My husband and I stayed 5 nights in a standard room at a rate of U$S 110 per night. Location is excellent, 200 yards from Copacabana beach (near Lifeguard and Restroom area 5), on an avenue parallel to the Avenida Atlantica. There is a supermarket on the same block, and several eateries in the adjacent blocks. It felt a safe area.
The standard room we got was on the fourth floor, with a window facing a ventilation shaft the other side of which were the windows of two other rooms. This is an inside room, with no natural light whatsoever and from the floor plan, there are four of these per floor. The only way you can see the sky is crouching next to the window and looking up beyond the 12th floor, which is where the shaft ends. And it is a small shaft.
So, if you leave your room early in the morning and come back at night, you might not mind. However, if you are used to having sunlight in your room, this is not the one for you. I did not see one of the more expensive and larger superior rooms which face the street and the back of the building, but they might be better.
The king size bed was made up of two twin beds, with their mattresses, pushed together, covered by a king size bed sheet. From my experience, this is routine in most 2 or 3 star hotels in Brazil. If you are cold and need a blanket, you need two blankets to cover the bed. Once you accept this, the mattresses are very firm and comfortable. Two types of pillow are available: one firmer, the other softer.
The room has a closet with sliding doors and 4 drawers, a mirrored vanity sector, a mini fridge with a TV set on it and a table and two chairs in an alcove next to the entrance door (see photos). Our room looked as if it had been re painted fairly recently, and the bathroom looked improved too.
Maintenance is not too good. On the wall next to the bed, there was an electrical and telephone socket which lacked a cover and had a piece hanging out. It was never fixed in the 5 days we were there (see my photo of room 407).
Air conditioning is central and you can turn it on or off with a switch above the bed. Breakfast was very good. Juices were local flavours and they varied every day, there was always a hot choice of scrambled eggs and sausages, and porridge, which the plastic label next to the heated and covered pot called "gruel". Fruits, breads, cheeses and cold cuts, and the possibility of making your own toasted sandwich with the bread and filling of your choice.
The hotel offers free beach towels. And speaking of towels and linen, they could do with a change. One pillow case had holes in it. And the bath towels were wearing thin.
Reception staff was helpful and they even phoned the shuttle company to complain when my airport shuttle was late. Their English is not too good, but they try. My daughter called on the morning we were leaving and had trouble getting them to understand who she wanted to speak to. When they finally understood, my daughter was told we had left, although we were sitting a few feet away waiting for the airport shuttle.
All in all, at the price quoted, I would recommend it. Remember that this is Brazil, not Europe, so you have to allow for some flaws. The greatest drawback is the lack of sunlight.