Reviews of Cheap Hostel Quepos
PUERTO QUEPOS, 60601 Quepos, Costa Rica
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Reviewed: 26 July 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified review- Perfect location, close to everything: bus station, restaurants and supermarket - Very cheap for the quality and comfort - Very nice and caring staff, can help you for everything!
Cold shower
Reviewed: 20 June 2025 · Stayed in June 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 19 May 2025 · Stayed in May 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 30 April 2025 · Stayed in April 2025
Verified reviewThe accomodation was clean, with plenty of space and nice facilities. Daniela was super sweet, welcoming and helpful! A really beautiful person! I was so grateful! I loved the availability and kinnes of Daniela, cleanness, space, the relaxed athmosphere and the facilities and fun walking-distance. There is a short supermarket round the corner, a bakery, a car park, and plenty of bars 5-minutes walking distance.
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Reviewed: 21 April 2025 · Stayed in April 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 17 April 2025 · Stayed in March 2025
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Verified reviewReviewed: 24 February 2025 · Stayed in February 2025
Verified reviewThe owner was very helpful
Reviewed: 4 February 2025 · Stayed in January 2025
Verified reviewThe place surprised me. Real hostel. I stayed at the private room, it was huge with a nice bathroom. At first sight the street and the outside appearance isn't good. But inside the place is nice, comfortable, the bedroom was good and the staff (Roberto and Alison) were amazing.
The demand to pay for the air conditioner. Great that At night the city wasn't warm! But it were would had been terrible to sleep.
Reviewed: 27 January 2025 · Stayed in December 2024
Verified reviewReviewed: 29 December 2024 · Stayed in December 2024
Verified reviewHostel staff very friendly and nice, helped us with a lot of information. Very homy, clean, nice kitchen. There is a television-good for rainy days :)
Cold water
Reviewed: 19 December 2024 · Stayed in December 2024
Verified reviewWelcoming staff, close to shops, quite clean
Mattress too thin
Reviewed: 14 December 2024 · Stayed in December 2024
Verified reviewClose to bus station to Manuel Antonio and other places along the coast. Good kitchen, decent beds with plugs. Gave checkin info ahead of time as there is no fulltime people there.
No lockers
Reviewed: 11 December 2024 · Stayed in December 2024
Verified reviewEasy to find, quick answer from the host.
Share space small and couches in very bad state, but manageable for a short stay. The A/C is turn off at 7 am. Very hot place in general without it.
Reviewed: 5 December 2024 · Stayed in December 2024
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It is a small place and air doesn’t circulate well. We were sweating so bad in the dorms even with the fan on so the smell wasn’t great. My mattress and pillow smelled a bit bad too. But for the price it is fair value I guess, even though I went to an other hostel in Quepos for almost the same price and way better. But it is near everything so that is really practical. Bathroom was clean.
Dear Jennifer, thank you for your feedback. About the smell, we use aromatic softeners for our Linen that some guests can’t tolerate due their culture where they’re used to neutral smells. ( it might be too smelly but we’re pretty sure not a bad smell as you mentioned) Maybe you’re talking about other guests corporal odor where sometimes guests due their cultures ( Or we don’t know why) their hygiene isn’t the best and turn the dorm in something really smelly and it gets worse when they hang their dirty & smelly clothes inside the room ( Which btw is totally forbidden inside the rooms 🚫 - they don’t respect this rule even though There’s an open space area where people can hang their clothes outside ) All this, Causing bad smells but not because of our cleaning, because we always leave the room perfectly clean but sadly we can’t control our guests hygiene/ corporal odors because it’s a SHARED DORM and sometimes it’s something cultural. No matter how much we try, or how ventilated the room could be, it’s simply impossible to control it. And as a traveler too, this is something that you must deal with, when you travel on a budget and share Dorms and it happens all around the world. Thankfully, this is not something that happens often but it’s something we’re working on. Also, in the email we sent you once you booked. We informed you that we are working with low season rates. Where you paid $13 for a shared dorm ( yes, it’s a ridiculous amount for a touristic place like this and where the average rates for dorms are from $18 to $20 per night. ) Of course with this ridiculous rate it’s impossible to add AC included in our rate. But we open the option of pay the extra fee for the AC ( $ 15 split in 8 person) or switch to our 4 pax Dormitory with Aircon included Because we know it might be too hot or too much people in our 8 pax Dormitory, or not all the guests want to pay for it. But the option is There for those who need it. So people have the option to pay the extra fee but as you and other travelers, NO ONE wants to pay extra , which we totally understand but people should know they should book according to their budget and Needs and when you travel on a budget you must open yourself to experiences like this. We have been hosting people since 2016 and trust us, we are the most affordable and place in town but it’s sad when people don’t appreciate and just complain just like if they were paying for a fancy stay( which by the way there’s plenty of options in Quepos & Manuel Antonio ) it’s ridiculous how people who normally pays even $60 $90 for a shared dorm in their countries but complain when they come to CR and pay $13 Per night ( I know it’s ridiculous). Please, please, PLEASE book according to your needs and BUDGET. That’s why we offer options for all needs and specially for ALL budgets. So please for future guests, make sure you book accordingly and if you think you can’t deal with things like this we invite you to book our Private rooms with AC or our Studio. We wish you all the best 💛 ¡Pura Vida!
Dear Jennifer, thank you for your feedback. About the smell, we use aromatic softeners for our Linen that some guests can’t tolerate due their culture where they’re used to neutral smells. ( it might be too smelly but we’re pretty sure… Show more
Reviewed: 2 December 2024 · Stayed in November 2024
Verified reviewThe location is great, right by the bus station, supermarkets, and the city. The owner is super nice and chill, was really helpful with questions. Very cheap.
The hostel is very small, with a tiny common area, small kitchen and small barred balcony. The private room was ok but the dorms smelled of mold and the set up was very tight.
Reviewed: 30 November 2024 · Stayed in November 2024
Verified reviewReviewed: 12 November 2024 · Stayed in November 2024
Verified reviewReviewed: 1 November 2024 · Stayed in August 2024
Verified reviewRooms are nice and location very central
Reviewed: 18 August 2024 · Stayed in August 2024
Verified reviewReviewed: 5 July 2024 · Stayed in July 2024
Verified reviewThe shared area and the balcony were very lovely. The owner was always available via WhatsApp and contacted us before the check-in to make it more comfortable.
Unfortunately there wo no towels included, so bring your own towels. It was quite hot in the room, so we paid another 10 Dollars to be able to use the air conditioner.
Reviewed: 3 June 2024 · Stayed in June 2024
Verified reviewI don’t understand why this place has such a low rating - it’s very close to the bus stop, clean, has a well equipped kitchen and comfortable seating areas. The supermarket and atm are 50m away. The owner is very receptive and gives clear instructions how to find the hostel.
Reviewed: 15 April 2024 · Stayed in February 2024
Verified reviewSmall and clean family run place in a good location. Really nice and very helpful people.
The mattresses in the drom were really bad.
Reviewed: 2 January 2024 · Stayed in January 2024
Verified reviewI like the location and how easy it was to get from the bus station to the hostel and wasn’t far from all the points of interest
They don’t provide towels and there is no hot water which is not great.