We liked the position as it was an easy walk down to Ipanema beach. The rooms were spacious, clean and there was a tremendous view of Ipanema and the statue of Christ.
The food in the bungalow was terrific but we had a very disappointing buffet on the second night. The staff had placed our tables in such a way that once we were seated we could not get out again! This problem was resolved by our tour manager as the staff seemed to be unable to comprehend what the problem was. There were lots of loungers at the poolside.

This is a mid-tier, worn-down, overpriced tourist hotel from the sixties that should rate three stars and offer rooms for 200usd. Clearly not a status employer, a good half of employees are sub-standard service level, some even do not speak English. Stay out of their restaurants which are horrendous, watch out for room 2505 which is located next to elevator engine and should never be used for guests. The beach is public btw and not the hotel's. Some credit for beach guy, breakfast guy paublo and conference facilities guy who all knew great service.

Concierge especially warned me not to trust tripadvisor (sic!)

like most hotels in rio, this place is rather overpriced. we paid 330 dollars and didn't feel that this was in appropriate relation to the quality of the hotel. for international standards, the place would rather be a low 4 stars than the 5 stars it flags. the hotel was probably built in the 60s and shows serious signs of wear and tear. the food in the poolside restaurant was absolutely sub-standard. that being said, the location a bit north of leblon with a private beach and the view of the ipanema coastline is very attractive - although a bit remote. all in all, not necessarily a place we would come back to - although we haven't discovered any more attractive and readonably priced alternative either.

I stayed here already twice and would say it is my favourite in Rio along with Marriott. This one looses on the location, unless you have to be around Leblon, which makes the location acceptable. The vies are just impressive - sleeping with the sound of the sea and waking up to marvelous sun up is priceless. The newly refurbish rooms are very good and stylish. Unfortunately, it is rather expensively usually not less than 350 us.