ArtHostel Rio in Cinque Terre, Brazil

Pretty good hostel bang in the middle of where youd want to be in RIO. Breakfast was good, staff friendly and location is awesome right by the tube and all the buses youd want. Room was pretty average (small and hot and no change of towels etc) but for that price for RIO, pretty good value.... Tom, from England ~ 10th Jan 2010

The hostel is in a very good location, around the corner from metro, food, pharmacy,supermarket,etc. THe staff has no clue about the area, bus, transport,fares,tickets, etc, but they were friendly. an airport transfer organized by them was the cleaning lady giving us a ride in her own car for $50R. When asked how much was a regular cab to the airport, they had no idea. other than the clueless staff and the dingy rooms, great location worth a stay.

Hello, The staff can give you any information you want about the most touristic places and even go out with you to the coolest parties in the area and Copacabana/Ipanema area. If you ask about some remote, far away place, of course reception staff will eg google it or try to find a bus/metro that can lead you there or at least confirm it. About the transfer, she is not the cleaning lady but our administrator, you are mistaken and you can even find on our website how much a regular taxi would cost. Sunny regards from Rio!!
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Alejandra, from Spain ~ 8th Jan 2010

Good hostel with friendly staff but bathroom was on the damp side and the sewers caused it to smell a dair bit! We stayed for 4 nights and had to pay for fresh towels which was a bit stingy! carol, from England ~ 19th Oct 2009

Very pleased with our 5 night stay at Art Hostel Rio. The location was good, right next to the metro station and in a vibrant yet safe part of the city. The breakfast was very nice also. The staff however could have been a little more informed about all things Rio, sometimes when we asked them about how to get somewhere they were as clueless as we were, but they were still very friendly. Theo, from Wales ~ 14th Aug 2009

This hotel is pretty cool...but we had bad luck with our room...a ´´quarto de casal``. It had a hole in the wall (barely patched with wooden plate = mosquitos!), the door didn`t close propelly, the bathroom was stinking (so the room to) and not clean at our arrival. PS: We said this 2X at the reception...without any response. Amelie, from Canada ~ 18th Jul 2009

a nice, clean and secure hostel in a good location. highly recommended David, from USA ~ 12th Jul 2009

Hotel staff did little to help out with site-seeing, weren't that friendly; some of the lights in the building didn't work, as well as some of the outlets; our hot water didn't work; our sheets had stains on them; and the breakfast was pretty bad (bees on the food, with the staff not even caring) plus the food was just bad. BUT what can you say, it was cheap and I wasn't planning on hanging out at the hostel anyway...

Hello Basically everybody says the staff is friendly. About the hot shower, our rooms got it. We even offered you to use the shower of another room, which was empty, since yours wasn't working and we were informed about it in the evening - when there were no techs available to fix the problem. Breakfast is not bad. Check all other comments and you'll see. BUT what can we say? For more we try, we can't make a perfect stay for everybody. Even so, we'll use your comment to work harder and make it better.
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Adriel, from USA ~ 21st Apr 2009