Discovery Hostel Rio

Great for meeting new people, it's a beautiful hostel, good breakfast and friendly environment. I loved how closed it was to everything, i also stayed at Copacabana and it wasn't the same, staying here gives you a full Carioca experience. Also, not suitable for you if you are only looking for resting, music is loud until 11 or 12 at night.

Discovery Hostel Rio is the best place to stay! Perfectly located near Lapa, it offers a friendly atmosphere, clean rooms, and great social vibes. The staff is amazing, always helpful with tips and recommendations. The breakfast is delicious, and the beds are super comfortable. Whether you're looking to explore Rio or meet fellow travelers, this hostel has everything you need. Highly recommended!

I would highly recommend Discovery Hostel. I had a great stay there. It's really well located a couple of minutes from the metro and is also within walking distance of Lapa and the centre. The hostel itself is incredibly friendly and welcoming. It has a great energy and it was really easy to meet other people. The breakfast and the caipirinhas were particular highlights. Many people were returning or had moved to other hostels and we're just coming back from the atmosphere. I think that shows how genuinely good the hostel is.

I stayed at discovery hostel for 4 days in their private room with shared bathroom. Unfortunately when I arrived I saw women’s hair on the bed sheets which was disappointing considering I payed around £48 per night which is around 354 reels! Not cheap. The introduction I received from the lady at the hostel was very low energy and lack luster it was like she wasn’t interested in showing guest around or even being proud of the establishment. I would also recommend not using the taxi service as I was charged 170 reels which I know is my fault as it was pre booked however it was expensive it was triple the normal uber price and also make sure you don’t book on the main sight tour it’s completely rushed and not organised. Now for the positive the staff are pleasant and the people are very friendly and it’s close to good night life however having the title the best hostel for me they are more focused on being a business and money oriented than having a connection with their guests. This is my opinion overall 5/10

Friendliest staff and amazing community feeling in this hostel. Every morning guests get delicious breakfast such as fresh pancakes, french toast and cake along with fruit, juices coffee and tea. The location is splendid: close to the metro station, Gloria market and walking distance to super markets, bakeries and great restaurants. Rooms and bathrooms are kept neat and clean. Would definitely visit again.

This is not a usual hostel as it’s used exclusively as a hostel for young people all on a specific ‘volunteering program’ around Rio. They then open the hostel to other normal guests around carnival (when I stayed). Coming into this environment when all the other guests have been living here together for weeks made it the most unwelcoming and cliquey environment to come into a hostel. Even after staying for days, none of the other guests wanted anything to do with the new guests that were not part of the volunteering program. The guests were all incredibly young (18/19) and very bitchy and rude to the regular hostel guests during this carnival period. Unfortunately the staff were also very uninformative on basic information such as the closest laundromat etc. The manager Ben was lovely, the free breakie was good, curtains on the beds but overall I really wouldn’t recommend this hostel. Not at all what it is made out to be on HostelWorld as those reviews all come from those on the volunteer program who stayed at the hostel for weeks. They also have an incredibly difficult lock system on each door despite having a lock system on the main door of the hostel and individual cupboards guests could lock their belongings. This lock system was difficult for even the staff to use at times and resulted in beeping noises throughout the night when guests would come in and out of the room.

Hostel has homey feel & staff are friendly especially Benjamin! There are three things about the hostel that I did not like. 1) The majority of the hostel is occupied by volunteers (not for the hostel) which led to cliques & made it harder for those not volunteering to feel included. 2) There are not nearly enough bathrooms for the amount of guests, I could never use the toilet b/c it was occupied. 3) There were multiple people who told me the area by the hostel was unsafe including someone who was robbed right in front of the hostel. Personally, the rating on Hostelworld was misleading to me, there are better options closer to the beach for solo travelers.

one of my favourite hostels ever. so social but not a party hostel so you can still get a good night sleep. staff are incredible and breakfast is great. rooms are very comfortable. location is very convenient next to the metro and feira da gloria