Guembe al Rio Hostel

Location: 566 Uruguay, Puerto Iguazú, ar

Star Rating: 7.4 Stars

Property Type: Guest houses

About this Property

Important Information

Policies

Check-in: 12:00 PM - 11:00 PM

Check-out: 10:00 AM

Amenities & Facilities

• Non-smoking rooms
• Air conditioning
• Swimming pool
• Family rooms
• Currency exchange
• Non-smoking throughout
• Shared lounge/TV area
• Outdoor furniture
• Staff adhere to local safety protocols
• Guest rooms disinfected between stays
• Cleaning standards that are effective against Coronavirus
• Physical distancing rules followed
• Hand sanitizer in guest room and key areas
• Fire extinguishers
• Sanitized tableware & silverware
• Invoice provided
• Guests can opt-out any cleaning services during stay
• Shared stationery like menus, pens are removed
• Physical distancing in dining areas
• Front desk (limited hours)
• Free wired internet
• Internet access
• Exercise/lap pool
• Japanese garden
• Swimming nearby

Rooms Available

• Single Room with Shared Bathroom

  The unit offers 1 bed.

  Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)

  • Linen

• Double or Twin Room with Shared Bathroom

  The twin/double room features air conditioning and a wardrobe, as well as a shared bathroom boasting a shower. The twin/double room provides heating.

  Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Air conditioning
  • Heating
  • Wardrobe or closet
  • Linen
  • Toilet paper

• Basic Triple Room with Shared Bathroom

  The unit has 2 beds.

  Max Occupancy: 3 (3 Adults)

  • Linen

• Quadruple Room with Shared Bathroom

  The unit offers 2 beds.

  Max Occupancy: 4 (4 Adults)

  • Linen

• 8-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room

  The unit has 8 beds.

  Max Occupancy: 8 (8 Adults)

  • Linen

Guest Reviews

• Daniel (10/5): -
• Marc (8/5): -
• Arroyo (1/5): El dueño del lugar maltrata a la gente - El dueño maltrata a los huéspedes, no recomiendo a ninguna persona este lugar.
• Demarco (7/5): - Exelente relación precio calidad
• Nando (8/5): -
• Marcelo (7/5): - Atendimento Muita claridade
• Gomez Hrvoj (9/5): Super recomendable, un lugar cómodo, muy buen trato y buenísima ubicacion, ademas buen precio.. ía!! -
• Cristian (10/5): -
• Sosa (8/5): - Estuve solo la noche. Tranquilo dormí toda la noche.
• Ripari (10/5): - La atención de Aldana Nada
• Jose Luis (9/5): - Excelente todo, lugar, limpieza, ubicación, tranquilidad, huéspedes, atención y seguridad!!! Deberían tener en cuenta el baño compartido del 2 piso para las 3 habitaciones, en hacer un baño único ya que tranquilamente podría compartirse igual y no es necesario tenerlo tan subdividido. El Resto todo excelente.
• David (3/5): Nicht zu empfehlen - Die Betten waren unbequem und durchgelegen. Die Bettlaken sind die ganze Zeit verrutscht und die Kissen sahen nicht sauber aus. Die Tür bei dem uns zugewiesen geteilten Badezimmer konnte man nicht schließen, außerdem war es dreckig. Zum Glück waren wir nur eine Nacht hier. Am nächsten Morgen haben wir ausgecheckt und unser Gepäck während des Besuchs des Nationalparks im Hostel gelassen. Als wir zurück kamen, mussten wir auf einmal Geld für die Gepäckaufbewahrung bezahlen, was uns vorher nicht erzählt wurde.
• Quisver (8/5): - El patio y el balcón a la calle, lindos rincones para sentarse a tomar mate un rato. La pieza aunque tuviera la ventana abierta acumulaba olor.
• Eoin (10/5): Exceptional -
• Felix (8/5): Very good -
• Kel (10/5): Good value hostel! - Spacious, airy, lots of different places to sit (inside, balcony, garden etc), good WiFi, friendly staff, kitchen, safe street parking. The toilet bowls are very shallow, annoying if you’re a boy with a thing of reasonable size. 😅 The kitchen has usage hours, but the rules seem unenforced which is good.
• Emily (5/5): Don’t recommend unless on a budget - Good location. Lady on reception was very helpful. Fit us in last minute Bathrooms are very dirty. Beds very uncomfortable. The doorbell wakes you up all through the night. People arguing in reception later than midnight. Extra charges for paying on card. You have to pay to leave your bags at the hostel next day
• Anna (9/5): Superb -
• Carrizo (9/5): Superb - Excelente atencion
• David (2/5): Very poor -
• Peigna (8/5): Very good -
• Milena (7/5): Good - Clean, close to the terminal Impossible to cook in the kitchen. In the kitchen there are almost no plates nor pans to cook. It could be easily improved by buying pans and plates for less than 100USD. There are lockers but they don't close completely. Even if you close it with a lock still you have a crack of 3cm in the door of the locker so your things can be pull outside :(. Not safe There is swimming pool but with very dirty water. Disgusting so don't use it
• Martina (8/5): Very good -
• Laura (4/5): Disappointing -
• Jody (2/5): I was robbed - No windows My camera was stolen from the room. I thought the door locks looked dodgy. I was told by the staff that no one else had access to my room. Later I noticed that there was a sliding glass door to access my room from behind a curtain.
• Montaña (1/5): Bad - Nothing was good on that place The wat that reception staff treat me.
• Jordan (4/5): Disappointing - Good location and great staff Very dirty, ants in the the room all over the walls, no hot water
• Peigna (9/5): Superb -
• Hollie (9/5): Good location & everything we needed! - Good location near restaurants & 10 mins from the bus station. Staff were lovely and always to hand. We were able to stay past check out time at the pool for an extra fee. Everything was usable but could do with an update/ maintenance
• Sajidul (7/5): Good - Nice pool area, staff were very friendly and place was clean Kitchen was a bit run down and in desperate need of new equipment.
• Zhen (10/5): Clean, safe, swimming pool, great location. Very relaxing. - The swimming pool. The location. The deck. Very clean. Tons of mosquitos, make sure to bring insect repellant.
• Kris (2/5): Sad - Good location. Overall the staff is super friendly I was sick the manager refused to turn the airconditioning on. It’s really hot and there are mosquitoes in the room and it’s dengue season.
• Netanel (5/5): Passable -
• Alexis98 (10/5): Good value for good money - For rhe price what i was paying ive got a good value The bed wasnt comfortable, but i have problems with my back, so im a special category...
• Aleksei (10/5): Exceptional -
• Firuz (2/5): Definitely not going to stay there again. - location There is only cold water shower available. The kitchen is dirty and hardly any utensils there. Same for plates and cutlery. and the gas bottle for the stove ran empty and was not replaced. One can leave luggage only until 18:00 and has to pay 6 USD which is extortionate in particular as the storage location is under the staircase openly accessible. There are no lockers available, even though on the board it states that for 6 USD one would get one.
• Igor (6/5): Needs a reform - Location, swimming pool, terrace. Old furniture in room and kitchen, poor manteinance, not comfortable bed.
• Alice (5/5): Passable -
• Uffe (7/5): Great location - Nice location; quiet area but very near the City centre (nightlife, restaurants, market etc.) It felt very safe walking the area also at night.
• Eoin (10/5): Exceptional -
• Eoin (10/5): Exceptional -
• Eoin (10/5): Exceptional -
• Martin (9/5): Superb -
• Eoin (10/5): Exceptional -
• Eoin (10/5): Exceptional - Everything. Wonderful Staff Big Kitchen Great Management None to report
• Pablo (9/5): Superb - Location. Value for money. The rooms are spacious and clean. The pool was dirty. The coffee was served very cold and watery.
• Matthew (5/5): You will likely stay in worse… you will definitely stay in better. - Hosts are lovely, very kind and helpful Property is run down, sheets are old, showers are cold. In need of some renovation.
• Chiara (7/5): Cool atmosphere - The place has a great location, the staff is lovely, I had a great time! the only inconvenient I had, was not having hot water in the shower. Shower
• Wald (6/5): Pleasant - Staff was nice and help with airport transport arrangements. The place is stuffed 24hr so always someone around to help. The TV in the room was great. Unfortunately it was too cold for a swim because the pool looks great The place is very run down, the toilets are to crumpet and hard to use, the mattress seen better days and couldn't get hot water
• Bityutskaya (9/5): Superb - Very quiet and clean hostel, i stayed there a few days and after when i came back to Iguazu i stayed again. They have a lot of bathrooms and showers so you don't have to wait anyone. And a nice coffee in the morning
• Leonel (6/5): Pleasant - I liked most the swimming pool. The room was too enclosed, without natural ventilation.
• Sakire (5/5): Passable -
• Jimmy (10/5): Exceptional - The swimming pool was awesome. Clean and very beautiful area to hang out. Aircon in dorm was very good. Very close to the river and only a couple of blocks to the bars and restaurants. Also nice roof deck with tables and chairs. Beautiful views. Great price. Staff was very friendly. Everything was great.
• Denis (10/5): Exceptional - Very clean, welcoming, friendly people at reception. Good breakfast. Would stay here again for sure. Nothing.
• Erin (9/5): Lovely stay, great to have a pool - Lovely to have a pool!! Hostel was clean, plenty of bathrooms and showers No curtains with the beds
• Samuel (8/5): Very good - Nice pool, really friendly staff and conveniently located for buses, Iguazu Falls and bars/ restaurants. Breakfast really is basic, if you're staying for a few nights it's tough going. Bathroom facilities were also basic but fine for a hostel. Not the most social spot but easy to meet people out and about in town.
• Nunzia (10/5): Exceptional - Location and swimming pool NA
• Sarolta (9/5): Superb - The personal was very friendly and very helpful. The hotel has a good location, walking distance to the bus station and city center.
• Max (1/5): Bad - We got there 2am like we scheduele . Reserved a private room with just 1 double bed . When we got there they didnt have our reservation . They tried to charge much more for the room . We decided to stay and fix payment with morning shift . We did check in , and when they showed us the room , was a completely different room with 3 singles beds with people already sleeping there . The room we reserved was occupied . We demanded to call the owner , and on the phone he said to recepcionist on speaker: whats the problen ??! Cant they sleep tonight on different beds !!? He was annoyed and rude i guees he was sleeping. . We hit the road 2am inmediatly .
• Omicron1 (5/5): Passable - Pool area, walkable to bus station, staff were nice but didn't speak English description said balcony, there wasn't one. Bed was not comfortable. Needs some renovation. Could hear people having breakfast
• Margery (7/5): Good - This was hostel arrangements, so shared bathroom facilities including male and female sharing. The mattress wasn't great, bedding poor. If the rooms were upgraded, it would be excellent. The grounds were lovely and the staff excellent, so we enjoyed our stay despite less bedroom and bathroom comforts.
• Kaan (10/5): Exceptional -
• Julia (8/5): A nice hostel to spend the time in Iguazú - The staff was very friendly and helpful. Nice big garden with a pool to hang out on lazy days. The room had air conditioning, which was great at night when it would get too hot in there. The bathrooms are clean, and you can choose between shared ones and private ones. It's located just a few blocks away from the city centre, restaurants and bars.
• Naikely (10/5): Exceptional -
• Naikely (10/5): Exceptional -
• Naikely (10/5): Exceptional -
• Hans-hermann (7/5): Good - Pool, location Breakfast was very poor
• Belinda (5/5): Passable -
• Alfredo (10/5): Exceptional -
• Regina (7/5): Good -
• Adela (7/5): Good - Chill atmosphere. Free breakfast. Staff very nice. Felt like we were a family with the other guests, all very respectful. Barbecue facilities and garden to hang out, hammocks. Very decent price The property looks like it could use a renovation. There was a huge cockroach walking on the bunk bed on top of mine, came in from outside, but still wasn't a pleasant thing to see.
• Adam (10/5): Stay here for a great time in Lagoa! - A great find in the middle of Lagoa! The location is amazing, and the couple who run it are super helpful, he even came to pick me up with his car from where I was waiting in the town! Value for money is the best in the town! The mattress is extremely comfortable and it is very quiet with blackout blinds in place so a good restful sleep is very easy! 10/10 stay, would stay again, and hopefully will! N/A
• The.wander.lust (10/5): Exceptional - Un lugar tranquilo
• Charlotte (3/5): Poor - The location is great, close towards the downtown area. Rooms just weren't as clean as they should have been, I know its harder in older facilities, but the fact I asked for bug spray due to the amount of ants in the room and got no help, was not very good. The free breakfast is not worth getting out of bed for. And the showers were absolutely freezing. Wouldn't recommend, pay a bit more stay somewhere a bit nicer.
• Kok (8/5): Very good - The staff is the best, and will try to help you in any way they can.
• Marina (10/5): Exceptional -
• Katie (7/5): Good - the rooms were nice and the beds were comfortable the pool was not clean and unable to swim in it.
• Hannah (7/5): Great value for money, friendly staff - Great value for money, breakfast every morning was very extensive and nice. Staff were lovely, beds were comfortable We arrived in the off season and unfortunately the pool hadn’t been cleaned and was not usable
• Katie (8/5): Very good - The rooms were clean and comfortable. The pool was filthy and unable to be swam in.
• Ricardo (10/5): Exceptional -
• Leisy (9/5): Nice - Location near to the fair and bus station Nice breakfast Great view to the river No soap for the shower
• Kjøle (8/5): Guembe is a good option - Superfriendly staff,very good location(4 blocks from busstation approx),nice garden with pool and balcony with breakfast. Beds are a little old and worn out.
• Ivan (7/5): Good -
• Jess (9/5): Adored our stay here - perfect combination of peaceful tranquility & access to the touristic centre! - Such a beautiful spot - tranquil with great pool and lots of greenery around - plus many birds singing each morning :) But at the same time super close to the touristic centre with bars and restaurants only 5 minutes away!
• Dries (4/5): Better not go there - Pool Ontbijt was basic Calling police when you ask for discount because they gave a room without aircon while you payed for it Verkeerde kamer, geen airco. Zelf vragen om handdoek Kamer was niet proper en STONK 150 decibel fan
• Matteo (7/5): Good - Nice staff and room Toilet always dirty cause of ignorant customers
• Isaac (10/5): Exceptional -
• Charles (7/5): Good - Pool area is nice
• Lior (6/5): I wouldn't stay there again - I made friends with a really cute kitten at the hostel. not very cleanly, spotty wifi, bathrooms and showers were very unpleasant and nowhere to put anything while showering (not even a towel)
• Christopher (8/5): Very good -
• Ellie (4/5): Lots of cleanliness issues - The pool was great, I presume it had recently been cleaned as it wasn’t dirty. The staff were patient as I didn’t have enough to pay in cash on arrival and there’s a 15% charge on card. FYI, withdrawing cash via western union is very difficult in this town. basic breakfast but nice add-on. The hostel has mice or rats, we could hear them running around in the roof while trying to sleep. This is probably why they have a kitten. The male receptionist turned the light on at 4am when 2 guests arrived late, without thinking about everyone else sleeping. There was an issue with the water, it kept running out and during the periods it returned it was a murky yellow colour.
• Germán (5/5): good facilities but very careless, poor attention - Pool is very well location is good the building is surrounded by nature Rooms are not well maintained wifi don’t arrive rooms poor breakfast
• שבתאי (8/5): Very good -
• Aurelie (6/5): OK - The location is great not far from everything and not noisy at all . Breakfast simple but sufficient (with homemade cakes , really good !) The swimming pool is OK but not perfectly clean , the garden is not so well maintained, its OK but it could be way much better with a bit of effort ! A bit pricy for what it is . One of the employee turn on the light late for a late check in without even taking attention to the people sleeping ..
• Elad (7/5): Good -
• Aiko (9/5): Superb -
• Yishaiya (7/5): Good - Very nice staff and good location, the room was clean and the hostel has a common kitchen you can cook in Unfortunately the pool was pretty dirty so we didnt end up swimming in it, its incredibly hot in Iguazo so we were looking forward to it and were disappointed.
• Silvia (10/5): Exceptional -
• Sabine (9/5): Superb -
• Brid (7/5): Good - Great value for money, very cheap budget hostel. Location was great. Just 3-4 blocks from the bus station & centre of town. Very easy to travel to the falls & go out to dinner from here. Our private room was really large and they provided a fan which was needed in the heat. It had a cute outside terrace upstairs which was good for drying clothes. Bathrooms & common areas kept clean. The outside area at the back is really gorgeous, peaceful & cute. But unfortunately the pool was not clean so we couldn't use it. It was really disappointing because its so hot in Iguzau. It looks like they were maybe starting the process of cleaning it while we were there but it needs a full deep algea clean and water changed. It was such a shame because had the pool been usable I would have thought this was the best place ever for the price. If they cleaned the pool up they could charge a lot more and probably have full occupancy. WiFi was non-existent but I think that's pretty common in the area. Overall, the reviews of other hostels in Iguazu were really bad so I think it's probably a pretty good place compared to the reviews I read in other places. And the back is so peaceful and pretty, if they got the pool cleaned I would tell everyone to stay here.

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