Hostel Barra

Great location, super comfy beds. I like the room too (8 share female). Great if you don’t need a kitchen, but If you’re looking to cook, this place isn’t for you. The kitchen is off limits till 10am to push the paid breakfast, but even after this, it’s in use for staff meals . A few staff aren’t the friendliest, although the language barrier of course a challenge on both sides. I like the location, super close to the mall and everything Barra has to offer! Would recommend this place to all, besides those needing to use a kitchen haha.

Stayed at hostel Barra for several days The staff were very friendly and provided many tips on where to go. Everyday they provided a substantial breakfast. The location was ideal to go to beach for a morning dip and close enough to access the centre within 15mins. They changed bedding everyday and cleaned all areas. There was a good balance of calmness and socialising. The place exceeded my expectations and will definitely return if I go back to Salvador.

Great hostel if you love to socialize with other travelers. I liked the communal zones and the staff was extra friendly. The only thing that I didn't like is that the cleaning ladies come in 9AM to the dormitory room, open up the balcony door and the entrance door, and start talking loudly while 50% of the room is sleeping. Not sure how they cannot do this service later when everyone is awake. Also, not the problem of the hostel, but be aware that there will be people inside wh o are very inconsiderate, leaving the stacks of their clothes all over the room and bathroom etc. Overall, best hostel in Salvador so far from my humble experience. The Christmas Eve barbecue improved my impression of it as well. 😋

Very loud rooms from air conditioning and the fan the whole night, nobody is communicative. Fair for the price though

Two Stars only for the interior and the location. But the system, the organisation and some of the volunteers.... no words for it. They are very inflexible with extends and for them it's all about the money. Prices are changing daily and every tells you something different. You get different beds then booked without excuses. Then you get a bed in the volunteers room, what is not that bad but if you arrive it can be they are sleeping in your bed or they lay there stuff on it. If it comes to misunderstandings the volunteers are friendly but the employees geting unfriendly and impatient. Sorry for that but my honest opinion.

I would definitely not recommend this hostel. The people working there are very rude and condescending. We had to come to the hostel because of a health emergency and even after telling them this they continued to be rude and didn’t believe us that we had to go to the hospital. They even asked us for the name of the hospital in a condescending way. The bedroom was really gross and disgusting. There was a really bad smell in the bathroom. Additionally, the room smelled like someone pissed on the matress. The window and door made very loud noises at the slightest gust of wind. They were clearly out of standard. The bed was damp and dirty as well which felt uncomfortable and like the room hadn’t been cleaned.

I stayed in this hostel for four days in four bed dorm with private bath located next to the entrance. The dorm was bright and clean with light floor tiles. It had new very strong and comfortable bunk beds with proffesionaly made and very safe lockers under each bunk bed. The staff was very friendly and allways tried to help. The wi-fi was fast and there were also few regular computers for use by guests. The location is good. The entire place was very clean and felt secure. They offer free Caipirinha at 7:00. This is one of the best hostels I have stayed at.

My friend and i stayed at this hostel for 3 nights. We stayed at the room (with 6 beds) that smelled of toilet and there was no air. There was a fan in the room but it did not help much (also it was very noisy). The beds were really old and it was very difficult to pull out the boxes for luggage from under the bed. Seems that the hostel management thought it was more important to purchase a huge LCD TV for the common area rather than decent beds.||The hostel was located near the beach but there are much nicer beaches around Salvador. If i could choose again, i would prefer to stay in old town (in Das Laranjeiras). To use the computer you had to pay. In general the staff was helpful and some of the employees spoke some English, too