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Santa Elena Hostel Resort

3.0 star property
Find your haven in a garden oasis. Connect and unwind with WiFi, great food and drinks.

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Escape to Santa Elena Hostel Resort, where lush gardens meet modern comforts. Enjoy a refreshing drink at the bar or savor local flavors at the restaurant with WiFi always within reach.

Reviews

7.8 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant
  • Bar
  • Laundry
  • Housekeeping

Room options

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Shower, rainfall showerhead, designer toiletries, towels

Standard Double Room

Highlights

Balcony
Flat-screen TV
Designer toiletries
Rainfall showerhead
Private bathroom
Coffee/tea maker
Shared/communal kitchen
Cable channels
  • 12 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Shower, rainfall showerhead, designer toiletries, towels

Standard Single Room

Highlights

Flat-screen TV
Designer toiletries
Rainfall showerhead
Private bathroom
Shared/communal kitchen
Cable channels
Daily housekeeping
  • 12 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Double Bed

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Shower, rainfall showerhead, designer toiletries, towels

Standard Triple Room

Highlights

Flat-screen TV
Designer toiletries
Rainfall showerhead
Private bathroom
Shared/communal kitchen
Cable channels
Daily housekeeping
  • 12 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Double Beds

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Shower, rainfall showerhead, designer toiletries, towels

Standard Quadruple Room

Highlights

Flat-screen TV
Designer toiletries
Rainfall showerhead
Private bathroom
Shared/communal kitchen
Cable channels
Daily housekeeping
  • 15 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

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Shower, rainfall showerhead, designer toiletries, towels

Shared Dormitory, Mixed Dorm

Highlights

Flat-screen TV
Designer toiletries
Rainfall showerhead
Private bathroom
Shared/communal kitchen
Cable channels
Daily housekeeping
  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 2 Twin Bunk Beds and 2 Twin Beds

Shared Dormitory, Women only

Highlights

Flat-screen TV
Designer toiletries
Rainfall showerhead
Private bathroom
Shared/communal kitchen
Cable channels
Daily housekeeping
  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 3 Twin Beds and 1 Twin Bunk Bed

Deluxe Single Room

Highlights

Flat-screen TV
Designer toiletries
Rainfall showerhead
Private bathroom
Shared/communal kitchen
Cable channels
Daily housekeeping
  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Deluxe Double Room

Highlights

Flat-screen TV
Designer toiletries
Rainfall showerhead
Private bathroom
Shared/communal kitchen
Cable channels
Daily housekeeping
  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Large Twin Bed

Deluxe Triple Room

Highlights

Flat-screen TV
Designer toiletries
Rainfall showerhead
Private bathroom
Shared/communal kitchen
Cable channels
Daily housekeeping
  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Large Twin Bed

Deluxe Quadruple Room

Highlights

Flat-screen TV
Designer toiletries
Rainfall showerhead
Private bathroom
Shared/communal kitchen
Cable channels
Daily housekeeping
  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 2 Twin Beds

About the neighborhood

Monteverde is home to Santa Elena Hostel Resort. The area's natural beauty can be seen at Monteverde Cloud Forest Biological Reserve and Arenal Volcano National Park. The Bat Jungle and Monteverde Butterfly Gardens are also worth visiting. Visit our Monteverde travel guide
Map
50 metros sur y 70 metros este, del Banco Nacional de Monteverde, Monteverde, Puntarenas, 60109

What's nearby

  • The Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (Reserva Biológica Bosque Nuboso Monteverde) is a Costa Rican reserve located along the Cordillera de Tilarán within the Puntarenas and Alajuela provinces.
    Reserva Biológica Bosque Nuboso Monteverde
    19 min walk - 1.6 km
  • Orchid species in Monteverde at 1400 meters.
    Monteverde Orchid Garden
    4 min drive - 1.8 km
  • The Bat Jungle
    3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Children's Eternal Rain Forest Bajo del Tigre
    5 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Curi-Cancha Reserve
    8 min walk - 0.7 km

Getting around

  • Juan Santamaria Intl. Airport (SJO)
    177 min drive

Restaurants

  • Cafe Colibrí
    5 min drive
  • Las Riendas Restaurant
    16 min walk
  • Restaurante Sabor Tico
    4 min drive
  • Laggus
    5 min drive
  • Restaurante Don Luis
    16 min walk

About this property

Santa Elena Hostel Resort

Hotel near Monteverde Cloud Forest Biological Reserve
Take advantage of a garden, laundry facilities, and a bar at Santa Elena Hostel Resort. In addition to a restaurant, guests can connect to free in-room WiFi.
Additional perks include:
  • Free self parking
  • Express check-out and tour/ticket assistance
Room features
All guestrooms at Santa Elena Hostel Resort have amenities such as free WiFi.
Extra conveniences in all rooms include:
  • Bathrooms with rainfall showers and designer toiletries
  • Flat-screen TVs with premium channels
  • Communal kitchens and daily housekeeping

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi and wired internet

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant
  • Snack bar/deli

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • Garden

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bathroom

  • Designer toiletries
  • Private bathroom
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with premium cable channels

Food and drink

  • Shared kitchen access

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 11:30 PM
Minimum check-in age: 15

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 2 PM - 10 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property

Property is also known as

Santa Elena Hostel Resort Monteverde
Santa Elena Hostel Resort
Santa Elena Hostel Resort Monteverde, Costa Rica
Santa Elena Hostel Monteverde
Santa Elena Hostel Resort Hotel
Santa Elena Hostel Resort Monteverde
Santa Elena Hostel Resort Hotel Monteverde

Frequently asked questions

Is Santa Elena Hostel Resort pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking?

Self parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at Santa Elena Hostel Resort?

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 11:30 PM.

What time is check-out at Santa Elena Hostel Resort?

Check-out is at 11 AM.

Where is Santa Elena Hostel Resort located?

Situated in Monteverde, this hotel is 0.2 mi (0.3 km) from The Bat Jungle and 1.7 mi (2.8 km) from Monteverde Cloud Forest Biological Reserve. Children's Eternal Rain Forest Bajo del Tigre and Curi-Cancha Reserve are also within 10 minutes.

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Reviews

Santa Elena Hostel Resort Reviews

7.8

Good

8.4

Cleanliness

8.6

Location

8.6

Staff & service

7.4

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 15 out of 50 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 22 out of 50 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 7 out of 50 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 50 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 50 reviews

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff was very helpful in helping me find transportation. Very well located- close to restaurants in downtown and close to the bus stop that goes to airport which was a huge savings in cab fares.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2020

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The room are ok. The beds are comfortable. Over priced for what one gets
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Justin, Seattle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very comfortable setting and friendly accommodating staff
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Roxanne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great staff!

The staff was very nice and friendly. the place is beautiful and really well situated. The only problem I had was an old matress, it was caved in the middle. Otherwise, I loved the place.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2019

8/10 Good

Andrea

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

good value

This is a good home base if you are looking to hang out in Santa Elena for a few days. It's a nice hostel with private rooms. I wouldn't suggest sharing 1 bed, they were very soft. I'd upgrade to the bigger rooms with two beds. The walls are a bit thin, but that's very typical with all the places around there. If you want more, you need to pony up more money. Great location that is central to downtown Santa Elena. Overall, I'd return. Oh, and they have lots of monkeys and coati.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Mixed

The location is great if you don't have a car. The staff were welcoming and helpful. Breakfast is simple but adequate. Night security effective! Our major complaint was the state of our bathroom, old and worn with not enough hot water to take a decent shower. I don't mind simple but hot water is a necessity.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Not enough hot water. Heat Insulation and sound insulation are bad. But we like the location and staff.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Francisca

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Aventura a bajo costo

Es un Hostel muy bien cuidado y con una buena ubicación. Las piezas son pequeñas, pero muy acogedoras. Los recepcionistas muy amables, nos ayudaron con mucha información para tomar tours en Monteverde. Es muy cómodo para una pareja aventurera que busca un Hostel a bajo costo. Además, si quieres ver animales es una buena opción, pizotes y monos te acompañarán...
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018

6/10 Okay

Rose, Haco Lodge

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
This property had no restaurant and no bar as the Expedia information stated. This is not ok, Expedia needs to make sure things are as stated!
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

Marc

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Hidden Gem!

Great 1 night stay. Better than most hotels and resorts at a fraction of the cost. Highly recommend!

8/10 Good

Louise

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Bra hostel med trevlig personal. Centralt och nära till både restauranger, bank och busstation. Frukostbuffén var bra och god. Lite lyhört mellan rummen. Vårt första rum luktade lite avgaser efter att en högtryckstvätt använts precis utanför fönstret. Men det var inga problem att byta, personalen var väldigt hjälpsam.

6/10 Okay

Adriana

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Condiciones de la estancia

El lugar se encontraba un poco descuidado (telarañas en el baño del cuarto) pero en general es bonito y agradable, los dormitorios muy pequeños y tengan cuidado al reservar, yo solicité 2 habitaciones y me dieron un cuarto con 4 camas muy incómodas

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean room. Nice staff. Good location for different activities.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018

8/10 Good

Dan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Generally good

As hostels go it was excellent. My only complaint is that the wifi was terrible and that is really a necessity these days. Also, the bar needed more people working at night. Felt bad making the one girl run around so much.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2017

10/10 Excellent

Sabrina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Like a home;))

Wir sind spontan eingekehrt und wollten früher als geplant weiterziehen. Das Team ist sehr hilfsbereit und hat sehr gute Touren für die Umgebung im angebot.
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2017

8/10 Good

Retiree, California

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Nice hotel close to everything

Convenient location and kitchen. The rocking chairs and garden are nice.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2017

10/10 Excellent

Nathan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The forrest in the middle of town. Staff was very helpful in providing advice and booking.

2/10 Terrible

Isabelle

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
Too much noisy from 7h30 to 10h you have loud music !

6/10 Okay

PAUL

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort
THE PLACE WAS OK...FRIENDLY STAFF AND CLEAN ROOM ALTHOUGH A LITTLE SPARSE....WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE TO HAVE A TABLE AND CHAIR TO SIT AT WITH THE COMPUTER.....ANOTHER ISSUE WAS THE FACT THERE WAS NO HOT WATER

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Too cold up there 4 no hot water!

Smallest hostel rooms I've ever been in! Rooms were clean but they pack you in like sardines. Walls were so thin that we could hear everything through the walls, EVERYTHING!!! The main discouragement was the cold showers. It is far too cold that high up in the mountains to not have even luke warm water. I didn't get a proper shower my whole stay and nearly froze trying!

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Nette Doppelzimmer

Das gebuchte Doppelzimmer mit privatem Bad hat mir gut gefallen. Der Balkon mit Blick in den angrenzenden "Dschungel" und den Hängemattenbereich ist auch sehr schön. Ein großer Aufenthaltsbereich ist auch vorhanden und ein alter Tischkicker. Die Angestellten sind freundlich, gut informiert und haben uns stets weiter geholfen.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Calme et bien situé

Auberge de jeunesse agréable bien que très simple. Excellents conseils donnés par Ro le "tour advisor" Bémol, pas de wifi au-delà des espaces communs. Le plus, les nombreux singes aux portes des chambres!

10/10 Excellent

Pat, Groveland IL

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Comfortable hostel resort in Monte Verde area,

This was a neat hostel resort, with basic facilities, very friendly and helpful staff. Landscape was beautiful, loved the local monkeys who visited, found our room to be more than sufficient, outdoors there were hammocks and even some workout equipment. Liked that they had a kitchen with facilities that could be used to cook, store food, etc. if you didn't want to eat out. Very happy with the accommodations and would definitely stay here again. Also loved the little town of Santa Elena and being able to walk from the resort to the stores, restaurants, and shuttle services.

8/10 Good

Julia, Montréal

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
La cour intérieure avec hamacs et illuminée la nuit est génial pour la détente.

10/10 Excellent

Nick, Valley, Alabama

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Friendly staff and close to town.

They always make sure you are taken care of. They schedule plenty of things to do and provide transportation.