Z-18 Hostel

The staff are fabulous!! Gabriel is such a great dude, organising any tour or transfer you need. You seriously don’t need to book anything before you go - the hostel offers everything. The breakfast includes eggs, as well as all the normal bread, cake, fruits, coffee, meats etc.

The bunk beds aren’t bolted to the wall. This meant that on my second night, when someone came in and took the top bunk, I was woken CONSTANTLY with his tossing and turning, as it shook the entire bed. I ended up moving to a private room so I could sleep. The staff very kindly only charged me the difference between the dorm and private room for the last two nights though. There also wasn’t spare toilet paper in any of the toilets the night I arrived and the place needs a little bit of love.

Good hostel in a central location. Easy to walk to town and amenities

Generally met expectations

Gabriel kindness !

Nothing

Cheap, they let me check in early which was nice! Very good shower pressure, good quiet AC, bedding clean. Kitchen area clean but can’t speak on availability of utensils as I only used cutlery. Bonus: very cute cats live at the hostel!

The girl at the reception seemed annoyed when I arrived and was not the most communicative. I understand not everyone speaks English and I’m ok with that, but it seemed like she was annoyed that I don’t understand Portuguese and that I am trying to use the translator app. We figured it out in the end though. My room was by the reception so it was quite loud, could hear people at the reception and noise from the street. Also the private room was very barren, just a bed and a small bench and no other furniture. It would have been nice to have a table or a chair. The courtyard was a little depressing but maybe because it was out of season.