Is Hotel Sloth Backpackers pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Hotel Sloth Backpackers?

Self parking is free at this property; nearby parking is also free.

What time is check-in at Hotel Sloth Backpackers?

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 8 PM. After-hours check-in is not available.

Does Hotel Sloth Backpackers provide a shuttle to the airport?

Yes, there's an airport shuttle that runs on request. A fee of USD 55 per person applies.

Where is Hotel Sloth Backpackers located?

Situated in a national park, this hostel is steps from Jardín de Orquídeas and Monteverde Orchid Garden. Mundo de los Insectos and Ficus La Raiz are also within 10 minutes.

Hotel Sloth Backpackers Reviews, Deals & Photos 2025

About the neighborhood

Located in Monteverde, Hotel Sloth Backpackers is in the mountains and in a national park. The area's natural beauty can be seen at Monteverde Cloud Forest Biological Reserve and Arenal Volcano National Park. Monteverde Orchid Garden and Monteverde Butterfly Gardens are also worth visiting.

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8/10 Good

Kelvin

4 January 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Host was real friendly and very helpful

4/10 Poor

Rosa Maria

29 December 2023

Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities

Very basic place

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Isabelmarie

23 April 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Un hostal muy céntrico en Monteverde. Me gustó mucho la experiencia, al regresar a Monteverde volveré a agendar sin dudas

Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

4/10 Poor

Dennis

31 December 2021

Liked: Staff & service

Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities

The blankets were horrible. It was loud. But very friendly staff

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

5 June 2018

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

Close to bus stop. Half a block to center town. English speaking staff who were more than helpful booking trips ,etc. The rainforest was amazing. The ziplining at Extreme O was a blast. Coffee tour, night walk. Everything was great.

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2018

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

12 February 2018

Conveniently located but noisy. Great shower

I originally reserved a private room at Sloth Backpackers but on arrival was told to go to the sister hostel two doors down as they were full. Had to make the payment at the property and only cash payments were allowed which I was not made aware of in advance. As I was not at Sloth, my room did not have cable tv as advertised. Breakfast was alright and good service. Did not sleep well at all as both nights I stayed two different guests tried getting into my room - unsure if coincidence or if both guests had been sent to the wrong room? Wind howled through the hotel all night and traffic outside was very loud. Good location and shuttles available, room was clean (especially bathroom) and shower was powerful and hot.

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

4 February 2018

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018

8/10 Good

Rikard

27 March 2017

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Centralt och billigt boende

När man bor på hostel så får man vad man betalar för. Helt okej standard, frukosten var också okej.

8/10 Good

Denis, Canada

12 March 2016

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

Centrally located and very friendly service.

Low budget with excellent service. Downtown, a little noisy during the night. No A/C.

8/10 Good

Jackie, Iowa

23 January 2016

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

great location, nice staff

This was our first stay in Costa Rica, staying here two nights. I payed via paypal ahead of time, as they were having problems with their credit card machine.That made the check-in process very easy. The room was big with an adequate bathroom, and while there was no fan, the air circulated through at nice through little windows above the front window and in the bathroom. The location is outside of the totally crazy area a few streets away, but it is fairly easy to walk around town. The staff is well familiar with tours, so if you haven't signed up for anything, they can help with that. Walking around Monteverde at all is somewhat challenging at night when it's dark (steep roads, not a lot of lights), but be careful to watch for cars and motorcycles and you will be fine.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

1 January 2016

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

Hotel is in a good location. room is clean. Weather is nice in late December.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

12 December 2015

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort

Ok stay.

I stayed here for five nights and it was ok. I don't think it was worth the cost, especially when they added 13% tax on top. This hostel was on the main road and so was very noisy with traffic noise early morning until about 9.30pm. The breakfast was ok, bit enough but was made prior and then just reheated when you turned up. The kitchen closed awas closed from 9pm to 7am, so you had to keep that in mind if you were doing late tour or needed your food before 7am the next day. They were helpful with tours, beds were comfy with extra blanket, but not a lot of space to chill out in. Overall an ok stay, but would probably recommend to try another hostel if you're in Monteverde.

6/10 Okay

Cieda, Los Angeles, CA

15 August 2015

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

RUDE OWNER! Go elsewhere.

After traveling for over 5 hours I come to check in and Yorle made me feel completely unwelcome even though I had a reservation. She told me to type my info into the computer and got annoyed when it took me some getting used to as keyboards in the U.S. are different. Out of all of the hotels, hostels I've been to I have NEVER had to literally type in my own info. (Lazy much?). The only time Yorle was pleasant was when asking if I was interested in doing activities and told me if I decide to do anything that I absolutely HAD TO BOOK WITH HER and that it was VERY IMPORTANT! The room was decent but the street was VERY noisy. Unfortunately I was ill and spent most of the day and night inside and had trouble sleeping as I heard every conversation and car drive by. This hostel put a damper on my time spent in this part of the country. Don't recommend.

8/10 Good

Cindy, San Jose, CR

23 March 2015

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

Excellent location

located in Santa Elena downtown, the service was great! and the tours the owner found for us great too.

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