We had only been told they had our names from their sister hostel in La Fortuna, but when we got there they knew who we were and were ready.
Everyone there was so welcoming and accommodating, especially when we were hoping for a private room and only a dorm was available, they gave us the small dorm privately.
Breakfast was great, as was the wifi, and they had a wealth of information about local tours and attractions.
It was warm, friendly, and we would definitely go back.

Yorle is the nicest host - ever! Sloth is clean, friendly, and close to everything. Diego, Yorle's brother, knows his stuff about Monteverde and will go out with you at night. Definitely stay here if you want a place that can hook you up with everything.

Sloth Backpackers was one of our favorite hostels that we stayed in while traveling through Costa Rica. We found, the best hostels to be the ones where the owner opens up her home to guests. We ended up staying three nights there! The hostel offers so many different tours, shuttles, and things to do while visiting the town. I recommend doing what you can! It's worth the money, and you discover things you've never seen before. We enjoyed the zip lining, coffee, chocolate, sugar cane tour, and 'Jeep-Boat-Jeep" tour, which was a shuttle from the hostel to Arenal Lake, ferry across the lake, and a shuttle to La Fortuna. Fun, and great way to see the country. Of course the night life was awesome! We frequented Bar Amigos and another bar, where we met fun locals who loved to dance and have fun. One night there was a live band, that played great music. The town folk we amazing dancers, I believe some of the dances taught to me were, The Machata and Salsa. Anyway, the hostel offered many things to do, and very comforting to come back to the room at anytime. In the mornings, the owner cooked us banana pancakes with fresh tropical fruit. So delicious. I had a great time, and will return another day!

We were lured into this hostel by the name (I am a HUGE sloth fan), and although the namesake of the hostel didn't make an appearance for us, it was well worth the stay. The owner/workers in the hostel are amazing, friendly, down-to-earth people, and it is clear that they work very hard to maintain their business. They obviously enjoy what they do, and they make it clear by their interaction with the guests; one of the owners' friends took my boyfriend and me to see (and climb!) a hollow tree in the forest. It went down as one of THE best experiences I've had in Costa Rica, and because it was located in the middle of the forest, where only natives or lucky explorers might find it, I know we would never have seen it if not for the kindness of the people at the hostel.

The hostel itself is very clean and comfortable, with lots of information on what to do in Monteverde. As someone who lived in Costa Rica for a year and stayed at my fair share of hostels there and in Panama and Nicaragua, I have seen bad and good hostels, and Sloth Backpackers was one of the good ones. It is pretty small compared to some of the other hostels, but if you're looking to just make it a place to sleep and relax in the middle of your adventures (no pool or anything like that, but you're in Monteverde; go explore nature!), it's the place to be.

Another perk of the hostel is that it's a bit "off the beaten path"; we never would have found it if we hadn't come across the owner at the bus stop when we arrived in Monteverde. Some taxi drivers will say that the area is dangerous, and it might appear so because of the lack of lighting and natural surroundings, but it's really, really not. Actually, we found it to be very peaceful (which is just what we needed after so many months at a time in San Jose). The taxi drivers apparently get commission from other hostels for bringing guests, so they try to steer them away from SBP. It's just a short walk from town, maybe five minutes, but it's set back far enough that you don't get any of the noise from party-goers late at night.