Only downside is they donu2019t give you a key for the front door, so you must ring the bell and wait for a response, which would be fine but many times there is no staff at the front desk so youu2019re ringing and waiting for 5-10 minutes just to be let inside. I was also trying to call the phone to get someone to let me in but that was fruitless. Kind of sad to pay for a room and then not be allowed to access it very easily.
It was okay for a single night's stopover. The staff didn't speak English and wasn't at reception most of the time. Breakfast was good but there was not AC in the room as stated. I didn't see another guest other than the one I had to allow inside because no staff was available to answer the doorbell.
The staff was awful, they spoke not one word English. Additionally they were very unfriendly and seemed annoyed.
The bathroom and especially the shower was really dirty with mold and hairu2026
However the rooms were big but the bed not comfortable at all. Overall we canu2019t recommend the hostel.
Very friendly staff, comfortable, clean room, plenty of hot water, great location to walk to central San Jose. Good internet, TVs in rooms. A very good restaurant with reasonable prices. Not that many fellow travelers- still slow due to covid. I would definitely recommend Hostel Casa Colon to my fellow travelers.
Hostel was good for what we paid.
We used the shared bathroom which was the main downside to be honest. The door was glass panels so it made me feel a bit awkward showering or using the toilet.
The room was clean and breakfast was nice. Location was a 5-10 minute walk to the city center.
Staff were nice at reception.