CabanaCopa Hostel, Copacabana

CabanaCopa is a hostel in a big renovated colonial house on a quiet lane in Copacabana, three blocks from the beach and next to the green slopes of the Morro de São João park.

Rooms range from dorms with privacy curtains, a reading light and USB sockets in every bunk, to doubles with their own bathroom and family rooms for up to six. Every room has air conditioning and Wi-Fi, and bed linen is included. The house has a bar for drinks and sport on TV, and the staff organise trips around Rio.

The Cardeal Arcoverde metro station is a two-minute walk away, so it's easy to get to Ipanema, the Centro and the Sugarloaf cable car without a taxi.