I stayed there for carnival 2009. I stayed in a 6 bed dorm, which ended up being 7 beds in a very small room. The beds were more like cot beds than single beds- very small! The room had no ventilation, was VERY hot in the room. There were only cold showers. But the receptionist was nice, and its right... More

We booked a private room in this hostel and ended up in a one room flat-kind place in the middle of ipanema. bars were all around us and rhe ipanema beach really close. the towels we got looked so stained we used our own. showering wasnt oossible without the company of all sorts of insects. Breakfast was offered to us... More

I´ve been travelling to many countries and have stayed at many hostel but this one is probably the wors ever. We payed for private room with privat toilett but got a room for 6 shared with other people. When we protested he (Alex, who is definitly the manager but says that he is not) said that he did this for... More

Stayed here during Carneval 2011. Had booked a private room for 4 with bathroom. We were given a 6-bed room with two guests in it already and no bathroom. The level of cleanliness...you can't even begin to use the word clean. The mattresses on the beds are so worn that you basically sleep on the boards beneath it. Several other... More

We foolishly arrived in Rio without booking anywhere in advance and as we had had a delayed 36 hr bus journey we got in about 10.30pm at night. Everywhere in Ipanema was booked up so we had to take 2 dorm rooms in Ipanema Wave Hostel. The main employee Alex is lovely, very helpful and friendly. However the hostel is... More

wake up early for the complete breakfast. Alex is the employee that greeted us here and he is awesome. Very laid back atmosphere with a lot of friendly travelers. I think in comparison to the three hostels RIGHT NEXT DOOR this one hostel is better.

On arrival on the first day of Carnaval '09 it appeared my booking had been ignored and there was no room at the Wave. The staff tried to claim I had cancelled my credit card so they couldn't take a deposit and so they had given my bed away, even though on checking my bank account I could see they... More