"Pros: -The Hostess Nivenah was lovely and always around to help! -close to the beaches! - fairly clean -fair price -incredible views from the balcony! You can see the city, the top of the favela, can hear the waves crashing, and smell the ocean! -air conditioning was great in our 3 bed room -very good quality toilet paper, which was definitely appreciated! -the staff make coffee for you every morning, so nice! -tv with Netflix and such -2 fridges -overall a good stay :) Cons: -a bit difficult to get Ubers to pick you up there because it’s on a highway of sorts, but walking 5-10 mins to the nearest intersection and you are good to go! - the stairs may be an issue for some, as it’s kind of at the base of the mountain, it can be a bit difficult with luggage, so if you have an accessibility issues, not gonna be easy or nice and it definitely makes you rethink popping down for small tasks or things lol -we had some issues with the wifi upstairs as our room was on the terrace, okay at some points, not so great in the room, but thankfully our cell plans covered data roaming in Brazil, so we weren’t too stressed, but if you just ask Nivenah, she’ll do her best to help you log in on the multiple wifis they have -a bit of a language barrier as none of the staff really speak English, but google translate and universal signals make it alright! We had a few laughs with the staff in multiple languages, all good. -like many hostels, you have to pay for a towel, only 10R$, cheap, and the washrooms didn’t have any soap, but we had some soap bars from a previous hotel, so we placed it on our private bathroom and public ones too! - it is a bit of a distance from the ‘party’ parts of the city, but 20-30 min Uber is cheap and you’ll be in great areas!" ~Maryam

"Pros: Área might be unconventional for a stay but if you want to immerse yourself into the culture like I do, this is the place to be" ~Jhonalx