Che Lagarto Hostel Copacabana Reviews

OBs. Não tive hospedado no Hotel, pois não consegui cancelar minha reserva. Grato.

i have been there two times in the first time they asked me and my friends if we want to take an apartment two blocks from the hostel, we said yes and than they charged us for 25$ on deposit and they said that it becuase we didnt toke the room that we orderd. In the secend time we came we was doing check-in and after we used they computer they told us its cost 5 R each, there it was no sign or something. room are tighty and the smell is bad! go somewhere else or take the apartment its perfe

The hostel itself is nice but my first empressions were like where I ve got in, I recommend to change the encoming venue and flore

The young front desk staff is really friendly and laid back. Check-in is kind of disorganized, beds not ready etc. Apparently at the Che Lagarto hostels, it is better to pay in dollars- you lose money through some kind of money 'exchange' when you pay in reals. The bathrooms could have been a lot cleaner, and the lockers are really tiny- your lock probably won't fit. Nice and close to the beach, in a beautiful old home of some sort, it's in a pretty good location in copa.

Very dirty...and the breakfast is not so good...

Awesome staff and a good atmosphere!!!

The hostel location is great, 5 minutes walking from Copacabana beach. The bedrooms are ok, a little bit small in my opinion. The staff looks not prepared to deal with the tourists, we had wrong information about places to eat and bus routes. The worst thing in this hostel are the washrooms. In the second floor was only 3 toilets which also included the shower for 12 people at least, the place was very dirty for most of the time, the bathrooms were cleaned once a day.

El Che Lagarto de Copacabana, tiene demasiada inseguridad... despues de eso esta bastante bien !!!

The worst place I ever set foot at! Dirty and unorganized! Very unsafe place! DON'T EVER GO THERE!!

The worst place I ever set foot at! Dirty and unorganized! Very unsafe place! DON'T EVER GO THERE!!

I found the hostel way too expensive comparing to its rates. The staff was very inefficient and took me ages to do the check in. I also didn´t like the fact that you could only check in at 2pm, I thought this was very late and did not want to leave my belongings to reception while going out myself. The rooms were quite small and there were no lockers to leave your bag or suitcase. They also charged extra for using the internet, even if you didn´t use it.

That's the worst place I ever set foot at! Its really dirty and unorganized place. worst experience I ever had. It´s not safe, a girl got robbed and lost her passaport and money! DON'T EVER GO THERE!!

I disagree about the internet charge. It isn´t fare for guests that we have to pay $R 5 for that service that it was supposed to be included in the daily fare.

My check in took out about 45 minutes by a guy who was a trainee. He did not have anyone to help Him out and I got stuck in the reception for a long time. On top of that I had no key to get in the room. The key was given to me in the following day, which they made me change room as well. Organization and having a trainee staff is a must.

Didn't like the added charge for internet use.

the location is perfect just couple of blocks away from the Copocabana beach. The stuff is really friendly and helpful but check-in takes some time. The check-in time should be little earlier than it is.

No common area except 2 very dirty sofa!

Bad place to stay! Dirty bathrooms, no places to put your luggage safe, they wanna charge you for internet even if you don`t use it, it`s an abuse! Never again! There are better hostels in Rio.

Upon my 20 day stay I had the chance to get to know the hostel, its surroundings, staff and atmosphere very well. It was an awesome time- the hostel is 2 blocks away from the beautiful beach, it offers many great trips and adventures, such as the City Tour, Hang Gliding, Favela Funk Parties and Boat Parties, as well as a yummi All You Can Eat BBQ on the lovely pool-equipped rooftop. Furthermore, they make the most awesome maracuja caipirinhas :) The hostel is next to bars, stores, metro and bus.

The place is awesome, its very well located and it has a great character. The staff is also very friendly, BUT, they don´t know how to serve the customer. When I entered the place it took almost 40 minutes until someone could complete my check in. And then I had to switch the room (at 11AM) and it was, again, almost 40 minutes so someone could tell me what to do. And the answer: "Sorry, but I still don´t know where you are staying. You need to wait until 2PM to find that out." Not very clean...