Alajuela Campground & Hostel

Not Favourable
The owner (Stefan) was obviously distraught. He was yelling at his Costa Rican girlfriend at 4 a.m. after he had stayed up most of the night drinking and smoking. They have several dogs on the property, with puppies. When my travel companion asked about feeding them one of the other guests suggested they had not had food for days. We went into town and bought food for them. The owner was indifferent with our effort. Music was loud all night and continued even after the owner was passed out on the front porch in the morning. This was not the highlight of our trip. We left a day early and stayed elsewhere.

Good
I just returned from a three-month stay at Alajuela Campground Hostel. The hostel was approximately fifteen minutes away from San Jose and five minutes away from the International airport. If you are passing through and want to save a few dollars, try this hostel.The atmosphere is laid back and the owner Stephan knows a lot about the country. The hostel was always clean and the kitchen was always open. My room had its own bathroom with hot shower. Sometimes on Sunday mornings I joined the soccer games that were played at the hostel's own soccer field.