I booked for 3 nights here over New Year's Eve months in advance through the hostel's website, and was told a week before that they wouldn't honor my reservation. I was in Tamarindo early and luckily decided to check on my booking. The guy on reception when I asked to check told me that "Hoselworld didn't send the reservation through"... More

I stayed in Costa Rica for five weeks. This was my favorite place. I had a great time here and the rooms are very clean and the pool area is very very nice. Jessie gives a warm welcome to everybody who comes into her place. Right away I knew that I was going to extend my stay at this place.... More

Overall good experience, well located but a bit pricy forthe amenities provided. We had booked a room on hotel.com and no reservation recorded once arrived.... We do not know who messed up (website or hostel) but we both ended up on 1 bed in a dorm, on christmas eve... Staff is great, very kind and try to help as best... More

Dorm room was clean, with aircon (remote stayed with reception). Pool nice, but small. Kitchen very average, It didn't tempt me to cook. Location is ok (close to supermarket and 10 walk from main beach) but as a single female, didn't feel comfortable walking into and back from main town at night, dimly lit, deserted (low season) streets. My main... More

This hostel was great. Andre, the owner, was an amazing host helping out with everything from ordering food to helping book buses to other parts of Costa Rica. He also through a party for a large group of guests that stayed for a while. He provided food and drink all for free for the party. Overall this place just added... More

From all the other reviews, I expected this place to be - by hostel standards - decent. However, the supposed a/c is turned off during the day and set at 80 F during the night. The kitchen is a joke; one fridge overpacked, dishes with stuff crusted on, and a stove with only one working burner, and no microwave. Place,... More

Going into a hostel is normally never my first choice but we ended up here, and were so happy with our stay that we would definitley go again. The manager was so friendly and hospitable, he cooked bbqs, knew local food and party spots, and helped us in every way possible. The rooms were clean, the living area was clean... More

With a crew of 6 people, this place was clean, had air conditioning with remote so you could control it, great staff, great location and all the amenities we needed. Planned to stay only one night and ended up staying 4. I felt safe getting to and at the hostel. There was a door man at night to buzz us... More

My husband and I just got back from Costa Rica, our last stop was Tamarindo Backpackers. This place was amazing! The staff was so helpful and friendly, the rooms were clean, the area was close enough to walk to town but far enough away to not be noisy. There were monkeys in the trees and the pool, complete with reggae... More