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    Ace Backpackers Youth Hostels

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    Rua Sao Clemente, 23 1st. Floor | Botafogo Beach, Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro 22260-001, Brazil
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    19 Feb 2018
    “Worst hostel and I've been in many”
    26 May 2015
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    Reviewed 8 February 2010
    Find another property -- this is the worst hotel we have ever stayed in.

    This is one of the worst places I've stayed in ever! We stayed here during New Years Eve 2009, the place is expensive, small and has very very hot rooms. We paid extra for a private twin room with air conditioning but the air con...More

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    Reviewed 2 September 2009
    Good except for...

    Very good hostel, plenty of informations for who needs it but the staff Natalie or Natalia is terrible..she is very pretentious and wants to show out that she´s in charge. She screams a lot with people over there. I stayed there for 3 days and...More

    1  Thank liamstuk
    Reviewed 23 June 2009
    best decision about my rio trip was to choose ace hostel

    I had traveled alone to rio for a training of 2 weeks. I believe that I could complete the training only because of ace backpackers youth hostel. I had never experinced so cooperative and loving staff in my lifetime. Natalia,Yuko and Paula were so helpful....More

    2  Thank muktaoo9
    Reviewed 29 April 2009
    great price, location and staff. Rooms too tiny.

    OK, good bang for your buck, but the rooms are tight with too many bunk beds in a small area. Our shower head was not working, and they changed it right away. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for the cable which was out my...More

    1  Thank AlbertoSDQ
    Reviewed 15 April 2009
    small but clean and very friendly

    We stayed her for 5 nights on our first trip to Rio.The hostel is in discreet location on a busy road.The room was a double en suite, it was small but clean.The bathroom was ok, shower was luke warm. Our room did not have a...More

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    "AC is needed - or you'll sleep for days like i did :)"
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    "Stayed in 2 rooms - Ipanema and Suite 7. Both had windows but becuase they are "at the back" it was..."
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    "Don't go for the shared dorms which are small"
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