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It is a little hard to locate the hostel; it takes time and effort to reach it as it is on a slope. The staff are helpful and informative; some speak Engish. The dorms are not too big with 9 bunk beds. The room has big lockers to store lugguage. There are small lockers in the lounge next to the reception. You need to have your own locks for big lockers and ask for a key for the small one. Breakfast is complimentary and comprises a vareity of fruits and foods. Given the high cost of living in Rio, this is certainly a PLUS.

Pros: Located just outside the metro station. Low price. Reception staff does not speak English but generally pleasant. Cons: Kitchen does not have a stove despite having a rice cooker, microwave and oven. Rooms and commons areas, especially toilets are dirty. Showers are almost non-existent, with most broken, in repairs and filled with storage items or just locked. Only one upstairs was available for use. Cleaning staff entered and clean the room at 9:15am when another roommate and I was asleep with loud knocks, as a result I got woken up. Common sense dictates that cleaning of rooms are usually done between check-out and check-in times.

I came in at night from Sao Paulo. Hostel was a bit outside the town center, it was only a 10-minute walk from the bus station and not that difficult to find even at night. Staff were very friendly and helpful and spoke fluent Spanish (which was better for my broken Spanish than my non-existent Portuguese). Got a whole room to myself but paid only around $40, because it wasn't peak season. Cool bar across the street on the beach. Same place where I had the complimentary breakfast the next day. In the morning, I left my stuff and rented a safety deposit box (you basically buy the padlock from them and the box is free to use). I walked around town all day and then came back for my stuff to catch the bus onward to Rio. Very pretty churches and town. Beach was ok but having the town as a backdrop made it better. I didn't head out to any of the nearby islands, which I heard had better beaches. All in all, still worth a stopover between Sao Paulo and Rio if you have an extra day.

This is my favourite hostel I've ever stayed in. I was there quite a while, ten nights, and the staff really made me feel like part of the family. They helped me with the research I was doing in curitiba, invited me to things, and I joined in with the family dinner on Mondays. Location is good, very close to shopping curitiba, easy to get around. And pepe the dog is great!

Geckos is a typical hostel, I've stayed in better BUT I've certainly stayed in a lot worse. It's clean, the staff is very helpful and friendly, probably some of the most helpful I've found in awhile. Breakfast is all you can eat and there's fruit, cereal, tea/coffee, bread, and ham and cheese. Far more options than most places give and again, all you can eat! The location is good for downtown and it's easy enough to hop the bus to the beaches. It's a very social hostel which is great and I've heard on the weekends it can get rowdy. Like most hostels the facilities could use some help/fixing, but overall it's great and I'd stay here again.

I booked the 15 people dorm on Agoda.com when i saw it was going on a very good deal. I initially had expected it to be ok for the price that I was paying but it was a lot worse than I thought.I was allocated to the room in the basement. When I saw the room, there were rubbish and personal belonging strewn on over the floor. No housekeeping for a few days maybe. What irked me the most was that there wasn't any ventilation in the room at all. Sure, it was cold at night, but the windows were perpetually closed and the air conditioner wasn't working (I tried). So every night we just left the door to the room open (so much for security). Luckily the people in the dorm were mostly nice and friendly. One hung his wet clothings above me when he couldn't find a clothes rack. It was probably dripping all night. Maybe the hostel could invest in one clothes rack for a 15 people dorm? I liked the restroom which had 2 cubicles for showering and 2 toilets.They were cleaned almost everyday. For those carrying heavy luggage, it is not recommended because the route from the Paradiso Subway station is full of steps and hills. Despite it being a 10/15min walk, it could be torturous for those who are not travelling light.

LOC.: Excel.: for Relax +Wind Game ..But, Evalu. for all city: there are many other interest places like “Canasvieiras” B. (D&N) +”Barra da Lagoa” +even C.C. is not big but neat &attract ..If, decide to move use: 2 local bus/3.1R$ to Root of bus sys in c.c. &Cont. using bus sched. in map to other part of big island w. same ticket whatever still inside St.!(like MTR) Ht.: in Str(Servidao Ledu Maria Luz da Costa) fr.Str(R.des Corticairas) fr.Main Av.(Peque principe) _In 1st. row &the closest of not V.G. wave sea “Campeche” B. =200m/3min. walk across sand hills bet. Ocean&ht. like same nature along this region and most (not all)of Isl. _InterCity +Local bus Term. St. +C.C. =15km by many direct bus#462/stop#11/Far1.2km/12min.W. orBus#463/front “Ponto10”Shop/600m/6min.W. orBus#464 +Then Bus#410or430 _Airp.=12km +Lagoa=5km +Canasvieiras B.=30km +other parts: go first c.c. byBus or unavail.Taxi or priv. Taxi by Ht RM: Excel. _Stand D.R. _v. big 15m2 w.\big wind.Gard.V. +big D.bed+ 3 speed ceil.Fan +Not Sat.3 local ch. sm. old TV +cub+desk+2chair+2S.Desk +Med. Size full Kitch. w.Wind.(big Ref-Oven-Micro-Mixer-Basin-enough Cook util BATHR.: own big size w.Wind.+Hot W._mirror-shelf-1sm. Towel (big1 w.fee=5BR)-tissue-No(soap+shampo) HT.: V.G._Safe gate(Use key aft. 23:00) +Security polite! Dogs(I cann’t listen its voice during 4D.: All houses w. secure dog in this restricted A.) _Big neat gard. w. hamock+Multi sit. A.+Sound sys.+BBQ+fac. _Not flat sat big TV w.Tons of all lang. ch. +Library: In Big Com. Kitch. w.\enough all: 2 big Ref.+2Micro+Oven+2Mixer+kittle+Basin +all Cook util.+big Table&chairs +I don’t used WF STAFF: All types V.G.(Need slight more patient than Guest) +08-23:00 _Family run: “Juan”+intelligent wife living in separate part _not enough sketch map-tour-surf _Store free until 18:00(Lockers in Intercity bus st.=12R$/24hr) _big diff. bet. Check in\out=11\14:00 w. limited Gr.Fl.Rms. but can use extr fac. _Safe box for dorm. only w.Own PadLock

Positives: the house itself is great and really good organiced. stuff is very helpful, especialy Michel, who helped us finding a hospital and many other things. sometimes they turned volume down if asked politely. nice patios, balconies, places to hang around and a pool inside. breakfast is good. kitchen is very good. two computers for free use. supermarket two blocks away. pizzeria too. caipirinhas are tasty. Negatives. If you are young, do not need lots of sleep and like loud music, happy hour and blinking lights, that is your place to go. There are speakers everywhere, so there is no chance to escape the bass. Walls are thin though. The guys there are young, so even at times when we were the only guests, the music played loud. So, no tv watching or book reading was possible and Internet worked only sometimes. we got stranded. At the time we stayed there, lots of loud maintenance was done. it is a 12min busdrive downtown or half hour walk. no busses from here to the falls.

The hostel was not located in the historical center, but there is an easy way to go there by bus and the beaches are close by walking 30min. The hostel was absolutely clean, never saw such a clean hostel kitchen before. It ws very modern and decorated with little nice details. The stuff is helpfull, but you had to ask for it. The breakfeast was simple, but sufficient. Would defenitely come back to this hostel!

We booked a double room with private bathroom, but we also got to enjoy the hostel atmoshphere wich was great. Jennifer was always happy to help with tips, advice, tour reservstions, you name it. She really made our stay really great and smooth. The room was basic but really clean! Although not on the main street, the hostel is 1 or 2 blocks away from the bus station, which in my opinion is better than the main street. Supermarket also close by. I totally recomend this hostel!

The couple that owns the hostel is very sweet! They don't speak English but do you know a little Spanish you can communicate a bit. Breakfast is fruit, sandwiches, coffe, juice and yogurt. Everything is walking distance in Paraty but this hostel seems to be in the middle of it all. There weren't very many people at all when I stayed but if it was a busy season the rooms would've felt a lot more crowded. Nice place if you're staying for a night or 2!

I enjoyed my stay at the Cosmopolitan. For a budget hostel, it offered everything necessary as a base to visit Recife and Olinda. The staff was pleasant and helpful with maps and questions. The breakfast was a lovely spread with fresh squeezed tropical juices, homemade cakes,fruit, sandwiches and breads. The grounds are set in a small garden with pet rabbits, there is a central lounge with tv, the rooms have ac at night and the location is is very near the beautiful Boa Viagim beach. There was high speed internet, and tv in the lounge as well as a kitchen available to cook. My only complaint is that the lockers provided could be easily broken into with a screwdriver. Not that secure. All things considered, great value for the price.