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With a stay at Hostel Casa Colon in San Jose, you'll be a 4-minute drive from Costa Rica National Stadium (Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica) and 8 minutes from Sabana Park. Featured amenities include a computer station, a 24-hour front desk, and luggage storage. Planning an event in San Jose? This hostel features 86 square feet (8 square meters) of event facilities. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge during limited hours, and free self parking is available onsite.
Overall 8,2 Excellent
Based on 259 reviews
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8,0
Pros: Good location close to the bus stations. Staff was friendly. Rooms were clean and spacious.
Excellent
8,0
Pros: Property was very central within easy access to places. The character of the building was lovely, all wooden high ceilings in good condition! The staff where friendly and informative, especially Fillippe. Nice place to stay ....in the quiet room!
Excellent
10,0
Pros: The location and the staff
Okay
5,0
Pros: Lovely dinner and breakfast. Friendly staff except woman at check in. Good location.
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Overall 8,2 Excellent
Based on 259 reviews
Cleanliness
8,3
Comfort
8,1
Location
8,8
Services
7,9
Staff
8,6
Value for money
8,3
8,0 Excellent
Pros: Good location close to the bus stations. Staff was friendly. Rooms were clean and spacious.
Cons: The shared bathroom needs to be fixed / updated.
8,0 Excellent
Pros: Property was very central within easy access to places. The character of the building was lovely, all wooden high ceilings in good condition! The staff where friendly and informative, especially Fillippe. Nice place to stay ....in the quiet room!
Cons: The noise of the traffic in our first room was very bad!
10,0 Excellent
Pros: The location and the staff
Cons:
5,0 Okay
Pros: Lovely dinner and breakfast. Friendly staff except woman at check in. Good location.
Cons: The toilets were not clean. The lady who checked me in was rude and dismissive. All other staff were nice. My room had no windows or air conditioning. It was extremely noisy. Music blaring late and first thing in the morning too.
With a stay at Hostel Casa Colon in San Jose, you'll be a 4-minute drive from Costa Rica National Stadium (Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica) and 8 minutes from Sabana Park. Featured amenities include a computer station, a 24-hour front desk, and luggage storage. Planning an event in San Jose? This hostel features 86 square feet (8 square meters) of event facilities. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge during limited hours, and free self parking is available onsite.
Restaurant
Bar/Lounge
Room service
Parking
Laundry service
Business centre
Airport shuttle
No smoking
Free Wi-Fi
Storage available
With a stay at Costa Rica Backpackers - Hostel, you'll be centrally located in San Jose, a 1-minute drive from Parque Nacional and 7 minutes from University of Costa Rica. Featured amenities include complimentary wired Internet access, a computer station, and dry cleaning/laundry services. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours), and self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.
Overall 7,6 Good
Based on 1 694 reviews
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Okay
4,8
Pros: The common areas were very clean and nice
Excellent
10,0
Pros: I can’t believe it is the cheapiest hostel in Costa Rica, it has everything: swimming pool with good music, great wifi, chilling atmosphere, etc.
Excellent
8,0
Pros: Very comfortable garden with hammocks, chairs and sofas
Good
7,0
Pros: Nice garden, chill out spots, close to centre,
Okay
5,0
Pros: The curtains on the beds are helpful
Excellent
8,0
Pros: Good value for money, central location, clean. They do breakfast, food and drinks on site which is nice. Pool is also great even tho it was empty on those days.
Excellent
8,0
Pros: The common areas were beautiful and really conducive for meeting other travellers. Plenty of unique and comfortable areas to hang out in. My room was spacious with large lockers and extra blankets for the cooler evenings.
Excellent
9,0
Pros: Lots of areas to rest, chill, very spacious
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Overall 7,6 Good
Based on 1 694 reviews
Cleanliness
7,4
Comfort
7,3
Location
8,0
Services
7,6
Staff
8,0
Value for money
8,0
4,8 Okay
Pros: The common areas were very clean and nice
Cons: The sheets seemed dirty and the toilets had a terrible smell
10,0 Excellent
Pros: I can’t believe it is the cheapiest hostel in Costa Rica, it has everything: swimming pool with good music, great wifi, chilling atmosphere, etc.
Cons:
8,0 Excellent
Pros: Very comfortable garden with hammocks, chairs and sofas
Cons: In the dorm we only had four electricity plugs for 10 people...
7,0 Good
Pros: Nice garden, chill out spots, close to centre,
Cons: Uncomfortable bed, noisy train, small kitchen,
5,0 Okay
Pros: The curtains on the beds are helpful
Cons: The lady on the reception was super rude. Just gave us the key and said “you’re room is in that direction”, didn’t explain to us where was the bathroom, check out time, kitchen, literally nothing. Awful, wouldn’t recommend the hostel just because of the super impolite employees
8,0 Excellent
Pros: Good value for money, central location, clean. They do breakfast, food and drinks on site which is nice. Pool is also great even tho it was empty on those days.
Cons: Place is quite big,you'll get lost to find your room on your own as not even the receptionist knows where it is...
8,0 Excellent
Pros: The common areas were beautiful and really conducive for meeting other travellers. Plenty of unique and comfortable areas to hang out in. My room was spacious with large lockers and extra blankets for the cooler evenings.
Cons: The reception staff were horrendous. Unwelcoming, uninformative, uninterested. Not forth coming with any information, like pulling teeth to get any details about the hostel; when the restaurant would be open or their procedures with check in and check out. The kitchen is poorly equipped given the size of the hostel and very little attention is given to keeping it in order.
9,0 Excellent
Pros: Lots of areas to rest, chill, very spacious
Cons: Small locker
With a stay at Costa Rica Backpackers - Hostel, you'll be centrally located in San Jose, a 1-minute drive from Parque Nacional and 7 minutes from University of Costa Rica. Featured amenities include complimentary wired Internet access, a computer station, and dry cleaning/laundry services. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours), and self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.
Pool
Restaurant
Bar/Lounge
Parking
Laundry service
Business centre
Airport shuttle
No smoking
Free Wi-Fi
Storage available
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Overall 0,0 Poor
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Airport shuttle
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