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Bamboo Rio Hostel

2.0 star property

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Lobby sitting area
Front of property
Terrace/patio
Shared Dormitory
Reception

Reviews

7.8 out of 10

Good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
    Bar
  • Pool
    Pool
  • Room service
    Room service
  • Breakfast available
    Breakfast available
  • 24/7 front desk
    24/7 front desk
  • Laundry
    Laundry

Explore the area

Map
Rua Lacerda Coutinho, 45, Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 22041-030
  • Rua Barata Ribeiro
    5 min walk
  • Copa D'Or Hospital & Medical Center
    6 min walk
  • Avenida Atlantica
    9 min walk
  • Rio de Janeiro (SDU-Santos Dumont)
    23 min drive

Room options

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Standard Double Room

Standard Double Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Shared Dormitory

Shared Dormitory

  • 15 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 6 Twin Beds

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Shared Dormitory, Women only

Shared Dormitory, Women only

  • 15 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 5 Twin Beds

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In-room safe, free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard Twin Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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In-room safe, free WiFi, bed sheets

Shared Dormitory, Mixed Dorm

  • 15 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 8 Twin Beds

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Shared Dormitory

Shared Dormitory

  • 15 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 12 Twin Beds

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Standard Triple Room

Standard Triple Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Sofa Bed

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In-room safe, free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard Shared Dormitory, Mixed Dorm

  • 15 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 9 Twin Beds

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Standard Double Room, 1 Double Bed

Standard Double Room, 1 Double Bed

  • 15 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Quarto Twin Standard, 1 quarto Banheiro Compartilhado

Quarto Twin Standard, 1 quarto Banheiro Compartilhado

  • 15 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Standard Twin Room

Standard Twin Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Superior Double Room, 1 Double Bed

Superior Double Room, 1 Double Bed

  • 15 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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About this property

Bamboo Rio Hostel

Suburban Rio de Janeiro hostel in Copacabana with a 24-hour front desk
Along with an outdoor pool, this smoke-free hostel has a bar/lounge and a snack bar/deli. WiFi in public areas is free. Additionally, concierge services, dry cleaning, and laundry facilities are onsite.
Bamboo Rio Hostel offers 12 air-conditioned accommodations with safes and ceiling fans. Accommodations offer separate dining areas. This Rio de Janeiro hostel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Guests can make use of the in-room refrigerators and microwaves. Housekeeping is provided daily.
Recreational amenities at the hostel include an outdoor pool.
During your stay at Bamboo Rio Hostel, you're just a quick walk from Copacabana Beach. Enjoy features like free WiFi in public areas, plus an outdoor pool and a bar.
  • Free WiFi
  • Enjoy drinks at the bar/lounge
  • Buffet breakfast served daily for a fee
  • Take a swim in the outdoor pool
  • Services include dry cleaning/laundry, a concierge, and tour or ticket assistance
  • Within a 10-minute walk of Copacabana Beach and Avenida Atlantica
  • Airport shuttle service available for a fee
There's a snack bar/deli on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. A computer station is on site and WiFi is free in public spaces. An outdoor pool, a terrace, and barbecue grills are also featured at Bamboo Rio Hostel.

This Rio de Janeiro hostel is smoke free.

For a fee, guests can enjoy buffet breakfast daily from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM.
Bamboo Bar - Onsite bar.
Room service is available.

Languages

English, Portuguese, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Return airport shuttle (surcharge)

Food and drink

  • Buffet breakfast available for a fee daily 8:00 AM–10:00 AM: BRL 15 for adults and BRL 15 for children
  • 1 bar
  • Room service available

Restaurants on site

  • Bamboo Bar

Things to do

  • Outdoor pool

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Microwave
  • Outdoor pool
  • Fridge
  • Separate dining area
  • Separate living room
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • ATM/banking services
  • Front-desk safe
  • Reception hall
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Concierge services
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour/ticket assistance

Business services

  • Computer station

Outdoors

  • BBQ grill(s)
  • Terrace

More

  • Smoke-free property
  • TV in lobby

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Bed sheets
  • Ceiling fan

Food and drink

  • Cookware/dishes/utensils
  • Dining room
  • Microwave
  • Oven
  • Fridge

More

  • Safe
  • Separate sitting area

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed, but service animals are welcome

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.

Payment types at the property

Important information

Fees

Guests will be asked to pay the following charges at the property:

  • Bed sheets fee: BRL 5 per person, per stay

We've listed all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Fee for buffet breakfast: approximately BRL 15 for adults and BRL 15 for children

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival.

We should mention

  • Upon check-in, parents or a legal guardian traveling with children under 18 years old are obligated to present the child's birth certificate and an identity card with photo (passport, for example). For international travels to Brazil, if just one of the parents is traveling with the child, the parent must present – in addition to the child's certificate of birth and identity card with photo – a letter authorizing the trip signed by the other parent with a notarial certification of signature. If the parents or the legal guardian, as applicable, cannot or are unwilling to give this authorization, a judicial authorization is required. People intending to travel to Brazil with children must consult with the Brazilian consulate prior to traveling for more information.

Property is also known as

Bamboo Hostel Rio
Bamboo Rio
Bamboo Rio Hostel
Bamboo Rio Hostel Rio de Janeiro
Bamboo Rio Rio de Janeiro
Rio Bamboo
Bamboo Rio Hostel Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Bamboo Rio Hostel Rio Janeiro
Bamboo Rio Hostel Rio de Janeiro
Bamboo Rio Hostel Hostel/Backpacker accommodation
Bamboo Rio Hostel Hostel/Backpacker accommodation Rio de Janeiro

Bamboo Rio Hostel Reviews

Reviews

7.8

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 30 out of 75 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 16 out of 75 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 20 out of 75 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 5 out of 75 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 75 reviews" "

7.4/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

7.2/10

Amenities

7.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Timofei

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Was an amazing stay there, a lot of friendly people i met during my trip in this hostel! Definitely unforgettable experience
Stayed 12 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Timofei

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very friendly staff, great location, good vibes, met a lot of nice people there!
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Maria

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

6/10 Okay

Michelle

Sent five emails no response from property regarding transport to property and tours. Staff nice bit know very little about getting to sites, cost open times, etc just try to sell overpriced tour. Kitchen facility limited supplies and not clean.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023

4/10 Poor

Evens

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing staff! It was my first time in Brazil and I was travelling alone, I did not know what to expect. It was an unforgettable experience. On their time off, they showed me around and gave me ideas on where to go. I felt welcomed the minute I walked in. The location is perfect! Close to the beaches , supermarkets and metro station. There’s a pool, a bar area ,kitchen. The rooms are air-conditioned. Breakfast is not included but is a fair price !Definitely recommend this hostel!
Stayed 8 nights in Mar 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Excellent place to stay. The hostel itself was good, but it was particularly the staff that made it an incredible experience. I feel it would be a great choice, whether travelling alone of as a couple (as we were).
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Good times!
Manuela, Brian, and pretty much everyone there was wonderful. Staff was very helpful and sweet. Place is about 5 blocks from Copacabana beach (great location for very little money). It has wifi. We had a private room with a double bed in a private bathroom, it was a great and convenient accommodation. It is the equivalent of 1 to 1.5 stars motel place in Southern CA. We bought a package which included breakfast, it is basic but good, coffee, juice, breads, sweet bread, ham, eggs, fruit, and a panini maker. It's basic but helpful to start you off in the mornings. AC worked well. Linen was old, but luckily we had brought our own sheets and pillow cases anticipating that. It made for a better stay. Bed is comfortable. No theft problems in private room. Housekeeping staff is friendly and accommodating. If you want comfort and higher stars, this is not your place. We went during Carnaval and prices were extraordinarily expensive in Copacabana, so we had no choice, but had a wonderful time nevertheless. We are used to 5 star resorts, even so, we made do and had a great time. Dormitories look like they have no AC, and are not comfortable, but we're not really sure since it was a removed area from our room. If you arrive during the day take metro (subway) from airport, get off on Sierra Campos station, and take a 3 dollar taxi to hostel from metro station (less than 3 minutes from station). Have fun!

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice hostel for a cheap price
The staff at Bamboo Rio were very friendly and welcoming. For the price it is a great place to stay. You meet alot of people from different countries. The caipirinha special is awesome every night. It is about 3 blocks to the beach. Would definitely recommend.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2017

4/10 Poor

mitzifood on IG, San Francisco

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
BED BUGS
This is all bad: I shudder just thinking about the bed bugs that I could phisically see crawling on my sheets. This is not my first hostel and Ive had WAY better experiences in other countries. You get sheets that slip off during the night so your skin makes contact with the matress but you`re too hot to move and too broke to go elsewhere. ´ A few of the other travelers were up all night in their drunken revelries, being loud and coming in and out of the room in the middle of the night turning on the lights. The pool water was murky and I would not recommend anyone going in there. Bathrooms were scarce and uncomfortable- shower/toilet combo. Floor matts were gross. There were NO COMPUTERS when I was there, so after being mugged at knifepoint at the Arches of Lapa, I had to go to another internet place and pay to use the computer to contact my family.

8/10 Good

Henry, Rio de Janeiro

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Paradise lounging with Dumpy sleeping
Manuela and Carol receptionists are wonderful to wake and end day with...dipping pool is nice to have...beautiful mountainside breakfast area...all balanced out by a devotion to horrible almost cave den-like sleeping arrangements, but though, you can still sleep like a baby, because they give you 30 minutes of free caparinhas.

8/10 Good

Brian

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Beautiful, helpful reception girls. Guys not.
The Bamboo Rio Hostel has an interesting opposites contrast for each of the areas of features: The day girls, Manuals and Caroline are real sweet smiling Brazilieras as one hopes to see when coming from around the world and looks at tourist books. And the manager woman is great. The evening bartender in October 2016 is very laid back and has amazing English fluency and local knowledge happy to share. The lobby area, with tiny dipping pool, and leading up to bar/breakfast area has outstanding decoration and natural beauty (the back wall of breakfast area is a mountain) If you dont speak portuguese, the night shift guy might ignore you for ten minutes while you're standing in front of him, while he chats to friends on phone... the receptionist, BALTAZAR has a local hosteler's reputation for being a bit of a nightmare to deal with, and turns away many potential guests...he can be very aggressive with dealings/speaking and quite unpleasant to deal with for weary nervous travelers. You have to arrive early and if he is there, come back later and check in when the afternoon girl is there. The beds are a bit inexcusably disgusting. But they offer an hour of free caparinhas in the bar most nights so you end up having a great nightnights sleep...Staff is very cautious about theft, as if it is regular problem.

8/10 Good

Wellida Camila

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 6 nights in Feb 2023

6/10 Okay

Dario

Disliked: Room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2022

8/10 Good

Oberom

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Tudo bem! Fui bem recebido!
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Mirian

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2022

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2022

6/10 Okay

Aline

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

Fátima

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2022

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Foi bom mas podia ser melhor…
O espaço e o conforto que o hostel oferece deixa a desejar. A piscina tava muito suja, inutilizável, o sofá da sala de TV com almofadas sujas, faz falta um filtro de água na cozinha compartilhada. A internet é bem ruim. Perderam o cartão do meu quarto e tive que ficar com a porta destravada por 2 dias, ninguém se propôs a solucionar. Não poder escolher a cama (baixo/cima) com antecedência também não ajuda a ter uma boa primeira impressão. O pessoal do staff a maior parte do tempo parece perdidos em como executar os processos, mas são pessoas incríveis, todos são muito educados, engraçados, e fazem o que pode para resolver os perrengues. Destaco a qualidade dos serviços do Ítalo, Willian, Ju (limpeza), Enrique (loketa) e Felipe. A limpeza dos quartos e banheiros é feita diariamente em uma boa frequência. O free tour é um diferencial positivo. Apesar das ponderações eu indicaria ou voltaria por dois fatores: localização e staff.
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2021

6/10 Okay

Bernd-Peter

Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2020

2/10 Terrible

Eder

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2021

8/10 Good

Juliano

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Bom custo benefício
Minha cama estava quebrada, não pega TIM, mas o hostel em si é legal! Parabéns as moças da limpeza, muito atenciosas e trabalhadeiras!!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2020

8/10 Good

Juliano

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Bom
Bom custo benefício
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2020