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Camino Verde B&B
B&B
without bathroom $25/30; )
This well-loved travelers' nest offers an assortment of spacious, bright rooms with wood
ceilings and tile floors. There's a sweet little restaurant and a rambling garden. Rocking
chairs are scattered about the porch, offering a perfect spot to soak up the scenic view.
Cabinas El Pueblo
CABINA
room US$40/24; )
On a quiet road steps from the town, this pleasant hostel is run by an attentive Tico couple,
Marlenne and Freddy. Well-furnished rooms are bright and clean, if cramped. You'll also
find a communal kitchen, hammocks, and - most importantly - an exceedingly warm wel-
come. All guests are gifted a treat from the family coffee plantation.
Sloth Backpackers
HOSTEL
2645-5793;
www.hotelslothbackpackers.com
;
dm/r per person incl break-
fast US$8/15; )
This colorful corrugated-tin and cinder-block hostel comes with super-friendly manage-
ment and excellent hammock swings. The rooms are simple, but they all have wooden
beds covered with quilts and frilly homemade toilet-seat covers, featuring (of course) an
adorable sloth.
Sleepers
HOSTEL
US$9, d US$25-30, apt US$30-45)
You can't miss this lime green and aqua blue building in central Santa Elena. Downstairs it
looks like a friendly restaurant, but it's actually a communal kitchen, where happy travel-
ers prepare and share meals. Upstairs it looks like a modern motel, but it's actually a
hostel, where happy travelers surf the web and catch a breeze on the balcony.
Rooms are spotless, with en suite bathrooms. The 3rd-floor efficiency apartment is a
steal.
