The staff were very friendly and helpful but I found that the Dorms were crammed together. I stayed in a 12 bed dorm and there was very little space and you were pretty much walking on everyone's backpacks! The showers and bathrooms were fairly dirty too. I have definitely stayed in much better hostels in South America and Rio.

I first went to Rio in October 2012 and stayed at Caipihostel as a friend was already there. I loved Rio so much and the experience at Caipihostel that I stayed there again in January 2013. It's in a great location not too far away from the centre of party central but far enough that you can get a decent... More

I stayed in other hostels in rio, and in my opinion the Caipihostel is the best place to stay in Rio. It has a very cheap and good self-sevice-restaurant next door, the most important buses are just about 100 meters walking, the famous party of Lapa is less than 5 minutes of walking, but far away enough to not annoy... More

Ive been travelling for about a month, crashing at some couches, hotels and -of course- hostels. When i found the Caipihostel, it felt like home immediately. People spoke both English and German (Portuguese and Spanish, too), it was super clean, mixed bathrooms didn't bother anybody (female-only bathroom also available) and they serve freaking Caipirinhas! Not that its hard to get... More

Rio is the most amazing city that I have been to and CaipiHostel is located in the most amazing part of the city, enhancing to visit the old town, eat in tradicional restaurants and enjoy samba on the streets. I liked this hostel - it was comfortable and gathered a lot of interessting people. However, it wasn't that interesting to... More

Very good location in Lapa, 10 min walk to subway, 30 min walk to domestic airport. Clean and quite, welcoming stuff and free coffee, everything in hostel is pretty new, card access into rooms, free wifi.

The hostel has a great location, in the heart of Lapa neighbor, that is one of the main tourists atractions of the city because of the amazing nightlife around, it's full of bars and clubs nearby. You can also spend your night in the street once there are always some samba circles and street sellers seeling a good variety of... More

I stayed at the Caipihostel for 5 nights during my time in Rio for the Carnaval 2013. It was clean, felt safe and secure and the staff were very friendly and accommodating. Always there to make you caipirinha (lethal!) and sell you a beer. What I liked is the key card access to the room and that you have to... More

This hostel is located right in Lapa which is a place to party. I was there during Carnaval which was great since all the street parties were in the Lapa area. You can easily make it to other points of interest via the bus stop which is 2 mins away. The staff was excellent and they even give you a... More