Like many of the last reviewes , this hostel has huge advantages but also huge disadvantages ...
The hostel has a good place, 5 min to metro , 5 min to restaurant , 5 min to supermarket and also really well served by the aiport bus and by taxi .
The hotel has good staff , especially one of the receptionist Sergio that has a good english , that always helpfull and know the whereabout in town to hang-out, doing shopping . It's what we can call a real reception desk that can answer to all questions about Rio.
The hostel has good breakfast , of course , one of the most important thing !!!
there we are , disadvantages :
Cleaning : Do they really clean everyday ??? i would say " i really dont think so ...." one of the most reccurent subject talked by the customers ... You might see them everyday ( actually they wake you up at 10-11 yelling on the room, why you're here resting.. ) but your room does look the same when you come back, dusty and not clean on the floor....
Air conditioning : Pleassse ! Did the manager had slept once in the big dormitory ( full ) for one night during summer with only fan ???? seriously he should be !! It is an hostel that welcome travelers ( people that might not be used to this kind of climatic condition and cannot feel anytime confortable). Most of the hostel in rio does have , why not Art Hostel Rio ?? People prefere to add few reais more but at least have this confort .... ( it will help solving the humidity problem by the way ....)
So actually , you keep the hostel ,you keep the good staff , you get a good control of the cleaning (or change the cleaning lady as you wish ) , all of it with a touch of cold air conditionning and you get the good recipe for a good hostel :)