Name: Cabinas Vista Al Golfo - Hostel
Address: 300 mts sureste Supermercado Supercompro, Santa Elena, Santa Elena, Santa Elena, 60109, Costa Rica
Rating: 8

Smoke-free property

Ticket assistance

Television in lobby

Terrace

All Spaces Non-Smoking (public and private)

No elevators

Reception desk

General

Non-smoking rooms

Family room

Shower

Linens

Rooms

Laundry

Safe-deposit box

Dry-cleaning

Luggage storage

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Common kitchen

Restaurant

Vending machine

Microwave oven

Meals

Free Wi-Fi

Internet

Car rental

Transfer services

Transfer

Spanish

English

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Tour assistance

Tourist services

Parking

Free parking nearby

Free Parking on Premises

Family/Kid Friendly

Kids

Pets Not Allowed

Pets

Temperature control for staff

Personal protection equipment for staff

Extra decontamination measures

Temperature control for guests

Personal protection equipment for guests

Additional measures against COVID-19

Health and Safety Measures

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At the hostel

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Chacarita Airport

Fortuna Airport

Cabinas Vista Al Golfo - Hostel

Santa Elena

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limited-time

lounge

treatment

no-window

bay-view

bosphorus-view

canal-view

city-view

courtyard-view

garden-view

golf-view

harbour-view

inland-view

lake-view

land-view

mountain-view

ocean-front

ocean-view

oceanside

panoramic-view

park-view

partial-ocean-view

partial-sea-view

partial-view

pool-view

river-view

sea-front

sea-view

street-view

sunrise-view

sunset-view

water-view

with-view

annex

basement

main-building

1-bedroom

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not-guaranteed

wired-internet-access

smoking

sauna

duplex

safe

mini-bar

breakfast-for-1

breakfast-for-2

pets-allowed

wi-fi

kitchen

We stayed in one of the private rooms with en-suite bathroom. The bed was very comfortable, the room was smaller but cozy, the shower had hot water with good pressure. The location is within walking distance to restaurants, bank, supermarket, and shops. 

One thing to note is there was only two small night stands. So it was hard to keep clothing and personal items organized.  

Breakfast was great and the view is beautiful!

Cozy, clean, and cute

This is a place where the room you have greatly impacts the quality of your stay. I would highly recommend requesting to not have rooms 1-2. These are rihjt in front of reception (3 ft away) and you can hear every conversation anyone ever has w reception. We could hear the videos the night manager was listening to on his phone for an hr.

We requested to move rooms after the first night but they were full.

You also receive an insane amount of road noise in
These rooms from conversations and motorcycles - it’s like they’re in your room.

Aside from this, the place had some great qualities- very good breakfast every morning, laundry option, some nice views and hang out spots. This likely would have been a 4 star review if we had a better room.

As long as you aren’t in room 1 or 2

I was a little worried about booking in a hostel but after reading reviews, decided to give it a chance.  Glad we did.  The place was clean, comfy and close to the activities we were interested in.  The staff was friendly and helpful.   We had one of the private rooms with private bathroom.  The rain shower was hot with good pressure.  Also, one of the best breakfasts we’ve had in Costa Rica included in the price.   Felt secure and safe at all times.  Now if they could only do something about that wind…. 😉

First time in a Hostel

Great location..the golfo was a fabulous stay
The owner and staff super friendly
Hot breakfast in AM
Clean bright beautiful rooms with private bath
Walking distance to restaurants, supermarkets
Parking available
We will be back!

-the Canadians.   Lol

LOVE THIS PLACE!

Monteverde is just beautiful, so many activities ,canopy, horseback riding, night hike and more, Vista al golfo is very close to most of the activities, very nice and clan rooms, We arranged most of the activities through them.

Great Hostel in Montevferde

Excellent location near a supermarket and ATM, with a beautiful view of the rainforest and the Nicoya Gulf. Our room was nice, but not a lot of storage and the charging socket was located very inconveniently on the bed headboard. There is lots of seating, although not particularly comfortable, but everything is well kept. There is a well equipped kitchen and tasty breakfasts. The staff are very helpful and approachable.

Accommodation Review

Great value for money. Very friendly staff, breakfast is made fresh and a lot more than you would expect for the price, location is good, free parking spot next door, clean n cosy rooms. Nice communal areas. We were there in december, the wind was noisy. Stayed in room nr8 with double and single bed.

Great value for money, would recommend

The experience we had tonight (Janauary 30, 2020)was absolutely horrendous and so unprofessional.

I’m a travel agent and have been working in the industry for almost 10 years this was one of the worst experiences I have had. The staff member on duty was so incredibly rude and disrespectful I am still in a state of shock.

I made a reservation a few days ago and have had constant communication from the hotel regarding my stay which was great however my experience in person was completely opposite. 

Upon checking in I was told the card machine didn’t work and I could only pay in cash. I explained I had already been told paying with card was completely fine so that is the only payment method I brought with me. I did not have much cash on me. I was not at all notified that the internet was out otherwise I could have withdrawn Cash and made other arrangements. 
There is absolutely excuse for this as you have my contact details and were quick to communicate previously. If I had been notified then I could have bought a bank card with me or withdrawn cash before arrival. We paid for a room with WiFi and were told we would not have any for the entirety of our stay.

For these reasons I requested a discount as to do a cash advance on a credit card at the bank incurs huge fees and I shouldn’t be responsible for this as it is the hotel that weren’t able to follow through. Even with the above it was the attitude and treatment by the man on duty that was really the most unacceptable. 

He refused any kind of discount and not only that was incredibly rude. He was not understanding or accommodating and in fact he crossed out our names, cancelled our reservation and threw us out on the street in the dark with our luggage and it was incredibly windy and cold. He called me a bad person a bad tourist amongst other awful comments. I just wanted what we booked which is what any client would want.

I cannot even express how incredibly rude and disrespectful and unprofessional this is. After traveling around Costa Rica for a month and working in the travel industry for 10 years I have never experienced this. 

This man working for you has no idea about customer service and obviously does not care about this business or making visitors feel welcome. 
Noone else should have to experience this level of disrespect again. 

Luckily we found a great hostel around the corner, in the center of of town with a private room for half the price. 

Do not stay here!! There are so many better options where you will be more comfortable, pay lower prices, be happy and have an amazing stay. This is one to avoid!!!

Worst customer service!!! Beware 

Stayed in private room with shared bathroom. Fantastic stay despite the crazy winds!   Check in and support / help from the staff was excellent. Breakfast ran like clockwork. Place was kept very clean. All staff were super friendly! Would 100% recommend :) 

Great stay! Would recommend 100%

Up in the cloud forest with tantalising glimpses of the Pacific from that amazing big stone balcony: couldn't ask for a better perch, sit with a cold beer and plan a trek through the mossy muddy woods of Monteverde.
Harmoniously designed, and helpful reception, comfy bed, washing facilities fine.
Santa Elena's an up & down & round sort of village, but most practicalities are walkable from the hostel, and the shuttle bus over to Monteverde was easily arranged.
A highlight of the jaunt. 

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