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Walaba Hostel & Beach Houses

Punta Uva | Puerto Viejo, 1451-2050, Costa Rica
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Walaba Hostel & Beach Houses
4.5 of 5 stars 17 Reviews
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Indianapolis, Indiana
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47 reviews 47 reviews
Reviews in 37 cities Reviews in 37 cities
113 helpful votes 113 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 May 2012 NEW

We stayed at the Walaba for two nights in May 2012, choosing a private two-person bedroom with shared kitchen and bath. The property is beautiful, planted thickly with local plants, and the open-air buildings circulate the ocean breeze. It is probably the prettiest hostel I've seen. We spent two days lounging in the hammocks, renting bicycles ($6) for the trip... More

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Nottingham, United Kingdom
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9 reviews 9 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 April 2012

The Location of this hostel is great, because it is next to one of the most beautiful beaches I have ever seen. The Hostel owner is also very friendly. Unfortunately we checked out a day early. We had the worst nights sleep of our entire trip, this was due to the fact that the mosquito net did not cover our... More

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London, United Kingdom
1 review
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 April 2012

I booked to stay here for 4 days and ended up staying almost 2 weeks. This is a beautiful hostel surrounded by the jungle and amazing wildlife. Just minutes from the scenic Punta Uva beach, Walaba is an absolute steal, I payed just $10 a night for a dorm room. It is the cleanest hostel I have ever stayed in... More

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Brugge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
1 review
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 March 2012

walaba hostel is a great place in punta uva, puerto viejo. extremely friendly and helpful people, great way of thinking and living. it is beautiful, open, and the animals are really cool! I stayed there for five days and could have stayed a lot longer! thanks for everything! More

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Oslo, Norway
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11 reviews 11 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 February 2012

The common areas is nice, but the rooms are poor. It is the smallest room we had during our trip. And not very cheap. The walls don`t reach the roof, wich make the rooms feel like a dorm with curtains between the beds. Helpfull staff, but they made us pay for the last night we reserved when we wanted to... More

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Maria Jose Cordero, Owner at Walaba Hostel & Beach Houses, responded to this review
26 February 2012

Hello my friend! Thanks for your review! Reviews help us to get better every day...We are aware about the privacy situation in our rooms, and actually we are starting to make over the walls so there will be more privacy between them...the rooms aren´t huge but big enough because you have a lot of common areas wich means that you... More

Manchester, United Kingdom
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11 reviews 11 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 February 2012

I spent at week here,it is hop skip and a jump away from beautiful Punta Uva beaches 1 and 2.I felt totally at home,it had an amazing ambience and was clean,relaxing and Amanda who works there will help with everything she can and chat the night away with you.I highly reccomend staying here!!!! More

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Senior Reviewer
9 reviews 9 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 February 2012
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Walaba is a clean, attractive, beautifully placed hostel right by a gorgeous quite sandy beach. I had a fantastic and comprehensive welcome on my arrival that made me feel right at home (important for a single female traveller). I had a comfy double bed with mosquito net in the dorm. There's plenty of places to relax and read or meet... More

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Vancouver Canada
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9 reviews 9 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 February 2012
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Walaba is a great place to spend a few days and relax at. Beautiful tree house nestled in the jungle located super close to the beautiful beach of Punta Uva 1. Great atmosphere, super chill vibe, definitely not a party hostel but an awesome place to hangout and start a night before heading into town or if you want to... More

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San José, San Jose, Costa Rica
1 review
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 December 2011

Walaba its perfect to stay and enjoy the caribbean, its quiet, its simple, its friendly and I felt there almost like I was living on a tree :) the beach couldn't be closer and is the best beach to walk, relax, meditate and have an ocean therapy or just rest into these natural jacuzzis that are waiting to be descovered!... More

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San Jose, Costa Rica
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1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 December 2011
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Walaba Hostel & Beach Houses is a piece of paradise located in between the lushy and exuberant jungle and the white sand beach, pristine water ocean. This means that in the back side you get to see howler monkeys, jumping from one huge tree to another, sloths carrying their babies hanging in branches, toucans, morpho butterflies and many other insects... More

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Punta Uva | Puerto Viejo, 1451-2050, Costa Rica
Price range (per night):* 10 AUD - 33 AUD

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