First time in Costa Rica!!!! Bought a travel book, and I started planning, mmmm hostel Close to the airport!!! Well first Costa Rica Airport is not in San Jose, It is in Alajuela .... Good to know.... I checked online my book recommendation, Read Lots of reviews.... most of them great! ... But I really wonder about the bad ones......... more

Used this hostel because it was convenient to the airport and the ride was included. Couldn't sleep because of all the street noise, even with ear plugs...but I had that oh so comforting ride to the airport the next morning, so it's okay. Long story, short. I was told to take the "official" taxi to the hostel or I would... more

As I type I'm sitting in the window seat of this very hostel and I'm surrounded by travelers from all over the world who have just cooked a fabulous meal together... fajitas I think, although a bunch of us wandered to the nearby Pizza Hut earlier so we didn't join in the food. There's a supermarket, a McDonalds and a... more

Stayed here for one night before my boyfriend left for the airport. They have a kitchen and free internet (no wi-fi) and a tv in the common area. The staff was really friendly and helped me book my bus for the next day. The shared bathroom was a bit dirty- hair clogging the drains, random toiletry bottles piled up. The... more

If you come to Costa Rica and want an inexpensive place to acclimate, I highly recommend Maleku Hostel. It is 5 min. from the airport, very clean, comfortable, and the staff is very,very friendly and helpful (many of them speak English). The kitchen has everything you need for self catering and there is a grocery store nearby. It is near... more

This is nice hostel really close to the airport (5 minutes) with a free shuttle. They also offer fruit, coffee and cookies in the morning which was a nice touch. The location is great for getting to the airport but not great for walking around at night if you get in later (the KFC and McDonalds were the closest restaurant... more

This is a great place to stay if, like me, you have an early flight out of San Jose, CR. It's really close to the airport and they offer a free shuttle. I cannot say enough about their staff; they are really helpful and friendly. We were staying on two non-consecutive nights, with a rafting trip in between, and they... more

This was an excellent place to stay. It was extremely clean and safe. It was also fairly easy to get to by bus, even, so I didn't have to pay for a taxi from the airport to get there. I would definitely stay there again. more

We are normally hotel people- not hostellers! But we stayed in a B&B in Alajuela that we weren't that impressed with and needed somewhere for our last night. A fellow traveller recommended Maleku, and we thought why not. We only had one night in Alajuela before our flight out the next morning, so we had to explore fast, but it... more