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Reviews of Hostel Dragão do Mar Fortaleza

Rua Rufino De Alencar, número 382 - Centro, Downtown Fortaleza, Fortaleza, CEP 60060-145, Brazil

#27 of 150 hotels in Fortaleza

Guests' Choice

Review Score

Based on 50 hostel reviews

8.6

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    8.8

  • Comfort

    8.5

  • Location

    9.1

  • Facilities

    8.5

  • Staff

    9.2

  • Value for money

    9.2

  • Free WiFi

    8.9

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  • Reviewed: January 25, 2024

    9.0
    nice hostel down in town
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bunk Bed in Male Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Air conditioning it's a little bit strong in the nigth

    the position end the staff. The kitcen it's ok

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: July 24, 2023

    9.0
    Wonderful
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bunk Bed in Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    good vibes, host is sooooo nice Always coming back!

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: July 1, 2023

    9.0
    Wonderful
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Muy bien friendly and lovely

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: May 24, 2023

    10
    Great budget hostel close to downtown cultural activities
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 4 nights

    Inside the kitchen cabinets could use a deep clean, and the installation of one more countertop (for preparing food) could be a game changer (to make the kitchen more functional). A couple more seat hammocks could be a nice addition to the patio area!

    I thoroughly enjoyed my stay here, mostly thanks to the incredible team of people running the hostel. Jade is a talented, hard working entrepreneur, as are Lucas and his lovely sister (whose name I wrote down but since lost! Thayssa?) The laid back, welcoming staff and the equally friendly guests (all Brazilians while I was here), made the atmosphere quite pleasant. The kitchen was well equipped, everything was kept clean, and the WiFi worked consistently. The space is a bit of a squeeze on the busier nights, but it was nice to have a bed with a curtain, a locker and a consequent sense of privacy. The air conditioner running all night was quite a comfy luxury (a necessity in hot Fortaleza!) Just across the plaza from the hostel, you can visit the cool cultural center Dragao do Mar to catch an artsy film, or go to the library (also mercifully air conditioned: nice to sit and read rather than walk around in the ninety degree afternoon!) You can walk about eighteen more minutes and be at the popular Iracema beach, great for people watching. The area seems to be safe for strolling before it gets really late, I generally felt safe all over Fortaleza but always keeping an eye out. There are many shops, restaurants and other ammenities nearby, and I highly recommend a vegetarian restaurant about fifteen minutes from here called Centro Cultural Annapurna: it is honestly the best restaurant meal I`ve had in Brazil (all you can eat lunch for twenty six reais!)

    Stayed in May 2023

  • Reviewed: April 20, 2023

    9.0
    Cool hostel, good locación!!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Bunk Bed in Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    All good, rooms a bit small but ok

    Room with A/C, kitchen with all we needed, next to the center and the Beach. Central market a few meters from there.

    Stayed in April 2023

  • Reviewed: April 14, 2023

    8.0
    good place, value for money
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bunk Bed in Male Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    Rooms are pretty small for six people, lockers are also pretty small and so there is not much space to store or place your belongings, no privacy curtain in the upper bunk beds. No hot water in the showers

    Good location in the city centre close to a supermarket, Iracema Beach, the Cathedral and public transport (there are frequent and quick buses that take you to Meireles and Beira Mar otherwise it is a 25/30 minute walk), in front of the hostel you can find a couple of museums, a cultural centre and a night market with food stalls. Good Wi-Fi, A/C is on only at night-time, the shared kitchen is decently equipped and the staff are very friendly and helpful.

    Stayed in April 2023

  • Reviewed: March 27, 2023

    9.0
    Wonderful
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights

    You have to pay to rent a bed cover and AC is on all night so you're freezing all night!

    Great hostel, friendly staff and cool vibes all together, even though it's not a backpackers hostel. Equipped kitchen, clean toilets and rooms. Comfortable beds with plugs and even curtain! on the bottom one at least. 24h reception, central location and outside "garden" it's also great

    Stayed in March 2023

  • Reviewed: February 24, 2023

    8.0
    due to unbeatable price, and cleanliness and friendly staff would definitely come back.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    What I didn't like is that the bedsheets never got changed during my one week stay.

    What I did like about the hostel was the cleanliness and friendly staff

    Stayed in February 2023

  • Reviewed: January 12, 2023

    10
    great
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    nothing

    very cool. friendly staff. good ac and área to chill

    Stayed in January 2023

  • Reviewed: July 30, 2022

    9.0
    Great place, very relaxed
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    not a bad word to say about this place

    Lovely and relaxed place in fortaleza. Short walk to the beach. Staff very warm and welcoming. Clean rooms and showers. AC works well. Beds are comfy.

    Stayed in July 2022

  • Reviewed: July 28, 2022

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Blanket was charged.

    I saw the staff was cleaning the hostel every time. Friendly people. Easy to access everywhere. AC. Discount for tour.

    Stayed in June 2022

  • Reviewed: July 7, 2022

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    The dorm is a bit small. The showers don't have curtains.

    Right across the street from the Dragao do Mar Centro Cultaral.

    Stayed in June 2022

  • Reviewed: June 16, 2022

    10
    Everything was perfect, The hotel is well taken care of and II was taken care of and felt very happy
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    The people, location, cleanthiness, lovely vibe.

    Stayed in June 2022

  • Reviewed: May 30, 2022

    9.0
    Wonderful
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    the staff was just incredible!! super helpful with everything we needed, including helping us book bus tickets. rooms are pretty small but comfy and well organized. very well equiped kitchen. the owners are soooo awesome friendly and helpful!! muito obrigado pra tudo!!!

    Stayed in May 2022

  • Reviewed: April 24, 2022

    10
    go for it, nothing to regret in Hostel Dragao do Mar..
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bunk Bed in Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    I loved the place and how the people treated the guests, it is clean and friendly and full of good vibes.

    Stayed in April 2022

  • Reviewed: March 9, 2022

    8.0
    very
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    flexible and friendly staff location in the center

    Stayed in February 2022

  • Reviewed: February 15, 2022

    8.0
    very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    cold shower water

    friendly and flexible staff good location close to the beach

    Stayed in February 2022

  • Reviewed: February 5, 2022

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bunk Bed in Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    do aconchego

    Stayed in February 2022

  • Reviewed: February 13, 2024

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Solo traveler
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Other guests doing loud phone calls on speaker at 6am in the room, while others were sleeping

    Good location

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: January 30, 2024

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Aircon is off at 7AM…

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: June 11, 2023

    5.0
    Ok for a stopover.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bunk Bed in Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The rooms were too squishy. The bottom bunks were private But the top bunks were too exposed to people turning the lights on in the middle of the night. There was not enough seating in the shared areas or dining area. The kitchen was messy and ill equipped.

    The location was good.

    Stayed in June 2023

  • Reviewed: January 27, 2023

    6.0
    too small
    • Leisure trip
    • Travelers with friends
    • Bunk Bed in Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    the room was too small, there was no space at all to put your things. the hostel was not social at all and it looks much bigger in the photos than it really is. there is not really space in the kitchen or to sit. and the room was right next to living area so it was quite loud. that’s not the fault of the hostel but the guests that were in our dorm were quite disrespectful, made a lot of noise, turned on the light when people were sleeping etc.

    location is okay, bathroom works alright

    Stayed in January 2023

  • Reviewed: January 15, 2023

    6.0
    Good value for money, but its not a place for hangouts!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    A big dislike for me was that the aircondition was only on in the night, so i was impossible to sit inside the hostel during daytime, because of the warm and humid trmperature.

    The hostel was very cheap, and it had some nice international guests. The rooms had lockers for your valuables.

    Stayed in January 2023

  • Reviewed: April 21, 2024

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in April 2024

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