Alpha Hostel

  Customer Review on 12 December 2011 

I was welcomed very warmly, and I felt at house from the first moment so I ended up staying there for a whole week. Luciana and Coni. Grazie milleeeee!

  Christopher D. on 7 October 2011 

Excellent location. Safe and quiet. No cost breakfast included in price.

  Customer Review on 11 September 2011 

The location near to botafogo beach and central to the significant attractions

  Lianne W. on 11 September 2011 

The location near to botafogo beach and central to the significant attractions

  Nicolas F. on 22 August 2011 

The location was great and also the staff members were pretty helpful.

  Customer Review on 22 August 2011 

The location was superb and the employees members were pretty helpful.

  Zia S. on 16 March 2011 

Best location ever, can walk to all primary sites, metro on doorstep too.

  Cherry W. on 9 January 2011 

Clean, fantastic locaction close to all of the main traveller attractions, warm and friendly and helpful staff, calm atmosphere, only a two minute walk from Botofogo metro station which was invaluable, good value for money - overall a great hostel

  Geoffrey C. on 12 May 2010 

We have stayed at many hostels traveling South America over the past few months With this in mind, my comments and recommendations:Apart from the bed bugs and other crawling insects for which we had to buy our own pest control spray and in-fumigate ; apart from the very old mattresses, musty bed sheets and pillows that needed replacing years ago (they smell of age and rot); apart from a very average breakfast of a few varied fruits, toast and bad coffee (typical for SA) and apart from the fact they don't use soap to wash the dishes rather a tub of lard (I think they may have been attempting to make their own soap however, the scour/sponge was constantly in the tub of lard) the place is not too bad. The atmosphere is pretty good, the staff and guests made up for our stay. We met some really nice people there. Leo and Luna, you guys are great, thank you. They have four computers with internet of which only one was working in the seven days I was there. (Internet cost $4 Real per hour on the house computers) The internet access is slow at best and if it rains, forget it altogether. Take your laptop as the WIFI is probably better than the house computers although they suffer like the rest with the rain. On the final day, the had major electric problems and were having an electrician fix the power box and other electrical points so not sure about the quality of the building as a whole. There was no internet and no hot water on this day either. The television is standard cable but the speakers of the television work intermittently and most of the time, we had no sound at all. The kitchen is small and not really good for home made meals. There is only one soup bowl in the whole place so don't plan soups or cereal breakfast unless you have your own bowl or a lot of patience! LOLThe rooms are a decent size but no place to sit your bags but the floor. and remember the bugs! Found those in my bag when arrived in the next location! The top floor bathroom (men's -three showers and two toilets) are cramped and the female bathroom on the has only one toilet and one shower. not very good considering the top floor sleeps 16 or so people. Lockers are provided for each bed - take your own pad lock. Overall it's the atmosphere of the staff and other guests that makes the place worth it. My recommendation: Look else where, leave this hostel to the bugs.