Books Hostel

Stayed here in 2015. I was a lone traveller and was fresh off the plane so we nervous and excited about my travels ahead around South America and the people I would meet along the way. I stayed 1 night at a different hostel and didn't feel like I settled. Switched the next day after a recommendation from a friend and fell in love with the place and staff. The most warm and welcoming hostel I stayed at in my 6 months in S.America. The owner is always on site, very welcoming and hires staff who match his way of thinking. I stayed for a week (planned to stay for 4 days but couldn't leave). I can honestly say that you will have great times in most of the places you stay, but for some reason there's only one hostel that stays in your heart once you've left. Books.

Very nice vibe! Good location, good breakfast, excelent value for money! I would stay again

I stayed during Carnival. Had a great experience. The atmosphere is great. The staff even better. I have to commend one of the girls working there. Marta helped me when i was there for a night. The room had no A/C and it was too hot for me to sleep. She helped me get a different room that Had A/C and if i was not satisfied she would refund me. This service beats big name places like Selina hostel which is down the road. When the same situation happened there they could not resolve it and were pretty rude about it. Thanks again Marta

I would like to share my extreme gratefulness for the pillow assigned to me by Books hostel. I will have to wait until my next review for other topics. The pillowcase given to me by the staff was chosen with great care and I really feel that it reflected my personality. It was a very nice match with the sheet selection as well. It was clean and in pristine condition. The pillow itself is the perfect firmness and is like sleeping on a cloud straight from Heaven. Thank you very much to all the staff from Books.

First time in Rio and we chose this hostel. It was amazing times and I loved every bit of our stay. Super close to the all the action in Lapa.