I liked the hotel, good location and excellent views, but one night, we had to had dinner in the Hotel restaurant, not very expensive, but horrible quality. Please, if you can, have you dinner elsewhere.

Stayed for two weeks for business and it coincided with Carnival. Initially stayed in Executive suites which had been renovated nicely, were quite comfortable and clean with good views of Flamenco beach, Sugarloaf, and Catete Gardens. Internet access was provided in each room. Gym was pathetic and missed having a pool to swim in. for the last few days we ended up in one of the Penthouse suites. Great views and massive but very, very dated and didn't feel particularly clean. Bit of a 70's porn movie feel to it and the stains to go with it as well.

Easy access to the beach for an afternoon walk, but pretty dead compared to Copacabana.

Breakfasts were great and staff were generally friendly and helpful.

Executive suites are decent, and if you're doing business in this part of Rio it's conveniently located and taxi's are quickly summoned by the concierge.

Not much going on in the area and found we had to cab most nights to neighbouring areas or to Rio city centre.

We went to Rio during the carniva & stayed in this hotel for 1 week. We knew from the begining that it is far away from the beaches, but since rio does not have an extensive public transportation network & it was during the busy time of the carnival, the location of the hotel was a major problem for us when planning our dayout (althougth there is a metro stop 4min walk from the hotel). The room itself was spacious, but was poorly furnished & the bathroom was tiny & the shower didn't function well.
On the positive side, the staff in the hotel is very friendly & helpful and the breakfast was delicious and full of options and there was a free wifi in the reception.

Novo Mundo is an elegant hotel, we went on vacation to Rio's famous carnival and Novo Mundo was perfect since is closer than carnival avenue than Copacabana's hotels. It's situated in a aristocratic district in Rio and has amazing postcard views. We stayed in a beautifull penthouse suite with huge bathtub, smart. Having the chance to see carnival in Rio (a unique show, never seen anything like it, is really fabulous) was something that we were looking foward for a long time. The staff was very helpfull and the Feijoada delicious. Now we are planning to go back and we will stay at Novo Mundo for sure!