Hostel Selina Lapa, Rio de Janeiro

The facility is great. It’s quite clean and has great activities.

The employee that works at the front desk during the late hours, Ed, was repeatedly rude and seemed like was being forced to work and attend me, which doesn’t make any sense when you chose to work with the public and specially travelers and tourists. Also, it’s something small but having eaten breakfast for 9 days straight, I noticed that the quality of the food served changes every other day, probably because the kitchen team changes too. One day it was great and the next day was regular to bad sometimes and that repeating itself for the whole period. Lastly, I found really hard to talk to the managing team who could help me solve my problem. Even after sending emails, I didn’t get any response and the one that I did, was useless.

Location and facilities were really good. People were very helpful too.

Everything was nice.

I was there only to spend one night and go my way. I just needed a bed for resting 8 hours and it was ok. The staff was really nice and welcoming. The breakfast was really good. In general the facilities are nice

the bathroom was full of mold everywhere I didn’t like the fact that only one bathroom was available and there were no other toilets in the floor so every time I was in need to pee I had to go downstairs because the toilet in the room was always occupied by someone doing something like putting make up or washing their undies. It was ridiculous! The other girls in the dorm arrived in the early morning after partying without caring about the people sleeping, they turned on the lights and made so much noise. I know that you shouldn’t wait for a really quiet night in a shared dormitory but still I found this beyond normal.

Very near in centre

The staff was super nice and very helpful.

Everything was great.

Comfortable beds

Not clean, stuff is not that supportive, the area of the hostel is not good,

Nice and big room with all you need. Clean, quiet, and with a well working AC. Selina has a good vibe and is a choice I would recommend when you are traveling.

The staff wasn't especially friendly. I tried to ask for things, but they didn't make an effort to find out. I also left one day early, and it was no possibility of getting my money back.

Very friendly and helpful staff, quiet and comfortable rooms.

Location can be a bit sketchy

The staff were helpful.

Nothing about property but homeless people in area.

Facilities. Location. Bathroom inside the room.

They should clean everyday. Also people in the room put the AC so strong. There should be a regular temperature so everyone is happy

great breakfast, great location, very good workspace

not the cleanest

Friendly staff, spacious room

Noisy at night because of the rooftop bar, the pillow is too thin and not comfortable

24/7 security. They helped me a lot, cause there are some beggars around the neighborhood. I felt safe every single day. You also get a welcome drink. The bathroom was great. The shower was cold or it was me who couldn't do it right.

The cleaning stuff didn't clean the room every day. Or at least didn't change the towels or cleaned the floors. It's said they do a laundry service, but that isn't true.

A nice place to discover Rio. I enjoyed 2 nights there and the excursion to Ilha Grandi. You can feel welcome and safe in this place, even if the surrounding is not without social tasks. From the rooftop you have a beautiful view and party location and the chance to meet kind people from all over the world. There is an underground very near that brings you to Copacabana and Ipanema very fast and ecofriendly!

Around this area are some homeless people who need more help and social integration.

Staff were very friendly and helpful. Location was good, our breakfast was not included in the price.

Food and drinks in the lobby bar and the roof top bar were overpriced.

Nice clean room. Option to use a kitchen. Rio nicely reachable by metro.

Welcome drinks were only available from 17:00 to 17:30.

Big and clean bathroom, good breakfast, in the busy area of Lapa.

For price , it was excellent.Security guard 24 hours, food and drinks are decently price, entertainment almost very night, good air con and shops just outside. The shared kitchen is super useful,They also have activities you can book through the hotel.

The room could be cleaner. 1st look it ok but the corners around the bed and furniture are filthy

all good, terrace, internet, location, price

not so much food or soft drinks option

Cool hostel. Amazing rooftop bar with talented musicians playing. Decent food available.

Air con wasn’t working in our dorm room. We did need to extend and they let us have a private room at a discounted price which was good though :) However the room smelled bad and it seemed a lot of people had this issue I don’t know if it’s the air con or vents or something. Staff at breakfast don’t bring your drink until you’re half way through your food. I wouldn’t walk around outside at night it isn’t safe.

Friendly staff in general. Great co-work space. Breakfast is fantastic.

Big black security guard from the day shift overly aggressive Guy with moustache behind the counter unhelpful.

Estilo e locizacao

O horario do check-out, 11h, poderia ser 12h !!!

They have a "breakfast kit". Is it good but expensive. The locations is good base for access another places like beach and Seleron's stairs or Lapa bohemia center.

The clean up of the curtains Isn't good.

Do ar condicionado falta de tv

Nice place with modern facilities, very good breakfast options and comfortable rooms. It's a hangout spot for many international visitors

Lobby and the yummy breakfast as well as a complimentary drink on arrival

Lack of sheets, blankets and toilet paper but upon request all was provided

Perfect hostel for the price with insane confort and accomodation

The location at the entrance of Lapa makes it a perfect stay for people wanting to go out every night, but makes this hostel feel like a fancy bubble in the middle of the dirt of Rio street. Beaches are far away

Everything

Nice rooms and fast wifi. Cool social area downstairs but not enough comfortable sitting.

The neighborhood is kinda shady

I really loved the location and people that were staying in this Selina. Always down to discuss and go to a Bloco together (I stayed during the carnaval season). The location is perfect if you want to party and there are always guards so you feel safe when you come "home"/to your room.

The location, the decoration and the facilities

How noisy it gets all over the building with extremely loud music at the rooftop bar.

Lapa is supposed to be a nice area to go out. Expect the area ALL around swamped with homeless people. This felt uncomfortable.

* The kitchen (was very often in Selina Hostels) is way toooo small * common areas are rare and usually occupied all day by people working on their laptops

Location Beautiful old building Food Great value for money Good vibe

Nothing

I love the atmosphere of the inside of the hostel. The design concept of the lobby and the rooftop were great ideas.

I wish that the sheets were changed more frequently. In the room, it states that an interest of saving water and laundering they only change the sheets every three days. But by the third day, or she still had not been changed, the bed was just made every day by housekeeping. And so on the third day, we asked Downstairs to give us sheets to change the bedding and we did it ourselves. considering that Rio is humid it would’ve been appreciated if the sheets were changed every day. Other than that the place was clean. I also wish that it were in a different location. The hostel itself was beautiful, but I don’t feel like it matched the vibe of the Lapa area. I feel like this specific hostel would fit better in Ipanema or Copacabana.

The place its modern and welcoming. The shared rooms were lil bit small and not ventilated.However, the beds were comfortable. I will suggest to clean more often the curtains near the beds and the sink at the kitchen. Nice place to stay and connect with people.

Location

Great hostel to stay in Rio. Facilities were good and the room was really clean. There is some noise from the rooftop bar but we didn’t mind as it didn’t go on too late.

There are some homeless people in the area that made us a bit anxious but the hostel has good security and we had no issues

Nice hotel next to Escadaria attraction. The breakfast was good and the staff was friendly.

The room could get quite cold at night, while the blankets were very thin.

Clean and has everything you need

The area

The place is really good, it’s well located and the restaurant and bar are great. Would definitely recommend the place.

The room wasn’t sound proof there was an event on the street close to the hotel late night so the sound was pretty loud even with the windows closed. It rained inside the room, it was weird but it is an old building.

Great building

Breakfast and cleaning needs to be changed up.

Lovely hotel. Rooms are clean, downstairs bar is nice. Rooftop bar too. We stayed both at the Lapa and Casablanca location. Vegan option for breakfast. Would definitely stay again.

Loved the hotel, the location of lapa was a bit less. There is a street with lots of restaurants and bars nearby and so are the famous stairs. However for multiple days it was a bit out of the way.

The Location was perfect

There’s no parking space so don’t bring your car or rent one

I loved the cafe service up front & conveniently located with lots of traveler activity.

Lack of a closet & safe!

The bed in the room was very comfortable, and the room was spacious. The old world charm of the building's architecture & inner garden area was greatly appreciate.

Not having a closet or safe box was a bit of an inconvenience & worry. As a mature adult, the hostel like environment was not my preferred type of residence.

I really liked the water pressure in the shower. The breakfast was also good.

My stay was from Sunday to Saturday. I started repeatedly asking them to change my bedding since Wednesday. They never did. It was frustrating. The common areas aren't really clean. The staff honestly all seem miserable. Except for the security guards.

Nice facilities, spacious rooms and plenty of social activities organised (also free)

Lunch was overpriced and when checking in there was an issue with our room (can happen, not a problem) but instead of our double private we were offered a replacement room with 3 bunk beds. We requested a similar type of room, which was not available then we were offered a private room in a different neighbourhood and then there was another double private available. This was a bit strange and not the most welcoming

Nice property. Good location in center - but far from beaches and sometimes hard to get and Uber. I was in three different accommodations and liked two of them. Very clean and organized and most of the staff was really nice. Good restaurant and nice rooftop.

The beds in the standard twin accommodation weren’t nice. The mattes was bigger then the bad and overall the bad was small. The blanket was too thin and they only give one small blanket, even if you’re sharing a big bed. My dad stayed there too and when he asked for another blanked they said they couldn’t give one and that he should turn down the air conditioning (it’s was already off and it’s was a cold rainy day). I was exited to have my family in a Selina for the first time and it made me really sad the way he was treated. Definitely not what I’m used to in all my stays in different Selina’s.

It's very big and It has several attractions

The location

Rooftop bar, room, clean, comfortable, great people, location.

(no tv in room)