El Misti Copacabana has friendly staff that go the extra mile and the communal breakfast and dinner are ideal for meeting fellow travelers.
Dorms are cramped, and the bathrooms at this Misti are worse than the Botafogo ones in terms of cleanliness.
The outer door was left unlocked constantly, didn't feel particularly safe.
Avoid the beds nearest the A/C units, they are inches from the mattress and will make sleeping impossible.
