Hostel Mariposas

I'm a bit suspicious they charged us more than the advertised price (tourist price maybe?), but we were ok with that given the situation. The stress we were experiencing driving the roads toward La Fortuna in the dark, rain and fog in a powerless Kia with poor headlights, finding the cute restaurant (that they also run) was an absolute godsend. Not only was the food excellent, but it took no time to set us up in a private room (with private bathroom, a delight to hear for a hostel in a foreign country!). We even managed to find an English movie on their entertainment system. Private parking with easy access to the room was also a nice bonus. Our server/landlady was very pleasant and helpful. Great little spot!

Worst place we stayed in Costa Rica, not worth the money for the private room. Terrible mattress, dirty room. Sink and shower had hairs, cobwebs everywhere, broken and filthy curtains, never been cleaned under the bed or the light switches. Only two plugs in the room work. You can't close the bathroom door. None of the staff checked on us the whole three nights we were there, even though it's a tiny place. Strange way to run a business. It's next to a very loud bar that's open until 2am, so bear that in mind. The good thing is the location. Really near the beach and shops.

I rented 1private room with private bathroom Once Checked in I realized that my room had no A/C , a double bed stacked on bricks to make it seem higher, a bad matress where you can feel the springs and the wood base, a fan which only worked on 1 plug out of 4 in the entire room. The bathroom was dirty and crusty and the toilet is straight in front of the door so your legs stop you from closing the door to do your business. Even if I complained all the rooms seemed like that and so a change of room wouldn't fix my problem. I asked if they could refund at least one night out of two. The owner did not want to refund anything and didn't care. He said that because I had already checked in and my stay was for 2 days I wasn't respecting the 48h delay and that’s just how the system works! No help at all. His hostel services and quality is not like shown on the pictures. Cute spot and environment Bad service Dirty room and bathroom Bad beds No A/C I Would not recommend. I went to another hostel straight away and lost my money.