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Situated in Liberia and with Parque Nacional Santa Rosa reachable within 38 km, Hostel El Pretal features a tour desk, non-smoking rooms, a garden, free WiFi throughout the property and a shared lounge. Located around 800 metres from Edgardo Baltodano Stadium, the hostel is also 41 km away from Marina Papagayo. The accommodation provides a shared kitchen and luggage storage space for guests. Would stay here again without hesitation, the staff are incredibly helpful and friendly, they provided in-depth information on how to catch the bus to the boarder. They were also very kind in letting us have a late checkout due to food poisoning and even called another hostel to find us a room since they were booked up. Wifi was fast, rooms were clean, air conditioning worked great.

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9.2
Wonderful
549 reviews
Price from
$43
per night

Located in Sámara, Casa Terra Hostel features a garden, shared lounge, terrace, and free WiFi throughout the property. Featuring a shared kitchen, this property also provides guests with a barbecue. The accommodation provides airport transfers, while a bicycle rental service is also available. Great vibe…! Welcoming staff..!

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9
Wonderful
303 reviews
Price from
$19.37
per night

Situated in Tamarindo, 700 metres from Tamarindo Beach, Tamarindo Backpackers features accommodation with a garden, free private parking, a shared lounge and barbecue facilities. Boasting family rooms, this property also provides guests with a sun terrace. The hostel offers an outdoor swimming pool and a shared kitchen and free WiFi throughout the property. Comfy beds and clean facilities. The kitchen was great. The staff were awesome. Marco who runs the hostel is also a surf instructor and gave me quality surf lessons. He also helped me get a ride to the airport from one of his friends. It’s super easy to meet fellow travelers here and I met a bunch of cool people during my stay. It’s not a party hostel, but it’s still easy to find people go out with.

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9
Wonderful
192 reviews
Price from
$21
per night

Situated in Tamarindo, 500 metres from Tamarindo Beach, TamaHostel & Glamping features accommodation with an outdoor swimming pool, free private parking, a garden and a shared lounge. Among the facilities at this property are a shared kitchen and a tour desk, along with free WiFi throughout the property. The accommodation provides airport transfers, while a car rental service is also available. This is the best hostel I went to during my 5 weeks in Costa Rica. Beds are comfortable, there is a huge bathroom where there is shower and toilet in each unit, great kitchen with lots of kitchenware and two electric stoves. In the dormitories there are enough space for all the backpacks and stuff. They have small lockers for valuables. Nice pool with sunbeds and hammocks. And beautiful plants in the garden. Staff and volunteers and super nice and helpful, they really care about the wellbeing of their guests. And also the hostel is very clean. Close to center and supermarket. I am more than happy I chose this one in Tamarindo.

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9
Wonderful
264 reviews
Price from
$17
per night

Set in Hacienda Santa María, 23.7 km from Miravalles Volcano, Santa Maria Volcano Lodge Hotel & Restaurante offers accommodation with a garden, free private parking, a restaurant and a bar. Boasting family rooms, this property also provides guests with a barbecue. The hostel also features free WiFi as well as a paid airport shuttle service. The property is rustic style and very well kept, clean and comfortable beds, the cabin was beautifully arranged, gorgeous forest, a real sense of Puerto Rico rich farm land. Lovely hosts! They have a restaurant, and they serve delicious fresh prepared meals, just for you, great after long touring.

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9.2
Wonderful
276 reviews
Price from
$49.01
per night

Located in Tamarindo and within 100 metres of Tamarindo Beach, The Backside House - Women Only - features a garden, non-smoking rooms, and free WiFi. The accommodation provides a shared kitchen and a tour desk for guests.

All units at the hostel are equipped with a private bathroom equipped with a shower. Very clean, location is great (very close to the beach and center) and the manager was very nice and helpful !

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9.1
Wonderful
37 reviews
Price from
$17.25
per night

All guest rooms in the hostel are fitted with a coffee machine. Alouatta Playa Coyote features some units that feature sea views, and all rooms have a shared bathroom with a shower. The rooms will provide guests with a fridge. The owners/pareja are great people, and they cook up a tasty breakfast. The guests tend to be diverse European, which is excellent. Tanga restaurant for great seafood.

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9.4
Wonderful
59 reviews
Price from
$56
per night

Offering an extensive garden with an outdoor lounge area, a shared living room with TV and swimming pool, Hostel La Botella de Leche is located 300 metres from Tamarindo Beach.

Hostel La Botella de Leche is 5 minutes’ walk from Tamarindo town centre and 1 hour’s drive from Daniel Oduber International Airport. "I had a fantastic time at this hotel! The staff was incredibly friendly, making us feel right at home. They were exceptionally helpful, and the pool and cuisine were amazing. They even celebrated my daughter's birthday – I'm truly grateful. I highly recommend it to everyone!"

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8.5
Very Good
1,069 reviews
Price from
$38.36
per night

Located in Sámara, 1.3 km from Samara Beach, Argdivan Beach Hostel provides accommodation with a garden, private parking and a shared lounge. The accommodation features a shared kitchen, a concierge service and currency exchange for guests. Wow what an awesome place! Pablo and Malvi are super lovely and helpful, and are busy creating a beautiful space for travellers. We stayed in the new tent platform out back - it was peaceful, cool and comfy, we slept great. Kitchen facilities are good, the hostel is clean and airy with different spaces to relax and loads of stunning murals to enjoy. The location is ideal, it's an easy walk into town/beach and had nice sodas and shops very nearby. Quiet back street that felt safe and has off-road parking right outside. Highly recommend!

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8.8
Excellent
101 reviews
Price from
$12
per night

Set in Tamarindo and with Tamarindo Beach reachable within 500 metres, Mai Ke Kai Surf House offers concierge services, non-smoking rooms, a garden, free WiFi and a shared lounge. Boasting a shared kitchen, this property also provides guests with a terrace. The accommodation features airport transfers, while a bicycle rental service is also available.

The hostel offers a barbecue. Most Beautiful and welcoming staff everrrr

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8.9
Excellent
338 reviews
Price from
$24
per night

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