We arrived to find that our reservation (with deposit online) was lost They put my boyfriend and I in a room with a bunk bed after we had reserved a double bed room. After 20 minutes and a room change later (thanks to the nice lady at the front desk) we finally had our room. A small box without a... more

I had planned on only staying at Pangea for the first part of my stay in San Jose but had such a good time and met such nice people decided to go back and extend my stay. Very engaging people from all over the world, but if you are looking for a quiet time its probably not the place for... more

It´s my third time passing through San Jose and was worried I´d never find a decent hostel, as the last hostel I stayed at was right beside some train tracks and there was never any peace! Sleeping was impossible there! So I was really relieved to get to Hostel Panea and find it clean and fun, with lots of great... more

I really wish I had dug up these reviews on Hostel Pangea before I had to sleep one wretched night there. It was an extremely unpleasant and uncomfortable stay. I have never written a review about any accommodation before. I write my experience here so that future travelers to San Jose will be warned to stay far away from the... more

plugs destroyed, you have to rent towels, poor ventilation, definitely not value for the money more

Hostel Pangea is this caged-in one-stop-shop ideal for people who are staying in San Jose for just one night. We asked the cabbie about safety and he immediately pointed out prostitutes within 5-10 meters of the hostel. We had a private room (no private bathrooms) and it was small but fine for a night. Bathrooms were not the cleanest BUT... more

Tiny airless rooms, no space to even put your rucksack on floor without falling over it. Toilets and showers that have an average of 20 people using per day and only cleaned once a day.....disgusting state. Iron walkways which made you feel you were in a prison. Pool not clean. Staff...few and unhelpful. Good cocktails in happy hour and great... more

the staff at the front desk is abusive. I left a treasured necklace in one of their locked bathrooms and for 2 days they said that they did not have the key to open it up, so i could recover it. I left my info for when that was possible to open it, and returned there 2 weeks later, they... more

Now someone i know said they had a bunch of money in a security box, and it was stolen. Now that was the only real significant problem i have heard about Pangea. But its not very expensive really. They will try to overcharge you for everything, but thats what you should expect for a gringo style hotel. The staff wasn't... more