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Arenal Hostel Resort

2.0 star property

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Standard Double Room | Living area
Living area

Reviews

8.4 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Restaurant
  • Air-conditioning
  • Bar
  • Housekeeping

Explore the area

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La Fortuna de San Carlos, La Fortuna, Provincia de Alajuela, 21007
  • Place, La Fortuna Park
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Place, Puentes Colgantes del Arenal
    ‪11 min walk‬
  • Place, Arenal Adventure World
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Airport, La Fortuna (FON-Arenal)
    ‪6 min drive‬

Room options

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Standard Shared Dormitory, Mixed Dorm

Standard Shared Dormitory, Mixed Dorm

  • 120 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Single Bed

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Standard Double Room

Standard Double Room

  • Garden view
  • 35 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Standard Triple Room

Standard Triple Room

  • Garden view
  • 34 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Single Bed

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Deluxe Double Room

Deluxe Double Room

  • Garden view
  • 35 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Deluxe Quadruple Room

Deluxe Quadruple Room

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • Garden view
  • 70 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

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About the area

La Fortuna

With a stay at Arenal Hostel Resort in La Fortuna, you'll be a 5-minute drive from Baldi Hot Springs and 6 minutes from Los Lagos Hot Springs. .This hostel is 7.2 mi (11.6 km) from Arenal Volcano National Park and 3.3 mi (5.4 km) from La Fortuna Waterfall.
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What's nearby

  • La Fortuna Park - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Puentes Colgantes del Arenal - 11 min walk - 1.0 km
  • El Salto Fortuna River - 3 min drive - 1.8 km
  • Arenal Adventure World - 4 min drive - 2.1 km
  • La Fortuna Waterfall - 14 min drive - 6.0 km

Getting around

  • La Fortuna (FON-Arenal) - 5 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Restaurante Fortuneño - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Lava Lounge Bar & Grill - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Tayakiry Cafe - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Chocolate Fusión - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Tierra Mía - ‬3 min walk

About this property

Arenal Hostel Resort

Arenal Hostel Resort offers 24 air-conditioned accommodations with rice cookers and shared/communal kitchens. Guests can make use of the in-room full-sized refrigerators/freezers and microwaves.

Bathrooms include showers and complimentary toiletries. This La Fortuna hostel provides complimentary wireless Internet access, with a speed of 50+ Mbps. Change of towels and change of bedsheets can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Recreational amenities at the hostel include an outdoor pool.
Make yourself at home in one of the 24 air-conditioned rooms featuring microwaves. Prepare your meals in the shared/communal kitchen. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms have showers and complimentary toiletries.
Enjoy recreation amenities such as an outdoor pool or take in the view from a garden. This hostel also features complimentary wireless internet access and charcoal grills.
At Arenal Hostel Resort, enjoy a satisfying meal at the restaurant. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge.
The front desk is staffed during limited hours.
Arenal Hostel Resort has a restaurant on site.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 50+ Mbps
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • No on-site parking available

Food and drink

  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant
  • Coffee and tea in common areas

Things to do

  • Outdoor pool

Family friendly

  • In-room full-sized refrigerator/freezer
  • In-room microwave
  • Outdoor pool

Conveniences

  • Limited-hour front desk

Guest services

  • Change of bedsheets (on request)
  • Change of towels on request
  • Housekeeping (daily)

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Garden

Accessibility

  • No lift

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Shower
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Cleaning supplies
  • Freezer
  • Full-sized refrigerator/freezer
  • Microwave
  • Paper towels
  • Rice cooker
  • Shared kitchen access

More

  • Air conditioning

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM

Late check-in subject to availability

Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 6:00 AM - 10:00 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

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Cribs (infant beds) are not available

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, debit cards, and cash

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
Pool access available from 8:00 AM to 10:00 PM

Arenal Hostel Resort Reviews

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 11 out of 21 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 5 out of 21 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 3 out of 21 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 21 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 21 reviews

8.4/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

7.4/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

6/10 Okay

mehdi

Travelled with family
Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
Overall, our stay was okay. The staff were very friendly and welcoming, and we really enjoyed the location as well as the outdoor areas, especially the hammocks between the trees. Parking was also easy and convenient. That said, we expected the room especially the bathroom to be a bit cleaner. The shared kitchen could also use more attention: it wasn’t very clean, the refrigerators were not clean, and out of three electric kettles, only one was working. Overall, we expected a bit more from the kitchen. The photos looked nicer than the actual space, the bar shown in the pictures wasn’t working during our 4-night stay, and the pools were also a little smaller than we expected.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Piere

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Staff were lovely. Room was small but comfortable, quiet and clean. Great shower
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

noura, hawthorne

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Very clean room. The staff was friendly and accommodating. Restaurant had a nice selection and everything was delicious. Complementary one free drink. Free breakfast was very traditional andnice . Short drive to many beaches.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Kristapor

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice rooms! Excelent location! Great staff!
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Bill

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
An incredible staff that assisted us with everything from parking to restaurant and local attraction recommendations. The rooms are not luxury, but the hospitality and attentiveness of staff, make this a 5-star experience!
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2025

6/10 Okay

Clarisse

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities
Prime location and really cute outdoor area and vibe, but room was outdated, tight on room and didn’t feel very clean. I booked a deluxe and I’m pretty certain I was put in a standard, they ended up moving me after night 2 because there was a cockroach. But the deluxe room seemed like it was still under construction… staff was nice enough to accommodate, just overall didn’t feel comfortable.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2026

8/10 Good

Foo, London

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Bedsheets and linen were clean. Dirt caked onto skirti g board was unsightly.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

6/10 Okay

masahiro

Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tashi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Thanks, Chris and David.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2025

8/10 Good

Dunior Miguel, Pavas

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
El lugar muy cerca de todo y céntrico. Personal amable y lugar limpio. Nada más ponerle atención al tema del parqueo, no hay. Por lo cual hay que estar lidiando con parqueos externos incurriendo en otros gastos.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Marcela

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Todo super bien la habitación muy acogedora y el personal super super amable volvería otra vez
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2026

4/10 Poor

Mayela

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025

8/10 Good

Jose Alberto

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Personal amable
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Caleb

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Realmente desde que llegue y pregunte en la recepción todo fue bien muy atenta la muchacha el lugar muy tranquilo lo único que la habitación no tenía y nunca pude poner el agua caliente pero eso es segundario.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Bruna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Antje

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025