Torre Altamar backpackers & Hostel, Playa Santa Teresa, Costa Rica

Altamar Backpackers and Hostel is a new hotel located in Santa Teresa Beach, in the southern Nicoya Penisula of Costa Rica. The locations is ideal location and within minutes of the coastal jungle and the beach. Inspired by the environment, Altamar Backpackers and Hostel includes 6 rooms with 6 and 8 beds and 4 apartments, and 4 apartments from 2 to 6 people six private air conditioned rooms that may be rented individually or all together to create a private house for group events.

Mal Pais, Santa Teresa, Playa Carmen, we are located in a beautiful area amidst amazing surf breaks, white sand beaches, howler monkeys and jungle terrain.

Join us for your holiday or event.

Our location is one of the best in all of Santa Teresa, only 1 block from the beach, and seconds to local restaurants, shops and surf stores.

We have 9 rooms upstairs and 3 apartment-style cabins available.

All accommodations come equipped with full air conditioning, mini fridge, television with a DVD Player and Cable TV, wireless internet and a coffee maker.

There are four easy ways to arrive to Hotel. We will be more than happy to make travel arrangements for you. Please feel free to e-mail or call us with any questions. Gracias y Pura Vida!

1 Public Bus

Arrive to the San Jose International Airport and take a taxi or public bus to the Coca Cola bus station. There are typically two direct buses that you can take all the way to Mal Pais. The times vary so please plan ahead just to be sure. As for now the direct buses leave at 7:00am and at 2:30pm and the buses take exactly 6 hours. You don't and actually can't buy your bus ticket at the counter; you can just wait in the bus line and pay for your ticket once you get on the bus. The bus will arrive to the ferry at Puntarenas and the ferry will take 1 and 1/2 hours to get to Paquera. From there you get back on the same bus and arrive to "el cruce" or the crossroads of Mal Pais and Santa Teresa. From el cruce you can walk along the beautiful beach for 25 minutes (2 kilometers) or we can arrange for a taxi to come and pick you up. Just let us know ahead of time.

2 Rental Cars

Rent a car and drive to Puntarenas and from Puntarenas take the ferry. You have to pay for your car as well, about $11.00 USD. From Puntarenas you will drive through Paquera and then Tambor until you reach "el cruce" or the crossroads of Santa Teresa and Mal Pais. Once you are at el cruce you make a right and keep going straight 2 kilometers until you see the big Beach Break sign hanging on the right side of the road. We are located behind Pizza el Tomate and Tuanis clothing store.

3 Airplanes From San Jose To Tambor

Once you arrive to San Jose (Alajuela) you can take another 1 hour flight to Tambor with Nature Air. From Tambor we can arrange for a taxi to take you from the Tambor Airport to the door of our hotel. The taxi ride is 45 minutes and costs $40.00 USD.

4 Shuttle Company

We can arrange for a private shuttle to pick you up either from the San Jose Intl. airport or from your hotel in San Jose. The shuttle costs anywhere from $35 USD a person to $180 USD a person depending on the season.