Plain & Simple

06/10/2024

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03/10/2024

Faltam dois dias

02/10/2024

“Viva Livramento” no Sábado, dia 5 de outubro, convida todos a participar da seguinte programação:

14:00 - 15:00: Oficina laboratório de criação e emancipação musical por Marcio Sobrosa. No Espaço Raízes, Rua Sacadura Cabral 311, Praça da Harmonia, Gamboa.

15:00: Pequeno cortejo da Praça da Harmonia até a ação de “Viva Livramento” na Rua do Livramento 90.

15:00 - 17:00: Instalação & Inauguração de 14 árvores em recipientes reciclados e pintados, na calçada em frente à Rua do Livramento 90 & 107. Acompanhada de música ao vivo.

30/10/2015

We just closed the hostel. Now the whole content is on sale. Interested?
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16/12/2014

PLAIN & SIMPLE

POP-UP HOSTEL IN THE HEART OF CARNAVAL - RIO DE JANEIRO – PORTO MARAVILHA (MARVELOUS PORT, CENTRO)

The hostel resides in a charming house built around 1904… Like the gentrification project of the Marvelous Port it’s still in a bit of a rough state. But since we opened specially for this event, everything is brand new. Freshly painted rooms, new beds, sheets and towels. You’ll find all the necessities like Wi-Fi, a couple of showers and strong fans to put a breeze in the 4-½ meter high (!) rooms. But, as the name states, the place is Plain & Simple. No pool table, breakfast, bar, air conditioning, TV or the like. A place to sleep and shower in a clean environment… and for a price that beats the other hostels. The place is small and intimate. 6 rooms: 4 with three single beds, 2 with a double bed.

As host of the World Cup and the Olympics the city is pumping billions into this area to bring it back to its old splendor (Like Manhattan’s South Street Seaport, Puerto Madero of Buenos Aires, or Port Vell of Barcelona) but the gentrification is still somewhat embryonic. The street is still rough, but not dangerous. (We moved here more than a year ago and haven’t seen or even heard of any incident. Something most people living in Copacabana or Ipanema can’t claim unfortunately.)

If you are looking for a proper, bourgeois place to stay, this isn’t for you. But if you’re looking for a charming, funky and centrally located hostel, this one is great. Walking distance to Cidade do Samba, Pedra do Sal, Trapiche da Gamboa, the MAR Museum and the Port, 10 minutes by bicycle to the Center, Lapa, the national airport, the main bus terminal and the main train station. Close to the Sambadrome and the Maracana stadium.

Our port area is full of history and music: Two UNESCO-recognized sites: the recently unearthed Valongo dock where a good part of the millions of slaves that were shipped to Brazil arrived, and a slave cemetery discovered underneath a private house. Samba was born here, so there is many a neighborhood bar with beer drinking folks and Brazilian music, clubs, open air forró and samba performances that fill the streets during Carnaval. Truly a hidden gem, it’s the most up and coming neighborhood that Rio has to offer.

Price per person/night
(Minimum stay 3 nights)
(Prices are in Brazilian Reales)

Regular rate Reales $ 39.00
Carnaval 12. Feb. - 19. Feb. Reales $ 129.00 / 149.00

Please find photos and more information at:

https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/2447446

https://www.facebook.com/PlainandSimpleRio

You can reach us at:

[email protected]
Jane: (+55-21) 99957-9009
Tomi: (+55-21) 99606-9009

05/11/2014

PLAIN & SIMPLE

POP-UP HOSTEL IN THE HEART OF CARNAVAL - RIO DE JANEIRO – PORTO MARAVILHA (MARVELOUS PORT, CENTRO)


The hostel resides in a charming house built around 1904… Like the gentrification project of the Marvelous Port it’s still in a bit of a rough state. But since we opened specially for this event, everything is brand new. Freshly painted rooms, new beds, sheets and towels. You’ll find all the necessities like Wi-Fi, a couple of showers and strong fans to put a breeze in the 4-½ meter high (!) rooms. But, as the name states, the place is Plain & Simple. No pool table, breakfast, bar, air conditioning, TV or the like. A place to sleep and shower in a clean environment… and for a price that beats the other hostels. The place is small and intimate. 6 rooms: 4 with three single beds, 2 with a double bed.

As host of the World Cup and the Olympics the city is pumping billions into this area to bring it back to its old splendor (Like Manhattan’s South Street Seaport, Puerto Madero of Buenos Aires, or Port Vell of Barcelona) but the gentrification is still somewhat embryonic. The street is still rough, but not dangerous. (We moved here more than a year ago and haven’t seen or even heard of any incident. Something most people living in Copacabana or Ipanema can’t claim unfortunately.)

If you are looking for a proper, bourgeois place to stay, this isn’t for you. But if you’re looking for a charming, funky and centrally located hostel, this one is great. Walking distance to Cidade do Samba, Pedra do Sal, Trapiche da Gamboa, the MAR Museum and the Port, 10 minutes by bicycle to the Center, Lapa, the national airport, the main bus terminal and the main train station. Close to the Sambadrome and the Maracana stadium.

Our port area is full of history and music: Two UNESCO-recognized sites: the recently unearthed Valongo dock where a good part of the millions of slaves that were shipped to Brazil arrived, and a slave cemetery discovered underneath a private house. Samba was born here, so there is many a neighborhood bar with beer drinking folks and Brazilian music, clubs, open air forró and samba performances that fill the streets during Carnaval. Truly a hidden gem, it’s the most up and coming neighborhood that Rio has to offer.

Price per person/night
(Minimum stay 3 nights)
(Prices are in Brazilian Reales)

Regular rate Reales $ 39.00
New Years 28. Dec. - 4. Jan. Reales $ 99.00
Carnaval 12. Feb. - 19. Feb. Reales $ 129.00

Please find photos and more information at:

https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/2447446

https://www.facebook.com/PlainandSimpleRio

You can reach us at:

[email protected]
Jane: (+55-21) 99957-9009
Tomi: (+55-21) 99606-9009

PLAIN & SIMPLE

POP-UP HOSTEL IN THE HEART OF CARNAVAL - RIO DE JANEIRO – PORTO MARAVILHA (MARVELOUS PORT, CENTRO)

19/07/2014

So far people from 26 countries have stayed at Plain and Simple and there hasn't been one conflict between them. Only to show that people are very peaceful if you put them in the right environment.

Brazil

Paraguay

Argentina

Chile

Venezuela

Mexico

USA

Canada

Cape Verde

Kenya

United Kingdom

Portugal

Spain

France

Germany

Austria

Sweden

Poland

Serbia

Russia

Egypt

Mauritania

China

Taiwan

Macau (China)

Australia

02/07/2014

Almost full for the finals...

23/04/2014

Easter Delight

We just lowered the prices of our hostel "Plain & Simple" in Rio de Janeiro considerably.
Per person and night they are now:

(Minimum stay 3 nights)
(Prices are in Brazilian Reales)

Low-season rate till 04. June R$ 29.00
Exceptions:
Easter 18. – 21. April R$ 39.00
1st of May Holiday 01. - 03. May R$ 39.00
Pre-World Cup week 05. - 11. June R$ 69.00
World Cup 12. June - 02. July R$ 130.00
Final week of World Cup 03. - 14. July R$ 145.00
After World Cup 15. - 31. July R$ 69.00
Low-season rate 1. August -> R$ 29.00

https://www.facebook.com/PlainandSimpleRio

18/03/2014

11/03/2014

A17 / 11 Room 6

20/02/2014