If you're going to Rio for history reasons, that's the place to stay at. Walking distance to many places like the famous bars in Lapa, old buildings, Circo Voador, Arcos da Lapa, etc. Far from the beach, you will need a cab or bus to get to Ipanema, Copacabana, etc. Rooms are as described in the website. Breakfast is very... More

To preface, my girlfriend and I stayed here during carnival so everything was busier, and safer, than it is normally. However, the area was full of cheap, excellent corner bars and restaurants. The hostel was very secure, with large lockers, minus locks, in the rooms. Nice complimentary happy hour daily, as well as very friendly, helpful, trilingual staff. Bathroom was... More

Had a great time here. I stayed over carnival and was really impressed by the cleanliness of the rooms, the facilities (awesome kitchen) and the friendly staff, who made a big effort to make sure their guests had a blast. The location is also perfect. Right in the middle of lapa, near all the good bars and clubs and only... More

The best hostel in Rio! a really friendly staff, excellent location in Lapa near to the best Rio night life, very clean, deliciuos breakfast and a 2 steps of the public transport (10 min to Copacabana)... THIS HOSTEL IS BRILLIANT!!

I agree wholeheartedly with most of what Victoria M says in her review. The staff were nice, but were a bit aloof at times. I felt like we had to keep asking questions to get the information that we needed. That being said, they were helpful and kind and stored our bags for us when we checked out, so no... More

The good: The staff of Lapa was wonderful. They were nearly always around and offered advice constantly. Unfortunately sometimes they gave public transportation advice as if you were a local (would just say 'grab the bus' or 'grab the metro' and point in the direction). However as you continued to ask questions they would always help out. English was excellent.... More

great hostel. 20 bed dorm is surprisingly brilliant! the guys have partitioned off the beds and split it into 3 sections so it actually feels a lot more private than a mass dorm and it´s very quiet (6-8 bed dorms on the top floor carry more noise as they´re near the common room). checked in for 1 night, stayed for... More