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Casa Pura Vida Surf Hostel

2.0 star property

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Outdoor pool, open 8:00 AM to 10:00 PM, sun loungers
Reception
Game room
Deluxe Double Room, 1 Double Bed, Shared Bathroom | In-room safe, free WiFi, bed sheets
Reception

Reviews

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Free WiFi
  • Air conditioning
  • Laundry
  • Kitchen
The current price is $40
$35 nightly
$40 total
Total with taxes and fees
Jun 15 - Jun 16

Explore the area

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Calle Playa Langosta, 100 M East of Zen Cafe, Tamarindo, 50309
  • Place, WAYRA Institute of Spanish
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Place, Tamarindo Beach
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Place, Playa Langosta
    ‪9 min drive‬
  • Airport, Liberia (LIR-Daniel Oduber Intl.)
    ‪102 min drive‬

Room options

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Standard Double Room, 1 Double Bed, Shared Bathroom | In-room safe, free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard Double Room, 1 Double Bed, Shared Bathroom

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • 301 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed
  • Free WiFi

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Standard Triple Room, 1 Bedroom, Shared Bathroom | In-room safe, free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard Triple Room, 1 Bedroom, Shared Bathroom

  • 301 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed
  • Free WiFi

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Standard Quadruple Room, 1 Bedroom, Shared Bathroom | In-room safe, free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard Quadruple Room, 1 Bedroom, Shared Bathroom

  • 301 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Twin Bunk Beds
  • Free WiFi

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Shared Dormitory | In-room safe, free WiFi, bed sheets

Shared Dormitory

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(2 reviews)
  • 398 sq ft
  • Sleeps 1
  • 10 Twin Beds
  • Free WiFi

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Standard Double Room, 1 Double Bed, Private Bathroom | In-room safe, free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard Double Room, 1 Double Bed, Private Bathroom

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • 301 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed
  • Free WiFi

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Deluxe Double Room, 1 Double Bed, Shared Bathroom | In-room safe, free WiFi, bed sheets

Deluxe Double Room, 1 Double Bed, Shared Bathroom

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • 301 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed
  • Free WiFi

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About the neighborhood

Tamarindo

When you stay at Casa Pura Vida Surf Hostel in Tamarindo, you'll be near the beach, a 3-minute drive from Tamarindo Beach and 7 minutes from Playa Langosta. .This hostel is 13.9 mi (22.3 km) from Flamingo Beach and 12.9 mi (20.8 km) from Conchal Beach.
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What's nearby

  • WAYRA Institute of Spanish - 2 min walk - 0.1 miles
  • Tamarindo Beach - 5 min walk - 0.3 miles
  • Playa Langosta - 9 min drive - 1.3 miles
  • Hacienda Pinilla Golf Course - 40 min drive - 10.4 miles
  • Flamingo Beach - 48 min drive - 15.7 miles

Getting around

  • Tamarindo (TNO) - 14 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Sharky's Sports Bar - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Tabú - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪El Chiringuito - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Ocho Beach Bar and Restaurant - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Chiquita’s - ‬3 min walk

About this property

Casa Pura Vida Surf Hostel

Casa Pura Vida Surf Hostel offers 11 air-conditioned accommodations with safes. This Tamarindo hostel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Guests can make use of the shared/communal kitchen. Bathrooms include showers. Housekeeping is provided once per stay.
Recreational amenities at the hostel include an outdoor pool.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Make yourself at home in one of the 11 air-conditioned guestrooms. Prepare your meals in the shared/communal kitchen. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms with showers are provided.
Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as an outdoor pool or take in the view from a terrace and a garden. Additional features at this hostel include complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and an arcade/game room.
Featured amenities include express check-in, dry cleaning/laundry services, and multilingual staff. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours), and motorcycle parking is available onsite.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • 24-hour roundtrip airport shuttle on request for a surcharge
  • Onsite motorcycle parking only

Food and drink

  • Coffee and tea in common areas

Things to do

  • Arcade/game room
  • Billiards/pool table
  • Books
  • Outdoor pool

Family friendly

  • Arcade/game room
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool

Conveniences

  • ATM
  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Shared microwave
  • Shared refrigerator

Guest services

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

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Pool loungers
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Front entrance ramp
  • No elevator
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible pool
  • Wheelchair-accessible public washroom
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk

More

  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Shared kitchen access

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 5:30 AM
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 15

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM

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 AM - 11 PM
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staffed during limited hours
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation
For any questions, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Important information

Optional extras

  • Airport shuttle fee: USD 55.00 per person (one-way)

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 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 cash

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
There is no hot water on site
Pool access available from 8:00 AM to 10:00 PM
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property

Property is also known as

Pura Vida MINI Hostel Tamarindo, Guanacaste
Pura Vida MINI Tamarindo, Guanacaste
Pura Vida MINI
Pura Vida MINI Hostel Tamarindo
Pura Vida MINI Tamarindo
Pura Vida MINI Hostel
Casa Pura Vida Surf Hostel Tamarindo
Casa Pura Vida Surf Hostel Hostel/Backpacker accommodation

Casa Pura Vida Surf Hostel Reviews

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 41 out of 53 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 5 out of 53 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 4 out of 53 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 53 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 53 reviews

8.8/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

Verified

10/10 Excellent

Larissa

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff were very nice and helpful. The surf instructor was amazing, would definitely recommend!
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Abigail

Liked: Cleanliness
This hostel was incredible! VERY very social, easy to meet people and great kitchen. We had the hostel room with 2 bunk beds only - super clean. Washrooms were classic hostel washrooms, and the pool was super clean! The BEST location - 5 min walk from the beach and strip in Tamarindo.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Andrea

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great hostel to stay at.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Steven

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great vibes, great location.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hostel, Amazing location close to the beach and to multiple restaurants/ shops and grocery stores
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

RONALD

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Super friendly and accommodating staff. I would definitely stay here again
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Evan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very centrally located. Very friendly staff, good group of people there when i stayed. Very happy
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Dennis

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice hostel with great vibe. Staff was friendly and helpful. Great location - easy walk to beach, restaurants, shops, etc. Beautiful pool!
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

MARIA ISABEL

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The best place for staying at Tamarindo! it´s very close to the town centre; you can rent a surfboard at the Hostel and go walking to the beach which takes 5 minutes. The place is very nice, swimmingpool, Chillout Zone,...and the most important thing is the good energy that you can feel there thanks to the Staff.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Lincoln

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
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
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jarrett

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff were great and the hostel was a very nice stay. Plumbing in our room needed some work so it’s not so stinky but it was manageable and fine in the end. All worked well.
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Colin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
My wife and I had a lovely week at Pure Vida while learning to surf. Having the pool was a nice touch for a hostel. Staff kept the place clean, but there is your typical “tropical” buds/lizards etc around all the time. Very short walk to town and beach.
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Srinivasa Reddy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Good hostel

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.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Lee Anne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Clean and cozy hostel in the middle of Tamarindo

Lovely clean hostel with cozy shared spaces. The staff were super friendly and helpful. The atmosphere was really relaxed and the location was perfect. Highly recommend a stay here. Perhaps a little sign up warning tourists of the pickpockets in the town would be a good idea. Telephones are stolen every weekend, ours included.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Mary

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We stayed with our kids ages 6 and 9. We were the only ones there with kids, but it was great and the kids loved the fireball and jenga. Safe. Well equipped kitchen. Pool to cool off in that the kids enjoyed. Bunk beds were super comfortable. Quiet time is at 11pm but kitchen closed at 10 so it was quiet enough at 10pm. Bathroom situation wasn’t ideal, but it’s a hostel. Close to a small grocery store, super close to the beach, affordable. The highlight was the surfing lessons. Julien was great! but Helena who gave both our kids multiple lessons was such a gem, we will always have great memories of our stay!
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Gregory

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
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!
Verified

8/10 Good

Aline

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
L accueil tres sympa et le lieu est bien aménagé Par contre le seul point negatif c'est l'humidité dans la chambre qui créé des taches noires au plafond et une odeur tres désagréable
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Fernanda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Buena ubicación
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Patrick

Perfecto
Stayed 8 nights in Nov 2024
Verified

8/10 Good

Edward

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Management was good. Property is above acceptable.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2022
Verified

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Não recomendo.

Não recomendo.
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Thea

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort

Pura vida mini hostel

Vi trivdes väldigt bra på detta hostel! Det var väldigt trevlig och hjälpsam personal. Det negativa var att det inte var så rent. Men jag hade definitivt åkt tillbaka.
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great place to stay near the beach

The place is very close to the beach and town but on a qùiet road. The kitchen was large with plenty of space to work. The staff is very helpful.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2021
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Brian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Fantastic place

Excellent, super quiet and private, walking distance for all the facilities, just what we were was looking for a nightover. Definitelly coming back! The owner also gave us a nicer room which i was not expecting as booked.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2020
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Quel bel endroit paisible et convivial, à proximité de la plage et des commerces Je devais y rester 2 nuits et j’ai prolongé car je m’y sentais bien Je recommande
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020