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View on mapVibrant hostel offering free Wi-Fi & breakfast, plus a bar, a shared kitchen & a garden with a BBQ.via Google
A highly social, party-oriented hostel known for its energetic bar and proximity to Lapa's nightlife.
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Amazing party hostel with such a fun and social atmosphere! The hosts were incredibly accommodating and went above and beyond to make everyone feel comfortable. Big shout out to André for answereing all my questions. A great place to meet people, enjoy downtown rio. Would definitely come back!
Books Hostel Rio was hands down one of my favourite hostels I’ve ever stayed at. The location is perfect, the atmosphere is fun and social without being overwhelming, and the hostel itself is clean, comfortable, and well run. The staff really make this place special — friendly, welcoming, and always down to help with recommendations, tours, or just creating a great vibe. It’s the kind of place where it’s effortless to meet people and actually make friends. The common areas are lively, the beds are comfortable, and everything feels organized and safe. Whether you’re there to party, explore Rio, or just chill, Books Hostel somehow nails all of it. If you’re coming to Rio and want a hostel that feels energetic, social, and welcoming, this is the one. I’d 100% stay here again and recommend it to any traveler looking for an unforgettable experience.
Nice hostel, great if you want to party, not so great for chilling out. Good location near to cheap restaurants and shops and near lapa centre where Theres lots of njght life. Staff are very friendly and helpful especially with doing touristy things such as favela parties or football games or boat parties. Good free breakfast included in stay. The ladies there always making an effort to keep the place clean which doesn’t go unnoticed
The atmosphere was very nice. But the hostel overall was EXTREMELY DIRTY (no matress covers, mold in bathrooms, bed bugs in some of the rooms, the bathrooms smelled like vomit). Even though the people and atmosphere was amazing, the hostel's cleanliness was too poor to rate the stay above 3 stars.
This was the first hostel I stayed at in this off season trip that had a true party atmosphere, so if that's your thing, you'll love it. I love the Whatsapp group where you can find out where folks are partying. Bear in mind though that downstairs they start bumping very loud music at like 7pm. I also appreciated: - filtered water (though it's quite slow) - the breakfast was really nice, and there's an option to get it anyway even if you're not staying there for R15, AND it goes until 10:30am A slight deduction because the lockers don't actually work lol... you can lock it and still open it (room #6). I also wish the door to the room itself had a key/lock. And even though they do offer bag storage, there's no verification of any kind, and I definitely was able to grab my bag to leave without anyone at the front desk noticing... maybe there are cameras, but I could've been out that door before anyone cared. I appreciate that most hostels operate to some degree on an open trust basis, but given that they have 24/7 door staff anyway, would be nice to have a back room only accessible by then. Lastly, you don't get a key to the hostel, you have to buzz, but the buzzer is quite loud, so if you're a light sleeper, this could be a problem... but so might the trucks rolling up and down the street