Alpha Arenal

Brilliant hostel, Wilson is an amazing host - super friendly and knowledgeable about all the activities in La Fortuna and price comparisons. He offered us some really helpful travel options for our next destination as well, would definitely recommend staying here. the dorms are lovely too and great to have hot water after a few weeks without warm showers!

Lovely volunteers, great price for private room en-suite. A bit quiet

Beautiful property with plenty of spaces for relaxing!

Great stay would stay here again!

Really had a nice time here. Wilson, the manager is super helpful and I loved all of his recommendations. Def book your activities through the hostel, it's much cheaper than what you find online.

Nice chilled back hostel . Nice and friendly manager and the young people working in the hostel are also very helpful. They organise events on some of the evenings . Good place if you’re looking for a chilled layback kind of vibe. Met some really cool people here too .

Bed 3 in the 6 person mixed dorm is not the same quality as the other beds - for some reason the bed above it is so low down compared to the others so you cant actually sit up in the bed. The fan is attached to the bottom of the bed above it by zip ties is also facing the wall so ends up being pointless and just a prime place for hitting your head. Breakfast is only available at 7.30am, no earlier, no later. Would be good to know that when booking. The hostel looks alot nicer in the pictures. Th...

Dirty, just one bathroom for the dorm of 8 people and If someone was taking a shower and you had to go pee there was no other bathroom to use. At the desk they gave me à WhatsApp nr in order to contact them if I needed to book a tour or something else: wrote 2 times, not an answer in both cases.

We had a lovely stay at Alpha Arenal, everything was perfect and chilled with a great vibe to it. The excursions offered were superb. Thanks to Wilson and the team for making this a super pad whilst we enjoyed the sights and sounds of La Fortuna

Great hostel, Wilson does a fantastic job of running the show. Would have loved some hot showers given how cool La Fortuna gets at night, and our dorm was facing the main street which made reaching the lockers (inside the main building, blocked by two gates) a little inconvenient. But these were minor gripes during an otherwise pleasant stay. Thanks!

Fantastic experience! Stayed for four nights, staff were super helpful the entire time and helped us out with planning our itineraries. Clean kitchen and common space with lots of seating. Very close to La Fortuna city center (~3min walk) but still felt private and calmer. Molly the dog was a lovely surprise as well!

For a sleep, the place is nice. Well located Other reviews were right, cleanliness is not good. I went to the bathroom and had cockroaches. Rathered showering at the hot springs than there To sleep was good, clean beds. Wouldnt return again and book another hostal next time

Overall it was a pretty decent hostel. The rooms can use a bit more of cleaning. Also, they advertised a volcano view from the room, and that’s not true. One of the staff members woke me up early in the morning inquiring about an issue with the pipes and I found that disrespectful. They could have waited three more hours for me to checkout and inspect the room.

De accommodatie is prima om een paar nachten te overnachten, maar wij hadden wel hogere verwachtingen aangezien ze een 9,2 scoorden. Mijn waaier was van het plafond en hing aan de kapstok (wat ik dus wel had geboekt). Daarnaast sliepen wij direct aan de straat waar je alles van hoorde. Ook de servicebalie zat hier direct aan vast en werd je gemiddeld wakker om 06:00/07:00 vanwege het gepraat achter de balie. Tot slot was de kamer mega licht door dus het raam naar de receptie.

Me and my partner booked the private double room (108) and were very pleased. The staff is also super friendly and helpful - which compared to previous hostels really makes this one stand out. There are always people around to chat with, and activities/bar outings being planned amongst the guests. It’s the perfect social setting without being a party hostel. Our room was very clean (we always inspect for bed bugs and I am happy to report we found none) and the shower was amazing!

Great hostel, Wilson is an amazing host and really helped us out with transfers. The upgrade on our first night was also a welcome surprise.

Super social and great for a solo traveler! Loved my time here.

Staff are really nice and friendly. Location is great and beds were comfortable. Only thing is there was one small toilet and shower per two dorms, which is not really enough.

It was amazing! The people were very welcoming and kind. We had a blast talking to so many friendly people from around the world. We had a private room and it was everything you expected, solid for the price :)

Excellent location, walking distance to town. Room comfortable and clean. Wilson is a great host, very helpful. Kitchen and eating area need improvement.