Name: Pura Vida Hostel
Address: 624, Montezuma, Costa Rica, 624, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
Price range: Prices for upcoming dates start at $12 per night (We Price Match)
Rating: 7.6

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Guesthouse Pura Vida Hostel

Beachfront. Property is on or right next to the beach.

624, Montezuma, Costa Rica – Excellent location – show map

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Great location, friendly staff willing to help with an early checkout, and good people. The bed was very thin and uncomfortable due to the springs being easily felt. The staff kept everything very clean so walking around barefoot wasn’t disgusting! The lounge areas are nice, but label everything as we had some stuff from the fridge used and ended up keeping it all in a box together.

Lorelei

United States of America

Great location, close to the restaurants and beaches. Large communal kitchen and a lot of areas with Hammocks and seating

Chuck

United States of America

It was clean and convenient to the beach. Lovely hostel.

Celine

United States of America

I left my phone in San Teresa and they let me keep my bag there while I hiked . Thfn I was able to retrieve it after a few hours. Thanks guys

Matthew

United States of America

We love everything about Pura Vida from the gardens to the spacious shared outdoor spaces to the tidy and fully stocked kitchen. The staff and owners are always helpful and they run an excellent business. The location is perfectly tucked away not far from downtown Montezuma, making it a perfect spot for young people and families alike. This hostel seems to attract really awesome people and we loved it so much the first time we came that we came back and stayed for a week. Book without hesitation!!

Michel

Canada

The location was fantastic, kitchen was fantastic with lots of cooking gear! rooms were great, Staff are all very friendly and happy. Great outside common area with hammocks and plenty of seating. Would definitely stay again! Great atmosphere!

Benjamin

Canada

Friendly staff who worked through my lack of Spanish

Rick

Canada

Location is great. Right near to beach. Staff work really hard and make the hostel very clean. Laundry done on site in good time only 1000 colonies/kg. Fresh and clean. Free coffee in morning. Great kitchen facilities to do own cooking. Free WiFi, tv hammocks and chill out areas.

Natasha

United Kingdom

So clean, staff always cleaning and very lovely. Close to town and the beach. Great price.

Chief_90

United Kingdom

I liked my own space for a low price; a well-equiped kitchen; friendly & helpful owners; clean areas; good location; friendly guests & good atmosphere; partially shaded clothes lines; overall good value for a solo room. *Pictures are of the Cabana I stayed in for 2 nights at the Pura Vida. The Solo Room is more like a walk-in closet devoid of shelves. Though I saw other private rooms with bedside tables. Still, I appreciated the value of the space. I stayed at Pura Vida for 3 weeks.

Tosh33

United States of America

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9.0

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“Great location, friendly staff willing to help with an early checkout, and good people. The bed was very thin and uncomfortable due to the springs being easily felt.”

Lorelei United States of America
“Great location, close to the restaurants and beaches. Large communal kitchen and a lot of areas with Hammocks and seating”

Chuck United States of America
“It was clean and convenient to the beach. Lovely hostel.”

Celine United States of America
“I left my phone in San Teresa and they let me keep my bag there while I hiked . Thfn I was able to retrieve it after a few hours. Thanks guys”

Matthew United States of America
“We love everything about Pura Vida from the gardens to the spacious shared outdoor spaces to the tidy and fully stocked kitchen.”

Michel Canada
“The location was fantastic, kitchen was fantastic with lots of cooking gear! rooms were great, Staff are all very friendly and happy. Great outside common area with hammocks and plenty of seating.”

Benjamin Canada
“Friendly staff who worked through my lack of Spanish”

Rick Canada
“Location is great. Right near to beach. Staff work really hard and make the hostel very clean. Laundry done on site in good time only 1000 colonies/kg. Fresh and clean. Free coffee in morning.”

Natasha United Kingdom
“So clean, staff always cleaning and very lovely. Close to town and the beach. Great price.”

Chief_90 United Kingdom
“I liked my own space for a low price; a well-equiped kitchen; friendly & helpful owners; clean areas; good location; friendly guests & good atmosphere; partially shaded clothes lines; overall...”

Tosh33 United States of America

Located in Montezuma, Pura Vida Hostel offers beachfront accommodations a few steps from Montezuma Beach and provides facilities like a shared lounge, a garden and barbecue facilities. Among the facilities at this property are a shared kitchen and room service, along with free WiFi throughout the property. The guesthouse features family rooms.

Selected rooms contain a kitchenette with a microwave and a fridge.

The guesthouse has a terrace.

Montezuma Waterfall is a 20-minute walk from Pura Vida Hostel. The nearest airport is Tambor Airport, 13 miles from the accommodation.

Couples in particular like the location – they rated it 9.1 for a two-person trip.

Pura Vida Hostel has been welcoming Booking.com guests since Apr 3, 2018

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Max adults: 3. Max children: 1	Triple Room with Shared Bathroom 1 twin bed and 1 full bed
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A cosy hostel owned by a local Costa Rican familiy born and raised in Montezuma. We have a big kitchen and living room for common use. Very easy for travelers to socialize, cook and eat together. There are hammocks, tables for eating outside and a balcony upstairs with beautiful ocean view. There is free coffee in the morning and free wifi.

I am Alba, born and raised in Montezuma. I have 4 children and 8 grandchildren. I lo ve to cook typical Costa Rican food. I like to socialize with tourists and locals.

The hostel is located at less than 1 minute from the local beach and bus stop. Though outside the centre of Montezuma so at night it is quiet. Everything is at walking distance from the hostel

Languages spoken: Spanish

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Montezuma Waterfall
0.2 miles
Tortuga Island
14.3 miles

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Cocolores Restaurant
0.1 miles

Beaches in the Neighborhood

Montezuma Beach Golden sand
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400 feet

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Tambor Airport
6.9 miles

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12:00 PM - 9:00 PM

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5:30 AM - 10:00 AM

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Children of all ages are welcome.

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$8 per person, per night

Additional fees are not calculated automatically in the total cost and will have to be paid for separately during your stay.

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Pets

Pets are not allowed.

“Great location, friendly staff willing to help with an early checkout, and good people. The bed was very thin and uncomfortable due to the springs being easily felt. The staff kept everything very clean so walking around barefoot wasn’t disgusting! The lounge areas are nice, but label everything as we had some stuff from the fridge used and ended up keeping it all in a box together.”

“We love everything about Pura Vida from the gardens to the spacious shared outdoor spaces to the tidy and fully stocked kitchen. The staff and owners are always helpful and they run an excellent business. The location is perfectly tucked away not far from downtown Montezuma, making it a perfect spot for young people and families alike. This hostel seems to attract really awesome people and we loved it so much the first time we came that we came back and stayed for a week. Book without hesitation!!”

“The location was fantastic, kitchen was fantastic with lots of cooking gear! rooms were great, Staff are all very friendly and happy. Great outside common area with hammocks and plenty of seating. Would definitely stay again! Great atmosphere! ”

“Location is great. Right near to beach. Staff work really hard and make the hostel very clean. Laundry done on site in good time only 1000 colonies/kg. Fresh and clean. Free coffee in morning. Great kitchen facilities to do own cooking. Free WiFi, tv hammocks and chill out areas. ”

“I liked my own space for a low price; a well-equiped kitchen; friendly & helpful owners; clean areas; good location; friendly guests & good atmosphere; partially shaded clothes lines; overall good value for a solo room. *Pictures are of the Cabana I stayed in for 2 nights at the Pura Vida. The Solo Room is more like a walk-in closet devoid of shelves. Though I saw other private rooms with bedside tables. Still, I appreciated the value of the space. I stayed at Pura Vida for 3 weeks.”

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Reviewed: March 15, 2020

Paola
Sweden
6.7

Pleasant
- • Leisure trip
- • Travelers with friends
- • Stayed 3 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Kitchen is very, very small and hot and they lock the kitchen area at like 9 or 10 at night so you can't get anything from there after that, so annoying. Very expensive for what you get, but everything on the coast is expensive.
Very nice terrace and location like 50 m from bus station and beach

Stayed in February 2020
Reviewed: March 11, 2020

Andrew
United Kingdom

1 helpful vote
7.0

Good
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
The downstairs showers & bathrooms weren't great (although the upstairs ones were better) and the room itself was a bit dark & dank; our only window also looked directly into the staff work area, so it was often noisy & we couldn't have the window open ever.
The communal spaces are lovely, with comfy hammocks & coffee in the mornings. The kitchen was well equipped & spacious. The outside of the hostel looks beautiful (with lovely flowers) and the location was perfect, being 1 minute from the beach.

Stayed in March 2020
Reviewed: March 10, 2020

Juliette
United Kingdom
5.4

Fair
- • Leisure trip
- • Travelers with friends
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Upon arrival, they tried to overcharge us for the room. I had to show them my confirmation email with the price. After this, they still gave us the wrong change and had to argue with them more. Not the best first impression. Quite dirty, there were, would looked like blood stains on our sheets and I found a giant bug on my bed. Walls are paper thin, you can hear everything. The bathroom could be cleaner, no soap was provided to wash your hands and they only had one roll of toilet paper between two toilets. Hotbox room, one small fan provided for a two bed room. Although it states the booking is semi-flexible on booking they refused to accommodate us when we tried to change it. If they don’t want people to change it, they should apply a strict booking policy instead. Overall we didn’t enjoy our stay here and cut it short because it didn’t meet our expectations. I know it’s on the cheaper end but they should really try to make it cleaner and provide loo roll in each bathroom. We found somewhere else for the same price which was far better than this. Do not stay here it’s not worth it!
The location, a few minutes from the beach A kitchen for the guests

Stayed in March 2020
Reviewed: March 5, 2020

Anonymous
Israel
6.7

“Mixed feelings”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
So. Many. Ants. Literally everywhere. The place itself is kept in order and everything looks organized but I guess there are things that you just can’t control...
The location was great even though the whole town is about two streets. Right next to the bus terminal and the local supermarket. In addition there are also nice resteraunts close by. The walk to the beginning of the waterfall hike is about 15 min away and the beach is within spitting distance. The staff were also very very nice and accommodating.

Stayed in March 2020
Reviewed: March 5, 2020

Dorothy
Canada
8.0

Very Good
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Accommodating staff and lots of chill out and relax spaces on the property :) the location is perfect to get up and watch the sunrise :)

Stayed in January 2020
Reviewed: March 4, 2020

Lara
Nicaragua
10

“Perfect”
- • Leisure trip
- • Group
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
The perfect location, super friendly and helpful staff and an amazing and clean kitchen with everything you need We enjoyed our time a lot <3

Stayed in March 2020
Reviewed: March 3, 2020

Katherine
Germany
10

Exceptional
- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Stayed 7 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Great atmosphere!

Stayed in February 2020
Reviewed: March 3, 2020

Anonymous
France
9.0

Awesome
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
There should be more fans in the room
The staff is very friendly. Great location. Great kitchen. Lots of places to hang around

Stayed in March 2020
Reviewed: March 2, 2020

Anonymous
Canada
9.0

Awesome
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Stayed 2 nights
was hot!
well organized kitchen nice place to hang out very smiling and accommodating staff

Stayed in February 2020
Reviewed: March 1, 2020

Anonymous
Mexico
7.0

Good
- • Leisure trip
- • Travelers with friends
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
No atmosphere and missing mosquito nets in Windows
Location

Stayed in March 2020
Reviewed: February 27, 2020

Richard
Canada
5.0

“Okay”
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Stayed 28 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Bunk beds too low
The gardens

Stayed in February 2020
Reviewed: February 27, 2020

Anonymous
Germany
7.0

Good
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Rooms and bathrooms pretty basic, I’d still go back though
Nice location, friendly staff, very social because of the communal kitchen

Stayed in February 2020
Reviewed: February 23, 2020

Chantel
Canada
4.0

Disappointing
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Stayed 3 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Really tiny and claustrophobic rooms. While the location was perfect for being a close walk to the beach, town, waterfall and buses, it was so hot and stuffy that we considered sleeping outside if only they didnt bring the hammocks in for the night. Okay for one night if trying to get your bearings but I wouldn’t recommend a long stay.
The gardens were really pretty and there was plenty of space to hang wet clothes and swimsuits

Stayed in January 2020
Reviewed: February 15, 2020

Anonymous
Germany

3 helpful votes
7.0

Good
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Stayed 3 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
We stayed in the standard apartment and it is way to expensive for what is offered. Towels weren't clean, trash cans still full and sticky from previous guests. There is no door to the kitchen area so guests and entire host family can look onto your bed if you don't keep your bedroom door closed. However you want to open it for a bit of air circulation because of the heat. The kitchen shown in the pictures is shared with two other rooms, which would be fine however the light in the kitchen is somehow connected to the bedroom, so we were woken up a few times during night by bright ceiling lights. Bedroom is directly above common kitchen, therefore quiet noisy.
Beautiful location, well equipped kitchen, tiny but nice common area, friendly hosts (however difficult to communicate because they do not speak english at all)

Stayed in February 2020
Reviewed: February 12, 2020

Lorelei
United States of America
8.0

Very Good
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Stayed 6 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Uncomfortable bed, sometimes guests may borrow your groceries
Great location, friendly staff willing to help with an early checkout, and good people. The bed was very thin and uncomfortable due to the springs being easily felt. The staff kept everything very clean so walking around barefoot wasn’t disgusting! The lounge areas are nice, but label everything as we had some stuff from the fridge used and ended up keeping it all in a box together.

Stayed in February 2020

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