Hostel Casa Verde Reviews

For the price this place is great. It is quite basic but that is all you need when staying on Ilha Grande. The owner is amazing. She will take care of you as if you were family. I felt as if i was living with a local family as opposed to staying in a hostel. The hostel is roughly a 5 min walk from the beach. Breakfast is great for the price.

We felt a little unwelcome here for some reason. The staff was stalking on us and they didnt't offer a lock to the door at the first evening (the door needs to be locked with a padlock, what we didn't know. The check in was at 16pm and check out 10am so that also sucked. There is also a lot of pousadas in the downtown, i would prefer them next time. But they are not in internet, you have to go ans ask for a room..

Casa Verde is small and basic but it has a nice quiet spot on the hill away from the bustle of town. The rooms had a slight musky smell from too much moisture, I tried burning incense but it didnt make any difference. I don't think I have every stayed anywhere so authoritarian though! The 'rules of the house' are in face wherever you are in the hostel and and repeated to you daily as you converse with the owner. A little too much control for me.

Perfect Hostel for Ilha Grande. The breakfast is fantastic. If you want to rest and relax its the perfect spot, not a party hostel but you can easily go to the parties in the other hostels with no problem.

Incredible hospitality, the place is kind humble just like its owner Néia, excellent for those who want to feel the real experience the Island can give. Néia makes you feel you're home. Hospitalidade indescritível, o lugar, assim como sua dona Néia, é humilde, perfeito para quem quer se sintonizar com a vibe da Ilha. Néia te faz se sentir em casa.

Great hostel, clean, good breakfast. Kind of a trek up the hill to get to the hostel though, other than that everything was perfect. Would recommend.

reading older reports that bedbugs were found at this hostel, first thing after arrival we asked the lady (nina) who runs the hostel if there are any bed bedbugs, she assured us that there is nothing to worry, so we left our bags and went to have a look around, then we checked the beds ourself and to our surprise there were signs of bedbugs all over the sheet...after showin this to nina she immediately givin us refund, she must have knee about the problem..very dishonest place, stay away

Most reasonable price for a stay on Ilha Grande. Fantastic breakfast, nice big kitchen with new appliances and tons of utensils. Neija is the loveliest and kindest owner we've encountered. A relaxing stay at a beautiful location.

Very high hill to get to the hostel. Too expensive for the benefit.

What I didn't like: There was no wi-fi. Breakfast was never on time. Strange policy of keeping the dorms quiet and dark during the day (till ~9am) "because people are sleeping" (of course they were sleeping, you need light to wake up), yet allowing noise and light at night when I was trying to sleep. Condescending owner and statements on the walls such as "our breakfast is complete and sufficient" (tell a raw vegan a breakfast of bread and cheese is sufficient!)

Price (100 reals / dorm bed) during Carnaval not anyway in line with the hostel quality, but then again where is it.. Bit of mould smell in the smallish rooms. Other than that quite ok. Helpful and friendly staff.

This is an hostel where you feel like visiting family. It is a good place to meet new people. You really feel like home.

It is worth noting that Casa Verde means green house and that describes the hostel quite well. It is very basic! It is quite damp, no air con and no wifi. Having said that it has a wonderful atmosphere - extremely chilled - and the owner is extemely nice. For what you pay it is a good hostel but don't expect any luxuries. Also we disagreed about the breakfast. Nothing that special!

Best rustic, laid back hostel, I've ever been. Mama Neia is one of the best hosts, running the place, creating a family atmosphere. Beautiful ambiance, with hammocks all over the place, in nice and cozy communal spaces. Good breakfast. It's not a commercial-like hostel, but a laid back one. If you want to take it easy on the island, get a little bit lost, this is the place to go.

If you dont mind roughing it up, and renouncing to little things like Internet and WIFI, then stay at Casa Verde. I really liked this hostel- it was simply a pleasure to hang around in, because you´re pretty much in the thick of the rainforest, surrounded by Mango trees and birds. Really, the place has plenty of character, and theres the little cutest dog, Fernando. It´s locatted ten minutes from the beach up a very steep hill- but dont let this deter you.

Its a good offer, nice location and friendly staff! The dorms are great!

A home away from home. Thanks, Neia!

Likes: staff were excellent and very helpful, breakfast was great. Also there was a very cute puppy and a cat to play with. Dislikes: bit of a walk from the town, roof was leaking due to falling mangos. Facilities were very basic, no wifi.

The roof on the living room needs to get fixed staff made it great. made it feel like home

This hostel was like being back at home. It's cozy and relaxing and a wonderful place to come back to after a day on the beach. The Breakfast is wonderful and the staff is full of love and kind words. Definitely recommend!!