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Reviews of OutBox Inn

Santa Elena, Santa Elena, 60101 Monteverde Costa Rica, Costa Rica

#40 of 79 hotels in Monteverde Costa Rica

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Review score

Based on 275 hostel reviews

8.6

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    8.8

  • Comfort

    8.9

  • Location

    9.6

  • Facilities

    8.7

  • Staff

    9.3

  • Value for money

    8.8

  • Free WiFi

    8.4

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  • Reviewed: 18 August 2025

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 3 nights

    Great location! Very helpful staff.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 18 August 2025

    9.0
    would recomend it
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Bed in 8-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Kitchen is outside and it was often really windy and cold so it was not perfect for cooking.

    - cool dorm - kitchen was good equiped - location is good - kind staff - clean

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 5 August 2025

    9.0
    Beautiful, cozy hostel nestled in nature but close to the city center
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 2 nights

    When I first arrived to check in, I was told by front desk that while I waited for my room to be ready I could go to the restaurant next door and grab a bite to eat. I was also told I would get a discount because I was staying at OutBox Inn. However, I wasn't told (even though I later saw that it was posted) that you need to show your key in order to get the discount. It was a pricey meal even though the food was tasty. I also used the information found in the hostel to plan a trip to the Monteverde cloud forest with some other travelers I met. Based on the information in the hostel, I found out there is a cheap public bus you can take at certain times to the forest. A group of us waited at the bus stop for about a half hour before going to another hotel to ask about this public bus and we were told that it doesn't exist. So, I feel like having updated information based on what is happening around the town would have been helpful. Although again, not the biggest deal!

    The room was small but it was exactly what I needed. Comfortable bed, en suite bathroom, etc. The restaurant next door had good food and was super close. This hostel offered a nice cozy common space, a deck outside with tea and water, a fridge to put your food etc. Views were fantastic. Kind staff.

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 20 July 2025

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The common area was very cute and cozy.

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 9 July 2025

    8.0
    Very very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Bed in Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The room was a little small but still okay for my visit

    The kitchen was good, everything you could need. The beds were very nice and comfy. The staff were so lovely and kind. The common area was good

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 2 July 2025

    8.0
    Highly recommend
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Great restaurant next door. Lovely atmosphere with lots of indoor and outdoor seating. Friendly staff. Great location.

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 28 June 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 8-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Really nice hostel in the middle of town. Great location, really clean. Dorms are nice with huge space around the beds for belongings as well as lockers for valuables. Nice chill-out areas and kitchen for guests to use. There's a cafe next door guests can get % off at. The staff were really helpful with us shipping our drone there from El Salvador as we were travelling through Nicaragua before getting to Costa Rica. The staff contacted us to let us know it arrived and kept it safe until our arrival. Would definitely recommend!

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 19 June 2025

    10
    Fantastic stay at OutBox Inn
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 8-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    This place is a really great hostel. Great facilities and I slept so well, but I have to give a big shout out to the staff at the front desk who were incredibly friendly at helpful! Thank you girls!

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 16 June 2025

    10
    Just wonderful
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Bed in 8-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights

    This was one of my top hostels in my trip, what a place. I loved chilling in the beanbags and cooking in the outside kitchen so much. The beds in the dorms have such a spacious space around them, it felt like I had my own lil apartment! Highly recommend.

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: 11 June 2025

    10
    Excellent accomodation with the kindest staff
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    I could not recommend Outbox Inn any higher! It is an excellent place to stay and has been a highlight in my three month trip through Costa Rica. The receptionists are incredibly kind and went above and beyond to help me out with a range of things, even figuring out how to install a Costa Rican sim card on my phone and offering solutions when my transport to a next city fell through! The hostel's vibe is cosy and safe, and had the most affordable price for a single room that I have come across during my travels. A traveller would be hard-pressed to find higher quality accomodation.

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 10 June 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 8-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The staff is friendly and pleasant

    Really everything, the place is very spacious in the middle of the center and nature

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 7 June 2025

    10
    The most comfortable hostel bed EVER
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Bed in Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The wifi reception in the dorm was pretty much non-existent, which wasn't a deal breaker for me. It also wasn't that social when I stayed there, but I guess that also depends on the guests and I still managed to find some friends.

    The bed was insanely comfortable, I haven't slept that well in ages! There's a lot of space to keep your stuff beside the bed, a dimmable reading light (how amazing is that?!) and very nice curtains. A hostel bed honestly couldn't be better, it was a dream come true. The 4-bed dorm also felt really cozy and you could even separate the two bunk beds from each other with curtains. There were two windows in the room with mosquito nets, so you could sleep with the windows open. The common area is beautiful, having breakfast on the terrace outside is a dream and the whole space feels very open and cozy at the same time. Also, the showers are amazing! Hot water and perfect pressure, which is not easy to find in Central America.

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: 28 May 2025

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Bed in Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The wifi signal in the room was pretty bad.

    The most comfortable bunk beds I've ever slept in! Beautiful common area and great location.

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: 21 May 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Business trip
    • Group
    • Single Bed in Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Good

    Good

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: 19 May 2025

    9.0
    Very lovely
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Bed in Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Lovely and very helpful staff, also very comfy main area. Loved the soft light and the music, super cozy. Also very good dorm with little lights and curtains.

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: 4 May 2025

    10
    Amazing!
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Bed in 8-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Very clean, aesthetically pleasing, peaceful atmosphere, good food, free yoga, friendly and knowledgable staff.

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: 4 May 2025

    8.0
    Good worth for money.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Would not recommend the tours they offer - way to overpriced. It’s a nice stay over for 1/2 nights and do your own thing rather than depending on their recommendations.

    Very nice location with different nice restaurants on walking distance. Facilities is the place are ok. By car you can reach easily reach all the sightseeing areas and parks.

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: 27 April 2025

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Perfect when you are travelling alone.

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: 24 April 2025

    10
    Best hostel I stayed in up untill now
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 8-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Only thing is that the stairs to the top beds were a hit hard to climb and could be dangerous for some people.

    Really loved this place. It was beautiful, felt like home and just a very good vibe. The beds were comfortable, spacious and the curtains were great. Felt like you own private room within the room.

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: 23 April 2025

    8.0
    Central location in town. Good beds and would stay again.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 3 nights

    Would love some more hooks or a larger shelf to put luggage.

    The bed was comfortable and the bedding was warm enough considering the temp can drop.

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: 15 April 2025

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The employee who wears glasses was extremely helpful and courteous. Her boss can be proud of her for having such an employee.

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: 9 April 2025

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Double Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Parking was full, smaller room

    Great location

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: 1 April 2025

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Single Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The private room hasnt been cleaned in 3 days which I stayed there. I had to go search some toiletpaper.

    Great location. Great rooms and awsome view into the nature! Really nice hostel with a connected restaurant, which was convenient and cozy. I would recommend!

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: 31 March 2025

    10
    Amazing!
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Bed in Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights

    Everything! The location was great, the bed was comfy, the staff were super helpful! Loved the common areas and daily yoga too!

    Stayed in March 2025

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