Description

The Molino Rojo Hostel is the best option for enjoying a stylish backpacker-friendly atmosphere in one of the safest neighborhoods of downtown San Jose. It is designed for those who want to spend a while enjoying cosmopolitan San Jose as well as those who are just passing through for the excellent bus connections to all over the country and Central America.

Location

Our address is "Paseo Colón, Calle 32, diagonal a Pollos Kentucky" - that means that we are on Paseo Colón (which is the main road cutting through the city and leading to the airport), at street number 32, diagonally opposite from KFC. If you are coming into San José from the airport or the North or Pacific side of the country, you cannot miss us! If your taxi driver tells you that we are full or closed, he is just trying to take you somewhere that will pay him a better commission (in particular JC and Friends).

By Bus

Buses from the airport and from Liberia, Jaco, Puntarenas, etc. will pass directly in front of the Molino Rojo Hostel. We are a short walk from the Coca-Cola terminal and other major bus terminals in San José. At night, it is safest to take a taxi, especially if you do not know exactly where you are walking.

If you take a bus from the airport, it will go most of the journey on the motorway and then make a sharp left to leave the motorway as it enters San José - after that, you have to get off at the second stop. At the stop you will see a KFC ahead and to the left, we are diagonally opposite from that on the right (i.e. the side of the street that the bus stop is on).

By Taxi

Just let us know if you want to book an airport pick up and we can arrange it for you - it costs $22 and is with taxi drivers that we know and trust so is a lot safer than taking a taxi from the airport.

All taxis in San Jose should (and generally will) use a meter. Tell your taxi driver that you want to go to the Molino Rojo Hostel on "Paseo Colón y Calle 32, diagonal a Pollos Kentucky" and you will be taken directly to our doorstop. As a guide, a taxi ride in San Jose will cost a few dollars across town.