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Reviews of Hostel La Choza Inn

2 out of 5
Hostel La Choza Inn
Avenue 331, 300 mts West from the post office, La Fortuna, Alajuela

Reviews

7.8

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 55 out of 171 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 67 out of 171 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 25 out of 171 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 13 out of 171 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 11 out of 171 reviews" "

8.2/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

7.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Sophie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great stay. Good typical costa rican breakfast. Friendly staff and simple good room.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024

6/10 Okay

Priscila

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Thanh thao

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The staffs very kind and helpful. It was so noisy around 5am every day, I couldn’t sleep in.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Yoxan, Alajuela

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great service
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Myung wha

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Best location Perfect breakfast Amazing price
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

6/10 Okay

Nancy

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
No TV cable working, not warm water ot hot
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024

4/10 Poor

Raymond

Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nothing
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

4/10 Poor

Benjamin, Red Lodge

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
There is nothing really bad about this property... but it is still about a 2-3 star place to stay. Cheap mattresses, cheap bedding, and an old building. No hot water for showers of course. On the other hand, it has a nice hostel feel.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

6/10 Okay

Jake

Traveled with partner
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Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Martynka

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice hostel for short stay, very kind stuff and good location. I recommend
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Georgina

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff were great at helping us organise plans and very amenable with allowing us to have early breakfast
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Emy

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff is very friendly and guided us through our stay. Breakfast was great and the place is super quiet and easily accessible!
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Janet

Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Trevor

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

David

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff was super friendly
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Lorenzo

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very accessible to everything you may need in La Fortuna. Shuttle company works with the hostel to take you to all the main attractions. Trails, the waterfall, hot springs, suspension bridges, etc. very friendly staff and clean rooms. Perfect for what i needed
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Corinne

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
We were in a standard double room with our son. We were just looking for a cheap place to stay since we weren't planning on spending much time at the hotel/inn and the price here was definitely good. The rooms were clean and housekeeping service was good. The AC worked which was great. We didn't always have hot water but taking a cold shower was actually better since it's so hot outside. The beds/pillow were OK - they weren't that comfortable but can't expect much at that price. The breakfast was nice, served daily from 7-9am. No free hot springs are included with this hotel where some other cheap hotel/hostels do include one free trip to the hot springs. They only provide a free shuttle to the free hot springs once daily around 1pm. Overall, for a family trip or a budget traveler, this place was good!
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Karla

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Angela

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Family adventure.
Great spot for families looking for a budget friendly but really clean and comfortable option.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Brandy

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice stay
Convenient location. Room was clean. Front desk staff was helpful with everything you need.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023

4/10 Poor

Jose

For the price is okay. I would not sincerely recommend it. As long as they have turists - that’s all they care. It serve its purpose for bed and shower. I would not go back
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Family trips
Friendly staffs. Good locations. Good breakfast except the same for three days we stay there.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Alexandre

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice hostel with great value and well located in La Fortuna. Staff is very friendly as well
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

rajeshwari

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Eesha

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I liked the vibe of the place, the rooms are spacious, clean with nice view of the Volcan Arenal. The breakfast was amazing, home cooked Costa Rican breakfast. Location was very central to La Fortuna town, and overall great value for money.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023

6/10 Okay

Joseph

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Staff was great, rooms clean, great breakfast, noisy guests and noisy nearby disco
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2023

8/10 Good

Luis

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent location for those without a car. Very good breakfast and friendly staff
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2023

8/10 Good

Norman

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A Service! Staff that remember your name from day 1, a shuttle that takes you around the main attractions, and a location close to the center. They could improve the lighting fixtures in the rooms, and maybe more hot water.

8/10 Good

shveta

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Cleanliness
They provided unlimited shuttle for $20 which really was helpful in getting around the local favs Cleanliness is an issue as there were the dirty house flies in bathrooms that would fly at night in your face. It was quite yucky. Also there was some other hotel/ba r close to la choza that would blast extremely lod music every night until 3am. So very very hard for light sleepers
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

Soudabeh

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice place with easy access to Santa Elena
Nice place with all equipment you may need in the kitchen. Friendly staff and close to the city.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Dmitriy

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
You get what you paid for I mean cheap price, for example cheap mattresses with spring in it like 50 years ago. Wasn’t very comfortable. Very nice and helpful staff and nice property. Very good location close to everything.
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Kelly

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Family travel
As a family group of 6 travelling, really enjoyed our stay here. Close to the main street of restaurants and shops. Comfy beds and good sized room, free breakfast included. Garden area is really good and pretty for sitting and relaxing. Can book tours at reception and free shuttle to hot springs. Overall highly recommend.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2022

8/10 Good

Aysha

Stayed 2 nights in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice stay
Stayed there for one night with a friend and had a great time. Very hospitable and helpful staff.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jordan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I liked it so much I went back for a second stay. Showers were warm/hot. AC in private rooms worked well. They keep it super clean. Great communal space to chill. Dog on site is super cute! They're very helpful when it comes to helping book tours. The free breakfast is awesome and the laundry is $3/k and comes back the same day. My *only* grievance is that the internet is rough if you're trying to work. Low mbps for so many people that stay there at one time. Otherwise, highly recommend!
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

Kahori

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Jordan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
La Choza is great! It’s a an excellent deal for what you get. My two biggest selling points were the free breakfast included and proximity to town. It’s a super close (and safe) walk to town but juuuust outside enough to be quiet. The WiFi could be stronger but there’s AC, warm showers, nice seating areas, and daily housekeeping. Solid buy.
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2022

10/10 Excellent

Juan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2022

8/10 Good

Francois

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Great budget option
This is a very good budget option. Rooms are simple but comfortable, quite a young crowd, but management is keeping the place quiet at night.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2021

6/10 Okay

Lea

Traveled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Habían unas personas ebrias, vomitando a altas horas de la noche haciendo mucho ruido al frente de la entrada principal del hostal.. no pudimos dormir muy bien..
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021

6/10 Okay

Eric, Franklin

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
The room was a bit dated and needed to be updated a bit. The mattress had a large dip in it due to missing boards in the frame. There were a decent amount of bugs in the room too. The staff was very friendly. Overall, even for the price and being in the rainforest I expected it to be a bit better.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2021

10/10 Excellent

Luke

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2021

6/10 Okay

Jeff

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The location was very convenient, close to everything, staff were friendly and helpful, the breakfast was good, but the room was very outdated and needs work, the A.C. unit made a lot of noises and looked very old, also the furniture and toilet were very old and worn, the bed mattress was pretty thin
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Heidenger

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

8/10 Good

Andrew

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2021

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The lady was very nice. Despite her and I having a language barrier, she was very hospitable. She told me they offer a one-time visit to an off-site thermal hot spring. Compared to the man (whom I assumed was her husband) who spoke English but was not very welcoming. The worse part was one night, one of the receptionist (not sure who) let an unwelcomed (male) visitor into the hotel and told them where I was staying without asking me or letting me know. I found it a BIG security concern. Especially, as a lady.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2020

4/10 Poor

Claudio

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Stayed 8 nights in Dec 2020