Reviews from guests who stayed at this hotel, shared by our hotel supplier. Score based on the latest 200 reviews.
LS B
United Kingdom · Solo · May 2026
“Give it a miss”
+The hostal inside was fine. Large kitchen & sitting room, outside balconies and my room was a good size, the bed comfortable & shower was fine. Space to put things, hangers and a rail were provided. I thought my room was pretty clean overall. There was a bedside light! Yay! The oven & gas hob worked. Flor, the cleaner was friendly.
−The location was horrible. Down & outs & drug addicts and prostitutes line the streets for several blocks. Streets stank of urine & filth everywhere. I did not go out at all at night and felt unsafe altho during the day, no-one actially bothered me. My room had a distinct smell which wasnt overly pleasant. I found several dead cockroaches in the room & shower and one live one who escaped..... I used the kitchen to cook but found very little cutlery or utensils or adequate cookware. There was only a ring cake tin to make my pasta bake. The cupboards inside had quite a lot of useless stuff, were not particularly clean, nor was the fridge or counter top where salt/pepper, oil etc was stored. Where the gas bottle & rubbish bin were stored by the stove was very dirty. Given that the cleaner seemed to be living in, the kitchen should have been a lot cleaner & better stocked. It wasn't particularly comfortable to be staying there with the cleaner and her family in residence and I didnt feel inclined to use the sitting room with them there. My second night, for some reason the daughter & her partner were accommodated in the room right next to me where they kept me awake for hours, despite
Tina
Slovenia · Solo · May 2026
+It was a really pleasant hostel, the owner was really nice and welcoming. She gave us an option to have a bigger room. Good location if you are going on a bus direction to Nicaragua. Owner gave us advice on how to be safe in the morning when we went on the bus station. Everything went well 👌
−The location of the hostel is in a really sketchy area, but a few meters away from the bus station where Nica Expreso bus is starting from (thats why we booked this hostel). Our Uber driver warned us about the area and wasnt really happy with where we were staying since this is not a safe area at night - at daytime it is okay. Lots of drug addicts, homeless people and dangerous people around..
Veronica
Canada · Solo · May 2026
+Easy to access, great common area upstairs, and short walk to the bus station.
Gal
Germany · Solo · April 2026
+I stayed for one night. The room was very clean and spacious. Bed and pillows were comfortable. I had a private bathroom. The shared kitchen was well equipped and big. There was also a shared living room which I did not use.
−The area is very unpleasant... I do not like San Jose exactly for this reason. There are many homeless and junkies around, shooting drugs on the sidewalk. I had to walk to the ATM at 18pm when I got there, so I can pay in cash, and it was a very scary experience. would not recommend to do that, especially if you're a woman traveling alone.
Paula
Spain · Solo · June 2026
“ESTAFA!”
+Nada es una estafa, no existe.
−Nada es una estafa, no existe.
sandrine
France · Family · May 2026
“Rapport qualité prix excellent , on ne peut pas tout avoir… mais par contre ne pas oublier que nous sommes du côté de l”
+La chambre était très rudimentaire mais par contre l’espace commun est très confortable et agréable.
Sarah
Germany · Solo · May 2026
+Die Lage in der Nähe des Busbahnhofes ist sehr gut.
−Leider haben wir ein Zimmer bekommen, welches nicht denen der Bilder entsprach. Ohne Fenster nach außen im Erdgeschoss. Die Badtür war kaputt und konnte nicht richtig geschlossen werden. Am nächsten Morgen war ein Stromausfall über lange Zeit. In San José nichts ungewöhnliches, doch leider ist die Tür mit einem elektronischen Schloss versehen. Deswegen waren wir eingesperrt. Leider war auch niemand von Personal da. Über das Garagentor konnten wir letztendlich "flüchten". Die Gegend ist nachts unsicher. Nicht zu Fuß laufen!
Jaqueline
Argentina · Solo · May 2026
“Para un descanso, está bien”
+La cocina excelente
−La ubicación.. sabía q estaba en una zona alejada y no tuve eventualidades pero se recomienda una salida segura.
Fuentes M.
Panama · Group of friends · May 2026
“Volveria”
+Buena ubicación
Christine
Germany · Solo · May 2026
“Nur wenn’s gar nicht anders geht.”
+Nahe zum Busbahnhof
−Gefährliches Viertel, fensterloses Zimmer. Fehlende Glühbirne wurde nicht gebracht. Die Dame argumentierte, das Zimmer würde ja vom Flur her ausreichend beleuchtet.