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Rua Joaquim Murtinho, 361 Santa Teresa Rio de Janeiro Brazil
Property Type: Hostel
  • Budget accommodation, typically offering shared rooms that may be dormitory style.
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars Based on 5 traveler reviews
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    • 3 based on 3 reviews Rooms
    • 4 based on 3 reviews Service
    • 4 based on 3 reviews Value
    • 3.5 based on 3 reviews Cleanliness
    • 3.5 based on 1 review Dining
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Reviews of Rio Hostel

( 1-5 of 5 )
“Great facilities, friendly staff, but... bedbugs.”
2 of 5 stars
liagushka
Long Island City, NY
Oct 1, 2008

I liked the accommodations okay, the staff and Sta. Theresa quite a bit. During our 1 week stay, various people, staying in different rooms (Orange, Blue, and the one off the sitting area), kept complaining about getting bitten. We stayed in the "Cave" or "Green Room" and our last night we woke up with bites. During the 24 hours we... more

“Best Hostel I've seen in South America”
5 of 5 stars
felixissimo
Minneapolis, MN
Mar 17, 2008

I bookended my last trip to Brazil with two weeks in Rio. The first half, I stayed on the beach in Ipanema, in typically dumpy and overcrowded hostels there. The second half, I spend in Santa Teresa at Rio Hostel, and wished I'd never bothered with the beach places. Awesome view over downtown, great proximity to Lapa nightlife, and really... more

“Great hostel in rio”
5 of 5 stars
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Berlin
Mar 21, 2005
2/2 found this review helpful

great Hostel great staff . Santa Teresa ans Lapa - Wow , night clubs, live shows - the real RIO more

“Best hostel I visited”
5 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
London, England
Jun 16, 2004
2/4 found this review helpful

Vry nice neighborhood , great atmosphere , the stuff is very helpfull , best hostel I visited in south america . more

“Tolles Hostel mitten im Nachtleben”
5 of 5 stars
zillesc
Köln
Nov 6, 2006

Tolles Hostel (sogar mit Doppelzimmer und Chalet mit privatem Badezimmer auf Wunsch), sehr sauber, nettes Personal, das immer gute Tips... more

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Rua Joaquim Murtinho, 361 | Santa Teresa, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil