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Reviews of Refugio Hostel Fortaleza

Rua Deputado João Lopes, 31, Fortaleza City Centre, Fortaleza, CEP 60060-130, Brazil

#5 of 147 hotels in Fortaleza

Guests' Choice

Review score

Based on 79 hostel reviews

9.1

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    9.0

  • Comfort

    8.9

  • Location

    8.9

  • Facilities

    9.2

  • Staff

    9.6

  • Value for money

    9.5

  • Free WiFi

    8.3

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  • Reviewed: 23 August 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 8-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The hostel has very spacious common areas and even a small garden, which I really enjoyed. The location is great if you are staying just a couple of days — it’s only about a 15-20 minute walk to the beach, where I watched a perfect sunset. Overall, it’s a great value for money and a solid choice for travelers.

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 28 July 2025

    10
    Nice Hostel in Fortaleza
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 8-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Staff wasnt super friendly when I checked in early.

    Hostel was in a great location, center of everything. Bed was comfy with 2 bathrooms in each room. Lots of common areas to hang out and work.

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 18 July 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 4-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Hostel lindo e equipe maravilhosa!

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 13 July 2025

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 8-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Only bad thing is the location thats not great

    Whata a great hostel. Staff is nice, people are nice. The kitchen works and the facilities are beautiful

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 4 June 2025

    10
    You will be so well looked after!
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Double Room with Shared Toilet
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing to mention here. It exceeded my expectations

    The warm welcome of everyone.

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 28 April 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Suite
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing - was an amazing stay and is a top rated hostel for a reason!

    One of the best hostels I've stayed in. Really helpful staff (who speak English if you're Portuguese isn't fluent), lovely atmosphere and amazing suites - clean, great facilities and really nice decor.

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: 13 April 2025

    8.0
    Great vibes!
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 4-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The WiFi wasn’t 100% reliable as sometimes it stopped working. I was trying to work from home and I found it sometimes difficult.

    Nice rooms, perhaps a bit small but with en-suite bathroom which is a plus. Air con and good bed. The common area is very nice and the vibe chilled. The breakfast was really nice!

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: 17 February 2025

    10
    Clean stay in best hostel in Fortaleza
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Bed in 8-Bed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    Super nice and professional hostel. It does have the backpacking vibe but in a more organised way. Everything is very clean and the staff are well mannered. There are no organised events but it’s easy to start chatting to people.

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: 15 November 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 8-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The calm place in excellent location. Clean and good organized 👌

    Stayed in November 2024

  • Reviewed: 5 November 2024

    9.0
    All positive would return and recommend to others
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 8-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    .

    Breakfast was fine , it was taken across the road .Facilities very good clean and bright . Dorms quite spacious and had a patio .Staff very helpful , helped me to navigate an Uber app and get a ride with them to bus station

    Stayed in October 2024

  • Reviewed: 27 September 2024

    10
    Just perfect
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 4-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    -

    Everything! It was beautiful.

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: 24 September 2024

    8.0
    Expierence and Satisfied
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 7 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Only the wifi was a bit slow, due to the area. but the staff of tge place also told us about it. which was good

    I liked how everything was neat and that there were different people from around the world to share expierence. But most of all is that the building it self is like a wind tunnel that you don't even need the AC at night, even though there is one.

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: 2 September 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Suite
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The door to my room was not soundproof and led directly to a patio/seating area - can get noisy. Breakfast was rather basic.

    Helpful, friendly staff, possibility to leave bags in the hostel after check-out, comfortable bed, location close to city centre and to the beaches.

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: 10 August 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 8-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Everyone reception, cleaning etc so friendly and always help with tips etc. Make u feel at home. Good kitchen equipment you can make juice and toast ..! Really safe, good location. Clean, good price. Shoutout to Tércio, so friendly! And they speak so many languages 👏

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: 23 July 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 4-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Very friendly staff, accommodations clean and it was a great staying.

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: 4 July 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Shared Toilet
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Very nice staff who speaks English! :-)

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: 13 June 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 8-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Everyone is super friendly and very helpful. They helped me a lot to find what I needed in the city! The location is also close to the center

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: 18 May 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 4-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Cool location, beds were comfy and AC was a blessing but the best part was the staff, Super kind and helpful.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 18 March 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 4-Bed Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Kitchen was very hot and busy. Maybe a fan there would be nice. Location is a bit dodgy but when you take ubers it is ok.

    Friendly and helpful ataff, nice vibe and lots of people who stay a bit longer. Everything was clean.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 9 March 2024

    8.0
    Great Ambience.... But Rampant Mosquitos
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 8-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    This will sound contradictory, however, I assure you this is utterly objective and I would recommend you take account of this information and decide accordingly. I would NOT stay here again, though objectively I feel I have to rate 4/5 minimum. The reason for my lack of recommendation would be the lack of any real sleep for 6 nights - which was equal to most in my particular room. I've been travelling on this trip for 40+ months and the mosquitos here were more intense than anywhere in that period. Some places just have an unfortunate tendency to attract mosquitos and the ones here are intense and brutal. The non AC room was also way too hot and they actually only added a 2nd fan on my 2nd night as everyone complained. The sleeping conditions were terrible in that 8 bed room. Truly awful. Aside from this the asthetic of the hostel is majestic and all staff are professional. The owner is German, and as such the standards are very good. It has an awesome feel all-round. The water, however, which was filtered is not good to drink (as stated by the staff also). I tasted it and it is polluted 100%. I also opted for a 10kg laundry and had half my stuff rejected for no logical reason after I had paid, which I am very unhappy about. They rejected my shoe soles....and a thin jungle bag, though they washed my hammock which is the exact same dimensions, weight and material. Clearly the laundry people were feeling too lazy to hang some extra items, in which case why advertise 10kg laundry? Quite Scammy in that respect. Overall, if you don't plan on sleeping, this is the place. I am an easy sleeper rarely awoken, and this place destroyed me. A mosquito paradise. Nonetheless is it good in virtually all other respects.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 9 March 2024

    8.0
    Great Ambience....but Rampant Mosquitos
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 8-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    This will sound contradictory, however, I assure you this is utterly objective and I would recommend you take account of this information and decide accordingly. I would NOT stay here again, though objectively I feel I have to rate 4/5 minimum. The reason for my lack of recommendation would be the lack of any real sleep for 6 nights - which was equal to most in my particular room. I've been travelling on this trip for 40+ months and the mosquitos here were more intense than anywhere in that period. Some places just have an unfortunate tendency to attract mosquitos and the ones here are intense and brutal. The non AC room was also way too hot and they actually only added a 2nd fan on my 2nd night as everyone complained. The sleeping conditions were terrible in that 8 bed room. Truly awful. Aside from this the asthetic of the hostel is majestic and all staff are professional. The owner is German, and as such the standards are very good. It has an awesome feel all-round. The water, however, which was filtered is not good to drink (as stated by the staff also). I tasted it and it is polluted 100%. I also opted for a 10kg laundry and had half my stuff rejected for no logical reason after I had paid, which I am very unhappy about. They rejected my shoe soles....and a thin jungle bag, though they washed my hammock which is the exact same dimensions, weight and material. Clearly the laundry people were feeling too lazy to hang some extra items, in which case why advertise 10kg laundry? Quite Scammy in that respect. Overall, if you don't plan on sleeping, this is the place. I am an easy sleeper rarely awoken, and this place destroyed me. A mosquito paradise. Nonetheless is it good in virtually all other respects.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 25 February 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 8-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Breakfast costs nearly 50% extra if you book directly with the hostal compared with booking online which doesnt really make sense. Also would be nice to have a couple more fans in the dorms.

    Really nice communal areas good kitchen and nice hamocks and stuff to hang out in and clean rooms. Nice staff and nice people arround and a good atmosphere and a good atmosphere and comfy beds. Nice convienient area for central Fortaleza and not far from the beaches.

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 13 February 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 8-Bed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Good sanitary, clean & friendly staff

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 8 February 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 4-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    A paz e sossego do local.

    Stayed in January 2024

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