Arenal Hostel Resort

The bar was nice , barmen very amenable. Nice welcome drink given As a little voucher. . The Breakfast that was included was adequate, fruit and choice of Tico breakfast , continental or American with coffee and juice.was quite nice. The room was very clean.

Vibe is very much money making , like a treadmill of checking and checkouts, very busy reception and staff have little time for queries or enquiries. The guy who did the initial checkin was great , very efficient and pleasant but others were extremely dismissive of any inquiries etc, not pleasant. So not all the rooms are in the initial compound and are located across the street, not so nice as the initial area and the room I had wasn't great, felt like it was the dregs to be rented out when full. No wardrobe , shelf or any hooks to hangs any clothes in the room, especially when wet as it was raining solidly. A bit strange it was a small room with just a bed , then behind the wall was another small room with another bed , but which had a window which looked directly into a kind of kitchen or storeroom with a sink, not good.! Beside the kitchen ( with the window opening) so noisy when people were there. The rooms in the main area have nice rocking chairs outside under a canopy , the canopy for some of the rooms where I was wasn't wide enough and so rain flooded the path and into some of rooms, towels were put at the doors but no mission of sitting outside. Finally, it was a bit annoying having to was forward and back across the road to reception for things etc As for the tours, check with other tour companies too!!!