Is Rocking Js - Hostel pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Rocking Js - Hostel?

Self-parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at Rocking Js - Hostel?

Check-in begins at 1 PM. After-hours check-in is not available.

Does Rocking Js - Hostel provide a shuttle to the airport?

Yes, there's an airport shuttle. A fee of USD 108.00 per person applies.

Where is Rocking Js - Hostel located?

Nestled on the beach, this Cahuita hostel is within a 10-minute walk of Playa Cahuita and Blanca Beach. Negra Beach and Cahuita National Park are also within 15 minutes.

Rocking Js - Hostel Reviews, Deals & Photos 2025

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

11 Oct 2017

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

El hotel estaba horrible!! Las habitaciones más terribles q he visto en mi vida!! El ambiente fatal!! Nunca mas ahí!!

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2017

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

4 Apr 2021

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

HOSTEL SAID THEY DIDN'T TAKE RESERVATIONS FROM EXPEDIA??? Booked a bed in the dorm and when I arrived the hostel told me they only take reservations over whatsapp even though I had a confirmation for my two night stay booking on expedia. They then said that they had a bed I could book for 3 times the cost that I had reserved on expedia. I would have gone somewhere else but the Easter weekend is super busy in Costa Rica and EVERYWHERE was fully booked. After a bunch of angry conversations I got my bed for the price of my reservation, but the lack of responsibility for the error was incredibly unprofessional. There are only 2 showers and 3 bathrooms and 1 urinal for the entire hostel (hundreds of people stay here). I read in other reviews that the parties super loud, but I was fine in the dorm. What really kept me up was the sound of rats running around that echoed around the dorm which was made out of a shipping container. Honestly I can't recommend this place less. DO NOT RESERVE THROUGH EXPEDIA. Such a terrible experience, will not be returning.

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2021

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

4 Jan 2021

Disliked: Staff & service, amenities

Llegue y mi reservacion no existia en sus registros y solo me indicaron q hace 6 meses no trabajan con expedia. Y nunca siquieran recibi un correo o una llamada para notificarme de esa situacion. Termine mi estancia en otro lugar .

Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2020

2/10 Terrible

julia

1 Dec 2020

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

No sirvio la reserva. No nos dejaron ni entrar al hotel. Dicen que no estan afiliados con hoteles.com. muy mal hecho de una pagina tan conocido que pase esto.

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2020

2/10 Terrible

Nathanael

30 Nov 2020

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

30 Nov 2020

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Rocking J's is a must if you are looking for a great time! Staff was awesome, live music, fire shows, juggling performances...etc. Highly recommend everyone stay here if they can and book your stay early since they will fill up. Definitely will be coming back!!!!

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2020

10/10 Excellent

Ronald

16 Sept 2020

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2020

4/10 Poor

Giovanni

27 Jul 2020

Disliked: Staff & service

PÉSIMO SERVICIO

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2020

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

3 Jan 2020

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Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

24 Aug 2019

Liked: Staff & service

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

2/10 Terrible

Cecilia, Brasil

21 Mar 2019

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

The worst place Ive ever been. Is disgusting! I saw a HUGE rat and many cockroaches IN THE KITCHEN! Btw I was in the uppee bed and could hear MANY rats on the roof all night Long! Do not stay there!

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

16 Feb 2019

Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities

The people there was amazing and the experience in a tent or hamacs are great but I hear dorm’s where dirty.

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

6/10 Okay

sabine

2 Jan 2019

Disliked: Cleanliness

Déçu

Sanitaires simples Ambiance malsaine

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

13 Nov 2018

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Lo pasamos bien hablando como si estuviéramos en la cárcel. Porque con buen humor todo se soporta. Pero parecía aquello una cárcel muy cara. Pagamos 30 dólares por una sábana manchada de sangre en un colchón húmedo en una habitación llena de suciedad sin mosquiteras ni ventanas y con la propia discoteca de ellos haciendo ruido hasta las 2 así. Aún así lo peor puede ser el dueño que es un hombre muy maleducado y desagradable. Mi peor estancia y más cara en costa Rica. El baño compartido de uno x uno y sucio. Lo único bueno es que está cerca de la playa. La zona de hamacas guay. El ambiente de noche tb dejaba que desear...

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

8/10 Good

Stephen

23 Oct 2018

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

I stayed in a tent and it had a decent mattress. The property is located right on the beach. Not in the center of town but only a 5 to 10 minute walk. Nice big area to socialise.

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

12 Aug 2018

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

This is not the place to go to if you want to relax (and not party). The owner is kind, but constantly pushes products on you. They have super loud things going on, and it's not super clean. The days before we left, there was only one working toilet for the whole facility. The showers seem dirty (and the toilets). Oh, and you can hear people loudly having sex at all hours which makes for an uncomfortable situation.

Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Mariela, Cdmx

24 Jul 2018

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

El mejor ambiente.

Excelente lugar, muy recomendable. El ambiente que se vive es Pura Vida!! Está muy bien ubicado, la gente de servicio es muuuuy amable, el lugar está precioso y cuenta con todo lo que uno quiera: playa, comida, cerveza, bicis, camping, habitaciones, cocina, billar, películas, regaderas, agua caliente y sobretodo pura vida!!!

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

15 Jul 2018

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

When I arrived at Rocking J’s they did not have my reservation on file. They later found the reservation and informed me that the staff member responsible for reservations did not reserve the room I requested. I was placed in a room that looked like a shack on stilts and it was the size of a closet. The mattress was on the floor and took up the whole size of the room.

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2018

8/10 Good

eric w

3 Jun 2018

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Pura Vida!

Rocking J's is a great place for travelers on a budget. Hammocks and tents for the low budget wanderers and a few rooms with private bath and air conditioning. My room was lovely and had an ocean view with a great porch. The staff was very friendly and they kept the grounds clean. Rocking J's is more suited to a younger crowd and I felt comfortable. My only complaints were no Wi-Fi in the rooms and there was mold in the ceiling which really needs attention in that one unit. The grounds are clean and it is the most eclectic hostel in Puerto Viejo.

Stayed 2 nights in May 2018

6/10 Okay

Joshua

23 Apr 2018

Hit and MIss

Rockin J's is a fun place but I can't get over all of the misogynistic "art" everywhere. The number of sexual references to women and their genitalia written (or drawn) all over the walls were mostly unsettling and almost overwhelming. Great location at the end of town on the way to beaches, as well as near some awesome restaurants/bakeries (although Puerto Viejo is small enough that I'm not sure proximity to anywhere matters). Great beach-side setting with a "private" beach, if you will, that has nice tidal pools to swim in. It's a good place to meet other travelers. Wifi doesn't extend to all of the rooms, which is frustrating if you are the digital nomad type. Also, my party booked a Private Double Room with A/C but when we got there we found out that those rooms don't exist.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

6 Apr 2018

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

We had the “establo de lujo” best room but it only had 1 blanket for me and my friend , I went over the reception to ask for more and they said they ran out :-/ so it was uncomfortable to share the same blanket and the windows didn’t have curtains and we had to use the bathrooms carpet to cover it because otherwise people from outside would see through and zero privacy

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2018

8/10 Good

Johanna

16 Mar 2018

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Cool ställe med kakel överallt, väldigt chill atmosfär och det var gratis yoga varje morgon som var jättebra! Vi bodde i ett tält som hade en tjock madrass på golvet så det var förvånansvärt bekvämt, men det lät mycket från baren på kvällen. Köket var inte så rent och hade dåligt med utrustning, men helt ok.

Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2018

10/10 Excellent

Karla

11 Mar 2018

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Todo estuvo bien, la gente muy pura vida y muy buen servicio, Don Aurelio y J’ súper buena vibra. Lo único tal vez a mejorar sería las Luces en duchas y servicios ya que son muy escasas Pero en general todo bien, muy recomendado

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2018

4/10 Poor

Lisa

4 Mar 2018

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Worst hostel we ever stayed in

They actually don't care about you, they show no interest in people, your only a number. The internet only works in the reception area. We were very disappointed.

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2018

2/10 Terrible

CYLMARA

16 Jan 2018

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Pior escolha da minha vida

Descrição das comodidades do quarto é falsa. Em momento algum diz q os quartos de casal tem banheiro compartilhado. Diz que ha frigobar no quarto, mas nem sinal. Quarto parece um presídio. Funcionários não quiseram assumir a responsabilidade do que estava escrito no anuncio. Trocamos de hotel na ultima noite e não devolveram o dinheiro. Na noite de reveillon vimos casais fazendo sexo no banheiro (que era compartilhado) e sequer tinha um funcionário para evitar essa baixaria pública ( ambiente com crianças) Na manha do dia 1 de janeiro TODOS os banheiros estavam entupidos, imundos, fedorentos. O local parecia um chiqueiro...muito nojento. Não tem agua quente. Sinal de wifi quase inexistente. Redes e barracas misturadas no mesmo ambiente.

Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2017

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