if you don't care about the extreme street/car/bus/cycle noise from Ave 2 20 meters away, the barking dog, the meowing cat, all of this all night, the worst being able to hear every word (and every thrust) of the occupants in the next room. Noisiest place in the gulch, bar none.

That defies logic or somebody else is putting you up to this as a possibility. The place is LOUD beyond the gulch hotels noise because it is not a hotel, its ground floor, maybe a former tico house, right off ave 2, tin roof, with rooms that can combine 2 rooms into one, you can hear everytrhing from the adjoing room of course, it's only a door, everyting, it's loud. If this poster didn't hear any of the above he was smashed. It's a good place, but it's loud. If that doesn' biother you. This post is so that members know you are not checking into a hotel, more like a hostel/backpack, with good value, great owner, no chica fees. If U can deal with all the loud noise maybe with earplugs at night, this is truly a great place.