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Kairos Hostel

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Premium Double Room, Mountain View | 1 bedroom, premium bedding, in-room safe, desk
Interior entrance
Interior entrance

Reviews

5.0 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast included
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Laundry
  • Housekeeping
  • Kitchen
  • Parking included

Explore the area

Map
Av 26, Escazu, San Jose
  • Escazú Village
    4 min drive
  • Hospital Cima San José
    7 min drive
  • Avenida Escazú Shopping Center
    8 min drive
  • San José (SYQ-Tobías Bolaños Intl.)
    17 min drive

Room options

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Superior Shared Dormitory | 1 bedroom, premium bedding, in-room safe, desk

Superior Shared Dormitory

  • 205 sq ft
  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 8
  • 4 Twin Bunk Beds

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Standard Double Room, 1 Double Bed, Garden View | 1 bedroom, premium bedding, in-room safe, desk

Standard Double Room, 1 Double Bed, Garden View

  • 990 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Premium Double Room, Mountain View | 1 bedroom, premium bedding, in-room safe, desk

Premium Double Room, Mountain View

  • 97 sq ft
  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

About this property

Kairos Hostel

Escazu hostel close to Avenida Escazú Shopping Center
Along with concierge services, this hostel has dry cleaning and a 24-hour front desk. Free continental breakfast, free WiFi in public areas, and free self parking are also provided. Additionally, tour/ticket assistance, a garden, and barbecue grills are onsite.
Kairos Hostel offers 3 accommodations with safes and coffee/tea makers. Rooms open to balconies or patios. Accommodations offer separate dining areas and include desks. Beds feature premium bedding. Guests can make use of the shared/communal kitchen.

This Escazu hostel provides complimentary wired and wireless Internet access. Flat-screen televisions come with cable channels. Additionally, rooms include hair dryers and portable fans. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.

Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast each morning. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wired and wireless Internet access. This business-friendly hostel also offers a terrace, barbecue grills, and multilingual staff. Onsite self parking is complimentary.

Kairos Hostel has designated areas for smoking.

A complimentary continental breakfast is served each morning between 7 AM and 10 AM.

Languages

English, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Free continental breakfast available daily 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM

Family friendly

  • Crib (surcharge)
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Living room
  • Separate bedroom
  • Separate in-room dining area

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk

Guest services

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

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Garden
  • Picnic area
  • Terrace

More

  • 1 building
  • 1 floor
  • Built in 1890
  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Crib (surcharge)
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Private or shared bathroom
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Cookware, dishware, and utensils
  • Oven
  • Refrigerator
  • Separate dining area
  • Shared kitchen access
  • Stovetop

More

  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Living room
  • Portable fan
  • Safe
  • Separate sitting area

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 2 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

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 not available
Cribs (infant beds) are available for USD 10 per stay

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Crib (infant bed) fee: USD 10 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
This property accepts credit cards

Property is also known as

Kairos Hostel Escazu
Kairos Escazu
Kairos Hostel Escazu
Kairos Hostel Hostel/Backpacker accommodation
Kairos Hostel Hostel/Backpacker accommodation Escazu

Kairos Hostel Reviews

Reviews

5.0
Rating 10 - Excellent. 6 out of 21 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 2 out of 21 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 21 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 21 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 13 out of 21 reviews" "

5.0/10

Cleanliness

5.0/10

Staff & service

4.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Brandon, San Diego

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This hotel is CLOSED
The hotel is closed with a se vende sign out front.
Stayed 8 nights in Mar 2018

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Ripped off. Place shut down
As in the previous reviews, this place is shut down! Drove to the abandoned place with a for sale sign on it. They took my money and I'm in process of getting it back with Expedia. This place needs to be removed from here!
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2018

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
the kairos hostel doesn't exist!!
the house posted is abandoned with a sign of sale in the door!
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2018

2/10 Terrible

Roman, Las Vegas

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It is Closed Down
Got there and it was closed, for sale, and Vacant. With a homeless guy sleeping on the floor inside. Attempting reimbursement from Expedia.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018

2/10 Terrible

amparo, Chile

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It's close!
The hotel it's close, since october 2017. Even the house has a sign ”sale" please, don't do the check in for this plase. We already lost our money and time.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018

2/10 Terrible

richard, san jose costa rica

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It was closed and phone disconnected
Went in taxi cost $35 dollars to get there and it was closed and phone was disconnected
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Closed and for sale.
We arrived to find the place shut and for sale. Obviously a terrible experience.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2018

2/10 Terrible

Nicole, Buffalo, NY

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This hostel no longer exists!!
I made my reservation and fully paid for Kairos Hostel mid November, all I saw were good reviews. My friend and I show up on the afternoon of check in to find a for sale sign on the front fence and a young kid sleeping on a cot inside the empty house. The kid stated that the house is for sale and he is watching over it for the owner. As soon as we encountered this, we got right online and looked at reviews. There is a recent review from the beginning of December that states exactly what we encountered. This could potentially have been a dangerous situation for us. PLEASE DO NOT RESERVE A ROOM AT THIS HOSTEL IF YOU DONT WANT TO GET RIPPED OFF!!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent and very nice environment to relax at a very affordable price.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017

2/10 Terrible

Petra

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Couldn’t Find the Hotel
My rating is based on me spending over 1 hour trying to find the hotel without any luck. I put in the name of the hotel/hostel in google maps and waze and when I arrived (according to the gps) I was standing in front of a property that was being leased. I phoned Kairos hotel numerous times and got the answering machine right away. I phoned expedia and they also tried contacting the property, no luck there either. Expedia booked me into another property, which I’m grateful for.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017

10/10 Excellent

Melissa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I would stay here again.
This was a great place to stay. Clean, friendly, felt safe, good restaurants near by.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2017

10/10 Excellent

Krystal

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing Service!
Amazing level of service! Flight was delayed 4hrs so we did not arrive until 4am. The owner was so sweet & polite even in the middle of the night. We slept for a few hours then got up to a nice home made breakfast. He suggested an uber back to the airport so we could get our rental car. Uber was $12 as opposed to the $40 cab ride in the middle of the night. It is exteremly hard to find, but our cab driver called the hostel for us & was talked through the directions. Kudos to the hostel for superior service.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2017

10/10 Excellent

volly, atlanta, ga

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hostel in city
Very relaxing stay. Was there for one week. Close to markets, bus routes, beautiful scenery. Breakfast every morning. In room with four beds. No problems. Staff was very helpful. Back packers delight. Had dental work done while here. It was very comfortable for me. Felt like a outside family gathering.
Stayed 7 nights in May 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice clean friendly Hostel
Nice hostel. I had private room with bath. Very nice and clean. Owners were very friendly and spoke English. Small town short walk to eat or drink. Good accommodations. Scenery good. Not close to beach or airport.

10/10 Excellent

Robert, Seattle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hard to find, but worth the search!
This is a very nice traditional large Costa Rican house in upper Escazu. It's away from the "Gringo" part of the city, set well back from the road at the top of a hill, with sweeping views of the surrounding area. It's not far to walk to groceries or restaurants. The property is a little hard to find, there is a sign, but it has distinctive windows and they are well lighted, this is how you'll find it from the street (look at the pictures so you know where you're going). The dorm room was clean and comfortable. It may get hot at night if it is full, there is no AC or ceiling fan. I was the only guest, though, so it was fine. The owner is very friendly, US educated, perfect English, and well experienced in hospitality. The room was clean and comfortable. There is a shared kitchen and it was clean. I had to leave very early (4am) and the owner opened the gate for me so I could leave on time.

10/10 Excellent

Raj, Trinidad

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice view and location with great service
Located at the top of a hill, the view from the front porch is great. A very clean and safe environment. The room was very comfortable. The best part of my experience however was the service which is excellent.

2/10 Terrible

THIERRY, SAN JOSE

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
ESCROCQUERIE
L hotel n existe plus et il est actuellement occupe par une famille qui loue la maison.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2018

2/10 Terrible

Myriam

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Domage
Nous avions bookeer par booking pour notre premiere nuit au costa rica, à notre arrivé de l’aéroport, nous avions pris un taxi. Personne à l’hotel ne nous a ouvert et personne à répondu au téléphone quand nous avions appelé! Le paiment à également été pris sur ma carte de crédit!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018

2/10 Terrible

Aline, Augsburg

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
FAKE!!
Normalerweise schreibe ich keine Bewertungen, aber das hat mich wirklich geschockt! Ich bin am Flughafen in ein Taxi gestiegen und sind zu der angegebenen Adresse gefahren. Dort angekommen hab ich gleich das Hostel von außen wie auf den Bildern erkannt, nur dass draußen ein fettes Schild mit „se Vende“ also zu verkaufen stand. Als ich dann reingegangen bin stand die Türe sperrangelweit offen und das Gebäude war leer geräumt! Zwei Männer saßen auf Stühlen im Gebäude und meinten sie hätten noch nie was von dem Hostel gehört. Es war schon am dunkel werden und ich wollte einfach nur noch ins Bett. Ich musste mir dann für teures Geld in der kurzen Zeit noch etwas anderes buchen! Sowas ist mir noch nie passiert.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2018

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This hostel is a total rip off
This ad is a SCAM. It doesn't exists. Nobody knows about it and locals have never heard of such "hostel". They just take your money and disappear. No answer to phone calls. Absolutely nothing after they run away with your money.
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2017

8/10 Good

Fabienne, Schweiz

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Sehr schöne Unterkunft für einen guten Preis
Sehr netter Gastgeber im Kairos Hotel und schöne Zimmer für den kleinen Preis. Leider weit weg vom Zentrum aber angenehme und ruhige Umgebung.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2017