Alajuela Tropical Hostel Reviews

The hostel is located in a beautiful place, on the hill with a great view. You immediately feel like at home. The house is lovely and cosy. The Host picked us up from the airport and gave us a lot of assistance. There will be soon a SPA opened as well which is an additional asset for staying there. I highly recommend this place to stay!

I've stayed with Alonso, the owner, before and am always impressed with his attention to detail and service. I would highly recommend staying here.

This is a great hostel!! Very close to the airport with beautiful views. Alajuela is a beautiful place that sits in a valley with mountains on every side. Alonso, the hostel host is great. He knows where to get all the local yummy food and is very knowledgeable about the area. This is a great place to stay if you want to avoid the city. We felt at home during our stay at this hostel.

The host was very friendly, welcoming and helpful. He accommodated rides to the airport and bus station and helped us order dinner devilered to the hostel. The setting is lovely with a great breeze. Beautiful view of the full moon from the location on a hill. Everything in the town is hard to find so get specific directions, ask the host to meet you and guide you, or hire a taxi to take you there or guide your car there. The last option worked well for us.

Owner was extremely nice-- picked us up when our cab driver got lost and gave us some great travel recommendations. Felt very at home at the hostel! We were on our way to the airport, so we can't didn't have time to explore the surrounding area, but the property is gorgeous, with great views and buses nearby to take you to San Jose, etc.

This hostel locates in very inconvenient place. In addition, there was no tour desk. The staff offered private tour which costs lots, but we had no choice. Because we did not have a car and there was no close public transportation. But it might be a good idea for older couples who want to relax and need not to worry about money. Because the staff knows very well about nature in Costa Rica. The staff dropped me off at highway bus stop but I had to wait for a bus for 2 hours!

Alonso the host was very nice to us on our trip. He was always willing to help us out by picking us up from the airport, taking us out to eat, or showing us around. He has a lot of knowledge about Costa Rica and was able to give us good advice on where to go and where to stay when we were in other parts of Costa Rica. As for the property,t it is very secure, has hot water and has a great view of San Jose. The gardens are amazing and it is very close to the airport, although a bit hidden.

Alonso is a great host and travel guide! I got an upgrade for a private room instead of the booked dorm. That was fantastic. And a massage, he also is a physio therapist! He introduced me what to do around Alajuela and helped me! You can book Alonso as a private Tour Guide in his yellow Landrover. He brought me to the Butterfly Farm and Zoo Ave and to the coffee farm. Because of he worked a long time as a ranger in a reservat, he knows a lot about plants and animals! I can absolutely recommend!!