Congos Hostel & Camping, Playa Hermosa | Established Campground

March 16th, 2024 by Manuel

Visited this place for one night. Close to the beachfront, 150 meter walking distance. Campground has several spots with tables and some trees for shade, tent and rv camping possible. Several restaurants close by. Beach somehow crowded by locals, it was a Saturday and so also noisy until midnight with music, motorcycles, lots of barking dogs, etc. may calmer during the week.

March 15th, 2024 by ALTRGO.BUS

We spend one week here for work. We saw LOTS of monkeys which was super nice ! Few meters from the beach. You can do some snorkeling near the rocks on the right side of the beach ;)

Internet was not super quick but we had starlink.

Not sure it’s “big rig friendly” as the entrance is not that wide (you need to go over a little bridge kinda). However, you could probably park on the street during weekdays

January 28th, 2024 by katja.roe

Spend here a weekend in my campervan. Had a nice shaded spot with table, light and electricity. Half of the camping is tent only, half is for cars / campers. Toilets and showers were clean when I was there. Area to wash dishes and wifi too. Price: C5000.— pPpN
Saw monkeys in the morning, chilling in the trees. :-)
Beach is nice, beautiful for swimming as no strong current or big waves, clear water, lots of shade from trees along the beach.

September 4th, 2023 by brian_fgs

Lo primero que notamos al llegar fue un olor a eces, la señora que nos atendió nos iba a cobrar 5000 colones por persona después de que por Whatsapp nos cobraron 4000 por persona.
En la zona que nos designaron solo había un pequeño árbol para proteger de la lluvia y tuvimos que dormir en el auto porque llovió fuertemente.

Los baños estaban sucios y sin papel higiénico

Habían demasiados monos congos que constantemente estaban dejando caer excremento y orina (podían caer en tus alimentos ya que no habían hechos para protección).

Por todo lo anterior fue una mala experiencia.

The first thing we noticed when we arrived was a smell of feces, the lady who served us was going to charge us 5000 colones per person after WhatsApp charged us 4000 per person. In the area they designated us there was only a small tree to protect from the rain and we had to sleep in the car because it rained heavily. The bathrooms were dirty and without toilet paper. There were too many howler monkeys that were constantly dropping excrement and urine (they could fall on your food since there was no protection). For all the above it was a bad experience.

July 24th, 2023 by mitreisend.com

The Campground is actually really good now!

Super friendly owners,
grassy, level and shady spots,
clean bathrooms (toilets, showers, soap),
we used their bbq with firewood from the garden,
Electricity,
Wifi (not the fastest, but even in our Van),
1 min. walking to Playa Hermosa

We almost skipped the place because of the comments - but for us it was one of the better Campgrounds in CR (especially much nicer than Tamarindo!)

5.000C pp.

January 4th, 2023 by TanJet

Campground is a field where you can park. It was busy and cars and tents are fairly close to each other. The washrooms were terrible and smelly. We couldn't leave this one quick enough, the next morning.

December 20th, 2022 by lilya

10'000 for two persons per night. Showers and Toilets very very dirty, would not stay again.

October 18th, 2022 by lisasadie

Very friendly hosts here. Open green space to park the 4x4 with rooftop tent. Bathrooms and cold shower — they got the job done. Heard the howler monkeys in the morning in the trees above! Close drive to the beaches.

February 20th, 2021 by bellinghausen

We stayed one night. Was the weekend so lots of locals. Only had 2 places to park our 4x4 with a rooftop tent, the rest was for tents only. They had 3 big furnished tents for rent. Cleaned the bathrooms/showers twice a day. Had howler monkey eating breakfast right above us which was pretty cool.

March 5th, 2020 by manuelandergassen

Showers and bathrooms clean, lots of shade, good location, 8$ per person. All good recommended!

January 30th, 2020 by katiespry

Nice camping area setup, we paid 15000 for 3 people. WiFi didn’t work but apart from that everything was good!

December 10th, 2019 by AppleOverlander

Expensive (8,000)
Dirty.
Very noisy on weekends.
Everything else is ok.

October 9th, 2019 by carloselizondov

Muy amable los dueños serviciales super recomendado

September 2nd, 2019 by southboundseahags

Great place. Perfect secured yard for dogs. 2 old friendly dogs on property. Lots of shade and potable water. Caretakers very sweet old couple. Owner not so much but she only popped up our last day. Paid 10,000 colones per night. WiFi in and out. Nice cabins for rent also.

April 4th, 2019 by Oh the places we'll go

This place is large enough for all rigs. Plenty or power to run AC. 1 block from semi crowded beach
Clean bathrooms. WiFi only close to main house. 20$ for 2 ppl and 2 dogs in truck camper.
Stayed 1 night as we called this a landing spot after crossing the border ...3.5 hours due to not having correct exit papers for dogs. 98 degrees outside and needed AC for at least a night to cool down before heading down the nicoya

February 15th, 2019 by christian.voiblet

Nice place the owner Luisa was very kind , we paid 5000 c per person, lot of birds , squirrels and howler monkeys in the morning !

September 24th, 2018 by destinovagabun2

Good place to stay a couple nights, the camping area is grassy and shaded, lots of tables and benches, barbecues on site, electrical hookups. Bathrooms and showers are a mess, pet friendly

April 14th, 2018 by vf.nayara

This is a dirty place. They don’t clean the bathrooms at all!! There was so much sand on the floor to take a shower.. Terrible!
It’s totally overpriced, the guy firstly asked for 12.000 colones per person. After negotiating, he let us stay for 10.000 as long as we stayed 2 nights or more.
It’s close to Hermosa beach though, which is a very nice place.
And it’s big rig friendly.

February 22nd, 2018 by seidl.roman

Perfect , near by beach - 3 min walk. Shared big kitchen, garden with crazy little black dog and VERY friendly mama(sita) - owner. Possible to pay by credit card but final prize is X*1,18. Fast internet. Prize for 4 people / 1 king size and 1 double = 60$ USD = Cheap.

January 29th, 2018 by christian.barth

Place is OK, electricity at sites, sinks, bbq grills, place for big rigs, but washrooms were definitely not clean.

December 5th, 2017 by ledameredith.com

We paid 10000 C. Electricity at site, water (but not at site-had to drive over to it). Bathrooms and showers could have used a sweeping, but basically clean. Nice communal kitchen if you feel like using it. Right at the beach with pricy hotel restaurants nearby and cheaper ones if you walk away from the beach into town. WiFi was okay.

November 4th, 2017 by danielunadin

The owner wanted 5000 colones p.p. with our rig. After negociation we paid 4000. The place were very wet, so without 4x4 it would be hart to enter, but we think, that it will be better in the next days. The shower and the toilets weren`t very clean (lowseason?) and the were a lot of ants at the campside.

September 13th, 2017 by Ohlavan

8000C per night for two people in a camper. Nice camping site, very spacious place. Clean toilets and decent showers. Wifi password is [passwords are not allowed unless explicitly permitted by the owner]. Close to the beach.

August 12th, 2017 by DrivenToWander

$8 per person. Super nice staff. Good clean showers and bathrooms. Just a short walk to gorgeous beach. Easy hookups to electricity at site, with added bonus of light on tree to illuminate campsite at night. Weekend night, and quiet and peaceful!

November 21st, 2016 by Calderescapes

When driving here from Liberia you will pass the hostel on the left. take a left right after it and enter from that street to camping area. We paid 4000 colones pp per night despite asking for a discount for staying four nights. Good cell reception for both Claro and Movistar. Wi-Fi not fast and craps out often in the afternoon for some reason. Reached our site though. Washrooms okay, had seats but not always paper. Lovely beach here a block away. There is a tienda on the main road you come in on.

September 20th, 2016 by Instagram.com

camped here for three nights with four people, asked for a discount and got it for 3k a person if we paid upfront. bathrooms are adequate but a bit grungy, it appears they are building more. power is available in every spot and WiFi is good. the beach access is close and Playa Hermosa is stunning - one of my favourites!

August 26th, 2016 by findingdestinationsblog.wordpress.com

Stayed here for one night with our car and rooftop tent.
Shower's and toilets are not very clean but usable.
After rain the place gets quite muddy.
WiFi available, average speed.
Electricity at various places across the Camping Site, so hookup should be possible at every spot.
We payed 8000crc, 4000crc per Person, asking for a discount was declined.

August 13th, 2016 by jps695

Bon accueil, le patron parle francais il était à côté de Lyon WIFI faible fonctionne mieux à la réception, mais il y a les égouts à ciel ouvert et ca pue, Prix 4000 colónes après discussion 3000 colónes chacun 6000 pour 2

August 1st, 2016 by Overland The Americas

Nice staff. Good place to spend a day. The beach nice. Good WiFi. We asked for a discount and paid 3000 per person.

May 14th, 2016 by vremsbottom

nice staff, nice dogs. more mosquitos than i have had to deal with in awhile. good wifi. location is pretty good. $8 per night for 1 person. $5 for laundry.

December 8th, 2015 by Desk to Dirtbag

Nice place, well shaded, close walk to the beach, though they weren't too friendly. Paid 4,000c per person and had the place all to ourselves. Lights and electricity at each site. Picnic tables.

September 15th, 2015 by Para y Pregunta

nice large gully equiped campsite. 4000 colones pero personas, no charge for the rv in low season

February 14th, 2015 by moremorevan

Crowded with lots to weekending Ticos tent camping here in what is basically a big fenced in dirt parking lot. Facilities are decent though and our 2 year old loved the close-by beach playground.

February 5th, 2015 by ajsml

Nice little camp spot right off the beach. We plugged in, had nice strong showers, and outdoor kitchen wash area for $4000C/person +$1000 for car. We also had laundry done for an extra $5/us. Lots of iguanas and mono congos, really nice!

January 8th, 2015 by daina

Nice shady campground next to Hermosa Beach. The lady asked 6000 Colones per person plus 1000 Col for the truck camper (we talked her down; didn't need electric hookup or the washrooms). Has bbqs, banos, flat level ground, friendly people, nice huge dog.