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Reviews of Girassol Hostel by Katita

400 Rua José Viêira Ramos, Paraty Centro, Paraty, CEP 23970-000, Brazil

#27 of 72 hotels in Paraty

Guests' Choice

Review score

Based on 37 hostel reviews

8.9

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    9.1

  • Comfort

    9.0

  • Location

    9.7

  • Facilities

    8.6

  • Staff

    9.4

  • Value for money

    9.3

  • Free WiFi

    6.6

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  • Reviewed: 29 July 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    Katita is a very good person and i'm very happy to have met her here in her beautiful hostel.

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 21 May 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    If you are not used to sleep with the fans on, remember to choose bed that is not in the wind.

    The host is really nice, kind lady, who will tell you about the city or recommend something and is willing to help. Everything was clean and cleaned regularly.

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: 11 May 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Solo traveller
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Highly recommend! It's so much close to the terminal station, just one minute walking, easy reach to supermarket and restaurant. Clean. Big space both public area and room. I love the balcony. Katira is a such nice lady, I enjoy my stay here, and definitely would stay again if any chance back to Paraty.

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: 30 April 2025

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Katia was a wonderful host. The hostel is a good one and I enjoyed it, but I can't give the max score for two reasons: it was very hot and there were mosquitos that I couldn't take a proper rest. I'll come next time but I'll bring lots of repellent and my own fan!

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: 3 April 2025

    9.0
    Good place to stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Katita runs a good hostel for backpackers. The mixed hostel I was in open to a wrap around balcony. It is located about a 5-minute walk to the old town. There is an excellent eatery below the hostel. The bus station is a 3 minutes away.

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: 25 March 2025

    10
    Clean and comfy
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bunk Bed in Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    It’s on a busy street so it’s the quietest (bring some earplugs if you’re a light sleeper), there’s also not really much common space to hang out in, but the rooms are big.

    Katita Wass lovely host, the property was really wonderfully clean, the location was great (right near the bus station and a short walk to the old town). The kitchen was well equipped.

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: 17 March 2025

    10
    Recommend
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bunk Bed in Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    Location is great, right next to the bus station. There’s plenty of cafes, restaurants and supermarkets around. The room was comfortable and clean.

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: 17 February 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    NA

    Great location by bus terminal. Super clean. Shared kitchen is well equipped. Room is spacious. Kati is nice and helpful. Very local atmosphere.

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: 16 January 2025

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bunk Bed in Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Location great as over road from bus station Great for short stay

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: 14 January 2025

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    A it noisy area

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: 10 January 2025

    9.0
    Amazing local experience! Thank you !
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Minor Recommendations: - the room is hot so the doors are open but it would be great if there were mosquito nets because I got eaten alive or air conditioning in the room - Another small table in the kitchen to make it easier to prep food on - a better area for guests to chill out in

    This isn’t a hostel catering only to foreign guests, it is more like a homestay where guests are mainly local tourists. So don’t expect to be able to communicate with everyone if you are an English speaker. For us, we LOVED this. We were the only English speaking guests but still felt very comfortable and welcome by Katita and her friends. We still made friends here and it was really great value for money (especially over the New Year period). We appreciated the effort everyone made with us. The Brazilian hospitality was as warm as ever!

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: 27 November 2024

    8.0
    Adequate Hostel
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Showers and washroom not in an ideal location

    Very close to the bus station and the historical centre, a nice wrap around porch area

    Stayed in October 2024

  • Reviewed: 17 November 2024

    10
    Great value for money
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Property is well located close to the bus stop and restaurants. Everything worth doing in town is walking distance. Hostel is clean and the host is really friendly and helpful!

    Stayed in November 2024

  • Reviewed: 24 October 2024

    8.0
    Adequate
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    Very close to the bus station, historic centre and supermarkets etc - lockers in rooms and good wi fi

    Stayed in October 2024

  • Reviewed: 19 September 2024

    9.0
    Great hostel
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The dorm room is spacious, bright, and clean, with a big balcony offering a good view. The location is right next to the bus station, restaurant, supermarket are All within walk distance

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: 13 April 2024

    10
    Positive experience
    • Solo traveller
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    No observations, everthing good.

    Everything was excellent: location, service, organization, reliability: Very clean, bright, ventilated and a lot of respect between those of us who were staying and those who work there.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 24 January 2024

    10
    Nice hostel with a lovely owner in Paraty
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Super clean, super close to the bus stop

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 28 August 2023

    8.0
    It´s a great place to stay when you're in Paraty RJ
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 5 nights

    The bathroom and restrooms location.

    Hostel location is the best, very close to the Centro Histórico. Bus Station, markets and a laundry is just one block distance. A balcony with a great view and a very clean kitchen.

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: 21 February 2023

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Bunk Bed in Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nice host and good location :)

    Stayed in February 2023

  • Reviewed: 2 June 2025

    4.0
    Disappointing
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Cold shower. Poor facilities. The reception should know that we hear everything you say in the kitchen from the bathroom, so when you talk behind our backs or compare one guest to the other, we hear it.

    The location is right beside the bus and everything is close, i needed to leave my bag for the day because my bus was late and they allowed me to stay after check out.

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: 22 April 2025

    6.0
    A little tooexpensive for what you get; the location is great and Katia is lovely, but the hostel only has the most basi
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Bunk Bed in Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Only the very basic facilities, no common area and only two washrooms for the entire hostel.

    Good location close to the bus station and centro histórico!

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: 22 February 2025

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bunk Bed in Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    There's only two bathrooms so often had to wait to use it.

    Super close to the bus station. Katita is very nice and accommodating. There was air conditioning in the room - heads up though the air con is only in the female only dorm.

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: 9 January 2025

    7.0
    Clean hostel with excellent hosts. Very affordable and great location! Just a bit noisy.
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Bunk Bed in Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The room is on quite a noisy street, with buses and motorcycles driving by throughout the night. There was also a pack of dogs that barked every night which really impacted my sleep. My fault for not having better ear plugs, but just a warning for others.

    The owner was so lovely and the location of the hostel was perfect, right next to the station!

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: 31 December 2022

    7.0
    acceptable stay for one night
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Bunk Bed in Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    uncomfortable rooms

    close to centre, nice host

    Stayed in December 2022

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