Hostel Cattleya - Monteverde, Costa Rica

Great communal kitchen / dining area. Really friendly and helpful staff. Room clean and everything worked. Short walk to town, with plenty of shops, cafes, restaurants etc. (Over-priced!) Downsides: no air con and mattresses were very uncomfortable.

We had read the excellent reviews for Jonathan and Hostel Cattleya overall, and I have to add ours to the list. We were a group of 50-somethings, coming from a pretty terrible VRBO in Monteverde our first night- so bad that I took a chance on a “hostel” (we haven’t stayed in a hostel since traveling in Europe during college!). We booked the economy apar**ent for $45/night, which turned out to be an actual two bedroom house— whhaatt?!?! It was perfect- clean, coffee and condiments laid out for us, dishes and silverware, clean towels in the bathroom, full refrigerator, an actual stove. A little backyard w table and chairs. It was fantastic. Jonathan was lovely, too- super friendly when we checked in, made sure we had his phone number in case we needed anything. Even just staying one night, this “hostel” was one of the highlights of the trip. We can’t recommend it highly enough. Cheers and best of luck for continued success, Jonathan!

Perfect for our quick overnight needs.

We stayed in the 2 bedroom house that was detached from the main cattleya hostel. Basically the way it works is that you have a hostel featuring numerous private rooms on one street and then the next street over you have two x 2 bedroom houses that could be rented for larger groups of up to 4. We hired the later and have nothing but positive feedback. PROS - VALUE - Stupidly cheap. 30 USD a night for three people which is actually cheaper than 3 x dorm beds and afforded access to a fully self contained house with complete kitchen which allowed us to save even more. - SECURITY - Deadbolt on the doors and bars over all the windows. - LOCATION - Within walking distance to the main area of Santa Elena. Walking distance to bus station and supermarket. - GYM - located literally across the road it cost 3000 colon for a day pass. - CLEAN - ROOMS - The place had two seperate rooms both of which had comfortable beds. Air conditioning worked well. Quilts on the beds. Hot water worked well. A fully stocked kitchen with fridges allowed us to self cater to further save more money, - WIFI - Worked well and was quite fast. Fast enough to stream netflix without an issue as well as YouTube. - TV had netflix and YouTube and streamed without issue. - FRIENDLY STAFF - At the hostel we were able to book a few tours with the major companies in the region and arrange for pick up and drop off from these areas. CONS - Nil Overall a really lovely stay at a ridiculously low price.

My room had a fantastic view; Johnathan and his family were great hosts. It was easy to book tours through them at a reasonable price. It is only a 10-minute walk to town if you wish to visit the restaurants/ bars, and there is a shop 5 mins away if you want to to pick up some snacks.

Lovely new room, beds and pillows so comfy (we booked a family room) Jonathan is so helpful and friendly. Very well equipped kitchen with spices making cooking a delight. The only reason it's not 5 stars is that the water in the (very large) shower was cold and it gets chilly at night in Monteverde so hot water would be great!

does not follow covid proticals. Hires illegal anti-vax immigrants. Dirty dishes and pots put away in cupboards by staff. Very noisy from gym behind playing music from 6am to 10 pm. Beside construction company that starts noise before 6 am. Customers always having to tell staff no toilet paper in washrooms. Kitchen washroom left uncleaned for up to 2 weeks at a time. Staff hides customer's belongings. Germain staff member unfriendly to none germain customers.

The place was very close to the city centre. Lots of places to dine at. The host was incredible and the place was well maintained and very clean. The price is very reasonable for the views you’re surrounded with

Excellent place, Jonathan is a great guy and very hospitable and helpful