Books Hostel

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

What an amazing experience to stay at this hostel! Stayed for 7 days and made my Rio experience so good! Always updated on activities in the city as they are sooo many in Rio. Super social hostel, with friendly volunteers, drinking games every night. Also the owner is often around and he is very nice, thoughtful and helpful. Just book the hostel and have fun!

This is a party hostel yall. I was so excited to relax after long day at the beach. And the music right under my room started. But the free breakfast there was amazing.

amazing hostel, great and chill staff always helpful, cool design and street art decoration. Feels real, people get together super easy to go out or just start the night chilling at the bar that they have with double caipirinhas happy hour🔥 I can just thank for my stay, definitely made my trip even better and spontaneous!

Books was such a vibe and the best place to stay in Rio. Especially thanks to Andre for being a great host but he could improve his beer pong skills

Super friendly, helpful staff and volunteers. A hospitable party hostel located near sites like the Selaron Steps, Pyramid Cathedral, and not too far from other historic sites. They even exchanged my money at the base rate, no commission (this is important because the airport takes 20% ! ). The free breakfast was also enjoyable. Thank you all for a great time. Hope to see you again in a few weeks.

I stayed here for 1 week during carnaval. The vibes inside the hostel were good but the rooms had no privacy and the AC gave me a cough. I originally booked for 10 days but found a cockroach in my clothes and had to leave. Cleaning is not thorough and you will regret staying here. This area of lapa is dangerous skip this hostel

This is a great hostel for partying. We were in the room looking over the courtyard and it was pretty loud each evening if you weren't going out- music was turned off at midnight but people were still pretty loud if you were trying to sleep as the windows didn't completely shut. The vibes were great though, and everyone was really social. The kitchen is pretty basic but we enjoyed the free breakfast (the papaya especially was super tasty!). Staff were lovely and gave great recommendations/advice and the WhatsApp chat was actually good and not annoying. The area felt a little unsafe at night and it sometimes felt like there was no where quiet to relax after a long day.