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Hostel La Choza Inn

2.0 star property

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Point of interest
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Reviews

7.8 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Housekeeping
  • Air conditioning
  • Laundry
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
Avenue 331, 300 mts West from the post office, La Fortuna, Alajuela
  • Puentes Colgantes del Arenal
    ‪10 min walk‬
  • Arenal Adventure World
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Costa Rica Chocolate Tour
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • La Fortuna (FON-Arenal)
    ‪5 min drive‬

Room options

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Premium bedding, in-room safe, desk, free WiFi

Standard Triple Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Bed

View all photos for Superior Room

Premium bedding, in-room safe, desk, free WiFi

Superior Room

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

View all photos for Standard Double Room

Premium bedding, in-room safe, desk, free WiFi

Standard Double Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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About this property

Hostel La Choza Inn

La Fortuna hostel with private balconies
Along with a coffee shop/cafe, this hostel has concierge services and dry cleaning. Free full breakfast, free WiFi in public areas, and free valet parking are also provided. Other amenities include laundry facilities, express check-out, and tour/ticket assistance.
Hostel La Choza Inn offers 25 air-conditioned accommodations with safes and coffee/tea makers. Rooms open to balconies. Beds feature premium bedding. Plasma televisions come with cable channels.

Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
The hostel offers a coffee shop/cafe. A complimentary breakfast is offered each morning. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wired and wireless Internet access. For a surcharge, the property provides an airport shuttle (available 24 hours) and an area shuttle. This business-friendly hostel also offers a terrace, a vending machine, and multilingual staff. Onsite self parking and valet parking are complimentary.

Hostel La Choza Inn has designated areas for smoking.

A complimentary full breakfast is served each morning between 7:00 AM and 9:00 AM.

Languages

English, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi and wired internet

Parking and transportation

  • 24-hour roundtrip airport shuttle at scheduled times and on request for a surcharge
  • Area shuttle (surcharge)
  • Free self parking on site
  • Free valet parking on site

Food and drink

  • Free full breakfast available daily 7:00 AM to 9:00 AM
  • A coffee shop/cafe

Things to do

  • Ziplining

Family friendly

  • In-room refrigerator
  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Picnic area
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Accessible airport shuttle
  • No elevator
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk

More

  • 2 buildings
  • 2 floors
  • Built in 1991
  • Designated smoking areas
  • Traditional architecture

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Plasma TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Ceiling fan
  • Desk
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 1:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM
Early check-in subject to availability
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
The front desk is open daily from 7:00 AM - 9:30 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
2 children, up to the age of 6 years, can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 25.0 per stay
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Airport shuttle fee: USD 180 per vehicle (one-way, maximum occupancy 8)
  • Rollaway bed fee: USD 25.0 per stay

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms

Property is also known as

Hostel La Choza Inn
Hostel La Choza Inn Fortuna
La Choza Fortuna
Hostel Choza Inn La Fortuna
Hostel Choza Inn
Choza La Fortuna
Hostel La Choza Inn La Fortuna
Hostel La Choza Inn Hostel/Backpacker accommodation
Hostel La Choza Inn Hostel/Backpacker accommodation La Fortuna

Hostel La Choza Inn Reviews

Reviews

7.8

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 66 out of 194 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 74 out of 194 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 26 out of 194 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 15 out of 194 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 13 out of 194 reviews

8.2/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

7.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Elin

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Do it
Amazing!
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Martin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great price and impressive service
We were impressed with the how clean and how extremely helpful and nice the entire staff was. Breakfast was more than hopped for. Room was basic but clean and AC worked nicely. If you are on a budget, you get more than you pay for here. Thanks again to the entire staff at La Choza for a wonderful stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ailing

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Free on site parking, walkable to grocery store and restaurant. Friendly staff.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

sharelle

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The pictures does this place more justice than actually being here. This place is more for people on a solo trip. It gives more college free spirit vibe than friends and family. They give you a free shuttle service to one of the hot springs in la Fortuna which is a big thing out there. When we went to check out one of the staff was popping an older man’s pimples off his back and just waved us off. So we found that very unsanitary and the water was not hot, so we had to take a cold shower.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Bruce

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean safe budget option
Great budget option in La Fortuna with a few private rooms (it's actually a hostel). I stayed in a private room. Clean, typical breakfast and coffee, and friendly staff. And easy walking distance to bars and restaurants.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Israel, Orlando

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
All good !!
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Joanne

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Vitaliy, Chicago

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great for the price paid
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

2/10 Terrible

Waldin

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Air conditioning not working properly. TV also not working at all. Breakfast was not good enough. Street work nearby the hotel, but the hotel didn’t advice about this. Not space to park the car (parking lot).
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sophie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great stay. Good typical costa rican breakfast. Friendly staff and simple good room.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024

6/10 Okay

Priscila

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Thanh thao

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The staffs very kind and helpful. It was so noisy around 5am every day, I couldn’t sleep in.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Yoxan, Alajuela

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great service
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Myung wha

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Best location Perfect breakfast Amazing price
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

6/10 Okay

Nancy

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
No TV cable working, not warm water ot hot
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Awful
Awful shower, miserably uncomfortable bed, unfriendly staff. The location’s fine though.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

2/10 Terrible

Nancy

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

4/10 Poor

Raymond

Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nothing
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

4/10 Poor

Benjamin, Red Lodge

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
There is nothing really bad about this property... but it is still about a 2-3 star place to stay. Cheap mattresses, cheap bedding, and an old building. No hot water for showers of course. On the other hand, it has a nice hostel feel.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

6/10 Okay

Jake

Traveled with partner
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Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Martynka

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice hostel for short stay, very kind stuff and good location. I recommend
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Georgina

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff were great at helping us organise plans and very amenable with allowing us to have early breakfast
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Emy

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff is very friendly and guided us through our stay. Breakfast was great and the place is super quiet and easily accessible!
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Janet

Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024