If you wanna stay in Tamarindo, do in La Oveja Negra Hostel. Its clean, the atmosphere is relaxed, very nice people , awesome owners and good prices. A typical surfer hostel with a nice bar. We stayed here for almost 6 weeks and enjoyed it a lot. The Beach is farely close and a supermarket is around the corner. In... More

We had a great time here- the kitchen is well-equipped and the TV room is very spacious. It's a 7 min walk to the beach, and the attached bar (open at night) always had something happening. I stayed with my sister in a private double (2 beds) for only $15 each per night, with AC (only at nighttime, which is... More

The pros of the hostel is that it drawas a young surfer crowd. Lonely Planet gave it the highest reviews. We showed up to a dank poorly lit room, nothing like what we expected from our travel book. Apparently the writer for the book company was friends with the hostel owner and thus the great review. There were holes in... More

Although the location is great, the rooms are very basic and the showers/toilets are suboptimal. Only one sink and 2/3 showers work. The place is dark and looks old. Impossible to sleep in some of the rooms during party nights, since they are basically attached to the bar next doors. Good place though if you are looking for non-stop party-time... More

I can't say enough good things about this place. It's clean, fun and the price is right. The rooms are large with good air con and they don't crowd them with tons of beds like a lot of hostels do. Each room as 3 beds. I've stayed in smaller rooms with 8 beds. The bathroom has multiple showers and toilets... More

I was first drawn to the decor since it was colorful and the atmosphere was relaxed, Initially happy but i guess first impressions lasts because when i saw that they gave us beds that were dirty then my happiness faded. There was a lot of sand on my bed... then we had to ask for the sheets. The room felt... More

We have been there for one week. Took some surflessons, rent the bords and were in the bar next to the hostel. Everything was as it should be! The guys running the place where very nice and helpful. It's also a good place to make party, because sometimes it's a little bit loud in the evening because of the thin... More

Oveja Negra was recommended to us when we were passing through San Jose, and we re-arranged our travel plans to shorten our time in La Fortuna, in order to give us time to stop in Tamarindo. Oveja Negra is a surf-hostel, though not everyone that stays there surfs (my girlfriend and myself included). They do offer surf lessons, but they... More

I really liked that Hostel. Good atmosphere, nice owner and guests. Very laid back and relaxed. They have a pool table, Pingpong table, big kitchen and big TV. They also rent movies every few days. I had a Great Time!