the rooms are clean and simple, there are hammocks around the kitchen and pool area which is great for chilling out. they have a restaurant which serves decent food except for the thai curry that has no curry at all, and screens 3 movies a night. also has a huge flat screen tv equipped with many channels which is entertaining... more

Stayed at the affiliated guesthouse just across the street which is very nice and you have the use of the main facilities as well. Guesthouse is very clean, and bright and has good bathrooms and free internet, coffe/toast. Main hostel looks nothing from the outside but once inside its like an oasis in the middle of San Jose - which... more

Reasonable hostel in a not very good area. (but that is SJ for you) Nice pool and they have their own "restaurant" which is good as there did not seem to be any other option around... Price is 12$ plus 4$ deposit for the keys. BUT!!!!! At checkout they tell you that you only receive back your deposit if you... more

I highly recommend this hostel-It has a wonderful open pool and tropical garden, and has huge spaces for the kitchen, and TV lounge. The staff are all friendly and helpful. And it is very clean with at least 3 hard working cleaning staff plus maintenance person fixing and painting. Friendly international travellers. There is a booking office for arranging tours... more

This was a great hostel to get your travels started at when you arrive in Costa Rica. A friend and I stayed here the first night we arrived and were able to plan the next few days of our trip on the free computers. Then we stayed the last two nights of our trip here just to be close to... more

NO HOT WATER and really not that great, for the price... very loud party crowd... as a plus there is free internet and a restaurant on the premises. more

i had reservations at this place and when we got there they said they didnt have us in the system at all. so we stayed somewhere else the ONE night we had reserved. over a month later (when we were home) they charged me for three nights!! i called them and they refused to refund anything. what makes them even... more

I stayed at the hostel for one night. The shuttle service did pick me up at the airport. The driver was very nice and helpful. The front desk staff were ok. They were young and seemed bored and lazy. The hostel itself was very nice. Clean rooms, hot water, a lot of comuters with free internet. It was a comfortable... more

I loved the atmosphere of Costa Rica Backpackers. Even when San Jose is dark and rainy, as it many times is, the hostel is an extremely cool place to relax and regroup on your way in, out, or through Costa Rica. There is a constant cool mix of eclectic music, a pool, and plenty of computers. As with any hostel... more