Finca Escalante
Hostel in San Jose
Reasons to book
Great price for your budgetOne of the lowest cost properties in the area
Includes essentialsGarden, Internet / Wifi, Parking and more
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About this hostel
Located in San José, within 4.8 km of La Sabana Metropolitan Park and 6.
Amenities
Internet / Wifi
Parking
Laundry
Balcony or Patio
Garden
Family friendly
Map of San Jose
Available Rooms
Deluxe Double Room
1 Queen • 322 ft²
Sleeps 4
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Double Room with Shared Bathroom
1 Queen • 172 ft²
Sleeps 4
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Standard Double Room
1 Double • 322 ft²
Sleeps 2
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Bed in 4-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
1 Bunk • 322 ft²
Sleeps 1
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Single Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
1 Bunk • 322 ft²
Sleeps 1
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Reviews
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8.0
Prima hotel op een handige plek. Ontbijt is erg goed
Shared badkamer in de hal met gedeeld toilet is niet helemaal top
10.0
El personal es lo más atento y sobretodo que si tienes alguna duda te ayudan toma en cuenta que costa rica es caro y ellos te pueden dónde comer más barato y rico.
Nado todo perfecto
9.0
All you need. Good simple breakfast, and the place is clean and cozy.
No AC.
7.0
Bien situé dans la ville dans un quartier avec un grand choix de restaurants et services et voisin d'un supermarché offrant un grand choix de produits.
Belle chambre avec grand balcon.
Le déjeuner inclus était très bon.
La télévision (mauvaise qualité d'image et absence de télécommande)
La propreté laissait à désirer
10.0
Great stay at really nice hostel with amazing staff! Especially Ricardo was very helpful and he went above and beyond to help me with all the best traveling tips and spots what to visit in Costa Rica! He would be the best tour guide! Thank you so much Ricardo!🙏
7.0
Molto carino, lo staff molto gentile ed accogliente. La colazione era molto buona!
La camera era abbastanza sporca, così come le lenzuola ed anche gli asciugamani
3.0
La cama y sábanas limpias, fue confortable.
Generalmente me quedo y tengo buenas experiencias, por eso regreso. Esta vez me dieron la habitación con vista al parqueo. Su pared es de vidrio y las cortinas no tapan toda la entrada de luz. No hay lámpara cerca de la cama y el apagador de la luz queda lejos en una columna por lo que hay que estarse levantando. El agua de la ducha y el baño no bajan bien, se quedaban todo sucio. Un pedazo como de pasta de la pared y el techo calló por la lluvia y me mojó mi maleta y ensució mi ropa, lo reporté en la recepción y me dijeron que luego lo irían a ver. Espero no volver a usar esa habitación si regreso.
7.0
Free breakfast
Despite having reserved a room in advance, a few hours before our arrival we were told that our reservation had been cancelled. I called to find out what was going on and they were able to rebook us to a different room, but it was not the one we had originally reserved. When we were there, a big group of students had just checked into the bunk bed rooms next doors and were pretty loud until late (insulation is not great and we could hear others outside our room).
8.0
me encanta este hostal y sigo volviendo
hay poco baños
8.0
Está muy céntrico. Tiene bastante verde por todo lado. Está bien para pasar la noche, si se busca comodidad es mejor pagar más en otro lugar.
La cama no es tan confortable, pero en relación con el precio no se puede pedir más.
1.0
La ubicación es buena
La habitación estaba sucia, había muchísimos insectos y la cama estaba llena de bichos. Solicitamos el cambio y nos dijeron que no era posible… El desayuno era super escueto y la comida no estaba muy allá (fruta con moscas, no había leche, nada de salado, poca variedad). Las instalaciones en general estaban sucias
6.0
We stayed here in 2021 after covid and really liked it so we came back. The breakfast is great (small buffet style)
However when we came back this time we were quite disappointed, this time we only found it ok for 1 night. The room we got was without window and we saw a cockroach in the bathroom. Plus the place and room did feel quite rundown/not well maintained.
1.0
Ils nous ont annulé notre réservation 2h avant (par mail) prétextant une date de validité incorrecte pour notre carte de crédit.
La carte a fonctionné pour la réservation Booking (si vous faite une erreur de date la réservation ne passe pas) donc c'était juste n'importe quoi. Ils voulaient faire plaisir à des amis ou autres et ont prétexté une erreur de Booking.
Nous étions épuisés de notre voyage (17h) accompagnés de nos deux enfants.
C'est inadmissible comme façon de faire.
A fuir
7.0
Great Finca with a beautiful garden. Delicious breakfast with pancakes, fresh fruit, granola, yoghurt and toast. The garden bungalow was clean and cozy. Safe Barrio with lots of restaurants and bars close by. You can easily walk into the city center. I would definitely recommend staying here.
Unfortunately our booked garden bungalow was given to other guests the night we arrived. We were given a standard double room in exchange which was supposed to be similar quality. Which was not the case at all. It was a bit run down and the walls were extremely thin, so that we woke up frequently. The first room had sheets with hair and stains on them, they were also wrinkled as if someone has already slept in them for a night. There was no one at the reception to ask for new ones.
The host wanted to give us that standard double room for 2 nights for a discount of 10 USD (which is also the regular price difference between those two room). We had to insist on switching to the booked garden bungalow.
The promised discount of 5 Dollar for the one night ended up being only 4 Dollar. So in total our experience is disappointing due to the first night.
For this first night in the double room I would give 4 points and for the second night in the bungalow 9 points.
6.0
Location is great, very close to many many restaurants and bars, close to city center as well. The building and hostel structure is also beautiful, with an open area in the yard and modern common areas inside.
Room was smelly when we arrived, I believe it was coming from the bathroom. There was no toilet seat (!!!!) and when we showered, a lot of water pooled in the shower cubicle. It was kind of gross. We also stayed in the room downstairs that has a large window with a view to the parking lot, so anyone could see inside our room if the curtains were not closed. No lights by the bed, only one fan and not AC. Altough it was a hostel, so we would not expect luxury, for the price we paid (equivalent for a 3-star hotel), I would expect much more. Maybe I was just unlucky since my friend who stayed upstairs had no complaints, but having no toilet seat was almost an offense to us as guests.
Breakfast was also just "ok". Not many options.
1.0
Buena ubicación
Paños con huecos
Cucarachas en la habitación
1.0
The cancelled the reservation just a couple of hours upon arrival.
No contact nor response from the property.
While we booked months in advance.
7.0
Emplacement , petit déjeuner , chambre avec salle de bain
Chambre à côté de la laverie bruyante avec les machines qui tournent mais avec les blouses quiez ça allait
7.0
Emplacement très bien et facile à trouver avec places de parking, proche superette
Petit déjeuner très bon et à volonter
Personnels très sympa
Chambre sans fenêtre, sans couverture pour la nuit nous avons eu froid
1.0
Localização
Não deram tolhas de banho
Não há contactos para as solicitar a partir de certa hora nem de manhã
Também não estão disponíveis na recepção para o pessoal se autoservir
O pequeno-almoço não o pudemos tomar nem sequer um café antes de sair pelas 7am
6.0
De tuin en de buitenkant.
Wij hadden een Deluxe kamer geboekt en een standaard kamer gekregen. Deze kon niet meer veranderd worden naar de kamer die wij wouden. We hadden deze 9 maanden op voorhand geboekt dus ik begrijp niet hoe we toch niet de kamer kregen die wij geboekt hadden. WC bril lag ervan, het was niet proper.
7.0
Tranquilo
10.0
Excelente estancia.
9.0
The Hostel is in a great area of San Jose with plenty of restaurants and young/student vibe.
The room was cozy and facing a beautiful garden.
Very good breakfast, we loved the pancakes!
Staff was also very friendly.
The bed could be a bit more comfortable.
Some tiles on the floor were broken.
10.0
I loved that there was a beautiful back yard to relax in. It felt very peaceful there and in the room. It was also a cool temperature which was nice. The staff was excellent! They were nice and super helpful 👌🏼 the room was comfortable and pleasant. Also live the old design of the house.
The breakfast was not applicable to my family because we are vegans, so, unfortunately there were only bananas and watermelon slices for us. The location was walking distance to a great vegan restaurant though. There was an apparently homeless man shouting in the streets pretty early in the morning but this has nothing to do with the hotel and I don't think is normal. We had the front room (window next to entrance) and there would be guests smoking cigarettes right on the entrance to the hotel which is awful for anyone entering or exiting the building. I'm allergic to cigarette smoke so for me this is really bad, but it is poor etiquette in general.
7.0
- Nice building, and old villa with nice inside decorations
- beautiful garden where you can enjoy breakfast
- comfortable big bed
- the room was really beautiful and spacious
- in walking distance to a lot of nice restaurants
- parking right inside the grounds possible
There were some small things that, for me, added up not being sure I would choose the Hostel again:
- the showerhead was damaged so much, I can’t imagine why nobody would bother fixing it
- the door to the room kept colliding with the floor at some point of uneven floor
- there was nothing special about that intercontinental breakfast
- bedsheets and towels were torn and with wholes and should be exchanged
- the position of my room: right in between the hostels parkinglot (you had to close the curtains) and the dorms bathroom (you could hear the people use it)
- worst thing: cockroaches in my room. I told the front desk, he took a look and never returned. I’m sorry, but for me this kind of bugs is a red flag.
9.0
La sala central, y el desayuno estupendo, poder tomarlo en el jardín lo mejora...
No disponer de nevera comunitaria
8.0
La ubicación y el desayuno.
Las amenidades requieren un poco de mantenimiento.
5.0
Die Lage ist super. Auch das Personal ist freundlich und über das Frühstück kann man auch nicht klagen.
Es war nicht sauber, ich bin mir sogar sehr sicher, dass unsere Betten nicht frisch bezogen wurden. Das Laken hatte Flecken, die man abkratzen konnte und hat nicht gut gerochen. Die Betten waren nicht bequeme und die Kissen waren eine Katastrophe. Ich habe zudem noch gefrorene da es nur eine dünne Decke gab.
4.0
La ubicación.
La habitación no estaba limpia, el desayuno era aceptable. Los baños eran pocos para la cantidad de gente. Las fotos no reflejan la realidad.
9.0
Sehr freundliches und hilfsbereites Personal. Super Lage, sehr nah zum Zentrum und viele Restaurants in der Umgebung. Frühstück bestehend aus Pancakes, Bananen und Ananas - ausreichend. Parkplatz direkt vor der Tür.
Gibt nichts zu meckern
10.0
la ubicacion, las instalaciones, el confort, definitivamente un nuevo punto de referencia para amigos y clientes, los voy a recomendar con muchisimo gusto
el horario del desayuno es muy corto
6.0
Breakfast was yummy.
My room only had 4 lockers with 6 beds so I couldn’t put my bag anywhere locked away. I wasn’t shown where the toilets or showers were when I arrived.
7.0
It’s location
Lack of cleaning
9.0
Комната очень просторная .Нам бесплатно повысили категорию номера .Отель находится в очаровательном старинном здании с красивым двориком в саду .Вокруг много ресторанов и пабов,очень понравился ресторан ливанской кухни .
Завтрак .На завтрак были только блины и фрукты,кофе и чай.Больше ничего не было .Можно было хотябы приготовить омлет и сыр.
8.0
The location is great surrounded with best bars and restaurants. Check out Jardin de Lolita a food hall with many great cuisines
Breakfast was good
Mostly great. Showers could be better as temp and pressure varies a lot
9.0
Great location in a neighbourhood full of bars and restaurants, and very close to the city center
We booked a double room with private bathroom, was very ok ! And we really really enjoyed breakfast with loads of fruits and some very fresh pancakes
Bring some earplugs for at night 😉
8.0
Desayuno bueno y abundante, con estupenda zona ajardinada. Ubicación con buen ambiente nocturno y supermercado cercano. Lo mejor la atención de Isaac. Fue de gran ayuda.
La limpieza de la habitación.
10.0
Me dieron cama donde estuve solo a pesar de haber 4 camas.
Un tomacorriente no servía.
FAQs
How much does this hostel cost compared to others in San Jose?
The average price for a rental in San Jose is $73 per night. This rental is $43 less expensive than the average.
Is parking included with this hostel?
Yes, parking is listed as an amenity at Finca Escalante. For more information, we encourage you to contact the property about where to park.
Is there a pool at this hostel?
We didn’t find pool listed as an amenity for this hostel. It may be worth double checking if a pool is important for your stay.
Is Finca Escalante pet friendly?
Unfortunately, this hostel is not pet-friendly. Try searching again and filter for "Pets Allowed"
What amenities are available at Finca Escalante?
We found 6 amenities for this rental. This includes internet / wifi, parking, laundry, balcony or patio, and garden.
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