 of 107 hotels in Fortuna
Guests' ChoiceBased on 98 hostel reviews
8.2Cleanliness
8.2
Comfort
8.2
Location
8.3
Facilities
8.1
Staff
9.1
Value for money
8.8
Free WiFi
8.0
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End of dialog contentReviewed: 18 May 2024
David
United KingdomIt's a little bit of walk to town, which has it's pros and cons. But otherwise it was great
Outside of the main town by a 10 minute walk. Nice quiet location Good relaxing spaces, coumfy dorm bed. I was there in low season so had the dormitory to myself and really can't compain. Staff/volunteers were incredibly friendly and very helpful and I really enjoyed my stay
Stayed in May 2024
Reviewed: 28 January 2024
Ciarán
IrelandAircon in the dorm rooms is a bit awkward - it’s great that the main dorm room is essentially broken down into three smaller rooms as it means more privacy but the aircon unit is located in the main room which means the smaller rooms can get a bit hot, but it isn’t a big deal
Nice, clean kitchen and communal area. Free (good) coffee every day. Dorms are clean and quiet. Staff let us switch to a room with a window when it was available. Some optional activities including a movie night. Helpful advice from staff
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: 21 January 2024
Kate
AustraliaThe bathroom was quite icky, stank and had a real damp problem, which would spread to the room if anyone left the bathroom door open. No hot water - very cold showers.
The dorm room was split with internal rooms, which meant we all had our own space (2x two-bed bunks in two separate rooms, and 4x 2-be bunks in the main room).
Stayed in December 2023
Reviewed: 12 January 2024
Carola
ArgentinaDidn’t have hot water
Location. Air conditioning. Kitchen well equipped
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: 6 December 2023
Ben
IsraelNo hot water in the shower Location far from stores and supermarkets
Great price, nice and welcoming stuff, good kitchen Great AC in the rooms (important and not common)
Stayed in December 2023
Reviewed: 1 December 2023
Jasmin
SwitzerlandOnly cold water for showering, no storage place to put your toiletry stuff while being in the bathroom, bed curtains would be nice, there would be enough space in the dorms to put some lockers or a shelf in there
The dorm is very spacious with AC, the beds are clean and comfy, good kitchen, friendly staff, good location in a quiet neighbourhood 10min out of town, can totally recommend
Stayed in November 2023
Reviewed: 27 November 2023
Charlotte
United StatesThe shower didn’t get hot, so I took incredibly brief, cold showers while here.
It’s in a quiet area, maybe 10 or so minutes from the main road in La Fortuna. It has AC and comfortable mattresses. There’s a convenient cheap restaurant right next door.
Stayed in November 2023
Reviewed: 27 May 2023
Gina
United StatesThe young men who work here are very friendly, knowledgeable, and helpful. The kitchen is big and pretty well equipped, and there is a large area to hang out or practice yoga.
Stayed in May 2023
Reviewed: 19 May 2023
Lucie
FranceEverything was fine! Not located in the main center but you can walk there.
Nice place with big common areas, nice to hang out and meet people. The kitchen is big, it's pleasant to cook and eat there Pretty clean and comfortable in general. Activities: 15minutes walking from the swing rope. They usually recommend a hike to the people who ask for recommendations: Be aware that you need a good physical condition and also no risk of rain (otherwise it gets pretty dangerous) if you want to do it. All in all it's a really nice hike, you get to see a lot in the cloud forest (insects, birds, monkeys ans squirrels if you're lucky) and you can swim in a beautiful lake, for free.
Stayed in May 2023
Reviewed: 16 May 2023
Jake
United Kingdomour dorm beds were really cramped
Stayed in March 2023
Reviewed: 13 May 2023
Shahrzad
FranceThe only thing missing was a place to let our towels or bathing suit dry…. so we hang it in the room but it could get smelly really fast and took forever to dry 😅
They are very friendly, it is well located, clean and good equipments.
Stayed in May 2023
Reviewed: 6 May 2023
Céleste
Francea bit far from the center and really not good if there are too much people
great staff, clean kitchen (but not enough equiped), really nice commun area
Stayed in April 2023
Reviewed: 23 April 2023
Jill
PortugalThere was not really enough comfortable seating or kitchen equipment for the number of guests especially when busy
This was a very friendly hostel located in a quiet area
Stayed in April 2023
Reviewed: 13 April 2023
Daniella
Canadadorms had some mould by some of the beds and if you’re not in the beds w the larger room the rooms are quite small for 4 people and all their luggage. there’s also no hand soap in the bathrooms and nothing to dry your hands w:/
was in good location, short walk to the town and the restaurant next door is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! staff were super friendly and they had a group whatsapp to plan things to do w the others! bathrooms were also cleaned daily!
Stayed in April 2023
Reviewed: 7 April 2023
Carrie
United KingdomWifi wasn’t great and need more kitchen supplies like another fridge or hob because there are a lot of people staying there
pretty good, short walk into town.
Stayed in March 2023
Reviewed: 20 March 2023
Jakob
MexicoGreat hostel for budget travellers run by very friendly people, very well equipped kitchen.
Stayed in March 2023
Reviewed: 18 March 2023
Paulpt
GermanyThe sink in our room was a bit mouldy..
Cool hostel - friendly staff, great kitchen & many other fellow backpackers!
Stayed in March 2023
Reviewed: 18 March 2023
Boris
United KingdomNo soap to wash hands with on the toilets for some reason. Can be a bit too busy as there are several dorms and filled up the hostel is packed with people which can be either cool or a bit annoying, depending on your preference.
Good atmosphere, well equipped kitchen, good value for money, hot shower, friendly and helpful staff, buzzing with backpackers, air-conditioned dorms.
Stayed in March 2023
Reviewed: 15 March 2023
P
United StatesThere isn't anything I didn't like. It was a great place and I enjoyed it here very much! I even extended my stay😆
I love that there is a bathroom and shower in the room as well as outside and upstairs. The place is spacious and the staff are very kind and helpful. I love that they do a group whatsapp, it was so nice to reach out to all participants and plan trips and rides together. I also love how close it is to the city center and the rope swing place as well.
Stayed in March 2023
Reviewed: 25 February 2023
Sagar
IndiaNothing as such.
It was welcoming from the beginning. Loved my stay, people at reception were very kind and helpful.
Stayed in February 2023
Reviewed: 23 February 2023
Michel
SwitzerlandThe rooms and bathroom have not a good air exchange
The upper level is very nice
Stayed in January 2023
Reviewed: 18 February 2023
Marco
GermanyIt's not so Easy to find if You get on Night.
You can meet a Lot of people. The stuff Is friendly. The kitchen Is huge..
Stayed in February 2023
Reviewed: 29 January 2023
Jessie
United Kingdomthe dorms had so many beds in, made it a bit hard to sleep!
great value hostel, kitchen had everything you needed and staff were very helpful
Stayed in January 2023
Reviewed: 16 January 2023
Pedro
ItalyThe number of bathrooms are less than enough, but they are busy building more.
Everything is new, the staff is awesome, good environment for networking with the travelers at the common area and WhatsApp group, we loved!
Stayed in January 2023
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