The facilities were a bit old and dirty. The gym area looked dirty. The hallway smelled bad at times coming from the dorms, although I stayed in a private room.

Good laundry service

Stayed in July 2025

The mattresses aren't super comfortable- kept getting poked by springs

Breakfast wasn't offered, just coffee. Well stocked kitchen with lots of cooking and eating equipment!

Stayed in June 2025

The bigger room I stayed first was super full with beds, so not very quiet. Staff could be a bit more welcoming. They add a hefty fee on top if you'd like to pay with card, so be prepared to bring cash.

The smaller room was nice and good to sleep. Kitchen has many stoves, good to cook. Nice location a bit outside at a river. Good wifi.

Stayed in May 2025

Loved this hostel! Very clean room and bed, nice outdoor space to socialise, play table tennis or chill in a hammock. Large lockers were very useful, the staff let me keep my bags in there between checkout and leaving for my next location which was much appreciated! Friendly staff and great location - about ten minutes' walk from the bustle of the main town.

Stayed in May 2025

Nothing

Rio Danta is a hostel for travelers. It has all the amenities that travellers will want. A full kitchen, showers, bathrooms, but also a ping pong table, and excursion information at the ready.

Stayed in June 2025

Very few hot showers, kitchen utensils. No fan to circulate air in communal area

The communal areas with hanging chairs, table tennis and books

Stayed in April 2025

Bed had a super old mattrass, and the bunk beds were making a lot of noise, so I didn't particularly sleep well. There is nothing else than beds in the dorms, no light, no table. Wasn't a very social hostel, compared to others I have been in Costa Rica.

Beautiful location, saw a sloth chilling, gym and kitchen are a plus. Walk into town is easy.

Stayed in April 2025

Could be a bit more social activities. In 2 nights nothing happened in the what's app group and nobody tried to connect. Also really less people in the hostel

Was all okay

Stayed in April 2025

There was mould on the ceiling. The staff was a bit curt with me and not very helpful. Two guys, who seemed to be living at the hostel for half of the week, were waking up the entire dorm every single night around 4. The staff didn't want to do anything about it.

Great value for your money. I really liked the location. It's a bit further from town but therefore really quiet. The AC functioned well.

Stayed in March 2025

Walk of 10-15 mins to the good supermarket and major town spots. Didn't see it as particularly social hostel, but everyone was nice.

4-beds dorm is spacious with the lockers outside. Very good kitchen with everything you need to cook your daily meals, lovely sitting area neat to the river, but there were noisy works during the day. 3 toilets and 3 showers for everyone.

Stayed in March 2025

Best spot near Arenal

Stayed in March 2025

2 of 3 showers were cold but it wasn't a big deal since it was always hot outside. The receptionist didn't tell me about Whatsapp group so I joined a bit too late, as did others I talked to.

Amazing social hostel with beautiful common area. There are also tables with sockets for when you want to work. The beds have curtains so you are not too bothered when you want to sleep and others are awake, as well as sockets. Wonderful garden with free gym. Also free coffee in the morning. Whatsapp group that helps socialize and plan trips together. The location is not in the city center, but remember you'll likely use car or Uber to move around, so it doesn't really matter. There still is a grocery store and a couple of restaurants in the area. The center is just 10 minutes walking distance.

Stayed in March 2025

They try to scam you by claiming credit card payments have a 13% surcharge. 13% is the sales tax amount in Costa Rica, but Booking.com already includes sales tax in the price. Credit card surcharges above around 2.5% are illegal in Costa Rica. When we raised this with management, they tried to claim it was the Booking.com commission, then finally said it was just a credit card surcharge. They argued for hours despite us showing them that such surcharges were illegal. Additionally, we booked this for the car parking. However, when we were arrived the car park was taken up by road workers with big trucks who were staying there. When we raised this with reception and management we were told that parking was limited, however this was never indicated and you know that if you accept a booking for road workers with trucks that your parking will be full. A simple acknowledgment would have sufficed, but management was rude and argumentative.

The kitchen is very well equipped. The wifi worked well. Nice and spacious common areas.

Stayed in February 2025

Not a great communal area and not very social - people just stick to themselves probably as a result There’s a kind of smoking station right next to the gym which was unfortunate because I didn’t want to breathe in smoke as I was working out Basketball hoop seemed not used for a long time / no net Not close to center of town - 10 min walk to the edge of town

Had a workout area outside Staff was helpful setting up tours Decent area up front to wait for tours and do work

Stayed in February 2025

Not much to complain considering the price. Quite worn out in some places but was ok. Also location not that central but was ok too.

Very good price-quality ratio in my opinion. Everything was nice; comfortable beds and enough room. Nice public yard area with hammocks etc. Also had kitchen and place to hang out clothes et. Also nice that it had a small gym. Was a good place to stay if travel with budget. Enjoyed my stay in here.

Stayed in January 2025

The only negative I have is the beds creak a lot on movement so if you have someone sleeping above you (or below) and they toss and turn a lot during the night you may need ear plugs or consider a private room instead of a dorm.

I really enjoyed my stay at Rio Danta, the location is great it is really close to town (5-10 minute walk, depending on your pace) but a quiet place next to a river where sloths are sighted (I was lucky to have a sloth family there during my stay) the wifi is excellent, I work remotely and never had an issue the co-working space is outside next to the river and it’s so calming to work in this space. The staff are lovely, they are friendly and always cleaning the property. The property is an indoor / outdoor style hostel but I was pleasantly surprised by how clean the property is all the time. The bed is comfortable and you have a little personal fan which was perfect, it’s a simple hostel with a good sized kitchen and has everything you need, it’s a much more laid back quiet hostel which was nice. They have a gorgeous dog named Nala at the property she is so sweet and two cats that are always up to mischief but it is a really nice vibe with the furry friends. Thank you for such a beautiful stay :)

Stayed in February 2025

Great value hostel, walking distance to town. Well equipped kitchen and nice areas to hang out. Nice to have a small gym and we saw sloths in the garden!

Stayed in February 2025

The staff wasnt really friendly. A girl in particular. When i arrived she just showed me my room. I asked for a bed more in the back of the room, she said no and left. She didnt show me the place like she did with other customers. I think she doesnt speak good english so she will be more helpful with spanish people..

This place is so clean. Ive been staying there for 5 nights and ive seen them clean the place at least 2 times a day. The kitchen is great with everything you need. I really liked the curtains for the bed, bring more privacy. The air conditionning in the room was also nice. I liked the location of the hostel even if it was 10 minutes of walk from the center, it made the place a more quiet and relax place to stay. I liked that there was a bunch of different places to either relax or work (different workspace and hammock) There was also a little gym to workout. Locker to put your things in a safe place if needed My bed was a single bed but big enough, very confortable bed

Stayed in February 2025

Nothing.

Absolute amazing time. Nature and pushed away from town but not to far. Staff was excellent. AC was in room which made it nice as night for sleeping.

Stayed in January 2025

everything's great

For 10$ you get a comfortable clean bed with a curtains, big kitchen with all the amenities, many showers and toilets, tables for lunch. There is even a gym and coworking area. There is also parking for cars. Definitely one of the best places I’ve been in Costa Rica by price/quality

Stayed in January 2025

Nothing

Amazing place. Really clean. Super friendly staff. Saw a sloth in the hostel and got to pet it. Kitchen big and spacious. Bathrooms clean and plenty of showers. Great time. Ping pong table as well.

Stayed in January 2025

As with all hostels, sometimes your sleep was disrupted by early morning departures.

The staff was great responding to any and all inquiries with professional assistance. The facilities were very clean. The kitchen area was great, The bunks were curtained off giving a degree of privacy

Stayed in January 2025

The hostel is a bit further from the center, but there’s a great Mexican restaurant on the same street.

Despite the rain, I had a great time with my roommates. It was also nice to have the option to work out in the gym. The kitchen is well-equipped with everything you need to prepare your own meals.

Stayed in January 2025

It's not very new and could need some new paint here and there to get a 10 of 10

It's like 700m from the city center, just a short walk. It's clean and you have common areas to chill and get to know other travelers

Stayed in December 2024