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Vila Carioca Hostel
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Youth HostelsStarting at $13 per night
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DO YOU LIKE PEACE OF MIND? MUSIC? CAPOEIRA? ALTERNATIVE TOURISM?
This Hostel is the right place for YOU! Beautiful and safe, in a quiet neighbourhood 10 MIN AWAY FROM COPACABANA BEACH AND THE SUGAR LOAF.
WE LOVE OUR GUESTS!!!
HERE YOU ARE NOT JUST A CUSTOMER, YOU BECOME A FRIEND!
We are a group of young people organizing the place. There´s always the best atmoshphere: fun and peace of mind in balance. Surf, capoeira, good music and alternative tourism (like trakking, climbing or hang gliding over touristic spots) are our favorites!
Vila Carioca Hostel is a newly remodeled 1938 mansion in a cozy villa with private security guards, 1 block from subway. We are located in Botafogo neighbourhood, a lively residential area, with bars, restaurants, museums and two shopping malls. Botafogo is centrally located to the beaches of Ipanema and Copacabana, downtown Rio, Corocovado (Cristo Redentor) and the Sugar Loaf.
At Vila Carioca Hostel you can make new friends among visitors and locals who are always dropping by. Here you wont feel like a tourist or like a hundred-dollar bill!
We have a family staff that cares about our guests having a great time in the city, taking care of all their needs, even when they leave town. We always make sure our customers
get fair trades for their money, not being ripped off by con men, cab drivers etc.
Our breakfast is a delicious self service buffet with coffee, tea, milk, bread, fruits, jam and cheese.
Come here and choose for the best!
Other features:
• Rooms with air-conditioning and fans.
• Comfortable bath installation (9 toilets and 8 showers). Hot showers.
• No curfew
• Bar and barbecure area
• Garden
• Sunbathing area
• Hometheatre
• Cable TV
• DSL internet access.
• English and Spanish speaking staff.
• Reception 24 hours and locker rooms.
• Delicious breakfast.
• Kitchen is open for guests.
• Linen, blankets provided and bath towels for rent.
• Laundromats available nearby hostel.
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PACKAGE PERIODS
New Year and Carnival 2009
Any booking made by a guest in the period of a package, must be paid as a FULL package.
For New Year the package has a minimum of 4 days stay, and for Carnival the minimum stay is of 7 days. All reservations made with less days than that Will be automatically cancelled
From the international airport - Galeao Tom Jobim (GIG)
By Bus: Take a frescão (air conditioning bus) to Copacabana , get off the bus at Botafogo beach and walk down Rua São Clemente Street.
By Taxi: 35 minutes
From the central bus station (rodoviária)
By bus: Take 172 or 173 bus (35 minutes) and get off in front of Casa de Rui Barbosa, in Rua Sao Clemente Street, Botafogo
By Taxi: 25 minutes
From the local airport - Santos Dumont (SDU)
By Bus: Take 438 bus (20 minutes) and step out in front of Casa de Rui Barbosa
By Taxi: 10 minutes
From:
Any METRO station: Go to Botafogo station -> 'Sao Clemente' exit -> Rua Sao Clemente -> Rua Estacio Coimbra Street
Breakfast Included, Internet Access, Linen Included, Bar, Towels, Security Lockers, Luggage Storage, Guest Kitchen, Telephone/Fax Facilities, 24 hour reception, Travel Desk/Travel Info, Common Room, Bike Parking, BBQ Area, Free Carpark, WiFi in lobby, Air Conditioning, Breakfast
This Hostel is the right place for YOU! Beautiful and safe, in a quiet neighbourhood 10 MIN AWAY FROM COPACABANA BEACH AND THE SUGAR LOAF.
WE LOVE OUR GUESTS!!!
HERE YOU ARE NOT JUST A CUSTOMER, YOU BECOME A FRIEND!
We are a group of young people organizing the place. There´s always the best atmoshphere: fun and peace of mind in balance. Surf, capoeira, good music and alternative tourism (like trakking, climbing or hang gliding over touristic spots) are our favorites!
Vila Carioca Hostel is a newly remodeled 1938 mansion in a cozy villa with private security guards, 1 block from subway. We are located in Botafogo neighbourhood, a lively residential area, with bars, restaurants, museums and two shopping malls. Botafogo is centrally located to the beaches of Ipanema and Copacabana, downtown Rio, Corocovado (Cristo Redentor) and the Sugar Loaf.
At Vila Carioca Hostel you can make new friends among visitors and locals who are always dropping by. Here you wont feel like a tourist or like a hundred-dollar bill!
We have a family staff that cares about our guests having a great time in the city, taking care of all their needs, even when they leave town. We always make sure our customers
get fair trades for their money, not being ripped off by con men, cab drivers etc.
Our breakfast is a delicious self service buffet with coffee, tea, milk, bread, fruits, jam and cheese.
Come here and choose for the best!
Other features:
• Rooms with air-conditioning and fans.
• Comfortable bath installation (9 toilets and 8 showers). Hot showers.
• No curfew
• Bar and barbecure area
• Garden
• Sunbathing area
• Hometheatre
• Cable TV
• DSL internet access.
• English and Spanish speaking staff.
• Reception 24 hours and locker rooms.
• Delicious breakfast.
• Kitchen is open for guests.
• Linen, blankets provided and bath towels for rent.
• Laundromats available nearby hostel.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
PACKAGE PERIODS
New Year and Carnival 2009
Any booking made by a guest in the period of a package, must be paid as a FULL package.
For New Year the package has a minimum of 4 days stay, and for Carnival the minimum stay is of 7 days. All reservations made with less days than that Will be automatically cancelled
Directions
From the international airport - Galeao Tom Jobim (GIG)
By Bus: Take a frescão (air conditioning bus) to Copacabana , get off the bus at Botafogo beach and walk down Rua São Clemente Street.
By Taxi: 35 minutes
From the central bus station (rodoviária)
By bus: Take 172 or 173 bus (35 minutes) and get off in front of Casa de Rui Barbosa, in Rua Sao Clemente Street, Botafogo
By Taxi: 25 minutes
From the local airport - Santos Dumont (SDU)
By Bus: Take 438 bus (20 minutes) and step out in front of Casa de Rui Barbosa
By Taxi: 10 minutes
From:
Any METRO station: Go to Botafogo station -> 'Sao Clemente' exit -> Rua Sao Clemente -> Rua Estacio Coimbra Street
Facilities
Breakfast Included, Internet Access, Linen Included, Bar, Towels, Security Lockers, Luggage Storage, Guest Kitchen, Telephone/Fax Facilities, 24 hour reception, Travel Desk/Travel Info, Common Room, Bike Parking, BBQ Area, Free Carpark, WiFi in lobby, Air Conditioning, Breakfast
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