
Friday, June 18, 2010
Thursday, February 18, 2010
HI AMAZÔNIA, belém, brazil

nights stayed : 4
starting at $11 a night
★ ★ ★ ★
amazingly beautiful building. good vibes
SECURITY
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
safe as safe can be
LOCATION
★ ★ ★ ★
an easy bus ride to one of beléms greatest attractions, ver-o-peso. a huge market on the amazon that sells the freshest of the fresh. however, the city itself isn't too goregous. sooooo hot.
STAFF
★ ★ ★ ★
helpful but not everybody who works there is english speaking. could be problematic.
FUN
★ ★ ★
there are some near by clubs. but the city is so damn hot, i never wanted to go to one and melt.
CLEANLINESS
★ ★ ★ ★
clean for the most part. ants are a problem in the kitchen though.
KITCHEN
★ ★ ★
workable
VALUE FOR MONEY
★ ★ ★ ★
its a good hostel but i dont recommend going to belém. its so hot. if you do go to belém, a heavenly island called Ilha de Algodoal is only 4 hours away.
WAVE HOSTEL, copacabana, rio de janeiro, brazil

nights stayed : 1
my photos from rio de janeiro
starting at R$33 (about $18) a night
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
great. easy to make friends. beautiful colors. amazing scene.
SECURITY
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
they have a gate that pretects you from the world. its a-ok.
LOCATION
★ ★ ★ ★
2 blocks from one of the most beautiful beaches in the world, COPACABANA. many great, cheap surrounding restaurants. about a 15 minute walk from Ipanema. but look out at night, it can get a little dangerous.
STAFF
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
helpful and amazing.
FUN
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
definitely a party place. if its too loud, youre too old.
CLEANLINESS
★ ★ ★
the bathrooms are a little dirty. the rooms are somewhat crammed too.
KITCHEN
★ ★ ★
the equipment is ligit. but the kitchen is ment for 1 person. around dinner time, it gets really busy.
VALUE FOR MONEY
★★★
i've stayed there 3 times and some of my most amazing memories come from this hostel. i recomend it to anyone who's going to Rio.
MALEKU HOSTEL, alajuela, costa rica
nights stayed : 1
MALEKU HOSTEL LINK
starting at $12 a night
★ ★
not much to do but watch TV, go on the computer or travel around the horrible excuse of a town. the hostel's nice but everybody goes there to just to leave costa rica. the nice thing is that they'll pay for your taxi to the airport.
SECURITY
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
they have a gate that pretects you from the world. its a-ok.
LOCATION
★ ★
5 minutes from a major super market. but the city sucksssss ass.
STAFF
★ ★ ★ ★
very helpful. but not too friendly.
FUN
★
not fun
CLEANLINESS
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
big comfortable beds. nice kitchen. good bathrooms. clean floors.
KITCHEN
★ ★ ★ ★
knives are alright. i only got to use it once but it was clean and organized.
VALUE FOR MONEY
★★★
its a good place to go before youre journey home.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
VISTA SERENA, manuel antonio, costa rica
nights stayed : 9
starting at $10 a night

★ ★ ★ ★ ★
fantastic. after one of the best sunsets in the world, great music starts playing. all you need to do is sit around for a few minutes, and i garentee you'll have friends.
SECURITY
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
i definitely left all of my stuff out, never had to lock it and nothing was stollen. however,by the time i left i was short of 3 pairs of underwear though. haha. no idea where those got off to. also, walking around on the streets or going to the beach at night is A-OK
LOCATION
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
about a 5 minute walk from a grocery store and a few cheap restaurants and the bus stop that takes you to one of the best beaches in the world. it's placed on a cliff overlooking jungle and the pacific ocean. from the vista serena balcony, you can see one of the best sunsets in the world.
STAFF
★ ★ ★ ★
great staff. they help you whenever you need it and theyre very very friendly. at times, theyre a little slow but theyre still awesome.
FUN
★ ★ ★
my idea of fun is partying. its not too much of a party hostel, more of a chill out and drink hostel. for the 9 days that i was there, i only went to 1 party. a little disappointing.
CLEANLINESS
★ ★
pretty dirty. after waking up after my first night there, my entire left leg was polk dot because there were bugs in my bed! after, i moved to the upper dorm and everything was better
KITCHEN
★ ★ ★
horrible knives. some of the burners on the stove dont work. there are fridge theives.
VALUE FOR MONEY
★★★★
definitely worth visiting. i'd recommend it to anyone going to manuel antonio.
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