Mercure Arpoador is a nice hotel on a street that connects Ipanema beach and Copacabana. It is a short walk (<5 mins.) to either. The hotel is on a busy street in a safe neighborhood. There are several good restaurants in walking distance and one is next door to hotel. Hotel is clean and the mini-apartments are nice. Staff is... More

stayed in this hotel for one night in 31 jan 2012, room was a suite with a double bed and a pull our sofa bed, kitchen and lounge. room was clean and comfortable. location was great, a 2 minute walk to both the copacabana beach and ipanema beach. More

We had a very pleasant stay in Rio and at Mercure Ap. The hotel is located close to Ipanema and Copacabana which was perfect! The ordinary beds were good but the extra beds could be better. The staff was very friendly and helpful but surprisingly not so knowledgeable about for ex buses to wellknown places in the city. But I... More

I have been only once in this hotel: the location is perfect and allows to reach almost every place between Copacabana, Ipanema and Leblon by feet. The rooms are little apartments, with an American kitchen and a living room, a confortable bathroom (with shower) and a bedroom. Forniture: excellent. The breakfast is excellent (may be the air conditioning is a... More

We've been in 3 hotels in Rio and this one was the best. Clean rooms, a bit of space, calm. Well located. Neat. More

I have stayed in October in the hotel, which has an unique location, just between Ipanema and Copacabana beaches. We have got a nice suite, well equiped. Everything was perfect, I suggest to stay there. More

The hotel staff was very kind and polite. Breakfast was wonderful (one of the best I had in a hotel). Accomodation was also good. The only problem I faced was the remote controls, that didn't work properly. Neither the one for the TV in the bedroom nor the one for the air conditionner. More

Rio is a surprisingly expensive city and I booked my accommodation late, which meant I ended up paying around $235/night. I don't mind paying that for a better standard hotel, but having booked late the good hotels were already up in the $350 - $450 range. Having paid around the same rate in Sao Paulo the previous week for a... More

We spent three nights at the Mercure Arpoador, which is in an entirely satisfactory location. We had problems checking in when the front desk staff tried to charge us again for our room, having not been clear that THEY were meant to invoice the website with which we had booked (and already paid for) the room. This involved *us* phoning... More