Blue Trailz Hostel & Surf Camp

The staff was friendly, and open to answering any and all questions. They helped set up shuttles, excursions, and recommended places to go. The rooms were big, and cleaned daily. Would highly recommend staying here!

Location is perfect in front of the beach, big comfy dorms with good ac, cleanliness is great as well. Kitchen in the dorm is ideal. Great value for your money specially in a place like tamarindo.

Great place, great people and great times.

perfect surfcamp

We had such an amazing time at Blue Trailz! The owners and operators were fantastic and really contributed to the pleasure of our stay. It had a perfect beach town atmosphere. The main open area was perfect for gathering before a night out, and the location is a stones throw from the beach. We were sad to leave!

Great hostel. Location is ideal and the price is right especially considering there are hot showers too. The owner Koen is a great guy, picked us up at the airport and was more than willing to help with any of our questions.

Lovely friendly hostel, right on the beach.

security gaurd every night was a nice way of knowing you were safe, the staff is very friendly and the hostel is so small that you get to know everyone staying there and of course everyone loves hot showers!!!

The location is the best, staff were very nice and helpful, and the dorms look nice.

I loved the other people staying at the hostel and whilst I realise the point is for residents to be constantly changing I feel like this is the type of place that usually has a fantastic vibe. They have a great set-up and really go the extra mile to make sure you're having a great time in Tamarindo.

A great hostel with really friendly and helpful staff. I was travelling alone and found it a very easy to settle in and make friends here. I booked for a night and stayed almost a week and didnt want to leave. The location is perfect, opposite the beach and very close to great restaurants and night life.

Instead of feeling like I was just sharing a room with a bunch of strangers, it felt more like we were all home. I really liked that an effort was always made to have activities to do as a group, if you were interested, or to provide you with whatever information you might need to make your stay better. As a solo female traveler, the guard always on duty during evening hours and the enclosed facility made it so much easier to relax and enjoy. The hostel is truly right the street from the beach. There is a market right across the street, as well as another just down the road. One of the pharmacies is also about a two minute walk away. This hostel is also located within walking distances from all the nightlife activities/locations but is not in a loud area.

Great Hostel! I totally enjoyed my stay here. It was a great location on the main street of town and the beach is right across the street. I loved the kitchens in each so I didn't have to share a fridge with a bunch of people like other hostels. The rooms are clean and the place felt really safe. I enjoyed renting surfboards and taking lessons from them also. And the AC in the room is wonderful on those hot days. I booked one night and ended up staying five days!

I came through Tamarindo to break up my travels through-out central america, and decided to stay at Blue Trailz Hostel. After spending one night here, I quickly decided I will be spending at least a week.I looked around town to see what the other accomodations were about, and by far Blue Trailz was the closest hostel to the beach, great selection of surf boards for hire and to buy, and the shop is awesome; even has a sand floor. To top this place off, the owners Steve and Emily are actively buidling up the location, and are currently putting a yoga stage in the common area of the hostel. This place is going to be the one place stop, that has everything the traveller wants and needs. The rooms are clean, and the maid Marta cleans like crazy every-day. The private rooms upstairs, have a full kitchen, while the dorm rooms are fully equipped with everything except a stove (soon to be coming). All and all, i rate this place a 10/10, and I don`t want to leave. Great ambiance and all the people that are staying here are great.

My stay at Blue Trailz was my first ever hostel experience. As a solo traveler, it was an awesome way to meet people, organize activities and just hang out. I was lucky to meet some awesome people on my stay. Also, the staff at Blue Trailz was continuously helpful and friendly to all. I did not take lessons through the shop, but loved the added bonus of discounted surf board and gear rentals. The workers in the shop are all locals, so they were able to give tips on more secluded surf breaks. The location of the hostel is top notch. You can literally get up in the morning and walk (or crawl, depending on the night before) to the beach. There was a very nice cleaning lady who kept everything tidy, and security out front to monitor who came and went after normal daytime hours. Steve and Emily, the owners of both the shop and hostel, are such friendly, warm people. This place has a lot of potential, and I'm looking forward to seeing what developments are made in the future. I'd definitely recommend this location for anyone considering staying in Tamarindo.

nice little place...would come back...the only draw back was the staff which where rather stingy on general info and help of any kind....pura vida!

Clean and 50m from the surf...