Reviews of Pension de la Cuesta

1st avenue, between 11th and 15th street., San Jose, Costa Rica .

86.2%

85 out of 98 HostelBookers customers said that they would recommend 'Pension de la Cuesta'

Atmosphere
77.6%
Location
87.2%
Facilities
83.2%
Cleanliness
85.6%
Staff
95.2%
Value
88.0%
Safety
86.4%

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74.3%
Atmosphere - 60% Staff - 80% Facilities - 60% Safety - 100%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 80% Value - 40%

Customer review

With friends / other travellers

Backpacking / gap year
Sightseeing & culture

23 January 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: great location

Disliked: too expensive

100.0%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 100% Facilities - 100% Safety - 100%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 100% Value - 100%

Marita Jaquenoud

Alone

Backpacking / gap year

24 December 2010 Marita would recommend this property

Liked: It's very quiet, inside the hostel and also the environment, the staff is always friendly and very helpful - it's exactly what I like, nice guests, no drinking, no noise at night, totally correct

Disliked: I liked everything

97.1%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 100% Facilities - 100% Safety - 100%
Location - 80% Cleanliness - 100% Value - 100%

Customer review

With my spouse / partner

Romantic getaway

18 October 2010 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: It was a quite period when we went but the staff were extremely helpful and friendly. We could not possible have asked for more.

Disliked: The hotel is not especially pretty but was functional

94.3%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 100% Facilities - 80% Safety - 100%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 80% Value - 100%

Katharina Peschke

Alone

Sports, adventure or outdoor activities
Backpacking / gap year
Beach / sunbathing
City break
Events / festivals
Sightseeing & culture
Partying / nightlife
Shopping

05 September 2010 Katharina would recommend this property

Liked: Pension de la Cuesta is a reallz nice place to stay in San Jose / its in the middle of the city and you can walk to nearly everything. The staff is great and really helpfull, I enjoy the stay here a lot. Beds are clean, you get a clean towel when you arrive and facilities are okay, you got internetaccess for free and also a saloo with tv, if its one of the many rainy nights. i can just recommend this hostel / i also love its look, it looks like a barbiehouse, and inside its also cute!

Disliked: Katharina left no negative feedback.

80.0%
Atmosphere - 80% Staff - 100% Facilities - 80% Safety - 80%
Location - 80% Cleanliness - 80% Value - 60%

Customer review

With my spouse / partner

Sports, adventure or outdoor activities

20 August 2010 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Good place in a not so good city...

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

80.0%
Atmosphere - 60% Staff - 100% Facilities - 80% Safety - 60%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 80% Value - 80%

Earl Johnson

Alone

Relaxation/spa

12 August 2010 Earl would recommend this property

Liked: It was close to the center of town

Disliked: a little run down

77.1%
Atmosphere - 60% Staff - 100% Facilities - 60% Safety - 100%
Location - 80% Cleanliness - 80% Value - 60%

Philipp Niermann

With friends / other travellers

City break

12 August 2010

Liked: Good Location, very friendly and helpful staff, free internet

Disliked: Our private room had a shared door with the COMMON bathroom, somewhat irritating, most rooms have no window, somewhat sad athmosphere.

97.1%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 100% Facilities - 100% Safety - 100%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 80% Value - 100%

Argelia Cervantes

With a large group / tour

Sports, adventure or outdoor activities
Business / conference
Family Holiday

17 July 2010 Argelia would recommend this property

Liked: Very good location. Close to everything. Relaxed atmosphere. The staff was very attentive and helpful, especially Alvaro. I'll be back again.

Disliked: I liked everything.

74.3%
Atmosphere - 80% Staff - 80% Facilities - 80% Safety - 80%
Location - 80% Cleanliness - 60% Value - 60%

Customer review

Alone

Backpacking / gap year
Work / volunteering

09 July 2010 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: free internet and good location

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

68.6%
Atmosphere - 60% Staff - 100% Facilities - 80% Safety - 80%
Location - 80% Cleanliness - 40% Value - 40%

Customer review

With friends / other travellers

Sports, adventure or outdoor activities
Backpacking / gap year
Beach / sunbathing
Sightseeing & culture
Partying / nightlife

04 July 2010 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Staff were very friendly and greeted us warmly on entry. Ceiling fan. Nice area with tv and sofas

Disliked: Floor was dirty, overpriced for what you got, lock on the door was about to come off and I did not feel my valuables were safe.

71.4%
Atmosphere - 40% Staff - 80% Facilities - 80% Safety - 80%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 80% Value - 40%

Customer review

17 June 2010 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Hostel is clean, in a great location and has friendly staff however there was barely anyone else there when we were there and it is probably a bit expensive for what it is.

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

91.4%
Atmosphere - 80% Staff - 100% Facilities - 100% Safety - 100%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 80% Value - 80%

Rodrigo Cordova

06 June 2010 Rodrigo would recommend this property

Liked: The staff is very friendly and helpful (alvaro) and we felt very safe here, the location was good just a block or two from the city center. Go9od place with wifi and free breakfast

Disliked: Rodrigo left no negative feedback.

85.7%
Atmosphere - 80% Staff - 80% Facilities - 100% Safety - 100%
Location - 80% Cleanliness - 80% Value - 80%

Customer review

12 May 2010 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Free internet and kitchen, smoking in the computer room though was annoying.

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

62.9%
Atmosphere - 60% Staff - 100% Facilities - 40% Safety - 60%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 60% Value - 20%

Jasmina Petrovic

10 April 2010

Liked: The location is good, staff is very helpful, it is clean, but rooms are not good, too expensive for what they are, and bathrooms hardly deserve that name. You can do better.

Disliked: Jasmina left no negative feedback.

85.7%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 100% Facilities - 80% Safety - 80%
Location - 80% Cleanliness - 60% Value - 100%

Makoto Iwamura

25 March 2010 Makoto would recommend this property

Liked: very kind staffs and good pineapple juice at the breakfast!

Disliked: Makoto left no negative feedback.

91.4%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 60% Facilities - 80% Safety - 100%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 100% Value - 100%

Customer review

20 March 2010 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: It was located right near the things to see in San Jose, but not too in the center of everything, making it safe & secure. A good breakfast everyday. Using the internet was sometime more helpful planning out trips than asking the staff, but they were helpful in other ways too!

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

82.9%
Atmosphere - 40% Staff - 100% Facilities - 80% Safety - 100%
Location - 60% Cleanliness - 100% Value - 100%

Customer review

14 March 2010 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: A very helpful staff (Alvaro).

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

91.4%
Atmosphere - 80% Staff - 100% Facilities - 80% Safety - 100%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 100% Value - 80%

Customer review

16 February 2010 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Really friendly staff and breakfast is included.

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

97.1%
Atmosphere - 80% Staff - 100% Facilities - 100% Safety - 100%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 100% Value - 100%

Monica Gor

31 December 2009 Monica would recommend this property

Liked: It is close to everywhere. Nice facilities, breakfast, internet and all. Staff patient and friendly and they have all kind of information to travel around Costa Rica. Very, very quiet...just what I need after all day of touring.

Disliked: Monica left no negative feedback.

82.9%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 100% Facilities - 60% Safety - 60%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 60% Value - 100%

Fabio Apone

28 December 2009 Fabio would recommend this property

Liked: the staff and the location. it also has a fun international atmosphere

Disliked: Fabio left no negative feedback.

97.1%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 100% Facilities - 100% Safety - 100%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 80% Value - 100%

David Mallett

18 December 2009 David would recommend this property

Liked: Albero (spelling?) could not have been more helpful. He helped us book an excursion, and spent more time than he should have helping us book a bus out of CR when we were having problems doing so, he even offered to buy the tickets for us!! We had an apartment which was big and awesome, the place is basic but clean and has character, the communal lounge is great and the location is vey central. You would be crazy not to stay here!!!

Disliked: David left no negative feedback.

88.6%
Atmosphere - 80% Staff - 100% Facilities - 80% Safety - 100%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 80% Value - 80%

Katie Jones

22 November 2009 Katie would recommend this property

Liked: The free breakfast,the airport transfer and the location to the city centre

Disliked: Katie left no negative feedback.

85.7%
Atmosphere - 80% Staff - 100% Facilities - 80% Safety - 60%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 80% Value - 100%

Fiona Rollo

06 July 2009 Fiona would recommend this property

Liked: excellent location, very helpful staff. Nice place to stay.

Disliked: Fiona left no negative feedback.

77.1%
Atmosphere - 60% Staff - 100% Facilities - 60% Safety - 100%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 60% Value - 60%

Customer review

03 July 2009 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: well i would say the spacious room but the room is right next to the kitchen so it is rather noisy, cant change to other rooms as other rooms dont have fan. Only certain part of the house has wireless the rest drop out every 2 mins and drives u insane...

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

85.7%
Atmosphere - 80% Staff - 60% Facilities - 100% Safety - 100%
Location - 80% Cleanliness - 100% Value - 80%

Jonathan Daye

17 June 2009 Jonathan would recommend this property

Liked: The friendly atmosphere and close knit feeling of the people living there was a welcome change from less friendly hostels.

Disliked: Jonathan left no negative feedback.


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