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Monteverde Backpackers Hostel

Monteverde (Santa Elena)

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Price
10 USD per person in shared room, 15 USD per person in double private room Check Current Prices by Date Here
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Their Description

Features

  • Free Breakfast
  • Kitchen
  • Lockers
  • Lounge / Common space
  • TV
  • Washing Machine (laundry)
  • Travel information provided
  • 24 Hour Free Hot Showers
 
The Hostelz.com Review
Monteverde Backpackers Hostel is small and quiet and a little on the dark side. But the staff are helpful about available activities, and they greet you in the morning with a light and fresh breakfast -- free coffee too.

The Location

Just around the corner and down the hill from downtown Santa Elena and the bus stop, it's easy to find and it's right next door to the supermarket.

Rooms and Bathrooms

There are two mixed dorm rooms here, each with a bathroom with a hot shower. Everything is clean and neat, and the mattresses are comfy.

Common Spaces

There's a small semi-outdoor kitchen with a camp stove -- very basic -- and a small sitting room with two computers (free internet), and lockers and a TV with local channels. The best place though is two rocking chairs on the sheltered patio, where you can drink your morning coffee while watching the cloud mist blowing through the treetops.

Summary

This is not a party hostel by any means, but after a long day of La Fortuna activities, the hot showers, good mattresses, and the healthy breakfast in the morning, you may just think you're in paradise.

— Exclusive Hostelz.com Review
March 2009


Ratings & Comments

4.3 Average from 3 Ratings

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Comment by Christy, Canada
December 2008
4 Very comfy beds!
We stayed here for two nights and it was nice. We rented the private room and the beds were definitely the most comfortable of our entire trip. The hostel is very small but in a good location, just down the hill from the supermarket. The owner was very helpful in organizing tours but be prepared to pay an extra $5 a person for this service. The kitchen left a lot to be desired and could use a thorough cleaning but otherwise it was a great place to stay and we met some great people while there.
Comment by mary, USA
April 2008
5 Nice and quiet little hostel..
This didn't seem like a party hostel. It's in a nice and quiet little location. The rooms seem very new and tranquil. The guy who worked there (I forgot his name) was very helpful and honest about the tours. I don't think there are many rooms and beds here compared to a lot of hostels, but that just adds to the peacefulness of the hostel since there are less people. Free internet, a television room, and a free fruit breakfast. Very nice little place, probably still nice and quiet cause guidebooks haven't reviewed it yet.
Comment by Monica
March 2007
4 My eleven-year old niece and I stayed here for three nights. The hostel has been open less than three months but so far, so great! Excellent staff, especially Diego. Very helpful and friendly. Adrien is great with emails. The hostel itself is centrally-located in Monteverde, steps from the bus station, supermarket, and restaurants (ask about discounts). We stayed in a dorm room which was basic but clean (no bugs!). A bonus was the in-room bathroom with a large shower. They have plans to add a garden, a courtyard with hammocks, a larger gathering room with couches, two more rooms upstairs, and, also, a wood deck on the second floor. I gave this hostel four stars so they can strive for the five once these additions are in place. We will be back!
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