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Santa Elena Hostel Resort

3.0 star property
Hotel with free parking, near Monteverde Cloud Forest Biological Reserve

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Garden
Property grounds
Dining
Free WiFi
View from property

Reviews

7.8 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Kitchen
  • Housekeeping
  • Laundry
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi

Room options

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Deluxe Single Room

Highlights

Flat-screen TV
Designer toiletries
Private bathroom
Rainfall showerhead
Shared/communal kitchen
Cable channels
Daily housekeeping
  • 215 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Deluxe Quadruple Room

Highlights

Flat-screen TV
Designer toiletries
Private bathroom
Rainfall showerhead
Shared/communal kitchen
Cable channels
Daily housekeeping
  • 215 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 2 Twin Beds

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Shower, rainfall showerhead, designer toiletries, towels

Shared Dormitory, Mixed Dorm

Highlights

Flat-screen TV
Designer toiletries
Private bathroom
Rainfall showerhead
Shared/communal kitchen
Cable channels
Daily housekeeping
  • 269 sq ft
  • Sleeps 1
  • 2 Twin Bunk Beds and 2 Twin Beds

Deluxe Double Room

Highlights

Flat-screen TV
Designer toiletries
Private bathroom
Rainfall showerhead
Shared/communal kitchen
Cable channels
Daily housekeeping
  • 215 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Large Twin Bed

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Shower, rainfall showerhead, designer toiletries, towels

Standard Quadruple Room

Highlights

Flat-screen TV
Designer toiletries
Private bathroom
Rainfall showerhead
Shared/communal kitchen
Cable channels
Daily housekeeping
  • 161 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

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Shower, rainfall showerhead, designer toiletries, towels

Standard Double Room

Highlights

Balcony
Flat-screen TV
Designer toiletries
Private bathroom
Rainfall showerhead
Shared/communal kitchen
Coffee/tea maker
Cable channels
  • 129 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Shower, rainfall showerhead, designer toiletries, towels

Standard Triple Room

Highlights

Flat-screen TV
Designer toiletries
Private bathroom
Rainfall showerhead
Shared/communal kitchen
Cable channels
Daily housekeeping
  • 129 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Double Beds

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Shower, rainfall showerhead, designer toiletries, towels

Standard Single Room

Highlights

Flat-screen TV
Designer toiletries
Private bathroom
Rainfall showerhead
Shared/communal kitchen
Cable channels
Daily housekeeping
  • 129 sq ft
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Double Bed

Shared Dormitory, Women only

Highlights

Flat-screen TV
Designer toiletries
Private bathroom
Rainfall showerhead
Shared/communal kitchen
Cable channels
Daily housekeeping
  • 269 sq ft
  • Sleeps 1
  • 3 Twin Beds and 1 Twin Bunk Bed

Deluxe Triple Room

Highlights

Flat-screen TV
Designer toiletries
Private bathroom
Rainfall showerhead
Shared/communal kitchen
Cable channels
Daily housekeeping
  • 215 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Large Twin Bed

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About the area

Map
50 metros sur y 70 metros este, del Banco Nacional de Monteverde, Monteverde, Puntarenas, 60109

What's nearby

  • Curi-Cancha Reserve - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Reserva Biológica Bosque Nuboso Monteverde - 19 min walk - 1.6 km
  • Monteverde Orchid Garden - 3 min drive - 1.8 km
  • Monteverde Butterfly Gardens - 3 min drive - 1.5 km
  • Monteverde Cloud Forest Biological Reserve - 6 min drive - 2.8 km

Getting around

  • Juan Santamaria Intl. Airport (SJO) - 177 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Laggus - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Cafe Colibrí - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Choco Café - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪The Green - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Raíces Restaurante - ‬5 min drive

About this property

Santa Elena Hostel Resort

Hotel near Monteverde Cloud Forest Biological Reserve
Take advantage of a garden, laundry facilities, and a bar at Santa Elena Hostel Resort. In addition to a restaurant, guests can connect to free in-room WiFi.
Additional perks include:
  • Free self parking
  • Express check-out and tour/ticket assistance
Room features
All guestrooms at Santa Elena Hostel Resort have amenities such as free WiFi.
Extra conveniences in all rooms include:
  • Bathrooms with rainfall showers and designer toiletries
  • Flat-screen TVs with premium channels
  • Communal kitchens and daily housekeeping

Languages

English, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi and wired internet

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant
  • Snack bar/deli

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • Garden

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bathroom

  • Designer toiletries
  • Private bathroom
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with premium cable channels

Food and drink

  • Shared kitchen access

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 11:30 PM
Minimum check-in age: 15

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 2 PM - 10 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property

Property is also known as

Santa Elena Hostel Resort Monteverde
Santa Elena Hostel Resort
Santa Elena Hostel Resort Monteverde, Costa Rica
Santa Elena Hostel Monteverde
Santa Elena Hostel Resort Hotel
Santa Elena Hostel Resort Monteverde
Santa Elena Hostel Resort Hotel Monteverde

Frequently asked questions

Is Santa Elena Hostel Resort pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Santa Elena Hostel Resort?

Self parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at Santa Elena Hostel Resort?

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 11:30 PM.

What time is check-out at Santa Elena Hostel Resort?

Check-out is at 11 AM.

Where is Santa Elena Hostel Resort located?

Situated in Monteverde, this hotel is within a 10-minute walk of The Bat Jungle, Children's Eternal Rain Forest Bajo del Tigre, and Curi-Cancha Reserve. Friends Meeting House and Monteverde Friends School - Escuela de los Amigos are also within 10 minutes.

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Santa Elena Hostel Resort Reviews

Reviews

7.8

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 15 out of 50 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 22 out of 50 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 7 out of 50 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 50 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 50 reviews

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

7.6/10

Amenities

7.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff was very helpful in helping me find transportation. Very well located- close to restaurants in downtown and close to the bus stop that goes to airport which was a huge savings in cab fares.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

great!

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The room are ok. The beds are comfortable. Over priced for what one gets
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Justin, Seattle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very comfortable setting and friendly accommodating staff
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Roxanne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great staff!

The staff was very nice and friendly. the place is beautiful and really well situated. The only problem I had was an old matress, it was caved in the middle. Otherwise, I loved the place.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2019

8/10 Good

Andrea

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

good value

This is a good home base if you are looking to hang out in Santa Elena for a few days. It's a nice hostel with private rooms. I wouldn't suggest sharing 1 bed, they were very soft. I'd upgrade to the bigger rooms with two beds. The walls are a bit thin, but that's very typical with all the places around there. If you want more, you need to pony up more money. Great location that is central to downtown Santa Elena. Overall, I'd return. Oh, and they have lots of monkeys and coati.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Mixed

The location is great if you don't have a car. The staff were welcoming and helpful. Breakfast is simple but adequate. Night security effective! Our major complaint was the state of our bathroom, old and worn with not enough hot water to take a decent shower. I don't mind simple but hot water is a necessity.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Not enough hot water. Heat Insulation and sound insulation are bad. But we like the location and staff.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Francisca

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Aventura a bajo costo

Es un Hostel muy bien cuidado y con una buena ubicación. Las piezas son pequeñas, pero muy acogedoras. Los recepcionistas muy amables, nos ayudaron con mucha información para tomar tours en Monteverde. Es muy cómodo para una pareja aventurera que busca un Hostel a bajo costo. Además, si quieres ver animales es una buena opción, pizotes y monos te acompañarán...
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018

6/10 Okay

Rose, Haco Lodge

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
This property had no restaurant and no bar as the Expedia information stated. This is not ok, Expedia needs to make sure things are as stated!
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2018

8/10 Good

Alexandra

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Marc

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Hidden Gem!

Great 1 night stay. Better than most hotels and resorts at a fraction of the cost. Highly recommend!

8/10 Good

Louise

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Bra hostel med trevlig personal. Centralt och nära till både restauranger, bank och busstation. Frukostbuffén var bra och god. Lite lyhört mellan rummen. Vårt första rum luktade lite avgaser efter att en högtryckstvätt använts precis utanför fönstret. Men det var inga problem att byta, personalen var väldigt hjälpsam.

6/10 Okay

Adriana

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Condiciones de la estancia

El lugar se encontraba un poco descuidado (telarañas en el baño del cuarto) pero en general es bonito y agradable, los dormitorios muy pequeños y tengan cuidado al reservar, yo solicité 2 habitaciones y me dieron un cuarto con 4 camas muy incómodas

8/10 Good

Rashmi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean room. Nice staff. Good location for different activities.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2017

8/10 Good

Dan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Generally good

As hostels go it was excellent. My only complaint is that the wifi was terrible and that is really a necessity these days. Also, the bar needed more people working at night. Felt bad making the one girl run around so much.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2017

10/10 Excellent

Sabrina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Like a home;))

Wir sind spontan eingekehrt und wollten früher als geplant weiterziehen. Das Team ist sehr hilfsbereit und hat sehr gute Touren für die Umgebung im angebot.
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2017

8/10 Good

Retiree, California

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Nice hotel close to everything

Convenient location and kitchen. The rocking chairs and garden are nice.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2017

10/10 Excellent

Nathan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The forrest in the middle of town. Staff was very helpful in providing advice and booking.

2/10 Terrible

Isabelle

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
Too much noisy from 7h30 to 10h you have loud music !