very friendly, mainly spanish speaking lady who looked after us. rustic but well maintained premises designed to give excellent views over st elena and can see to the nicoya sea! love this place! property on a dirt laneway close to town. wind noise nites.

We stayed in the Vista for 4 days on our trip to Monteverde and it was great! Hostel has private rooms with bathroom (our choice) and also dorms. There are plenty of bathrooms and showers to use and two kitchens - one with a beautiful view of the mountains and another one is downstairs, so there is plenty of room... More

We looked at another place nice, as was everywhere we stayed in Costa Rica. The view and wind were amazing, close to town and there is a great place to eat at the end of the street,La Carambola, Cooking breakfast was fun and we did each others dishes.Free Wifi (can't get that at Double Tree in Boston)

This is a great little B&B/Hostel in Santa Elena. We spent 3 nights there. It's comfortable with great views of the valley. There is a nice simple kitchenette and an outdoor patio with great views of the valley below. The owners were attentive and helpful and we had a wonderful time there. It's a short 5 min walk from the... More

I love this place. I stayed there a week with my little brothers in a really nice private room for only $20. The hottest water in CR! The nicest owners. Every tour recommendation they gave was amazing. We did horseback riding, ziplining, hiking. Great place great view best breakfast in Costa Rica!

We were very happy with our two night stay at Cabinas Vista Al Golfo. The owner met us at the bus (from SJO) and brought us up to check the place out before checking in. I'm glad, too, because I would have missed the steps and path that are a shortcut from the main market, and probably taken a hike... More

We stayed in one of the apartments on the property that is in a different building from the rest of the hostel. It is like an efficiency, with a small kitchen (with microwave, mini fridge, counter top range, pots/pans, etc), bathroom with hot water, large bedroom with TV, and a porch that has been enveloped into the main room and... More

We paid $50 a night for the 'delux' appartment, so we weren't expecting much. The good points - the room was lovely and big and the views were beautiful. We did feel there should be some mention of the winds on the website as they are very loud and the shaking and rattling of windows makes it quite difficuult to... More

If i knew what to look forward to, maybe I wouldn't be so disappointed- but in their website they sell themselves as a hotel- when they are anything but that. We booked through the web site a package for 3 night, prepaying 20% of the price online. The first problem was with paying, as soon as we got there they... More