Carmen stay.At this Carmen hostel, you'll be within a 5-minute walk of Central Park and Juan Santamaria Historical Museum. Central Market Alajuela and Alajuela Cathedral are also within half a mile (1 km).
Free breakfast is available daily. WiFi is free in public spaces. A shuttle from the hotel to the airport is free (available on request). A terrace, tour/ticket assistance, and a garden are also featured at Hostel Trotamundos.
This Alajuela hostel is smoke free.
13 guestrooms or units
Continental breakfast (free)
Dry cleaning
Self-service laundry
Front desk (24 hours)
Storage area for luggage
Tour and ticket information
Concierge
Terrace
Garden
No smoking on site
Microwave in a common area
Refrigerator in a common area
Lockers available
Hostel Trotamundos offers 13 accommodations with safes and shared/communal kitchens. Cable television is provided.
Bathrooms include showers. This Alajuela hostel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.
Languages
Spanish
Property amenities
Family friendly
Laundry facilities
Internet
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Parking and transportation
Offsite parking available (USD 4 per night)
Free drop-off airport shuttle from 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Airport shuttle at scheduled times, on request
Food and drink
Free continental breakfast available daily 7:00 AM–9:00 AM
Room service available
Accessibility
This property does not have elevators
Room amenities
Entertainment
Cable channels
TV
Bedroom
Bed sheets
Fan
Portable fan
Bathroom
Shower
Towels
Food and drink
Shared kitchen access
More
Safe
Policies
Check-in
Check-in time starts at noon
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 21
Check-out
Check-out before 11:00 AM
Special check-in instructions
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
Access methods
Staffed front desk
Pets
No pets allowed
Children and extra beds
Children are welcome.
Kids stay free! Children 3 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
Property payment types
Important information
Optional extras
The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.
Nearby parking fee: USD 4 per night
This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or 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 credit cards
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, and Discover.
We should mention
Children 3 years old and younger stay free in the same room as the parent or guardian when using existing bedding.
All reviews shown are from real guest experiences. Only travellers who have booked a stay with us can submit a review. We verify reviews according to our guidelines and publish all reviews, positive or negative.
This place is CLOSED yet hotels.com keeps offering it online. I booked through hotels.com as part of my trip and when I got their and the hotel was no longer in operation, and it was a nightmare dealing with hotels.com. They are pushy and it is a mess.
When I started demanding my money back, a pushy person who spoke broken English called to sell me ANOTHER hotel, but refused to give me my money back. I am realizing hotels.com is a racket.
DO NOT BOOK THIS PLACE BECAUSE IT IS CLOSED. After I paid and arrived, I tried cancelling with hotels.com and the only thing they wanted to do was find me another place AFTER I tried to get in touch with them for over an hour. As soon as I said "give me my money back right now" a pushy guy from India called me internationally to trying to book me another place. I guess he thought I should pay $.35 a minute to hear him tell me I cannot get my money back because their is no cancellation policy, DESPITE the fact that the place no longer exists (see photo). By this time I was already in a taxi headed somewhere else. Do not book this place. And I am starting to wonder if I will ever use hotels.com again because their customer service is horrible.
I arrived late at night to find the hotel had been closedown down for over a month. Had to wander around the streets with my bags looking for somewhere else to stay. A little scary as a solo female traveler arriving late. Hotels Tonight customer service rep told me it wasn’t their problem.
Sicily
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019
6/10 Okay
Verified traveller
31 Jul 2019
Verified traveller
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019
8/10 Good
Verified traveller
17 May 2019
Verified traveller
Stayed 1 night in May 2019
6/10 Okay
Natale
19 Apr 2019
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Good place to sleep
Friendly staff, fairly good English, close to airport, old building, clean, comfortable bed, not much to do, front door always locked, no place to really smoke except out on street. Warm, but not hot shower. Comfortable bed, no AC, but there was a fan.
Very nice hostal, large bottom bunks. Nice breakfast
Verified traveller
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019
6/10 Okay
Verified traveller
Travelled with partner
11 Mar 2019
Liked: Staff & service
We arrived very late and were concerned we would not get in but we did, thankfully. We woke up the manager but she was not at all grumpy. The room was basic, right above the street. No nightlife but occasional loud cars zooming by. The room was not very clean, but it had a fan and a comfy king size bed but just a bare liightbulb overhead. Bathroom next door did not flush well. Kitchen downstairs and plenty of fruit for breakfast. So...a mixed experience overall.
The place was really rough! Their were not enough towels for us when we arrived. The toilet was not working and the property owner seemed upset when we told her about it. The hot water barely worked and the bed had hair on it. There is no AC. Upon arrival the guy tried to charge me 36 dollars but I had already paid through Expedia and Expedia charged me 40 dollars. The parking is down the street and independently had to pay them 5 dollars for every overnight parking. The pictures look much better than what this place really looks like. I would have paid more and staid elsewhere
Verified traveller
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019
6/10 Okay
Kelly
24 Feb 2019
Disliked: Staff & service
Bare bones
No internet and registration was rather difficult. The woman who appears to run/manage the place was insistent that we did not pay even after showing the confirmation email and booking page from Hotels.com. Our flight was early so we didn't get to have the breakfast but they were setting up for it when we left...so that happens (but I wouldn't count in internet when you're there). It was def bare bones and appeared clean enough.