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About this property
Comfortable Accommodations: Arenal Poshpacker in La Fortuna offers family rooms with private bathrooms, air-conditioning, and garden or pool views. Each room includes a seating area, wardrobe, and dressing room. Exceptional Facilities: Guests enjoy a year-round outdoor swimming pool, terrace, and open-air bath. The property features a garden, restaurant, bar, and free WiFi. Additional amenities include a minimarket, shared kitchen, and picnic area. Dining Experience: The family-friendly restaurant serves American and pizza cuisines with dinner and cocktails. Breakfast includes continental and American options with juice, pancakes, cheese, and fruits. Convenient Location: Located 9 km from Fortuna Airport, the hostel is near attractions such as La Fortuna Waterfall (5 km) and Mistico Arenal Hanging Bridges Park (20 km). Guests appreciate the central location and attentive staff.
Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 9.2 for a two-person trip.
Distance in property description is calculated using © OpenStreetMap
Most popular facilities
- Outdoor swimming pool
- Free WiFi
- Family rooms
- Airport shuttle
- Restaurant
- Hot spring bath
- Non-smoking rooms
- Bar
- 24-hour front desk
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Guests who stayed here loved
- Lauren
United Kingdom
“Good central location. Really lovely and helpful staff. Rooms cleaned regularly.” - Alexandra
New Zealand
“The pool and the bar area is really fun and the staff are amazing, very attentive and friendly!” - Ciaran
Ireland
“Very pleasant chill out area and great staff who were extremely helpful, especially with advice for self guided tours. Right in the middle of town.” - D
Australia
“The staff here were amazing, reason enough to want to stay here.” - Noa
Canada
“At Poshpackers I found a cozy, clean room in the hub of the city with convenient access to a bar and pool. The staff were the best part, they made me feel right at home. It is extremely easy to book excursions and receive sightseeing advice from...” - Lilly-mai
United Kingdom
“Chris and the staff are so welcoming and lovely! The grounds and the facilities were great, there is a pool, gardens, bar and kitchen - even free welcome drink. The location is perfect, lots of shops, cafes and restaurants around. The hostel is...” - Funda
United Kingdom
“The room was very clean. There is a relaxing outdoor space.” - Christine
Australia
“The staff were incredible & so friendly(special shout out to Chris, jenree, Louis & Jenny) Chris has a great team working for him. Location was amazing and very helpful in organising tours(the rafting company they used for the balsa river was one...” - Grace
United Kingdom
“The property is extremely well located. Everything you need is within walking distance. The rooms were very neat and cleaned daily. The staff are so friendly and help you with everything you need. The breakfast was good as well. We loved our stay.” - Tineke
Netherlands
“The team is amazing! From the minute we arrived, we felt very welcome. They helped us with booking tours, learned us a lot about the country and La Fortuna. The hostel is great. They have good places to relax in and out of the sun and (if you...”
Property surroundings
Restaurants
- Restaurante Poshpacker
- CuisineAmerican • Pizza
- Open forBreakfast • Dinner • Cocktail hour
- AmbianceFamily friendly • Traditional
House rules
Child policies
Children older than 3 years are welcome.
Children 7 years and above will be charged as adults at this property.
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Cot and extra bed policies
Cots and extra beds are not available at this property.


The fine print
Please note that there is an additional breakfast fee of USD 7. This fee is charged per breakfast and per person.