Hostel · Pelotas
Best Hostels to Book in Pelotas
Pelotas has a small but genuinely social hostel scene, led by two properties that take different approaches: Hostel 858 runs closer to a homestay, with a lounge and shared kitchen at the centre of the stay, while Vila Santa Eulália Hostel builds its stay around a garden and organised evenings like movie nights. Both keep to shared bathrooms and a budget rate, and both sit around six kilometres from Internacional de Pelotas Airport, making either a practical, low-cost base for a solo traveller or backpacker passing through Rio Grande do Sul.
Pelotas's university-town energy suits a hostel crowd well, with a steady flow of students and domestic travellers giving the city a more lived-in, less touristy feel than Brazil's backpacker-heavy beach towns.
Updated August 12, 2026
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A hostel stay in Pelotas trades a private bathroom for a lower rate and, at both properties here, a genuinely social atmosphere rather than a purely functional budget bed. That social element, a shared kitchen or an organised evening activity, is what distinguishes these two hostels from a plain dormitory.
Hostel 858 leans into a homestay atmosphere rather than a large dormitory setup, with a lounge and shared kitchen doing most of the social work rather than organised events. For a traveller who prefers a quieter, more personal budget stay over a party hostel, this format suits well, and the shared kitchen genuinely supports cooking rather than acting as an afterthought. With 9 reviews so far, it remains one of the smaller, lesser-known hostels in the city. With 9 reviews so far, it remains one of the smaller, lesser-known hostels in the city, which suits a traveller who prefers a quieter introduction to Pelotas over a bigger, busier backpacker hub.
Vila Santa Eulália Hostel takes a more social approach, organising movie nights and board games in its lounge, alongside a garden setting that softens what could otherwise be a purely functional hostel stay. Reception staff speak English, Spanish and Portuguese, a real advantage for an international backpacker crowd, and the hostel has built a strong 9.5 rating across 28 reviews, among the better-reviewed budget stays in this list. The hostel has built a strong 9.5 rating across 28 reviews, among the better-reviewed budget stays covered anywhere in this guide, a genuine signal of consistency for a first-time visitor to the city.
Both hostels keep to shared bathrooms rather than private ones, the main trade-off for the lower rate compared with a pousada or apartment. Neither runs a large dormitory-style room count, keeping the guest numbers smaller and the atmosphere closer to a shared house than an institutional hostel, which suits a traveller who wants a social stay without the noise and turnover of a bigger backpacker hub. Neither hostel runs a large dormitory-style room count, keeping guest numbers smaller and the atmosphere closer to a shared house than an institutional hostel, which suits travellers who dislike constant turnover and noise.
Pet owners have a genuine option in this category, since Vila Santa Eulália Hostel welcomes pets alongside its garden and shared kitchen, unusual for a hostel format anywhere in Brazil. For a backpacker or budget traveller who does not want to leave a pet behind, that combination of affordability and a pet-friendly policy is difficult to find elsewhere in Pelotas's accommodation options. For a backpacker or budget traveller who does not want to leave a pet behind at home, that combination of affordability and genuine pet-friendliness is difficult to find anywhere else in Pelotas's budget stock.
A traveler's takeI stayed a few nights at Vila Santa Eulália Hostel and ended up at the movie night in the lounge with three other travellers I would not have met otherwise, which made the shared bathroom trade-off feel worth it, especially with the garden as a quiet spot during the day.
9.5Vila Santa Eulália Hostel
Pelotas
A garden hostel with movie nights and a shared kitchen
Why guests love itTravellers who book Vila Santa Eulália Hostel over a plain budget bed usually value the social side: movie nights and board games in the lounge give the stay a rhythm beyond just sleeping and leaving. The garden setting softens what could otherwise be a purely functional hostel, and the multilingual staff make it an easy choice for international backpackers passing through Pelotas.
7.8Hostel 858
Pelotas
A homestay-style hostel with a shared kitchen and lounge
Why guests love itBudget travellers who book Hostel 858 generally comment on how much it feels like staying with a host rather than checking into a hostel chain, with the lounge and shared kitchen doing most of the social work. The shared bathroom is the trade-off for the rate, and guests who plan to cook find the kitchen genuinely usable rather than an afterthought.
Local tips
- 1Choose Hostel 858 for a quieter, homestay-style budget stay rather than a social scene
- 2Pick Vila Santa Eulália Hostel if organised evening activities and a social crowd matter to you
- 3Bring shower shoes or flip-flops given the shared bathroom setup at both properties
- 4Confirm ahead if bringing a pet, since Vila Santa Eulália is one of the few pet-friendly hostels here
- 5Use the shared kitchen at either hostel to cut down on meal costs during a longer stay
- 6Book early at Vila Santa Eulália given its strong 9.5 rating and smaller guest capacity
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Hostel · Frequently asked questions
Pelotas has two main hostels: Hostel 858, which runs closer to a quiet homestay format, and Vila Santa Eulália Hostel, which offers a more social atmosphere with organised movie nights and a garden setting. and a noticeably lower overall guest capacity than a bigger backpacker hub.