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smack in the middle of the city and comes stocked with a pool, a rooftop restaurant-lounge
with stellar views, and a combination bar-movie theater. Needless to say, it's a party spot.
Rooms are tidy, mattresses firm and the shared bathrooms enormous and clean. The
hostel's five suites have king-size beds and flat-screen TVs. Other perks include free inter-
net, free phone calls to North America, luggage storage and 24-hour airport shuttles (from
US$12).
Hostel Casa del Parque
HOSTEL
US$13, d with/without bathroom US$45/35; )
A vintage art deco manse from 1936 houses this cozy and welcoming spot on the north-
eastern edge of Parque Nacional. Five large, basic private rooms (one with private bath-
room) and a 10-bed dormitory upstairs have parquet floors and simple furnishings. Take
some sun on the plant-festooned outdoor patio, lounge in the funkily furnished living room
and take advantage of the shared kitchen.
The bilingual young owner, Federico EcheverrÃa, is a good source of local dining in-
formation.
Costa Rica Backpackers
HOSTEL
21; dm US$13, d without bathroom US$32; )
This extremely popular hostel has 15 basic but clean dormitories and 13 doubles with
shared bathrooms surrounding a spacious hammock-filled garden and a free-form pool.
Two bars, a restaurant and ambient chill-out music enhance the inviting, laid-back atmo-
sphere. Other benefits include a communal kitchen and TV lounge, free luggage storage,
internet access, an onsite travel agency and low-cost airport transfers.
Casa Ridgway
GUESTHOUSE
incl breakfast dm US$15, s/d US$25/38, without bathroom US$22/34; )
This small, peaceful guesthouse on a quiet side street is run by the adjacent Friends' Peace
Center, a Quaker organization promoting social justice and human rights. There is a small
