Best hostels in Costa Rica
Fun/social-ranked hostels across Costa Rica. Punk Score is the best available evidence that guests actually have a good time together, calibrated onto the 0-100 UI.
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cities
La Fortuna — among the highest recent hostel demand levels in this listSan Jose — among the highest recent hostel demand levels in this listSanta Teresa — high recent hostel demandPuerto Viejo de Talamanca — high recent hostel demandMonteverde — high recent hostel demandTamarindo — moderate recent hostel demandUvita — moderate recent hostel demandManuel Antonio — moderate recent hostel demandAlajuela — moderate recent hostel demandQuepos — moderate recent hostel demandLiberia — low recent hostel demandJaco — low recent hostel demandPlaya Samara — low recent hostel demandMontezuma — low recent hostel demandCahuita — low recent hostel demandTortuguero — low recent hostel demandNosara — low recent hostel demandDrake Bay — low recent hostel demandDominical — low recent hostel demandTurrialba — low recent hostel demand
Through the filter
We read reviews on Hostelworld, Booking.com, and Google Maps and flag two things right on the cards: bed-bug reports, and reviews that read bought or incentivized. The bed-bug detector is the Punk AI Language Model, a small in-house classifier.
No bed bug reports found in Costa RicaTop hostel cities in Costa Rica
Cities ranked by recent hostel demand plus the strongest Good-or-better Punk Score signals.
La Fortuna
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Fortuna Pink Hostel
Very Good
210 reviews
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Hostel Batzu
Good
154 reviews
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Viajero La Fortuna Hostel
Good
158 reviews
Santa Teresa
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Casa Calocita
Amazing
73 reviews
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Lost Boyz
Very Good
644 reviews
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Surf Paradise
Very Good
743 reviews
Monteverde
Top hostels overall in Costa Rica
Volcano Tenorio
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Costa Rica
3rd best in Volcano Tenorio
Hostal Nuevo Arenal downtown, private rooms with bathroom
Punk Score
42%
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Manuel Antonio
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Costa Rica
5th best in Manuel Antonio
La Comarca River Glamping Dome
Punk Score
41%
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Playa del Coco Guanacaste
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Costa Rica
Best in Playa del Coco Guanacaste
Hotel M & M Beach House
Punk Score
37%
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