the hotel in nicely located between copa cabana and Ipanema beach. The hotel itself is rather old and with bad quality. The rooms are very small and not really clean. There is a wifi but the speed was really slow. The breakfast was included and was pretty nice serve at the top floor and available till 10 AM

This hotel isn't too pricey and is located at one of the best spots. But it doesn't pay off, as you'll have a hard time sleeping - the walls are paper thin and the street is very noisy. Their website is nothing but misleading - pictures don't correspond to reality. We were very disappointed. Room wasn't too small, but furniture was terrible. Breakfast isn't great too - not much variety. I wouldn't recommend it to a friend and surely won't be staying there again.

Disgusting place ! Avoid it ! Don't touch the food, especially if it's cooked on site. The services were inexistent. It's very difficult to sleep because of the noisy and quite old air conditioner.

Hello,

I had read several bad reviews before booking and I must say i disagree with them. I payed 590$ CND with otel.com for 5 nights, which I thought was amazing. Rio is very expensive in general, though the hotels are mostly older, and below average for North American standards. Though it is rated a 4 star, it would be more of a two or three star in Canada, kind of like an older Holiday Inn.

pros... amazing location, good breakfast, large room, VERY helpful staff, 24hr internet access for free, great satelite tv, very modern and newer washroom, cold air conditionner

cons... though the decor is cute, the hotel is built upwards, and very narrow, so small dimensions in common areas...it is not exactly modern.. but cozy... no real hangout area, so you can only meet people at breakfast... I enjoyed my stay very much!

For what I payed, I was more than satisfied, and I would highly recommend it to younger solo travelers for sure...great proximity to beach. Many people payed double or triple what I payed, so perhaps they have reason to complain. THe Mercure Arproador in front of this hotel is a proper 4 star, brand new and modern, but it was about 300$ extra... I saved the money and got myself an amazing tour guide instead ...see [--]... by pass every single line'up, perfect english which is rare in Rio, brand new van, very sweet...best 180 brazilian real I ever spent, this made my trip!

Ciao!