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Disgusting Service The staff was unfriendly and rude. whats more, the whole hostel was dirty. — Leila , Argentina (2010-03-08) Outstanding! We stayed there in August 2008 and i was very impressed. When you first hear the word, "hostel" it kind of makes you cringe because of the movie but i would definitely stay there again. the food was great, the rooms were clean, and the staff were awesome. it was just a couple blocks from the beach and not far from downtown and the fairs. I would probably learn a little more Portuguese if i went back. — Tami , USA (2008-09-23) For the price I paid, I expected more I had stayed at another of this chain of hostels and didn't like it too much and decided to give the Ipanema branch a try. Well, my opinion didn't change much! The accommodations were ok, this place is very noisy at night -- don't go there if you value sleep because you certainly won't get any! A girl in my dorm broke her leg coming down from the top bunk, her friend ended up taking her to the hospital and as far as I know, the hostel didn't offer any kind of help. My big pet peeve with the Che Lagarto chain is the breakfast. They only serve it at 9 AM. There are people who like to get up early and get started on sight-seeing and/or other things. On the first morning I had to implore the receptionist just to get some black coffee and a piece of cake around 8:40. On the second morning I was determined to stay for breakfast, there was no bread. The morning receptionist was running late and the people who were there didn't have a clue what to do. It's like, is it only the receptionist who can call a bakery and order some bread? The internet while I was there was down for both days. You pay for the location, that's about it. — Leila Pereira , Brazil (2007-07-23) I visited here in April 2007. This one on Paul Redfern is the best one, a few blocks from the beach, in a fun bar district, and a safer area. Hostel staff helped me locate alternate accomodation on short notice. — TexasDoug , USA (2007-04-03) It was great to visit Rio de Janeiro, coming from the Amazon Region from a wild region. I confess that I was a bit afraid of a big city like Rio de janeiro, but be sure that everybody from Che Lagarto/Ipanema and from Copacabana made me feel very, very safe here. — Amazon Gero Tours (Gero ) www.amazongerotours.com (2006-11-14) in my five months in latin america it was the worst hostel. To describe the poor quality of services I would need ten days. sorry I dont have time for this. just one thing -- dont believe the information they have a kitchen -- it is a lie, like almost everything in their propaganda. For example, they said that they have a air condition in the room, just they forgot to say that they put air condition on just after 10 p.m., so the rooms are sauna during the day. — perro (2006-08-25) We really liked this hostel... it was clean and the rooms were nice. The bar downstairs was a good place to hang out but the hostel is really noisy at night, so don't come here if all you want is a good night's sleep. The staff were really friendly but some were more helpful than others. The system for getting in and out in the evenings is a real pain, going through the bar and past the bouncers with bits of paper. They also didn't have our booking which we'd made via their Web site when we arrived, but it wasn't a problem as there was plenty of space. — Sarah, Ireland (2005-10-16) Che Lagarto is a clean hostel located only 5 minutes from the beach. But, the place focuses too much on the bar and not on the service. It is the first house I ever been to that I had to go by a bouncer to get into at night. The morning staff is incompetent. I tried to sign my friend and I up for a football game on a Saturday and was told by two staff members that the game was on that day. After waiting for the van to come pick us up, I asked the guy at the reception if he was sure if the game was on Saturday. After being told yes, he changed his mind and said the game was on Sunday at 2:30. When I showed up on Sunday at 2:30, the same guy told us we missed the bus that left at 2:00. If you have to deal with the reception, wait until night when the more experienced staff members are there. Only stay at this hostel if you are a big partyer. — Robert S. (2005-05-26) Great neighborhood. The rooms are very nice and clean, and there's a nice bar/restaurant on the bottom. However, the people who work here are completely incompetent and anything but helpful...after a few days we took to calling it "Che Retardo." You have to really push them to do even the simplest of things, such as checking in or out. Also, when we were there, we had no water on our floor for two days. The hostel was having a problem with their water pump (I know this because I saw a repairman there). But we were told by the guy at the front desk (I kid you not): "Yeah, uh, all of Rio is having a water problem right now, because you know, when it gets hot, people take a lot of showers." When I pointed out that the guy in the building next door was hosing down his patio as we spoke, he was like "uhhhh...." Furthermore, when I went to pay, I demanded a discount for not having water. They offered me a 10% discount, 4.5 reals, or about 1.5 euros. Good luck dealing with these idiots. — Alex, Greece (2005-03-21) I did a reservation via email and they got it - but I had to email them again to confirm it. They seemed really disorganized. Place was alright. Had the room with aircon and private bathroom. Thing is, the bathroom smelled pretty badly so we had to keep the door shut, but otherwise, it was ok, has a real party atmosphere. — Anonymous (2004-04-02) My boyfriend flew from Germany to meet me in Brazil and when we arrived in Rio we made a booking at the Ipanema. Surprise! No such booking existed when we paid for our taxi from the Rodoviaria. He left me on Monday night and I made a booking at the Copacabana Hostel. Surprise! No such booking! We don't take them over the phone. Oh, glad you told me that when I arrived late at night and not when I rang? These people are dodgy, dodgy, dodgy and gave me no assistance when I arrived late at night and had nowhere to stay after their 2nd stuff up. — Sian Clement (2004-01-06) I stayed over New Years here, and found it to be a better than average place, in a quiet but safe neighborhood, and a four or five block walk to the beach. Atmosphere in the commons area and on the patio was warm and welcoming. Manager was fun, cool, laid-back. Some pleasant places to eat nearby. — TexasDoug (2003-03-16)