Costa Rica Backpackers

There is a swimming pool... Very basic rooms, but you are in the city centre. A little bit of paint and work would make a huge difference and with a little effort the rooms, toilets and showers can be nice. The food is eatable but not tasty at all so you better eat where people is motivated and proud of their cooking. And that's easy to find not far around. There is good wifi. The people of the lodge are very friendly and helpfull. There is Free parking And it was very noisy outside so take earplugs

Cheapest hostel I found. $9 for a bed showers, toilet, place to chill. Has bar and small kitchen. The chicken was good for super. The breakfast I think was cooked in margerine...you know fake butter that kills you lol. Traveling solo so took a dorm with a bunk. Not modern by no means. Old, but sheets were clean. I had a place downtown, a beer, food, a place to sleep shit and shower all for $9. How can you beat that?

I really enjoyed my stay (2 night) , the staff was super friendly. I liked the overall atmosphere of the environment, travelers and staff. Remember it’s quite a cheap hostel so I think to give low stars for the rooms is not fair. The rooms have all you need, you can lock your stuff in quite big storage under the bed which is nice. Open kitchen outside sitting easy to get in touch with others people especially with the pool. If you want total peace and quite then this maybe not your place. The Wi-Fi is really good and everywhere. They have an extra storage if you need to check out but still have some hours of stay. Bathrooms can be better rooms as well but as said for that price absolutely good. Thanks I will be back

++++++ Bed bugs - don't go!!! +++++++ I slept for two nights in October 2024 at Costa Rica Backpackers. I only noticed an animal when I removed the bed linen on my departure and immediately reported it to reception. A member of staff then examined the mattress and found other animals, photographed them and removed the mattress from the room. I had not had any bedbugs before and as the animals do not stay on people, but remain in their hiding places on the bed, on other furniture etc. during the day, it is also impossible that I should have brought several animals with me for just two nights. It is the hostel's responsibility to ensure that no parasites are transmitted to other guests. Removing the mattress is not enough. The entire room must be emptied and cleaned by a professional exterminator. As the luggage boxes are directly under the beds, I am forced to have my luggage professionally cleaned at home immediately by an exterminator to prevent my entire flat from being infested. I asked the hostel to reimburse me for the costs incurred as well as the costs for the two nights. However, the hostel refuses to pay any compensation. Apart from this the beds are not really clean and the mattresses are sagging. Also the bars of some of the lockers are very short so that they can be opened when locked.

I’ve travelled a lot and the receptionist graced me with the most unwelcoming welcome I’ve had. Not helpful or friendly at all and I was sent to this dorm which looked like people had been there for months, it was crowded and unclear which bed was for me. It felt like my stuff would be nicked while I slept so I wasn’t comfortable. Thankfully I asked to move dorms and the one next door was completely empty so that’s the only reason I’ve given two starts. Maybe I just got unlucky but I didn’t like it here at all. San Jose is a stop over location, nothing more.

Very nice hostel. Pool is cold but very refreshing. You can check in late in the evening. Rooms are clean. Superbig spiders in garden though, hard for arachnophobia.

The service was great from the reception. They were nice. The only problem is you have to give up your ID for a freaking towel isn't that crap? are you kidding me the rooms are very bad. The doors on the room are very bad. Someone can kick a man or push a man. They don't even have to kick them. They just push on the door and they can get out so your belongings are not safe. I would stay away from this hotel for sure and the one across the street that's the same people.

This place was disappointing. When I arrived I had miserable service from the disinterested young staff at the reception desk. The young woman in question wanted me to return later to pay in advance as she was busy (messaging on her mobile phone.) Deeply unprofessional. The room we had been allocated was dark like a prison cell! When I politely requested another, you would think I had asked for the impossible but I persevered. Whilst we were there in a 24 hour period the water went off for hours in our half of the hostel. I only found out after trying 5 different bathrooms and reporting it to reception - who already knew! So why weren't guests informed? The food at the cafe is good but expensive. But then again, Costa Rica is expensive! Just down the road to the right, on the left at the T junction I found a clean and good value place to eat where they know a thing or two about customer service. Something that CR Backpackers would do well to address.