This hotel really sucks. I should have believed the review saying that this hotel isn't at all recommended.

We booked from Agoda. I was wrong from the beginning when I saw the pictures in the website. Somehow the picture looked good, and I thought with the price of USD 105 per night it was worth staying. In fact this totally sucks. With many choices of hotels in Rio, I should have got better hotel with similar price.

This is really old hotel. When you enter the hotel you'll notice right away from the building, the floor, the furniture they're using. You even have to take step stair to go to the receptionist. Although only few stairs, it would never be easy for you who come with a big luggage, especially when the hotel staff are not always there to give you a hand. As for me I should carry the luggage all the way up to the receptionist desk.

Another surprise is the lift in the hotel. They have two lifts but only one can be operated. Even so, the only lift operated doesn't function well. It needs hotel staff to operate the lift. Never try to take a lift without lift attendant. I my self witnessed two guys was locked inside and were not able to get out the lift without the attendant helped them. It's horrible. I prefer to take step stair to go down and up to the room. Can you imagine if you stay at 8th floor, and you have to climb up to your room, it’s awful.

The room isn’t spacious. Once you enter the room, you will notice the smell from the old room and furniture right away. I spotted the dirt in the corner of the room as well as in the bathroom. The main lamp in the bathroom doesn’t work. Well there are still a lot to complain about this hotel, but I guess you better read other people’s review as well.

If Copacobana or Ipanema are your main destination, surely this hotel isn't the option. The location is a bit far from the main attractions.

The breakfast is good. The staffs are warm and helpful. I guess that are the only positive thing about the hotel.

I go often to Rio de Janeiro for work reasons, in periods of one night to a week, and I'm used to be in the same known hotels. Last month instead I had to go to Rio for a week and there were no vacancies in these ones I known. The best option I had was in Aeroporto Othon Hotel, in the beggining of the Aterro do Flamengo that extends from the downtown to Flamengo beach. It's really in front of the Santos Dumont Airport and in the border of the downtown, just in the beggining of the Antonio Carlos Aven. Well, the location for work purposes is very good, just three blocks from a metro station. When I arrive at the hotel, I received a room in the first floor and didn't complained. The build is very old and I was informed that the last century metal-grid-door elevator needed always the presence of the operator, so it was more convenient to use the stairs. The room was nice even though not well conserved, with a small balcony where was possible to see the landscape, but the furniture, the dressing, towels, were clean but old in a state not suitable to an Othon hotel. The breakfast are served in a room at the level of the street and again the quality didn't honor the Othon group. The units of Copacabana are very comfortable and well located. Aeroporto Othon has a good location, not so paradisiac but I think it deserves be reformed to become a good hotel. Even with these small problems I could take advantage of the location with long walkings in the downtown (the city seems safer now than ever) including Catete e Glória, traditional and no touristic neighbors of borders. I hope they do a good restauration in this hotel but while it doesn't occurs I recommend it just in an emergency.

Stayed at this hotel for 6 nights, Internet was extra and horrendously expensive, for 1 day £10 or $16, that is 2 months of my internet budget in UK. I decided to leave after 1st day but forced to stay as they don't refund. Internet was getting cut off every 5 minutes and had to keep logging in, also can only be used from 1 system.
It's a run down property in dire need for repair, lift was operated by a person, but was always available so dint have an issue with that.
The beds were extremely bad, after 3 nights both of us had back pain.
Positives-
1-friendly and helpful staff
2-good view to cristo redentor n sugarloaf, I stayed at room 610
3-located near lapa (hardly 1km) which Has all night life, easy to get back
4-walking distance to metro, cinelandia station.
5-good breakfast, had variety

For the same price you can find accommodation in nearby ibis, they offer 1 hour free Internet in the lobby and it is much newer and cleaner.

We booked this reluctantly as there was very little choice during carnival. My expectations weren't high so I was hardly surprised at what I found - dirty, dirty rooms (broken bed base, ancient bedspreads, a/c falling apart, chipped bathroom fixtures) and lucky if you can get hot water. Forget the endless wait for the lift - I took as an opportunity to work off a few calories on the stairs. To sum up, we put up with it because of no other choice.
The breakfast was reasonable though.