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LimeTime Hostels Sao Paulo Reviews

Rua Treze de Maio, 1552, Bela Vista, Sao Paulo, Brazil

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81%Overall Rating

From 46 ratings
  • 80%Character
  • 83%Security
  • 90%Location
  • 88%Staff
  • 75%Atmosphere
  • 71%Cleanliness

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87%

My opinion is of a GIRL who slept at the female dorm and used the female ONLY bathroom. GOOD - free wifi: this is wonderful - Apple computers for guests to use: I didn\'t use then myself but they\'re mac mini. - Bed linens are well washed and you get yours sealed. Did they had holes? A little bit but it wasn\'t bad. - Hostel\'s crew are nice - The price is wonderful BAD - the room didn\'t have adequate air renewing. It\'s totally okay that the front windows were sealed and there\'s only one wind


73%

Everything was OK.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 20 May 2012
  • Anonymous
  • (Country undisclosed)
  • (Gender undisclosed)


60%

Bit far from downtown. But metro was not very far. Receptionist girl didn't like to repeat things twice...And sometimes we needed it just to make sure

  • Avid Traveller
  • 18 May 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Lithuania
  • Couple 25-30
  • (15 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Thanks for your comments... Well, we're glad we are not close to downtown. You don't wanna sleep there. It's shady. But we are close enough to two different subway lines, to take you everywhere in the city, including downtown during the day time! Sorry about the receptionist, she was probably not on a good day! But we like to make sure that our staff is as friendly as possible!

77%

Hey the hostel was gread and clean whit a good atmosphere,but the bar dident open and there was no hot water for a schower Step


53%

I paid almost 40€ for a bed in a dorm with the window broken and no light. No breakfast. Noisy. I would not recommend it.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 14 Apr 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Spain
  • Male 31-40
  • (2 reviews)


77%

good hostel

  • Novice Nomad
  • 14 Apr 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Argentina
  • Male 41+
  • (4 reviews)


67%

The location of the hostel is GREAT! Staff was nice, except for 1 night when they woke me up in the night, like there was something wrong and asking who took my reservation (was already my 2nd night), and gave no explanation whatsoever! But the biggest problem was that the room was VERY VERY HOT, so that I couldn't sleep on my 3 nights there. You should really put AC on the rooms! One day I woke up to loud music inside the room, it was being listened by the owner, and I found disrespectful.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 06 Apr 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Brazil
  • Male 25-30
  • (1 review)

Owner Comment (Show)
Hi, thanks for your review. The weather in Sao Paulo is very inconstant and some days can get really hot, but most of the time is normal. An AC would make us raise the price too high, so we provide what we can for the price we charge. And I, as the owner, don't sleep in the dorms neither would be playing music on your room. You got me confused with some other guest staying there. It would be indeed too disrespectful! Hope to see you again!

80%

The hostel is pretty nice and the staff very friendly. Unfortunately they dont offer free breakfast, but the free caipi every evening is a nice compensation ;) The hostel is clean and very close to the metro station. Its located in a really nice and safe part of Sao Paulo.


57%

well a 5am wake up call from the friendly jack hammer next door was an enjoyable touch. The linen was more thin than cheap toilet paper and the bar lacked atmosphere but other than that it was ok .

  • Novice Nomad
  • 22 Feb 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Australia
  • All Male Group 25-30
  • (2 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
You guys never hanged with us, neither with the other guests... And the bar lacks atmosphere? Also, it's not like we are building something next door. We can't stop other people around us to do what they can do... And they don't start at 5 am, your watch must be broken!

93%

Hostel was a little bit understaffed so they did not open the bar, however it was doing Carnival so we were out on the streets anyways. Staff were extremely helpful answering all of our several questions. Kitchen was clean and nice as were bathrooms. No outside alcohol allowed. I would stay again.


83%

I loved the hostel and the staff. Every was willing to help and make Sao Paulo to an experience...met some very cool people in that hostel!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 13 Feb 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Germany
  • Female 18-24
  • (1 review)


90%

This hostel had a great atmosphere and the staff were great. They helped us with finding the closest supermarkets and laundromat and pointed us in the direction of some of the things we had to see on our short visit to Sao Paulo. And keep an eye out for the big fro'ed Bebeto who know all about the night life!


80%

Helpful Staff and good location. Rooms were quite hot though, A/C or an extra fan might help with that?

  • Avid Traveller
  • 07 Feb 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Canada
  • Couple 25-30
  • (12 reviews)


97%

This was my first stop in Latin America & i was so nervous about staying in a hostel by myself in Sao Paulo however Limetime hostel was fantastic & made me feel so at ease! I couldnt have asked for a better hostel on the first leg of my journey! The staff were EXCELLENT, always friendly, happy to help & bent over backwards to help you! The rooms were big enough,lockers were safe, bathroom always clean! Free drink every night, easy to meet people, supurb location! Would definately stay again!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 06 Feb 2012
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • Female 25-30
  • (2 reviews)


97%

Great hostel with friendly staff in a great location. It was easy to meet people. I\'d definitely stay there again. The rooms had windows that could be opened for fresh air, which is really important in Latin America.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 20 Dec 2011
  • Anonymous
  • (Country undisclosed)
  • (Gender undisclosed)


77%

This party animal headquarters the bar is blaring music from 7;30PM -1200 & the back rooms are directly over the bar if you plan on getting sleep do not stay here . To offset that the staff is helpful too an extraordinary degree the location & security are great . But I would not come back here because there is no option for those of us who chose not to party till 1AM very night!!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 15 Dec 2011
  • Anonymous
  • USA
  • Male 25-30
  • (2 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Thanks for your candid comments, Rich! We are happy that you gave the highest rates for everything but for fun. I'm glad you enjoyed our staff, our location and security. But we can see now that you haven't paid attention to our description and our other reviews. We never hide the fact that we are party animals and that we have a bar with music until mid night! It's important to clarify that you knew most of our rooms are not close to the bar, and our helpful staff would be more than happy to allocate you to a different room if you had requested that. You're a great guy and we could never realize that you were being bothered (you never came down to the bar to complain, for example). Important to say that you're also not between 25-30 years old, but a lot more than that. So here's a tip, get to know what the place is like before you book it. It's easy to realize what you're getting yourself into just by reading the descriptions and reviews! Anyway, it was a pleasure having you here! Cheers! :)

60%

I can't see why this hostel is one of the top rated in Sao Paulo. I came there after a horrible night bus and was looking forward to take a couple hours nap, but they were fumigating the place and I was basically thrown onto the street in the meanwhile. Most of the staff is very nice but unfortunately there is a rotten apple there, that I hope for that person was just a bad day...

  • Novice Nomad
  • 15 Dec 2011
  • Egillinn
  • Iceland
  • Male 18-24
  • (7 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Well, based on your comments I can see why WE ARE one of the top rated hostels in Sao Paulo. We understand how tiring a bus trip can be (but, come on, we can't be blamed for that) and most of the time we let people check in as soon as they arrive (way before check in time) if we can. But yes, that day we had a fumigation, that started after check out time. And why we did that? Because we do that every 6 months, so instead we wait for bugs to show up, we keep the place bug-free. That's for everybody's comfort and that's why we have the lowest bed bugs occurence rates in Brazil. I'm sure you were not thrown onto the streets, since we have a large patio outside, were most people hanged out that day waiting for the smell to fade away. I'm sorry you feel that way, but we would do it all over again, if necessary! It's for the greater good!

83%

I only stayed here one night so hard to judge, the room I was in only had one of the ceiling fans working so it was very hot, I did mention it to the staff but nothing was done about it

  • Avid Traveller
  • 13 Dec 2011
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • Female 31-40
  • (20 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Thanks for your rating! The room you were staying at has two fans and that night you came to us and said one of them was not working. We don't have an in-house electrician (and I assume not many hostels do), so there was not much we could do right away. We scheduled the guy to come next day to fix it, as he did! Not only, they are both more powerful now! :)

100%

Excellent service and location¡¡¡

  • Novice Nomad
  • 10 Dec 2011
  • Anonymous
  • Mexico
  • Female 31-40
  • (3 reviews)


83%

The hostel is in an excellent location, very near to the metro stations and pretty close to downtown. The staff is very kind and the facilities are always clean. There are lockers but not big enough.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 07 Dec 2011
  • Anonymous
  • Mexico
  • Male 18-24
  • (8 reviews)


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