“Cheap and cheerful, not much personal space but it is a hostel...”

Here for the World Cup, didn't intend to spend much time in the hostel and didn't. Met lots of like-minded people staying there which is the main reason to stay in a hostel. The location is great - walking distance to Lapa for night-life, just a few stops on the underground to Copacabana or Ipanema… Plus

Here for the World Cup, didn't intend to spend much time in the hostel and didn't. Met lots of like-minded people staying there which is the main reason to stay in a hostel. The location is great - walking distance to Lapa for night-life, just a few stops on the underground to Copacabana or Ipanema. Flamengo beach is maybe 200 metres away. The road that King Hostel is on has loads of places to buy food (takeaway, café, restaurant, supermarket) and the main area for getting buses up to Corcovado is really close. The main "centre" of Rio is also walking distance or an easy journey on the underground (mostly banks and the like, a few gems though). I stayed in the 16 bed room which was great for meeting people, but did feel a little but insecure at times. There are lockers but you need your own padlock. Sidney (the owner) has the key and the main door to the hostel is always locked - it improves security but can be frustrating when you want to go out! He also doesn't speak much English - if you know Spanish you can get by with that, otherwise you will really struggle without knowing Portuguese. It really depends what you want from a hostel, but staying here for a night or two (I actually stayed for 16 nights) won't be the worst decision you make in Rio as long as you are sensible about it.

Moins