Wonderful - I arrived in Salvador intending to stay a couple of nights and ended up spending ten days in this beguiling city.Galeria hostel was a major part. Excellent location.Nicely laid out and comfortable beds. Most importantly, the best social vibe of any hostel i encountered in the city.Advice is freely offered by friendly and knowledge staff.The owner takes pride in running a great place. Two enormous and charismatic dogs roam around too.There is a small pool to kick back in...oh and free caipirinha hour. Feels very safe.Breakfast is the best I have had at a hostel and included.Perfect location in the pelourinho but not far from other areas. Ajoined restaurant bar Zulu serves craft beer and really tasty food.All in all great place I'll fondly rememberTrip Advisor

Awesome! This is a fantastic hostel, by far my favourite in Brazil. Super friendly, really clean, breakfast I'll 12 - which is handy as the serve free cocktails every evening. We stayed there on a Tuesday night - which happens to be party night in the town centre, so danced the night away to Samba music. I would 100% recommend! Trip Advisor

uma segunda casa - O hostel mais acolhedor onde estive.Tudo é impecável desde o café da manhã feito pela Vanda e o café e os sucos ótimos da Simone, ao ambiente sentido no hostel.O proprietário, o Paulo, faz-nos sentir em casa e ainda nos presenteia com o Spartan, a mascote do galeria 13, o cachorro mais adorável do mundo.O hostel tem ótimas condições, os quartos são limpos, a área comum é muito agradável, tem piscina exterior e happy hour de caipirinhas todos os dias, o que dá sempre oportunidade para fazer amizade com os restantes hospedes.A localização é muito boa, no coração do Pelourinho, próximo de vários restaurantes, inclusive do Zulu, restaurante do mesmo proprietário, que também não desilude.Só lhes tenho a agradecer por ter sido tão bem recebida. Fica uma grande vontade de voltar!Trip Advisor

The most perfect hostel! Great facilities, the staff are so lovely, Paulo is so nice and professional- they were especially kind when I was sick. And the activities and discount at Zulu bar are great bonuses. Booked for one week but extended to two and met some of the most amazing backpackers in this hostel! If I am in Salvador again I would not hesitate to stay here! Oh and I forgot to mention the incredible breakfast served until 12!! Spartan is also the cutest dog in the world. Thanks guys HostelWorld

The hostel is ran very well, it was impressive that the owner was aware our stay, names and the duration of our stay. The pool was very clean, all staff especially the kitchen staff were lovely. I especially enjoyed the Eggs and Sausages at breakfast - a welcomed change from the usual bread, Ham and cheese (although this is still available). The hostel book is very imformative, with the added bonus that Zulu resultant is joint owned, thus guests receive 10% in selected items - delicious food HostelWorld