Babilonia Rio Hostel — Hotel in Região Geográfica Imediata do Rio de Janeiro

Stayed in the private room for 5 nights with my boyfriend for New Year. The private room is great with air con and lots of space and is cleaned regularly. A little noisy in the mornings sometimes but quieter than a lot of hostels. ||Breakfast was nice - good selection and loved the cheese rolls. Bar was cheap and great views and good to meet people. ||Staff are laid back and helpful and all have good English. ||New Year party was amazing. Breathtaking views over Copacabana beach and the best NYE we have ever had partying with travellers and locals until sunrise. The all you can drink deal was great!||The hostel is on a hill but you get used to the walk (maybe get a taxi when you have your bags though or prepare to get sweaty!) The motorcycles are another quick and cheap option. Favela felt very safe and we never felt vulnerable as there is always police presence and regardless, people were friendly.||15 minute walk to Copacabana beach and centrally located for Christ, Sugar Loaf etc. ||Great affordable option in the heart of Rio! ||Plus Charlie the dog is the most loveable, cute dog you could ever meet! Only negative is that we couldn't take...

A great and cheap hostel with friendly and helpful staff, set in a tranquil favela and a friendly community||||The view from the balcony is beautiful, looking over the district of Leme and the sea. It's a great spot for breakfast or to chill out with a beer after you've been out and about in Rio. The rooms have a good amount of space so even when they are full you still have room to move around. There is a decent selection of food for breakfast (cereal, coffee and tea, fruit, juice, bread, cheese and ham) and a bar where you can buy beer, caipirinha, fizzy drinks and water at a decent price.||||The only potential negatives I could see were the lack of showers (only two) and plug sockets which might cause difficulties when the hostel is full. That said, it got pretty full while I was there and these issues weren't a problem. Also, you need to walk up a fairly steep hill to get the hostel, which may cause difficulties for those with mobility issues. However, it's good exercise and if you don't have the energy you can get motorbike taxis at the bottom that will take you right...

I was hoping for better. I took a private room, that wasn't very clean when I arrived. It seems that only the sheets were changed (used towel on the wardrobe, hairs in the shower and dead mosquito on the wall. We have to throw toilet paper in the bin but they don't change it every day... The room is full of signs like "Don't leave your things in the bathroom" (???), "5 minutes showers", "Air conditioning only at night". I didn't use the kitchen much but it wasn't always clean and couldn't even find a bowl... The staff didn't speak English so couldn't be really helpful (there was a nice French lady at night which helped in my case). The area felt safe enough, if you don't want to hike up the hill where it is located you can pay 3 or 4 BRL for a moto-taxi. Although it's one of the cheapest option I've found to be so close to the beach in a private room (still about 50€ per night!), I was a bit disappointed by the place and...