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Sky Hostel

Fortuna

Situated in Fortuna, within 5 km of La Fortuna Waterfall and 5.4 km of Kalambu Hot Springs, Sky Hostel features accommodation with a shared lounge and free WiFi throughout the property as well as free private parking for guests who drive. The property is around 21 km from Mistico Arenal Hanging Bridges Park, 22 km from Sky Adventures Arenal and 25 km from Venado Caves. The accommodation provides a shared kitchen, and organising tours for guests. Everything exactly as pictured!! I was very comfortable there and I met some lovely people.

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9
Superb
56 reviews
Price from
£9
per night

Cabañas San Isidro

Ángeles

Set in Ángeles, 18 km from La Fortuna Waterfall, Cabañas San Isidro offers accommodation with a garden, free private parking and barbecue facilities. The property is around 17 km from Kalambu Hot Springs, 32 km from Mistico Arenal Hanging Bridges Park and 33 km from Sky Adventures Arenal. The accommodation features a shared kitchen, room service and organising tours for guests.

At the hostel, all rooms include a wardrobe, a flat-screen TV, a private bathroom, bed linen and towels. All guest rooms will provide guests with a fridge. Great place for families with kids. We even got invited to the dinner with Juan - the owner of the property, and his wonderful wife and friends. Plus we also got a free excursion in the sorrounding garden where Juan grows mangos, avocados, blackberries and meny other fruits. Absolutely recommend.

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9
Superb
10 reviews
Price from
£61
per night

Pura Vibra Hostel

Fortuna

Situated in Fortuna and with La Fortuna Waterfall reachable within 5.6 km, Pura Vibra Hostel features concierge services, rooms, a garden, free WiFi throughout the property and a shared lounge. The property is located 4.8 km from Kalambu Hot Springs, 20 km from Mistico Arenal Hanging Bridges Park and 21 km from Sky Adventures Arenal. The accommodation provides karaoke and a shared kitchen. This was a great hostel. Very nice couple who run it ! Great hostel. The rooms were fab, privacy curtains on all the beds. Hot showers. The kitchen was amazing, everything you could need.

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8.8
Fabulous
359 reviews
Price from
£11
per night

Arenal Sloth Hostel

Fortuna

Arenal Sloth Hostel is set in Fortuna, within 5 km of La Fortuna Waterfall and 5.4 km of Kalambu Hot Springs. Among the facilities at this property are a concierge service and a tour desk, along with free WiFi throughout the property. The accommodation offers a shared kitchen, a shared lounge and currency exchange for guests. Friendly and welcoming staffs and they provided different recommendations of where to go in La Fortuna, Free rope swing, hidden gem waterfall.....etc. The hostel is clean, comfy bed, with air-con and nice shared kitchen, but 2 refrigerators or 4 stoves but still not enough because all of travellers use the kitchen for dinner, and some kitchen utensils are not enough during peak period.

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8.2
Very good
253 reviews
Price from
£10
per night

Argdivan Hostel

Fortuna

Situated in Fortuna, 4.9 km from La Fortuna Waterfall, Argdivan Hostel features accommodation with a garden, private parking, a shared lounge and a terrace. Featuring a bar, the property is located within 5 km of Kalambu Hot Springs. The accommodation provides a shared kitchen, a concierge service and currency exchange for guests. First of all, the staff was incredibly friendly and helpful to optimize my stay in La Fortuna straight from the start. Compared to everything else I saw, they offer the best rates for all the tours and guide you along the process. The hostel is at a great location, and looks very cute. My room was just perfect and the bathroom exceeded my expectations! Overall, would definitely come back and would recommend to everybody planning a stay in La Fortuna.

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8.7
Fabulous
495 reviews
Price from
£10
per night

Rio Danta Hostel

Fortuna

Featuring a shared lounge, terrace and views of river, Rio Danta Hostel is set in Fortuna, 6.4 km from La Fortuna Waterfall. The property is situated 5.5 km from Kalambu Hot Springs, 21 km from Mistico Arenal Hanging Bridges Park and 22 km from Sky Adventures Arenal. The accommodation offers a shared kitchen and free WiFi throughout the property. Very clean, calm, great location, great for everyone *Super recommend* Go to Rio Danta Hostel you won't regret

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8.7
Fabulous
882 reviews
Price from
£10
per night

Alpha Arenal

Fortuna

At the hostel, the rooms come with a balcony with a city view. Every room comes with a coffee machine, a private bathroom and free WiFi, while some rooms here will provide you with a terrace and some have pool views. All units include bed linen. Great place! Incredibly kind host and volunteers, will go out of their way to help you and generally there's a cozy home-like atmosphere. The place is quite new, so super tidy and neat, with a very well equipped kitchen! Got great recommendations for acitivities and had an overall wonderful stay. Can recommend!!

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8.1
Very good
85 reviews
Price from
£24
per night

Arenal Poshpacker 3 stars

Fortuna

The units in the hostel are fitted with a coffee machine. With a private bathroom equipped with a shower, rooms at Arenal Poshpacker also provide guests with free WiFi, while certain rooms here will provide you with a balcony. At the accommodation every room has bed linen and towels. All was good. I will give 20/10 to the property

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7.9
Good
1,384 reviews
Price from
£15
per night

Arenal Backpackers Resort 5 stars

Fortuna

Located 3.6 km from the slopes of the Arenal Volcano, this hostel offers its guests complimentary Wi-Fi access, luggage storage, and a snack bar. The property also has an outdoor pool.

Arenal Backpackers Resort features shared dormitories and tents for up to 2 persons. The dormitories are air conditioned and have lockers. Bathrooms and showers are shared and provide free toiletries. The property was in a great location staff was friendly and common areas was maintained very clean!

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7.6
Good
1,108 reviews
Price from
£17
per night

Poshtel Arenal 4 stars

Fortuna

Poshtel Arenal features an outdoor swimming pool, garden, a restaurant and bar in Fortuna. This 4-star hostel offers a tour desk and luggage storage space. The accommodation provides evening entertainment and a shared kitchen. Cozy place to stay with lot of opportunities to hang around like in the hamacas Ort the Pool. Very nice Pool Bar. But above all the hotelcrew is very friendly and helpful. Diego helps organizing local Tours and Transfers. Je is always good humoured and just is Pura Vida

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7.9
Good
982 reviews
Price from
£18
per night

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