Palma Hostel

2.0 star property
Colonial pousada perfect for exploring São Luís

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Flat-screen TV
Apartamento Privativo
Apartamento Privativo | Living area
Apartamento Privativo | View from room
Breakfast buffet

Reviews

8.2 out of 10

Very good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Kitchen
  • Air conditioning
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Housekeeping
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
Rua do Giz, 129,, Centro, São Luís, MA, 65010-680
  • Centro de História Natural e Arqueologia do Maranhão
    2 min walk
  • Joao do Vale Theater
    3 min walk
  • São Luís Central Market
    3 min walk
  • Sao Luis (SLZ-Marechal Cunha Machado Intl.)
    27 min drive

Room options

Apartamento Privativo

  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Triple Room

  • 23 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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About the area

São Luís

Heart of São Luís.Steps from the pousada, you'll find Centro de História Natural e Arqueologia do Maranhão and Domingos Vieira Filho Popular Culture Center. Amapá Biodiversity Corridor and Nossa Senhora do Carmo Church are also within half a mile (1 km).

What's nearby

  • São Luís Central Market - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Lion's Palace - 6 min walk - 0.6 km
  • House of Maranhao - 7 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Ponta d'Areia Beach - 25 min drive - 8.2 km
  • Calhau Beach - 28 min drive - 11.1 km

Getting around

  • Anjo da Guarda Station - 17 min drive
  • Sao Luis (SLZ-Marechal Cunha Machado Intl.) - 21 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Café Majestade - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Cafofinho da Tia Dica - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Restaurante Escola Senac - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Deco's Bar e Restaurante - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Cidade Velha PUB - ‬4 min walk

About this property

Palma Hostel

Colonial pousada perfect for exploring São Luís
There's a snack bar/deli on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. Public spaces have free WiFi. An airport shuttle (available 24 hours) is available for a fee. A terrace, multilingual staff, and tour/ticket assistance are also featured at Palma Hostel.

This Colonial São Luís pousada is smoke free.

  • 1 building
  • 9 guestrooms or units
  • 2 levels
  • Meeting rooms
  • Deli
  • Coffee in lobby
  • Front desk (24 hours)
  • Staff is multilingual
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Front-desk safe
  • Tour and ticket information
  • Terrace
  • Television in lobby
  • No smoking on site
  • Microwave in a common area
  • Refrigerator in a common area
  • Bar or lounge
Palma Hostel offers 9 accommodations with shared/communal kitchens and blackout drapes/curtains. Flat-screen televisions are featured in guestrooms.

Bathrooms include showers. This São Luís pousada provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Languages

English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish

Property amenities

Family friendly

  • Snack bar/deli

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free offsite parking within 230 ft
  • 24-hour roundtrip airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Airport shuttle at scheduled times, on request

Food and drink

  • 1 bar
  • Coffee/tea in common area(s)

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have elevators
  • Accessible airport shuttle
  • Handrails in stairways
  • Stair-free path to entrance
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Bed sheets
  • Blackout drapes/curtains

Bathroom

  • Private bathroom
  • Shower

Food and drink

  • Shared kitchen access

More

  • Desk

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 1:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
For more details, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed, but service animals are welcome

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Kids stay free! One child 7 years old or younger stays free when using existing bedding.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are available for BRL 50.0 per day.
  • Cribs (infant beds) are not available.

Property payment types

Important information

Fees

Guests will be asked to pay the following charges at the property:

  • Bed sheets fee: BRL 5 per person, per stay

We've listed all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Airport shuttle fee: BRL 50 per person (one-way)
  • Rollaway bed fee: BRL 50.0 per day

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Diners Club. Cash is not accepted. 

We should mention

  • Upon check-in, parents or a legal guardian traveling with children under 18 years old are obligated to present the child's birth certificate and an identity card with photo (passport, for example). For international travels to Brazil, if just one of the parents is traveling with the child, the parent must present – in addition to the child's certificate of birth and identity card with photo – a letter authorizing the trip signed by the other parent with a notarial certification of signature. If the parents or the legal guardian, as applicable, cannot or are unwilling to give this authorization, a judicial authorization is required. People intending to travel to Brazil with children must consult with the Brazilian consulate prior to traveling for more information.
  • One child 7 years old or younger stays free in the same room as the parent or guardian when using existing bedding.

Property is also known as

Palma Hostel Sao Luis
Palma Sao Luis
Palma Hostel São Luís
Palma Hostel Pousada (Brazil)
Palma Hostel Pousada (Brazil) São Luís

Palma Hostel Reviews

Reviews

8.2

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 21 out of 60 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 29 out of 60 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 6 out of 60 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 60 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 60 reviews" "

8.0/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

7.6/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Frank

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

RODRIGO

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Bom, mas confuso
Foi tudo ótimo. Mas realmente foi confuso reservar o palma e ter que se deslocar com mala pesada pro outro lado da rua pra ficar no outro hostel que não é o palma. Deveriam separar as reservas e as ofertas.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

4/10 Poor

christopher, new york

Disliked: Staff & service
They were overbooked so they put me in a different building where there was no staff, no facilities, nothing.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Tudo excelente desde o momento do check-um até o momento do check out. Todos muito atenciosos, cordiais e me ajudaram com o transfer. Quarto espaçoso, limpo, confortavel. Muito obrigada por tudo.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Ella

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A pretty hostel in an excellent location!
The hostel is very cozy and niely decorated. Beautiful shared spaces with nice colours. Friendly staff. We got a huge room despite travelling as a couple. The bed was enormous...:D The location was excellent. Not noisy but 3 minute walk and you're right in the middle of weekend festivities in the old town. A nice plus was that you could fill your water bottles in the kitchen. We strongly recommend this hostel!
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Loved the decor, beautiful renovated old mansion. Lovely chill place on the upper patio.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

8/10 Good

SERAFIM

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Boa localização no centro histórico. Um casarão antigo e bem conservado. Muito bonito e bem decorado. Quarto imenso com banheiro novo é muito limpo. Infelizmente a tv não funcionou. Os funcionários fizeram varias tentativas. Porém em vão.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

BERNARDO

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 7 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Eine sehr gute Lage am Rande der Altstadt, wo die meisten Sehenswürdigkeiten zu Fuß problemlos zu erreichen sind. Und trotzdem ist es ruhig, insbesondere nachts. Die Mitarbeiter sind sehr freundlich und aufmerksam und helfen auch bei Verständigungsproblemen. Die gesamte Hostelanlage ist wunderschön mit alten Möbeln dekoriert. Einziger Minuspunkt: Das Zimmer ist für mein Empfinden zu stark gekühlt, die Klimaanlage ist nicht einfach zu regulieren. Der kalte Luftzug geht direkt auf das Kopfteil des Bettes, so daß es da ungemütlich wird. Da hilft nur, sich verkehrt ins Bett zu legen.
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

DANIEL MARCOS

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
Para um Hostel, é uma excelente opção na relação benefício/custo. Peca pelas comodidades e amenities oferecidos, além do altíssimo valor de uma água ou uma cerveja, sem opção de pagar junto com a conta no checkout.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Ana Paula

Business traveller, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Muitas escadas
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

André

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Casarão histórico de 200 anos
As acomodações são simples, mas é limpo, as camas são confortáveis, o prédio é um casarão antigo de 200 anos, é um ambiente bastante agradável. O café da manhã também é muito bom. A localização é boa para quem quer conhecer o centro histórico de São Luís, que vem sendo revitalizado e na área do Hotel é relativamente seguro. Pelo preço é uma excelente relação custo-benefício.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Um pouco decepcionante
A decoração é muito bonita, mas a limpeza deixou um pouco a desejar. Apesar da localização ser boa, o centro histórico não está bem preservado.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

Arilson

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Recomendo o Palma Hostel.
Gostei muito do Palma Hostel. Na verdade é um hotel com quartos privativos. Boa localização para quem pretende passar mais tempo na região do centro histórico. Fica na Rua do Giz. Não pára carros na porta, mas se consegue descer a poucos metros, uns 50 metros mais ou menos. Cheguei de madrugada, então tive um pouco de preocupação relação a isso. Mas o local é aparentemente seguro. Atendimento excelente e atencioso, todos estão de parabéns. Deixo um abraço especial para o Chagas e Leonardo, excelentes profissionais. O Chagas é muito bom de papo, um kra é de uma energia muito boa. Quarto e banheiro amplos o suficiente para uma boa estadia. Banheiro com chuveiro elétrico. Possui bastantes escadas, é um casarão antigo, rustico, muito bonito e bem decorado. Se o hóspede tiver alguma dificuldade de locomoção, recomendo se informar antes sobre a possibilidade de algum quarto mais acessível. O café da manhã é bom, dentro da média dos demais hotéis. Apenas uma observação em relação ao ar condicionado do quarto 33, estava em 17 graus e não tinha como regular a temperatura e nem desligar, havia algum problema com o equipamento, já que não foi possível usar o controle remoto, informei na recepção, mas não foi possível resolver. Também em relação às paredes do quarto, estavam bastante sujas. Observar um pouco a limpeza. No mais recomendo e voltarei.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2023

8/10 Good

Vinicius

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excelente localização
acomodação em prédio histórico, no centro da cidade, perto dos principais pontos de interesse da São Luís. Atendimento do Chagas tb é diferenciado. Se a reserva for para pessoas com dificuldade de locomoção, averiguar se o quarto fica no térreo. Hospedagem tem muitas escadas e idosos podem ter dificuldade. Café da manhã básico.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Paula

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

JEFFERSON

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

6/10 Okay

Leonardo

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Falta manutenção e uma boa limpeza
Otima localização, casarão histórico, porém mal conservado e higiene precária. Teia de aranha, roupa de cama e banho encardidas, mal cheiro no banheiro.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

4/10 Poor

Lionel

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A éviter
Cet hôtel a été la déception de tout notre séjour au Brésil. Tout d’abord les chambres avaient déjà été payées sur hotel.com, mais il a fallu insister 3 fois pour que le réceptionniste arrive enfin à retrouver notre paiement, voulant nous faire repayer. Les chambres sont vieilles, salles, avec nombre de choses cassées ou dysfonctionnantes. Le minibar à disposition dans la chambre, vide (ce n’est pas le souci) vous envoie une odeur pestilentielle si jamais vous essayez de l’ouvrir. Climatisation cassée (en fait elle fonctionne, mais vous ne pouvez ni la régler, ni la modifier, ce qui fait que nous avons déplacé le lit de mon fils qui était dessous). Petit déjeuner sans intérêt. Enfin un bon bruit (sans doute la préparation du petit déjeuner, mais je ne comprends pas trop ce qu’il y avait à préparer au vu du résultat) vous réveille à 6h00 du matin, vous permettant d’être sûr de ne pas traîner trop longtemps dans cet endroit.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

6/10 Okay

Jarbas

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Emelly

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Gabriel

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Excelente custo-benefício!
O casarão é antigo (possui mais de dois séculos) e tem alguns problemas de manutenção naturais do tempo, mas as instalações são razoáveis e a localização é perfeita: no coração do Centro Histórico. O café da manhã é bem simples, mas para um hostel esse aspecto já é, em verdade, um diferencial.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2022

8/10 Good

Mirza

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A pousada é muito boa. O ambiente é bem agradável. O pessoal é educado. O café da manhã é bem farto. Foi tudo bom.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

MARIA CLAUDIANA

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2022