88%Tupiniquim Hostel

the breakfast and evening daily dinner are great! Probably one of the coziest and best-accommodating hostels I have ever been in. Not a jail, and very safe.

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by mattostr – posted on Nov 6, 2008

3

I was not happy with this hostel & location.The info on the webpage is totally misleading. It gives the impression it is near Ipanema beach.It takes 15 mins by taxi. We moved after 1 night.Their webpage states-Here is my promise: make your reservation with us.... if you do not like it we will... more I was not happy with this hostel & location.The info on the webpage is totally misleading. It gives the impression it is near Ipanema beach.It takes 15 mins by taxi. We moved after 1 night.Their webpage states-Here is my promise: make your reservation with us.... if you do not like it we will pay you the taxi to any other hostel you want in Rio. Instead they charged us extra & did not pay the taxi. A blatant lie so totally unsatisfactory & dissapointing start to our holiday.close

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by pgilmartin7270 – posted on Nov 4, 2008

1

the loud rap music was annoying

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by dadonfoot788 – posted on Oct 31, 2008

4

We have our thoughts about the account system, controlled by the staff. Other than that it is a fun place to be and located close to several bus and metro stations.

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by bettina4041 – posted on Aug 16, 2008

2

Very good, though the last night was spoiled by lots of noise inside and outside the hotel, and I had an early start. The staff were extremely helpful.

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by roydickson20013368 – posted on Jul 18, 2008

1

Ended up staying here for a month.... It has friendly staff, free breakfast and all the facilities you need- including a few you don't, like a climbing wall! If you're looking for a place to stay in Rio with it's own unique charcter and which is only a short walk from Copacabana Beach then this...

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by scat1762 – posted on Apr 18, 2008

1

I received a warm welcome from the staff and felt at home right away. they were lively and fun. the bartender made me a delicious caipirinha. elizeu was extremely helpful. overall i had a blast in rio, and plan to come back.

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by koolrush – posted on Apr 13, 2008

1

Good breakfast with fruit, cakes, cheese. Good facilities inc. bar, games, tv room. Friendly staff and friendly guests (although guests speak mainly portuguese/spanish only). Central location although the side street it's on can be hard to locate at first. Downsides: noisy! you can hear... more Good breakfast with fruit, cakes, cheese. Good facilities inc. bar, games, tv room. Friendly staff and friendly guests (although guests speak mainly portuguese/spanish only). Central location although the side street it's on can be hard to locate at first. Downsides: noisy! you can hear everything going on in the common area from some of the rooms on second floor and will most likely get awoken every morning by noise. Also, bathrooms could be cleaned more regularly.close

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by adriennehlo4392 – posted on Apr 1, 2008

13

The owner is a dishonest slim bag of the worst kind. Nothing more needs to be said.

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by Theupscalepan – posted on Mar 29, 2008

1

Staff were very helpfull but had several items robbed on me in the fridge, on a coupe of occassions and you have to travel down two flights of dangerous stairs to go to the bathroom from your doem which at night is very inconvienient

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by MickFlan82 – posted on Mar 9, 2008

2

Well what can i say..... I would like to start by saying that this is the best hostel i have stayed at in the world and it all comes down to two factors. The owner and the staff that work there. This is a hostel that goes way beyond your expectations to make your stay in Rio the most fullfilled... more Well what can i say..... I would like to start by saying that this is the best hostel i have stayed at in the world and it all comes down to two factors. The owner and the staff that work there. This is a hostel that goes way beyond your expectations to make your stay in Rio the most fullfilled it could possibily be. One staff member even went out of his way on his day off to organise a mini bus to take some of the people staying there to a remote beach that would not be assesable for the average tourist and then backed it up that night by taking us all nightclubing till the early hours of the morning! We only booked this hostel becuase we arrived a week early into Rio and couldn't check into our hotel for another week, although when we did check into our hotel we found ourselves up at the hostel every night because we missed it! Eliseu, Tábata and Nina you guys are an assest to this hostel and i thankyou for making my stay in Rio a great one. See you next year!close

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by Danedownunder – posted on Feb 10, 2008

4

Room not cleaned for 7 days during stay. Pretty grim when you consider the South America policy of putting paper in the bin, not down the loo!

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by malewis – posted on Feb 10, 2008

2

Excellent breakfast, with tropical fruit (papaya, mango, melon, pineapple...), muesli, ham and cheese and home made cakes. Very good location, close to metro and buses. It feels safe to walk even at night. Very friendly staff. Some of them are monolingual but have good paralinguistic skills and... more Excellent breakfast, with tropical fruit (papaya, mango, melon, pineapple...), muesli, ham and cheese and home made cakes. Very good location, close to metro and buses. It feels safe to walk even at night. Very friendly staff. Some of them are monolingual but have good paralinguistic skills and communication is not a problem. There is a bar in the premises where often guests play guitar and sing. I strongly reccommend this place.close

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by angelamelendro4128 – posted on Feb 2, 2008

1

All in all a very good hostel, nice atmosphere, not crowded. Met nice people there. Some remarks: - I had a quite long walk to the bathrooms, even to the toilet. - Internet costs 4 Reais an hour - hey guys that´s really too much. - It´s fine that the hostel offers meals, but 10 reais for... more All in all a very good hostel, nice atmosphere, not crowded. Met nice people there. Some remarks: - I had a quite long walk to the bathrooms, even to the toilet. - Internet costs 4 Reais an hour - hey guys that´s really too much. - It´s fine that the hostel offers meals, but 10 reais for dinner (or 15 for the good christmas meal) is a bit too much, I think. - Staff in total average, some very nice (the girl from the US, don´t remember her name), some not very helpful and a bit distanced.close

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by H0400 – posted on Jan 5, 2008

18

Top notch hostel. Amazingly friendly people, who are great fun and a pleasure to spend time with. Eager to show off their fabulous city. The hostel is clean, well run, not too big, has bags of charm, lots of activities and a great little bar. Lots of DVDs and games too. attracts a great bunch of... more Top notch hostel. Amazingly friendly people, who are great fun and a pleasure to spend time with. Eager to show off their fabulous city. The hostel is clean, well run, not too big, has bags of charm, lots of activities and a great little bar. Lots of DVDs and games too. attracts a great bunch of backpackers from all over the place. Great place. Johnclose

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by johnbl – posted on Dec 20, 2007

3

A really good hostel to stay in Rio if you don't want to spend a fortune in Ipanema and Copa. Really friendly staff and lots to do in the place if you want to keep costs down or if the weather is bad.

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by diarmuidcon – posted on Dec 12, 2007

3

The Tupiniquim staff was excellent! Helpful, knowledgeable, personable and fun. They hooked us up with activities, including taking us out on the town with them. The hostel provided great meal options, and plenty of "in-home" entertainment (movies, ping-pong, foosball, hammocks, and... more The Tupiniquim staff was excellent! Helpful, knowledgeable, personable and fun. They hooked us up with activities, including taking us out on the town with them. The hostel provided great meal options, and plenty of "in-home" entertainment (movies, ping-pong, foosball, hammocks, and caipirihas!) for those nights of recovery. This place has great ammenities and a really warm atmosphere. One of the best hostel experiences I've had.close

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by jsuzan – posted on Dec 5, 2007

2

everything is ok with the hostel, except it is a little be noisy because of the loud music , but I can understand, thats because Brazilian people are the happiest one in the world, and they like to have party all the time, specially people in Rio....after all, I had great time there, thank you...

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by kn-chang7992 – posted on Apr 22, 2007

5

an amazing hostel with the most the best staff who are so helpfull and friendly.

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by lizgreen8049 – posted on Mar 28, 2007

6

Very friendly staff. Miscommunication among staff caused a strain to explore the city. Weak on fun-activity planner. VERY FAR walk to beach. Flithy shower, clogged often. Wear flipflip when u can. Very cool rockclimbing wall.

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by muddy4880 – posted on Mar 6, 2007

1

staying at the tupiniquim hostel has been the perfect landing brazil could offer us. we arrived without the lauggage (thanks to the airline we flew with), but couldn´t care less for a while because of the welcoming atmosphare the place and staff had given us. the equipment is in superb... more staying at the tupiniquim hostel has been the perfect landing brazil could offer us. we arrived without the lauggage (thanks to the airline we flew with), but couldn´t care less for a while because of the welcoming atmosphare the place and staff had given us. the equipment is in superb condition, average prices (pre-carnaval), friendly and helpful staff which makes you feel a part of the young brazilian people. definately recommemded, and a good extra for israelis - alex, the manager, speaks hebrew fluently...close

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by sivan7127 – posted on Mar 3, 2007

1

Tupiniquim was absolutely brilliant. The staff were extraordinary. Really helpful. They were very knowledgable and showed us loads of things in Rio. They took us to parties and helped make the parties in the hostel way better. Couldn~t falt them at all.

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by imeldareidy5733 – posted on Feb 25, 2007

3

Ill be back. Tack tack

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by traviesa7809 – posted on Feb 24, 2007

1

Great staff and breakfast. Expensive for carnaval. Air con in the dorms would be nice

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by fionakilrane – posted on Feb 23, 2007

2

The best hostel I´ve been to. The staff are amazing! I would visit Rio again just to go back to Tupiniquim.

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by jennsa – posted on Feb 22, 2007

4

This is the best Hostel I stayed in South America after three months of travel! The staff were fantastic and always went out of their way to assist, provide suggestions for and arrange activities which created a sociable, exciting, fun filled and at yet comfortable environment from which I was... more This is the best Hostel I stayed in South America after three months of travel! The staff were fantastic and always went out of their way to assist, provide suggestions for and arrange activities which created a sociable, exciting, fun filled and at yet comfortable environment from which I was able to experience the true essence of Rio!close

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by woods3836 – posted on Feb 21, 2007

5

Lovely hostel, although the dorm room was claustrophobically small. The price-value ratio is non existant, but then maybe Rio is just an expensive city. 44 people in a small space makes cleanliness difficult.

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by Caitie9552 – posted on Feb 13, 2007

6

had a great time

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by brigitta7187 – posted on Feb 11, 2007

5

Buena onda, buenas comidas, cerca de Copacabana (vas caminando). Algun empleado 1/2 "mala onda", pero lo compensan los otros muchachos y muchachas! Recomendado!!!!!!

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by leoaita – posted on Feb 4, 2007

3

Reservation had not gotten through to hostel. There was a different room available though, so I could stay there, but reservation was unknown with them. That happened to more people.

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by bartstar – posted on Jan 20, 2007

1

The staff was great! I immediately felt comfortable there.

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by jennsa – posted on Jan 20, 2007

4

i had a really really good time here, all the staff are very helpful and speak perfect english and other languages. Its spacious and clean and if your travelling either in a group or on your own you will meet loads of nice people. If you wanna know anything about Rio, or places to go they will... more i had a really really good time here, all the staff are very helpful and speak perfect english and other languages. Its spacious and clean and if your travelling either in a group or on your own you will meet loads of nice people. If you wanna know anything about Rio, or places to go they will have the answer. Botafogo has more of a comunity than anywhere else we went. Check out this place if you have the chance. adam, pasco and joe! jan 2007.close

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by adamwil – posted on Jan 19, 2007

2

Alexander his wife and the rest of staff makes Tupiniquim so much fun you almost don't need to hit the beach!! Wouldn't stay anywhere else... thanks guys!!

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by Angelaala – posted on Jan 19, 2007

7

They helped make my stay in a big crazy city more pleasant. Impressive seeing as I am not really a city person. Thanks!!

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by Alpine6501 – posted on Jan 17, 2007

1

Excelente. Muy buena ubicación, y muy buena onda, ESPECIALMENTE BERNARDO que se conoce de memoria la noche carioca, y si se le olvida con una caipirinha recuerda cualquier cosa....

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by RodolfoMonino – posted on Jan 15, 2007

5

The hostel is really safe and well run by the guys and has a nice vibe about it. The rooms have lockable cupboards under the bunks and there is plenty to do within the hostel so overall we would recommend.

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by Aasymo – posted on Jan 13, 2007

17

The staff very friendly and informative and helpful. Only put off was the smell of the water in the showers etc. I hope its only a short term problem.

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by tony882 – posted on Jan 11, 2007

4

actually I spend 2 times there (on arrival and departure), the surrounding in Botafogo seemed to me very safe, public transport close by was excellent! Thanks to hostelworld and wish you a merry christmas...

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by Wremm – posted on Dec 22, 2006

3

the staff made us feel really welcome (especially with the welcome drink that nearly blew your head off!!! ;-), and were helpful with suggestions of activities (which were not always the run of the mill ones that everyone does). a really nice touch was the CD they gave when you leave with... more the staff made us feel really welcome (especially with the welcome drink that nearly blew your head off!!! ;-), and were helpful with suggestions of activities (which were not always the run of the mill ones that everyone does). a really nice touch was the CD they gave when you leave with brazilian music on. thoroughly enjoyed my stay and was sad to move on!!close

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by Kittycat83 – posted on Dec 13, 2006

1

The staff were very helpful right from the word go. There are loads of things to do - pool, a great climbing wall with teacher, table tennis - almost worth staying in and missing the wonderful sites of rio!

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by matt-westla – posted on Dec 8, 2006

1