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Aquarela do Leme - Hostel

2.5 star property
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Terrace/patio
Suite
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Deluxe Shared Dormitory, Mixed Dorm, Patio (8 beds)
Balcony view

Reviews

9.4 out of 10

Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Gym
  • Bar
  • Room service
  • Breakfast included
  • Laundry
  • Housekeeping

Explore the area

Map
Ladeira Ary Barroso,21, Leme RJ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 22010-060
  • Avenida Atlantica
    7 min walk
  • Copacabana Beach
    8 min walk
  • Praia do Leme
    8 min walk
  • Rio de Janeiro (SDU-Santos Dumont)
    18 min drive

Room options

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Basic shared dormitory (12 beds)

Basic shared dormitory (12 beds)

  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 12 Twin Beds

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In-room safe, blackout curtains, soundproofing, free WiFi

Shared Dormitory (8 beds)

  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 8 Twin Beds

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Suite

Suite

  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

View all photos for Shared Dormitory, Women only (10 beds)

In-room safe, blackout curtains, soundproofing, free WiFi

Shared Dormitory, Women only (10 beds)

  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 10 Twin Beds

View all photos for Deluxe Shared Dormitory, Mixed Dorm, Patio (8 beds)

Balcony view

Deluxe Shared Dormitory, Mixed Dorm, Patio (8 beds)

  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 8 Twin Beds

About the area

Rio de Janeiro

A stay at Aquarela do Leme - Hostel places you in the heart of Rio de Janeiro, within a 10-minute walk of Copacabana Beach and Avenida Atlantica. .This beach hostel is 8.8 mi (14.1 km) from Christ the Redeemer and 3.1 mi (5 km) from Ipanema Beach.
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What's nearby

  • Avenida Atlantica - 7 min walk
  • Copacabana Beach - 8 min walk
  • Praia do Leme - 8 min walk
  • Rio Sul Shopping Mall - 4 min drive
  • Sugar Loaf Mountain - 5 min drive

Getting around

  • Cardeal Arcoverde Station - 3 min drive
  • Rio de Janeiro Central Station - 9 min drive
  • Rio de Janeiro (SDU-Santos Dumont) - 18 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Supermercado Zona Sul - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪Boteco Belmonte - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Bar Lobby - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Panificação Confeitaria Duque Caxias - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪Shirley - ‬8 min walk

About this property

Aquarela do Leme - Hostel

White sand beach and a 24-hour fitness center, near Copacabana Beach
Aquarela do Leme - Hostel offers 12 shared accommodations with air conditioning, safes, and complimentary toiletries. Rooms open to balconies or patios. Accommodations offer separate sitting areas. This Rio de Janeiro hostel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Bathrooms include showers. Housekeeping is provided daily.
Recreational amenities at the hostel include a 24-hour fitness center.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Make yourself at home in one of the 12 air-conditioned guestrooms. Rooms have private balconies or patios. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms have showers and complimentary toiletries.
Enjoy recreational amenities such as a 24-hour fitness center and bicycles to rent. Additional features at this hostel include complimentary wireless internet access, a television in a common area, and tour/ticket assistance.
Take advantage of the hostel's room service. Need to unwind? Take a break with a tasty beverage at one of the 2 bars/lounges. A complimentary buffet breakfast is served daily from 7:00 AM to 9:30 AM.
Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, a 24-hour front desk, and multilingual staff. Guests may use a roundtrip airport shuttle for a surcharge, and limited parking is available onsite.
A complimentary buffet breakfast is served each morning between 7:00 AM and 9:30 AM.
Room service is available.

Languages

English, French, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and public transport

  • Limited on-site parking
  • Return airport shuttle (surcharge)

Food and drink

  • Free buffet breakfast available daily 7:00 AM–9:30 AM
  • 2 bars/lounges
  • Room service available

Things to do

  • 24-hour fitness centre
  • Bike rentals

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • Front-desk safe
  • Library

Guest services

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

Business services

  • Coworking spaces

Outdoors

  • BBQ grill(s)
  • Beach cabanas (surcharge)
  • Beach loungers
  • Beach umbrellas
  • Rooftop terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have any lifts
  • Smooth flooring in room

More

  • Designated smoking areas
  • TV in lobby

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Blackout drapes/curtains

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Shower

More

  • Safe
  • Separate sitting area
  • Shared accommodations
  • Soundproofing

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or 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; cash is not accepted

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
Parents or a legal guardian traveling with children under 18 years must present the child's birth certificate and an identity card with photo (passport, for example) at the check-in. For international travels to Brazil, if just one of the parents is traveling with the child, she/he 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. In case the parents or the legal guardian, as applicable, cannot or are unwilling to give this authorization, a judicial authorization is required. People who intend to travel to Brazil with children must consult with the Brazilian consulate before traveling for more information.
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms

Property is also known as

Aquarela Leme Hostel Rio de Janeiro
Aquarela Leme Hostel
Aquarela Leme Rio de Janeiro
Aquarela Leme
Aquarela do Leme
Aquarela do Leme - Hostel Rio de Janeiro
Aquarela do Leme - Hostel Hostel/Backpacker accommodation

Aquarela do Leme - Hostel Reviews

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 65 out of 82 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 10 out of 82 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 3 out of 82 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 82 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 82 reviews" "

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

9.6/10

Amenities

9.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Hyewoo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Strange atmosphere for a hostel!
Breakfast was the highlight each day, great choices. Dorms were okay, but did smell like they were cleaned with dirty water some days. The atmosphere was a bit strange, this is not your usual hostel, it is also a family’s home. Their children would be screaming and shouting and watchingTV in the common area really very loud. Which means hostel guests could not relax there. The children seemed to do what they want. When you first arrive you don’t receive much information, like where is the terrace, there is a gym on the roof, they offer a washing service, what time is breakfast etc. it is also essential to be added to the WhatsApp group so that you don’t miss information. Volunteers were lovely but there is a high turnover rate - this also impacts the atmosphere. The location is great, be prepared it is within a favella at the very top of a very big hill but the environment around the hostel is great and Leme itself is a lovely part of Rio
Stayed 8 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Stephen, Leeds

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ravit

10/10 Excellent

Evan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I really love the Aquarela do Leme hostel and plan to stay there again in the future; however, people should understand that it does get noisy in the neighborhood. On my final evening, the music from the neighborhood went - literally - all night long. Be sure to bring earplugs or headphones that will drown out the noise so that you can get quality sleep.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Evan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great hostel with a wonderful staff. Views are great, activities are numerous, breakfast is tasty… I suppose my only complaint would be that the area can get noisy. There was music all night long … bring earplugs or headphones to drown out the noise.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
This is the highest quality hostel in Rio de Janeiro. The facilities are brand new. The beds are little cabins with drapes and are thus semi-private. It is kept very clean and the complimentary breakfast is fresh and delicious. Excellent selection drinks at the bar. Beautiful views from the roof. Highly recommended for those who need space from the party hostel environment.
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Karolina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place to stay in Rio de Janeiro
Very nice and spacious hostel a bit uphill from beach and main street. Great views for watching fireworks on New Year’s eve. At the edge of pacified favela, so not a very scary place, but you need to watch out for your belongings (like everywhere in Rio). Hostel is in superb condition, staff is very friendly and breakfast options are more than good (much wider choices than standard).
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

CanadaTraveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great safe local experience with outstanding staff whonare in sabatrical from law, engineers, human resources, finance, wow. And thebcustomers are respectful, open and collaborative. Whatban enjoyable stay.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

TeenTeen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

CanadaVisitor

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Customer service and care 👍😊 Very clean, quality and private.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

6/10 Okay

David

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Joseph

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
July 2019 Rio de Janeiro
My wife and I both agree, we made a great choice to stay at Aquarela do Leme. Thibault is the best host and is very accommodating to the needs of all guests. Don’t hesitate to book your room because this place is in high demand. It is literallty just five minutes from the beach, we could see it from our room, and the short walk up the hill is actually one of the things that we will treasure the most! Enjoy a comfortable and genuine experience at the Aquarela do Leme.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Henrik

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is one of the best Hostels I have ever experienced.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Pepe Jr

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
110% recommended!
My first ever hostel stay was the best travel accomodation I had. My friends would also tell me that I am an expensive traveler as I travel a lot but always stay in luxurious hotels. This time I wanted to make a difference so I tried to stay at Aquarela. The roof deck view was amazing, 1 side facing the beautiful Copacabana beach and the otherside facing the Babilonia favela. Many would probably think that it is dangerous because it is located at the entrance of Favela but definitely no. The neighboorhood were very friendly, there were police presence, free breakfast 110% friendlt staff (the owner even asked me if I want to stay in the room as long as I want as my flight leaves at 11:45PM. Family friendly hostel, 2 cute and friendly kids were there during my stay. Animal friendly hostel (i love dogs heavenly). The guests were very nice and disciplined (we wash our own plates/utensils after use which I find really cool). The cleanliness was superb. The room was excellent with each bed has its own privacy curtain (feels like rooms in a cruise ship). Hostel lobby staffed 24 hours. There is a bar if you want to grab some drinks. Oh yes, definitely recommendable place! Very safe!
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Rebecca

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Had an amazing stay here. The staff are very friendly and helpful and the vibe is great. Will recommend this place to others.
Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

L

Clean and welcoming hostel with a great family running it in a great location with an amazing roof terrace.
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Phenomenal hostel. All the other reviews are right. Hope nothing ruins this in future!
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Exceptional!!
This is THE best experience I've ever had in a hostel! The owners Thibault and Marielle went above and beyond what I expected to welcome me and help me have a wonderful stay, and they truly care about their guests. They are kind, warm, approachable - I cannot say enough good things. The place itself is a beautiful space, with high ceilings, open feel, spotless, and a rooftop patio where I enjoyed one of the best BBQs I think Rio can offer ;) The breakfast was also completely beyond expectations - a huge spread with fruits, homemade yogourt, different granolas, waffles, homemade cakes, homemade bread, and gourmet teas with ingredients I absolutely wouldn't expect in a hostel like rose petals. The bathrooms were spotless and the showers always hot and excellent pressure. The rooms are also fabulous and were thoughtfully designed, with pod capsule like beds offering privacy in the dorm rooms, lockers and individual outlets. It was a place where I was able to get a quiet night's rest if I wanted, but when wanting to go out, it was a very social crowd to explore the nightlight of Rio. The other travellers I met were all great - this seems to be a place that attracts wonderful people :) The location is great, walking distance to Leme beach and a fun party scene at the edge of Leme. Marielle and Thibault have created a haven in Rio!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2017

10/10 Excellent

Aidan, Belfast, Ireland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hostel in a favela like area
Fantastic hostel all round, probably the best I've stayed in. The area is part of the experience but can feel a bit dodgy - maybe get a taxi or uber straight to the hostel
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2017

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Privada entupida. Chuveiro entupido e caiam 2 gotas de água. Café da manhã sujo e quase sem variedade. Funcionárias da limpeza maravilhosas, os demais não davam nem bom dia…
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024