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29 January 2018
Desorganized. The hostel is too crowded. The room that I stayed there were 8 people but the space couldnt fit all of that. The other rooms seemed bigger and more comfortable for eight or nine people. The bathrooms could be clean more often and tbeu could make better use of they commom areas. Also, guests can't consume drinks purchased outside the hostel or even leave them on the fridge (???) and the wifi doesn't work properly.
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31 October 2017
Great place
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31 July 2017
Great place and great people. Went to the social área and had an excellent time with my friends. I recommend it!
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29 June 2017
I thoroughly enjoyed my time at Rio Backpackers. The staff was friendly and conducted themselves as if you were family staying at their house. It was a short walk to the beach and the subway.
In terms of the quality of the rooms/bathrooms/common area, you kinda get what you pay for. It wasn't a top quality hostel. Overall it is in a good location and you have a chance to meet good ppl.response / report this review -
08 March 2017
It's okay but a bit old in terms of power and wf
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09 February 2016
Hostel is of average quality. The rooms are good, the staff is friendly and the shared room+balcony at the top floor is great. However, it clearly lacks hygiene as compared to other hostels in the area. Together with the fact that you have to walk quite uphill to get to the hostel, there are in my opinion better hostels available in the area. All together, if the hygiene improves it is a good value for money hostel.
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26 March 2013
Well wheb we book some nights on a hostel, we can not expect the quality of a hotel. Is quite calm with friendly staff. The toallets are quite small and lack of higiene. Otherwise jeg recomend.
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30 May 2011
I felt so frustrated so many times in my stay in this hostel! I made my reservations through a website called "hostel bookers". Since I was afraid that the hostel didnt get my reservations properly, I called them one day after departing and confirmed my reservations. They told me everything was ok with my 2 days reservation. When I got there, they told me that they would only have room for us (me and my friend) for the first day. The second day I would have to stay somewhere else. We had reservation for double room with a bathroom. When I got into the room, the bathroom had hair all over. It was really gross, because the had not cleaned it before.
I tried to have my breakfast at 9:30am (the breakfast time is from 9 am to 11 am) and there was no breakfast ready. I ask the only person responsable for the breakfast if we could have our breakfast and he was really rude and told me he was washing deashes and it would take at least 20 minutes. I would have to meet some friends at the beach by 10am, so ofcourse i could not had my breakfast there.
The room smeled like mold.
Having to move to another hostel in the middle of a two days trip really sucked.
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11 June 2010
I feel so lucky to have come across this hostel! Couldn't have asked for a friendlier place to stay in Rio. This is my second trip to this hostel and it certainly feels like home. The staff are friendly, helpful and always up for some fun! They will always give you hints on where to party and what to do during the day and are knowledgable about bus and metro routes. The breakfasts are just what you need after a big night, and are served till 11 so no need drag yourself out of bed too early. And the breakfast staff are cheerful and loved to laugh at my attempts to converse in portuguese! The bar isn't open late, but there are no problems with bringing in your own beers which helps with keeping costs down and the caipirinhas are excellent! The rooms are basic but clean and well looked after, most with lockers in so you can store your stuff away, and the best bit about them was that this hostel doesn't try to squeeze 18 people in a dorm like in other places I have stayed which means that on the whole you can get a great nights sleep. The area upstairs is great for meeting new people and as a lone traveller I loved the fact that there was this space where you could chill out with others. Lastly, the free wifi is a fantastic addition to this hostel that wasn't in place last time I was here- you may have to move around a bit to find a good signal but its here and it works! I have made some amazing friends at this place and would like to thank the staff there for looking after me so well.
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