Name: Cool Vibes Beach Hostel
Address: 100m al sur y 50m este del restaurante el coco antiguo domilocos, Portalon, Portalon, Portalon, 44500, Costa Rica
Rating: 8

Smoke-free property

Garden

All Spaces Non-Smoking (public and private)

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Pool and beach

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Quepos Airport

Palmar Sur Airport

Buenos Aires Airport (Costa Rica)

Cool Vibes Beach Hostel

Portalon

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not-guaranteed

wired-internet-access

smoking

sauna

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mini-bar

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pets-allowed

wi-fi

kitchen

Came here for a week with family. Excellent location close to beach and restaurants, shops but still quiet. Lovely staff and welcome. Great room with very comfortable bed and nice shower, very clean.
Very good kitchen and cooking facilities with supermarkets nearby. Good WiFi and lounge with television.
Garden is a bit small and there was a slight smell of sewage on the ground floor near our room (I think, due to the drainage system). Therefore suggest you ask for a room on the 1st. Floor.
The other guests were nice and it seemed secure. 
Would have given 5 stars, but for the smell.

Lovely location, people and facilities (bedroom, kitchen etc.). Great for people who want to cook for themselves.

It's obvious this place is mismanaged. I slept a night in my car after feeling uncomfortable in my room due to roach activity. I WhatsApped the front desk as instructed by their MANY signs on their front desk (it's a little absurd). I was continuously told to text back later because they weren't the right person to talk to or that they couldn't do anything for me. They literally just replied to my messages with sad face emojis....so unprofessional.  I was refused a refund because of a 48 hour cancellation policy through Bookings.com...really? I wouldn't have to cancel last minute if there weren't cockroaches in my BED.  Stay across the street at Tropical Dominical.  Much nicer and nice owners.

Cockroaches and no refund

We stayed for 5 nights at cool vibes and it worked fine.  It is a hostel so it's not 5 star, but it was clean and comfortable.  We met many people there and the common space was comfortable.  It's literally steps to the beach, so that was a plus.  And everything was walkable to town.

Cute place, comfortable and not too expensive

I booked my room , used credit card for payment ,got confirmation number ,arrived to hostal . I was told my reservation cancelled because my credit card is invalid.
Total lie . My credit card was active . That was thier way to bring excuse and cancell my reservacion . 
They do this dirty trick

They sold our reserved room for higher price because of on going Music festival

Ok location at the end of the village. Reception seemed friendly. Looks can be deceiving, at first the impression of a grander resort. Could be cleaner. Beds surprisingly bony, compared with more comfortable mattresses in less touristy parts.
If not a surfmonkey, Dominical does for an overnight but lingering no. Not with Man Ant up the road, and awesome Osa down & across.

Vibes

This hostel has a fabulous location steps from the beach and within a quick walk of various restaurants and a small grocery store in Dominical.  The room was very clean.  I wouldn't compare it to a three-star hotel, but it's a great option if you're on a budget or will be satisfied with basic accommodations.  We had planned to stay three nights, but checked out after only one after discovering that they did not have hot water and didn't know when it would be repaired.  It was disappointing that they didn't mention the issue when we checked in but left us to discover it when showering.  They were working on resolving the issue, though.

Great location

We stayed over the New Year, 2019. We expected it to be a bit noisy, as many places are on 31st Dec, but it was very quiet, which suited us. Quiet time was from 10pm! Our room was a double ensuite, clean, very fair price, free coffee, good security, great wifi and there's a kitchen to use. We didn't as there are some good food options nearby - Mono Congo, Phat Noodle and also Mama Toucan's for excellent picnic and takeaway (lots of vegan options). The beach is just 2 minutes walk away, and sunsets from there are very special. We'll be back to stay at this hostel in 2020, it's great.

Quiet hostel, very near beach

Cool vibes is appopriately named. It's a great hostel to meet a range of travellers. The place has a real charm and a plunge pool. The facilities for cooking and storing food are brilliant and there's free coffee available all day. The staff are friendly and can help with travel arrangements. A bonus is that you can pay for your accommodation by credit card, which is not always the case in Costa Rica. 

Cool hostel😎

Cool vibes has such a lovely energy 
As a lone female traveller having spent time alone in previous remote places it was wonderful to connect easily with others at cool vibes.
The hostel is run by a lovely French couple and their family, them and their staff are so friendly and helpful. Marilyn was star.  
The set up is conducive to meeting others and the vibe of the place is great. 
I loved it so much I returned after going down to Corcovado.
It’s easily located for other arriving and leaving by bus and there’s a soda next door.
Lovely little plunge pool and hammocks to lay in.
Great value for money, hot showers and comfortable beds.
Definitely recommend

Wonderful place

Nice hostel, good facilities, pretty crowded at the time I visited (late feb 2019/early march 2019)! Doesn't have the same “homey” feel as smaller hostels, definitely more of a “hotel” vibe. Very convenient location, near the beach and pretty much everything else in Dominical is within easy walking distance

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