Oportocean Hostel

Great location and value for money! Would definitely recommend it to someone who is looking for a short stay!

Breakfast could be a little more complete!

Made me feel safe

Free breakfast was great. It was a typical contential breakfast- cereals, bread, ham, cheese- great value for money. The hostel was super cheap so i was super happy with how much i paid for breakfast included everyday too. I loved the curtains in the room for extra privacy with my own light, power source. Always good. Theres a beach within walking distance (30 minutes) that do surf lessons for begginners. Definitely recommend super accessible and also cheap.

I had perfectly hot showers for 2 days and absolutely cold water for the other 2. The showers weren't great. No hanger for your towel, no place to put your toiletries but on the floor, one of the shower doors didnt lock, some toilets without soap. just little things that could be improved very easily but otherwise it was fine as you would expect from a hostel. One other thing i think would be a nice addition is a board of places to visit or things to do in the local area placed in the living room area. The receptionist didn't speak english so i couldn't ask what she'd recommend but it's always nice to see staff favourite spots to go/ visit for foreigners.

The bed linen is clean, and I was lucky that no one snored in the night. The hostel is very close to the Primavera festival in Parque de Cidade. Breakfast is very simple with instant coffee and instant juice, There was also good coffee from coffee machine, but I didn't have coins.

There were some disappointing things: somehow I missed the information that towels are for rent, and I arrived at 2am when nobody was at reception. Sadly, nobody asked me in advance if I need a towel. Also about storage drawers. I saw pictures of the drawers with hostel uniform keys which made me think that I don't need to bring my locker. In fact, there was a drawer under the bed, but without a lock and a key, but with 2 ears for a locker. They were so far away from each other, that even if I had one, I could not close it. And another thing - there was no soap in the room toilet, I saw it only in a shower outside the room.