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About this property
Comfortable Accommodations: Gaia Hostel in Rio de Janeiro offers adults-only rooms with private bathrooms, bidets, and work desks. Each room includes a shower, hairdryer, and slippers, ensuring a pleasant stay. Exceptional Facilities: Guests enjoy a bar, free WiFi, and a lounge. Additional amenities include a shared kitchen, outdoor seating area, and barbecue facilities. The property also provides a 24-hour front desk, concierge service, and luggage storage. Prime Location: Located less than 1 km from Botafogo Beach and 8 km from Santos Dumont Airport, Gaia Hostel is close to attractions such as Rodrigo de Freitas Lake (3.6 km) and Sugarloaf Mountain (4.2 km). Guests can participate in activities like hiking and kayaking. Guest Satisfaction: Highly rated for its attentive staff, convenient location, and room cleanliness, Gaia Hostel ensures a pleasant and comfortable stay for all visitors.
Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 9.5 for a two-person trip.
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Most popular facilities
- Free WiFi
- Airport shuttle
- Non-smoking rooms
- 24-hour front desk
- BBQ facilities
- Air conditioning
- Bar
- Laundry
- Daily housekeeping
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Guests who stayed here loved
- Hongying
China“Before coming to Rio, I was a bit worried about safety, but this hostel completely put my mind at ease. It has its own secure entrance, which made me feel very safe. The metro station is just a few minutes’ walk, making transportation super...” 
Muhammed
Turkey“-The staff was nice and avaliable. I especially want to thank Karine. She helped me plan my days better. Very kind and a nice person! -The location is very central close to the metro and supermarkets. -It's in a relatively safe and a nice...”- Massimo
Italy“Best people, comfortable hostel and nice facilities. More probabilities to meet people who travel from Brazil compared to other party hostels. They leave your space but at the same time make you feel like at home. Had the opportunity to find...” - Maria Italy“This is a very nice little hostel in a safe neighbourhood with many bars and restaurants. The staff is nice. It's clean. The bathrooms are spacious. The kitchen is well equiped. There is even a small coworking area. It was perfect for my six-day...”
- Nikola
Germany“Perfect location between the beach and the main sights / The area feels safe and is not as upscale as Cobacabana / big community area / cleaned everyday everything / super social / small working space 1. Floor / nice staff / metro is like 600...” - Gaza
United Kingdom“Great staff, clean and excellent facilities. A bit of a struggle to lift myself up to the top bunk bed but otherwise, great overall.” - Camilla
Denmark“The staff was really nice! They did a lot of fun events:) The bathrooms were always nice and clean. Great common areas for relaxing. Good location, close to the metro, supermarket and lots of restaurants and bars” - Pavlena
Bulgaria“Truly amazing staff, the best I’ve met so far in a hostel - very outgoing and helpful in any situation! The area is great and safe, close to the metro and right between the beaches and the center of the city. The hostel is clean and spacious and...” 
Florent
France“Positive : Great hostel, facilities and comuns area. It's a good value for the location. Lot of things around in the sunburb and metro nearby Negative : The window of the room is oriented on the main street which is quite noisy especially...”- Odhran United Kingdom“Good location in Botofogo! WiFi is very fast, private room was very spacious. Staff are friendly and took us to a blocko!”
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Child policies
Children are not allowed.
Cot and extra bed policies
Cots and extra beds are not available at this property.
