In 2005, Aurora and Michelle opened Hostel Bekuo in the Los Yoses neighborhood, between the bustling College Town of San Pedro and San Jose. With their vision for a hostel that was unmatched in comfort, style and service, Hostel Bekuo has gained a reputation for just that.
Then Michelle fell in love with an Australian guy, and Aurora and Michelle decided it would be best if they sold the hostel to Aurora’s nephew, Ramon, and his long time friend and hostel resident Storm.
Travelers from all over the world come to Bekuo, and Jane the manager, along with a group of employees composed of extended family, adopted family and a Peruvian kid that just never left, make every effort to ensure that everyone has a pleasant stay.
Hostel Bekuo is located 325 meters west of Spoon Los Yoses, or 100 meters South of the Subaru Dealership in Los Yoses and 25 meters west.
Who’s runs the show:
Jane: She’s got to be one of the best photographers in Costa Rica, and we are blessed with her presence every day. She’s a Tica from Cartago, just outside of San Jose.
Gonzalo: A Peruvian kid from Lima, Gonzalo is a graduate of Cordon Bleu, so we are blessed some amazing food from time to time.
Faith: Hails from the UK, but has lived in Africa, India, and Paris. She keeps everyone on their toes with her quick whit and dry humor.
Herman: Herman came to us via Nicaragua, via Miami, via Costa Rica. So he’s a tico that speaks nica with a Miami twist. great guy.
At Hostel Bekuo, we strive to make your stay as enjoyable as possible. To make a reservation, please click here. To help you have the best possible experience, we offer the following services to all of our guests, with a smile:
Free Maps and Info
Free Coffee and Tea whenever you want it.
Free Breakfast (Unlimited Pancakes, toast, fruit, cofee and tea…. really….. it’s included….yes, we know it’s awesome for $12 a night)
Free Linens (and they’re clean and smell F’n gooooood)
Free Towels (just ask for a towel and we’ll fetch one for ya)
Free Xbox 360 (when it’s working, sorry, we over did it with the FIFA ‘08)
Free Nintendo Wii (Sick of your travel partner, get out some aggression with boxing!)
Free Pool Table
Free Foosball
Free Movies (tons of DVD’s for you to watch at your leisure)
Free Community Kitchen (A REAL KITCHEN, blender, rice cookers, microwave, toaster oven, real knives and utensils.)
Free Concierge Service
Free Travel Services
Free Book exchange
Arrange tours
Laundry Service on sight for $5 per load (wash and dry, soap and fabric softener incl.)
Rental car arrangement and delivery
Hotel reservations at other locations
We’ll order pizza, chinese, ice cream, prescriptions, anything you want delivered.
We offer unlimited calls to 34 countries** for FREE from Bekuo.
We DO NOT offer airport pickups.
Lonely Planet: “About 2kms east of downtown are Los Yoses and San Pedro, home to a number of embassies as well as the most prestigious university in Costa Rica. College kids are the same world over, so it shouldn’t come as a surprise that this university district is brimming with the highest percentage of bars and clubs in the city… you’d be hard pressed to find a neighborhood boasting better restaurants than San Pedro and Los Yoses.” Why stay in another neighborhood?
Let’s give you some basic information about our location in San Jose, and about San Jose in general. First off, the international airport, isn’t located anywhere near San Jose, it’s actually not even in the same province. It’s located northwest of the city by about 20 Kms, in a town called Alejuela. So why stay in San Jose? Well, if you are planning on seeing other parts of Costa Rica (we hope so) and are using public transportation, then you have to leave from San Jose almost always, unless you want to stand for 4 hours plus to your next destination.
When people aren’t familiar with San Jose, they really try to stay downtown. Downtown San Jose, is not a nice place, nor is it an ideal place to stay. Most hostels located in the downtown area advise their guests not to go out at night (partially because of crime, mostly because they want to nickel and dime you at their own bar and or restaurant). We are located a few blocks east of the edge of downtown. It’s easily walkable, and even easier to get to in a bus (about 2 minutes by bus). It’s quieter where we are located, safer, and there are more bars, restaurants, stores, etc. near our location. Thinking about staying in Barrio Amon or downtown? Good luck finding a decent grocery store or a bar that’s not overrun with prostitutes. When was the last time you stayed in or near a college town and didn’t have a good time?
The only advantage to staying downtown, is the proximity to bus terminals. So you sacrifice safety, fun, being able to walk around at night, seeing a variety of places to eat, drink, shop, etc. but you can walk to the bus terminal. Staying away from downtown, means a 5 minute ride in a taxi for about $4 US. We think it’s worth it.
Do yourself a favor, you don’t have to stay at Hostel Bekuo, but try to avoid staying in downtown San Jose.
The garden at Bekuo is a special place. The centerpiece of the garden is an ancient stone sphere, created by pre-Colombian peoples of Costa Rica. The spheres range in size from a few centimetres to over two metres in diameter, and weigh up to 16 tons. Most are sculpted from gabbro, an intrusive igneous rock [...]
A lot of hostels in Costa Rica, for lack of a more diplomatic term, use shit mattresses. To be honest, we started out that way too. But where we differ is that when it came time to buy new mattresses, we stepped it up a couple of notches and re-invested a lot of money to [...]
To be honest, at Bekuo, we kind of feel like the less time our guests spend in the hostel, the more they are experiencing San Jose. The more people experience San jose, the more they actually like it. But for the times when you’re not out checking out our favorite watering holes, or some of [...]
We really think that our living room is the best common area of any hostel in Costa Rica. We just bought a new 50″ flat screen so we could use our tiny 42″ for our Nintendo Wii. We have a large selection of DVD’s for your viewing pleasure as well. Our tv has cable, so [...]
At Bekuo, nearly all of the employees live in the hostel, so when we buy something for the kitchen, we’re also buying something for OUR kitchen. Would you have plastic forks and a toaster that barely works in your kitchen at your house? We doubt it.
We think our kitchen is pretty well equipped these days. [...]
