my group was staying at vilamar copacana hotel and one of the passnagers lost his room key, for our bad surprise when he tried to get a new key, hotel management told him that he must pay $ 250 for the lost key...and if he refuse to pay, they will avoid him to check out..
We can not understand so wild attitude of hotel management that instead to be little bit oocperative and to calm their guest, the only tihng they took dcaere of, to cherge paxd with that ridicule amount for a lost key.

vilamar copacabana is the worst option you can choose in copcabana, avoid it even if you get it free.

Spent four nights in the beginning of November. Enjoyed our stay for : the best location (100 metres from Copcabana seashore,the good brekfest and the large rooms and helping stuff. The price comparing to similar hotels in the near vicinity is good (around 120$ per room per night). Recomended !

My wife and I had problems with our flight and needed a place in Rio for a night. I checked several places that we had stayed previously, but they were too expensive or too crowded. One of the hotels recommended Vilamar, which is running a R$200 special for June (normally R$250). Even at 250 reals, Vilamar is worth it. The rooms are clean and bright with comfortable beds and a great (i.e. bacon and eggs, plus the typical Brazilian breakfast). We were allowed to check out and use the facilities in the afternoon, and found the rooftop pool to be charming. The location is two and a half blocks off of Copacabana. We will be back to Vilamar. Parking is in the hotel garage at R$25.

Great location near the beach and metro - and in walking distance from Ipanema, too. Good breakfast. Nice restaurants in the neighbourhood.