Geko Hostel & Pousada Paraty, Paraty, Brazil

The staff made this trip one of the best stays on our travels! We ad so much fun and it felt like a home. Each morning we received a welcome hug as we left, and in the evenings we had wonderfully home cooked Brazilian food. Town is a 10 minutes walk, and the best it tight opposite.

sukhykalsi stayed here in May '11

Facilities

• 24 Hour Check In
• 24 hour reception
• Air Conditioning
• Airport Pick Up
• BBQ Area
• Bar
• Bicycle Hire
• Bike Parking
• Breakfast Included
• Bureau de Change
• Common Room
• Linen Included
• Luggage Storage
• Security Lockers
• Swimming Pool
• Towels
• Travel Desk/Travel Info

Food & Drink

• Café

General

• 24 Hour Security
• Currency Exchange
• Tours Desk

Parking

• Bicycle Parking

Sport & Leisure

• Cable TV
• Outdoor Terraced Area

About Geko Hostel & Pousada Paraty

Beachfront Hostel - Cool Atmosphere, comfy bedrooms and Dorms with Bathroom. Breakfast and FREE Pickup from the Bus Station are Included. Downtown Paraty - Only 200 metres from the Historic Centre. Looking for a great place to relax? Come to Geko Hostel and enjoy our Exclusive Beach Bar in front of the Hostel, we serve Breakfast, we organize Parties, Barbecues and meals every Night!

Geko Hostel is everything you need if you are looking for fun: beach-front location, comfort, bilingual services and a great atmosphere, all for a really low Price. Daily accommodation includes en-suite bedrooms, kitchen, a Free Taxi from the Bus station, friendly environment, and, Geko’s treat, a full Brazilian breakfast with your feet in the sand of the Pontal Beach. We also organize barbecues and cocktail parties in our Beach Bar. Talk about convenient!

At Geko Hostel we offer more than just accommodation – we offer a memorable experience! Whether you are a budget conscious traveller or after a little luxury, Geko offers mixed or all-female dormitory style accommodation, as well as private rooms with an en-suite bathroom.

We also have 24 hour reception, 24 hour internet access, and a Beach Bar, Geko Chill famous for its outrageous parties! Our beers are always icy cold and our barmen make the best caipirinhas on Pontal beach!

You will feel like at home but on the beach and only a couple of steps away from the colonial Historic Centre of Paraty. Whether you are looking to chill out, make new friends or party on, we always do our utmost to create the best environment. We are backpackers too and we know what it takes.

Geko’s beachfront lounge provides our guests a little oasis - a tranquil and laid-back environment in which you can enjoy some drinks, meet cool people, read a book, update your blog or your facebook profile, upload you latest pictures, play a bit of guitar or do whatever tickles your fancies. At Geko we aim at fulfilling both backpackers’ and all guests’ needs alike.

Enjoy our delicious free breakfast on the Beach, communal kitchen, great chill-out area, and en-suite rooms. We want you to be comfortable and cosy. We want you to make the best of all that Paraty has to offer and we are very close to anything you may need here: shops, bars, nightclubs, restaurants, supermarkets, and bus station. You can even stroll to the Pier and go on an amazing Boat Tour of the Islands of Paraty Bay!

The staff will be always at hand to make your stay enjoyable, available to help sort out excursions and tours, make reservations and even organize a soccer match at the beach! The hostel is modern, clean and offers all the amenities a backpacker dreams of – making it the ideal spot to hang out in for a couple of days.

Geko Hostel & Pousada offers cheap tourist packages for groups, families and others at budget prices.

Paraty Tourist Packages may include accommodation, meals, excursions, activities and transfer from Rio de Janeiro or São Paulo airports or downtown to the door of Geko Hostel.

Geko also provides Carnival packages, New Year's Eve Packages and FLIP Packages.

Paraty Hostel Facilities & Services

Hostel Facilities

Dorms and Private Rooms

All bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms

Some Rooms with A/C, Cable TV, Fridge

Private rooms (with AC)

Beach Bar

Free Brazilian Breakfast

Communal Kitchen

Chill-Out area

Internet Café

Free Wi-Fi

Book Exchange

Snack Bar

Currency Exchange

International Phone-Calls

Free Lockers

Tour information & bookings

Hostel Bedroom Facilities

Private Single/Twin/Double - A/C, En suite, Fridge, Seaview Balcony and Cable TV

Private Triple - A/C, En suite, Fridge, Seaview Balcony, Cable TV

Private Quad - A/C, En suite, Fridge, Seaview Balcony , Cable TV

Dorm up to 4 Beds - A/C, En suite, Fridge, Seaview Balcony, Cable TV

Dorm up to 4 Beds – En suite, Fridge, Cable TV

Female Dorm up to 6 Beds – En suite

Dorm up to 6 Beds – En suite

Dorm up to 9 Beds – ensuite

Free Breakfast

Coffee, tea and milk

Fresh fruit juices

Selection of cereals

Bread

Ham & Cheese

Flan

Home-made cakes

Fresh fruits

Butter, jam and caramel milk

Important Information

Conditions

Free Pick Up: Just give us a Call and we will send our Taxi Driver for Free. Collect Call 9090 3371 2507.

Currency Exchange Rate
We require payment on arrival. Please note that the actual total will be calculated by the hostel in its local currency, based on the currency exchange rate (if applicable) in effect at the time charging occurs.

Cancellation Policy
50% deposit is required to confirm and guarantee your reservation; the remainder is due on arrival at the hostel.
Deposits are non-refundable for cancellations made 72 hours or less in advanced of your scheduled arrival time. It will remain under the hostel’s discretion to refund deposits for booking changes made within the 72 hours period prior to arrival.

Changes after arrival For changes on bookings after arrival, the subsequent period of 72 hours will not be refunded.

No Shows
In the case of ‘no shows’, deposits will not be refunded and the full amount for the transfer will be charged to the customer. Please note that any cancellations must be notified directly to the hostel at least 72 hours in advance of your scheduled arrival time.

Geko Hostel Packages

* We require 50% to be paid in advance. If you book through a booking engine (i.e. 10% deposit) the difference to complete the 50% should be paid directly to the hostel.

* Cancellations for New Year’s Packages:
Cancellations can be made before November 30th with a 100% refund of the total amount. After that date the amount that has been already paid will not be refunded.

* Cancellations for Carnival Packages:
Cancellations can be made before December, 31st with a 100% refund of the total amount. After that date the amount that has been already paid will not be refunded.

Even if the booking engine allows you to book less nights at the normal rate, for the Carnival and New Year's Packages, your booking will not be valid if you do not book the whole package.
Bookings for New Year or Carnival must be for the whole period of the package, any booking that breaks into the New Year's or Carnival dates will be automatically canceled and the deposit amount not refunded. You will be immediately contacted about the payment from the whole package.

Free Transfer
Geko Hostel offers you a free pick up upon your arrival in Paraty from the bus station to our hostel. This service is offered for free to our guests staying a minimum of 3 nights (or equivalent booking to R$100/US $60) and that have already confirmed the booking using one of our payment methods.
Please note that in case of delays, it is the passenger responsibility to inform Geko Hostel about the new arrival time.
In case the passenger has not informed our staff about the delay, Geko Hostel will not be responsible for the transfer charge. The passenger will be held responsible for the total amount of the transfer in.
If the passenger did not arrive at all, then the full cost of the transfer will be charged to the customer.

This free transfer service is offered between 9.00 am to 10.00 pm.
In case you require a transfer outside this schedule, we offer you the possibility of booking it with us at a rate of R$ 15.-

Over-bookings
For reservations guaranteed with a 50% deposit or more at time of booking, rooms are held until hostel check-out time the day following arrival.
In the event more guests arrive than can be accommodated due to hostel overbooking or an unforeseen circumstance, and the hostel is unable to hold rooms consistent with booking room hold policy, the hostel will attempt to accommodate guests, at its expense, at a comparable hostel in the area for the oversold night(s), and will pay for transportation to that hostel.

Improvements
In our strive to improve and upgrade our facilities to satisfy all our guests, Geko Hostel sometimes undergoes refurbishment work in some parts of the hostel. We do our best to ensure guests will not be affected by the renovations but please beware of the latter possibility.

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