Essence Arenal Boutique Hostel | Hostel

Costa Rica

Details

Verified:
about 2 months ago
Altitude:
0.0 masl
Website:
None
Phone:
None
Contributor:
Marjolein & Alex

Amenities

Electricity:
Yes - Not at Sites
Wifi:
Yes - Average
Kitchen:
No
Parking:
Yes
Restaurant:
Yes
Showers:
Hot
Water:
Potable
Toilets:
Running Water
Big Rig Friendly:
No
Tent Friendly:
No
Pet Friendly:
Unknown

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Description

The hostel is set on a small Finca with a marvellous view of volcano Arenal and Lago Arenal below. Only for small units. You park in parking lot for the dorm rates of $7 a person. Very clean bathrooms and hot showers. Wifi is good. Very friendly staff. English spoken. Tent campers have a secluded spot that is 10 minutes from the main building by foot. driving to the campsite is on your own risk, you need a strong four wheel drive and experience because of the steep roads. the volcano as well and a private natural pool.

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Was originally going to camp at the lake. Weather was HELL. Clicked the closest hostel to this, showed up soaked, no shoes, said “do you have anything”.

$50 bucks for a 5 person glamping tent to myself. Rainforest deck. This place is an absolute hidden gem. Massages, yoga, the view from the hot tub is insane. What a wild change of events

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Ended up here after arriving late and a bit of rain so didn’t look around. It was $40 for a private room w shared bathroom. Pretty basic. Restaurant on site. There are no tienda around selling fruits or veges do your limited to the restaurant. Food was ok. There’s a nice 20 minute jungle walk and a yoga platform that you can use when class are not in session. Yoga is from $12-$20 per class. They also have massages from $50 for an hour and a spa with sauna and jacuzzi etc for $15 for an hour. View of lake from parking lot but not from most rooms except two rooms with a private bathroom which I believe are about $100.
Big parking lot for motorcycle and easily accessible.

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Let us park tent car here for $8 per person and use all facilities. No power at parking spot, and an uphill hike to toilets. But the view and friendly staff made it totally worth it.

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Ils n’acceptent plus de recevoir des voyageurs en véhicules sur le parking même en payant. Le parking est uniquement réservé aux véhicules des clients de l’hôtel.
Cela vous évitera de vous y rendre car les 15km de piste sont difficiles surtout la fin...

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briljant vieuw on the vulcano and lake. for 8$ whe stayed on the parking lot. its real quiet and peaceful. they have a camping ground on there organic farm nearby there cotages. if you want to drive down you need a strong four wheel drive and definitely experience driving realy steep roads! we checked out some other places to stay, this one was definitely the best one!

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Vehicle camping is currently in the parking lot but the owner started building three spots for Overlanders away from the main area while we were there. They should be completed within the month. The pool is a decent little hike from the restaurant, the new vehicle spots will be closer to it. The common palapa next to the parking lot has a sink, small fridge, and a couple seating areas. Onsite restaurant is vegetarian. It now costs $8 per person per night to camp. Meals are $7 for breakfast and $12.50 for dinner. Water onsite is potable. Showers are very hot.

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We stayed here one night in our roof top tent for $7 per person. Beautiful hostel with really cool tent-cabanas and a stunning views of the lake and the volcano. Beautiful grounds, a jaccuzi, a pool (near the tent only camping area), and a common area with a fireplace. They have a restaurant on site too (prices vary from $5 for breakfast to about $12 for dinner. I'd recommend you walk down the hill to La Ventanita instead - awesome burritos for 2500 colones!). This place is probably better for people sleeping in their vehicles, as you are parked in their parking lot. I'd love to go back three and stay in one of their cabanas, they looked really cool.

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The hostel is set on a small Finca with a marvellous view of volcano Arenal and Lago Arenal below. Only for small units. You park in parking lot for the dorm rates of $5 a person. Very clean bathrooms and hot showers. Wifi is good. Very friendly staff. English spoken. Tent campers have a secluded spot that is 10 minutes from the main building by foot. A view of the volcano as well and a private natural pool. ( close to El Castillo)

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