Mango Tree Ipanema - Hostel

Very sociable hostel 2 minutes from the beach and close to a lot of shops and restaurants. You will make friends here and they always have events on - like a pub crawl that starts from the hostel. 6 bed female dorm had a private bathroom which was very handy.

My dorm (6 bed female dorm) was right next to the common area with bar which meant constant noise, bar music from 5-10pm (and later) and in the morning noisy staff eating breakfast. I had a very old, smelly mattress which was replaced the last night of my stay. The internet kept cutting out in the evenings. The dorm was very small for 6 people.

Perfect location, close to the beach and shops. Safe neighborhood. Nice bar area. Good WiFi.

Dorm was to small for 6 people, no room for all the luggage.

The location, the backyard, the sofas of the lobby. Staff of the morning and afternoon are quite friendly and helpful.

The beds are not comfortable, the mattress was too thin, bedsheets were too small for the bed so you end up sleeping in over the mattress which is very dirty. Wifi was broken for 2 days and when it was working the speed connection was poor specially upstairs. Internet is one of the most important things for a traveler. They should have a back up connection when one doesn't work.