Casa Pura Vida Surf Hostel - Tamarindo Costa Rica

Nice hostel with great vibe. Staff was friendly and helpful. Great location - easy walk to beach, restaurants, shops, etc. Beautiful pool!

We loved our four days here. The beds were comfy and the staff were super helpful. The hostel is well facilitated, great for making friends and a 5 minute walk away from all the shops and the beach in Tamarindo.

I really liked staying there, met some really cool people, i was in a private room and nothing ever stolen but someone did say their airpods were stolen and they were in the shared rooms. excellent stay overall very clean and very friendly and helpful staff

It is a very nice eco friendly hostel with swimming pool and pool table. Staff is very friendly. Good kitchen and clean bathrooms. They let me keep my bags and stay for few more hours after checkout for my meetings.

Come as a guest and leave as a friend. We had so much fun with the staff and other guests. We kept extending for one night everyday. So far it is the most sociable hostel I have been to in Costa Rica. We had drinks together in the social room before going out at night. Kitchen is well equipped. Beds are comfortable and there is ac at night. I would definitely return. Do not mix it with Pura Vida hostel, which is a different one. Everything is within walking distance.

I originally planned on staying here for only 2 nights but I ended up staying a whole week! I love this hostel if I were to go back to Tamarindo I will definitely be going back! The staff were amazing and super friendly (shoutout to Lucas!) It felt like family and was a great place to socialize and hang out with other people staying at the hostel. They have plenty of rooms and bathrooms and a big kitchen to cook. It’s cleaned throughout the day and is kept very nice. Highly recommend!

Our stay was all good nothing to really complain about until we came to check out - they want you to ***** the sheets and pillows at the end which is pretty normal procedure but upon doing this we found this… black mold all over the pilows we had been sleeping on. This really isn’t safe or cool to be doing in the slightest. I would like a refund for the entirety of our stay.

Mario and Roberto the two Italian managers made me feel very welcome. I was treated as one of the family and that is very important when you are far away from home. Its a very large property built into the side of a hill with lots of greenery which makes for a very natural setting. As with most hostels there is a shared kitchen with three refrigerators and more than ample space for storage. It was like a United Nations of sort with guests from places like Bangladesh, Bulgaria, Brazil, Israel and Great Britain to mention a few. The location couldn't be better really. Although its on a relatively quiet street, you are just a short walk from Playa Langosta and the main drag on Tamarindo Beach. They have the mandatory rentals and surf lessons and are very willing to help you in whatever needs you have. Being senior I was cautioned to go with the private room as all the shared dorms were occupied by the younger generation. The wi-fi was adequate and the quiet and kitchen hours were strictly enforced. All in all I would not hesitate to stay here again. PURA VIDA ROCKS!

Me and my friends stayed here for 5 nights and we won’t be coming back. Our initial introduction to this hostel was hostile and very unwelcoming. Having just finished a tiring 10 hour journey with myself having just lost my phone we were in a slightly agitated state. The receptionist was extremely unhelpful when I asked about the possibility of finding my phone. He then proceeded to insinuate me and my friends were poor when we supposedly complained about the VAT on card payments, which we didn’t , in which he said we should have gone to Mexico it’s got a cheaper VAT. How dare you insult us like that . This lack of respect was a constant theme with all of the staff. Every interaction we had with the staff was unhelpful and rude. My friend lost a nice top in a wash she had done with them and with every right to complain about where it had gone they were almost confrontational as if we out of order to complain. The room situation was also strange with some rooms having air cons and some not yet they were all the same price . I do not recommend.