Costa Rica
A great, cheap place to stay in the middle of Santa Elena. Offers all the amenities, hot(!) showers and a great kitchen. NO LONGER OFFERS CAMPING Taco Taco restaurant is next door.
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While I'm not sure whether they allow camping anymore (I didn't ask), I can't recommend this place enough. My girlfriend and I stayed three nights as our two friends were staying here.
We got a double room in the newer building (the building on the right if looking from the road) for USD$38/night, for a very clean and quiet room with a nice big window and hot showers.
They also offer dorms, cheaper doubles (in the older building), and bigger rooms which sleep 5.
The staff were incredibly kind, the price was one of the best we'd seen in Costa Rica, the kitchen was great, and the included breakfast from the neighbouring Taco Taco was a nice touch as well. Plus, they can organize tours, zip lining, etc for you and offer advice.
The only downside is there isn't any clear signage that we could see. If you can see Taco Taco, you've found it.
We would definitely stay again if back in Monteverde.
Report Check-InThey told us that camping isnt't posible anymore. check out moon house b&b 50m away from the pension. they let us camp on the parkinglot. as we took a room. 10$ p/p.
Report Check-InPROS: Centraly located in Santa Elena, clean bathrooms, electric hookup, fast free wifi, free coffee, hot showers (towels are available at no extra charge), well stocked camp kitchen – CONS: Loud as you are basically parked on the street, music selection is terrible – 14 USD/vehicle/night - NOTE: The owner (rather rudely) informed us on our first night that he doesn’t really want people camping in their vehicles as he doesn’t make any money from us and he needs the space in his busy parking lot. As we had prepaid for three nights he let us stay but we would not recommend staying here for more than a night, if at all.
Report Check-InParked/camped in parking lot with access to bathrooms, hot water showers (a dribble), kitchen, wifi, and a wealth of information about Monteverde. Very windy.
Price: $7/person/night.
Report Check-InA great, cheap place to stay in the middle of Santa Elena. Offers all the amenities, hot(!) showers and a great kitchen. Camping is in the back and the parking lot is guarded 24 hours a day. Taco Taco restaurant is next door.
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