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CabanaCopa Reviews

Travessa Guimarães Natal, 12, Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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82%Overall Rating

From 120 ratings
  • 81%Character
  • 88%Security
  • 84%Location
  • 79%Staff
  • 81%Atmosphere
  • 82%Cleanliness

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80%

breakfast pretty awesome! clean, own reading lights and plugs and a good chill out area. Staff could have been more approachable at times. Social activities good too!


93%

Pretty poor location. But excellent staff. Carolyn (the girl behind the bar) is absolutely stuning. I wanted to bring her back to London with me.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 27 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • Male 25-30
  • (4 reviews)


83%

Me hospedei por três dias no CabanaCopa e, com certeza ficaria novamente hospedado lá. Está super recomendado. Fui de carro e não precisei pagar estacionamento, porque o hostel está localizado em uma rua fechada com guarita. Sobre estrutura e limpeza, não deixa nem um pouco a desejar em comparação com outros albergues que já fiquei na europa. Café da manhã ok. No quarto, ar condicionado e locker espaçoso. Banheiros quase sempre limpos. Excelente localização. 2 quadras do Copacabana Pala

  • Novice Nomad
  • 27 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • (Country undisclosed)
  • (Gender undisclosed)


87%

A lot of backpackers stay here so you meet alot of people. They couldn\'t seem to keep internet working in the 6 days we were there. And I know it\'s not the hostel\'s fault, but the kitchen was always left a mess by guests.


93%

It would be great if the bar could stay open a bit later and/or people were able to bring in their own alcohol. T.V room is great. Travelling is pretty tiring and was good to have a place to chill out.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 24 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Australia
  • Female 25-30
  • (1 review)


67%

The 4 beds bedroom is horrible, cramped, its like a can of sardines. Stay in the 10 bedroom if you can ( better not stay here at all). The general quality of the hostel is very poor, breakfast is bad ( but it is bad everywhere I have been) Bear in mind that most hostels in Rio are bad and expensive. Employees are nice and friendly. Nao fique no quarto de 4 camas. É péssimo, um autentico pardieiro. Nao ha espaco para que uma pessoa se mexa. O quarto tem 9 ou 10 m2. As instalacoes sao mas.

  • Globetrotter
  • 22 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Portugal
  • Male 31-40
  • (26 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Hello & thanks for staying with us. We are glad you liked our staff, facilities and 10 beds dorm, but sorry you have that feeling about hostels in Rio in general. Rio is an expensive city, not only hostels, even compared to Europe, so some rooms aren't too big specially if you don't put your bags in the locker. Kind regards, CabanaCopa staff

80%

It was a niceplace to stay. I stayed at the girl room, and it was very comfortable to have thatmuch privacy in a hostel. I liked this place, allthough the breakfeast could have been a bit better..


73%

The Cobanacopa is on the whole a nice place with a very good location, located on a street with security so feeling very safe. I found the staff polite, but a little more enthusiasm wouldn't have hurt. The enormous TV in the top floor lounge was on all the time, very loudly, very annoying. But the bar area with tables and chairs also outside provided for an alternative place to be. Huge drawback: The internet connection was terrible. Hardly ever worked, seems to be a chronic problem. Fix it!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 17 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Norway
  • Female 41+
  • (3 reviews)


90%

i really loved to stay in cabanacopa hostel!its a clean, safe place soo close to the beach and its so easy to discover rio from this place!hostel staff miltilanguage, helpful and cool, ie enjoyed the stay so much that i have to go back one day!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 15 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Poland
  • Female 25-30
  • (1 review)


50%

There was no encouragement from the hostel staff to create any group or social atmosphere. Proximity to beach is good, and a residential street, however we moved after 2 days to a hostel in Lapa to experience night life of Rio as there is none near this hostel. The area is touristy and overpriced. We also left when we were awoken from the shrieks of our friend who was covered in bedbug bites, as did 2 other rooms. Our friend received no refund or compensation for having to wash his clothes..

  • Novice Nomad
  • 15 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • USA
  • Female 18-24
  • (2 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Hello & thanks for staying with us. Our staff is very polite and friendly with the guests, we are sorry you didn't get that feeling. Near the hostel there is MudBug bar, Cafe del Mar, Copa Bar (one best clubs in Rio), Fosfobox (electronic music), plus many brazilian style bars & restaurants along the beach and around the area. Copacabana is the cheapest "beach neighborhood" in town, where you can wake up and walk to swim at the beach. Your friend had bedbugs in his backpack that was probably brought from another place, but there was none on his bed. Kind regards, CabanaCopa Staff

87%

We had a great stay, reception was very helpful, beds very comfortable - enough night life but quiet enough to get a good night's sleep. I would recommend staying at this hostel.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 14 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Australia
  • Female 18-24
  • (2 reviews)


90%

This hostel is one of the best I've stayed in and I've been to many hostels around the world. The airconditioning in my room was superb and kept us cool during the very hot night. The free internet in the common area on the 2nd floor is also very helpful if you are somebody without a laptop. The only critique I would have is that the hostel offers a shuttle service from Rio International Airport for R$70. Don't bother with this. A licensed taxi from the airport will cost far less.

Owner Comment (Show)
Hi & thanks for staying with us! We appreciate your comments and are happy to know an experienced traveler like you liked our property. About the airport transfer, it is for sure a luxury for backpackers. You have to understand that it is a fixed price and our driver may have to wait a long time in case of a late flight and the parking is expensive there. We charge less than the special taxis at the airport and offer a really good service, never leaving a passenger at the airport. You can easily come by bus or normal taxi, but in south america there is always a risk of dishonest drivers. Safe travels! Best regards, CabanaCopa Staff

67%

Pretty basic hostel. 6 bed dorm room very crammed. Decent breakfast. Odd policy where everyone gets booted out of the bar at 10.30pm, youd think thatd be prime time for them. So definitely kills the atmos a bit. Cant be 100% certain, but pretty sure my girlfriend got bed bugs from the bed here, room 11. Internet connection is poor aswell

  • Avid Traveller
  • 10 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • New Zealand
  • Male 25-30
  • (15 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Hello & thanks for staying with us. Our hostel is a quality backpackers hostel for budget travelers in Rio. Our bar closes at 10:30pm and guests usually group up and go out to another bar and then a party, that takes another half hour, so by 11pm until everyone gets to a club it is the right time. Our hostel is bedbug free, so probably you found them in the next hostel you went too. Kind regards, CabanaCopa staff

87%

Really great hostel, had a great time and made some amazing friends. Only negative is the rooms weren't very clean and you have to buy your own locks for lockers but would definitely stay here again. Hostel i on top of a really, really, really steep hill so make sure you bring comfy walking shoes and have strong legs!!


90%

The hostel was very, very clean and secure. The common area was great. But there was only 1 computer working for the whole hostel and the wifi didn't work really well.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 08 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Georgia
  • Female 18-24
  • (7 reviews)


77%

Great location near Copacabana beach and the metro. The hostel felt very safe and clean. However our bed (private double) was very uncomfortable as it had a plastic covering and we found the hostel to be noisy at night. Not the best nights sleep if trying to recover from jet lag!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 04 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • Couple 25-30
  • (6 reviews)


70%

The hostel is located in a quiet neighborhood close to the metro and the beach. The bathrooms were very clean, but the room was a bit filthy and also very small compared to how many beds there were. The mattresses had a plastic cover under the sheets, which made it a bit uncomfortable during the nights.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 04 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Norway
  • Mixed Group 18-24
  • (5 reviews)


70%

A very clean hostel. Have stayed in 4 in Rio and this was the best. Breakfast could be a bit better.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 04 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • Male 31-40
  • (6 reviews)


93%

I would definitely stay there again.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 03 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Brazil
  • Female 25-30
  • (6 reviews)


87%

The staff is friendly and the atmosphere is great. You get easily in contact with other people. There are just a few things what they could do better. First of all a city map from whole Rio would be great, second there is just one computer, that function for the all the guests, and the bin in the ladys bathroom could be empty more often, even when it's fullybooked. But overall I can recommend that hostel.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 03 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Switzerland
  • Female 25-30
  • (1 review)


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