Boutique Hotels in Rio de Janeiro

"The hotel staff are very friendly and helpful, answering your questions! The food at the breakfast buffet was very varied and delicious, even chia and flax seeds were available! March 8 is International Women's Day, and during breakfast, the restaurant gives each lady a box of cake, which is really thoughtful! The most unfortunate is that the spacing between rooms is too thin, the lady in the next room watches TV until midnight every night, the volume is very loud, making noise, affecting our sleep, fortunately asked the hotel staff to communicate with her, the situation has improved, we do not have to change rooms!"

"Well-located hotel. Swimming pool with incredible views of Copacabana beach. Beach service at the WAVE kiosk, with pool towels and chairs available. Luggage storage available to guests. Incredible Rio de Janeiro"

"The hotel staff is kind but it is difficult to find someone speaking English. The rooms are amazing, extremely large, and full of any comfort, but unfortunately, the location is quite penalising. It is in the Centro ( downtime), and this area is very dangerous, full of thieves, homeless, with the roads stincking. You are forced to stay in or move around only with Uber. Otherwise, you risk to be involved in an assault (”assalto”) and get you robbed ( pls wear down, take all your valued belongings in the safe, and use a very low quality phone for directions and photo if you don't want to take risk). Rio is not safe for the tourists in this area."

"The room space is OK, the location is good, the breakfast is OK, the hot water is not hot, the low-floor rooms are very close to the outdoor central air conditioner, and the noise outside the window is a bit loud. It is recommended to choose a high floor."

"I liked the location of the hotel and the very complete breakfast they served, the housekeeping is very responsible and helpful."

"Panoramic terrace, and bar available as well as the swimming pool. Room a little dated but the hotel remains very good. I recommend"

"The breakfast was good, with a great variety of fresh fruits, cheeses, and scrambled eggs—perfect for us vegetarians to start the day! The hotel itself was a bit outdated, and the room could have been cleaned more thoroughly. The AC worked well, though it was a bit noisy, but it didn’t bother us. The staff was friendly and professional. A big bonus was the free access to a nearby gym, which was modern and well-equipped with an excellent variety of gear. Overall, we were happy with our stay."

"Great location. Felt a bit expensive at the time of booking but surprisingly we are amongst 2 million Lady Gaga fans. The rooftop swimming pool overlooking at the world most famous beach."

"We booked two rooms with the hotel: a junior suite and a standard. The suite was very spacious and opened up to the street. The windows did a good job of blocking sound so the street didn’t disturb our sleep at night. They had a parking garage that charges R$33 per day and was able to accommodate our Jeep Commander. What is warranting this poor review was the hotel staff. Upon check-in they had informed us that one of our rooms wasn’t paid for even though i had already been charged by the booking agency. He said that we had opted for pay later and they hadn’t received the payment from the booking agency. I told them that my card had been charged by the booking agency but he insisted that it was likely a hold on the card to secure the room. I’d suggested to call the booking agency but he insisted that it wouldn’t be necessary (he didn’t seem worried so I assumed he had experience with this). Come to find that I was charged twice for this room and the booking agency has been trying to get in contact with the hotel for over a week with no response. This seems like FRAUD. The second issue. Upon checkout of our suite, the lady checking us out requested a gratuity payment for the included breakfast… she estimated that based on the value of their breakfast that the suggested 10% gratuity would come out to R$180 per person. That would make their self-service breakfast be valued hire than Michelin restaurants in the area. She tried to ask the other party that was traveling with us but when I came closer she gave up. I’m wondering if this is hotel policy or if the staff at this hotel are actually running scams from the front desk. I am still trying to get a hold of them about the double charge."

"My first room had the worst stains on the chair and sofa. No way should this room been allowed for check in. I booked a queen bed apartment and was moved to a. Double bed room with a view as trade. I was tired and could not be bothered to argue. There was an apology by the checkin staff. The breakfast is average (I came from Salvador where breakfast was amazing). Housekeeping and services were good - all the ladies were nice and pleasant. The bed had one pillow and the sheets had holes. There was no spare blanket in the room and the duvet provided was not the best so it got cold on a few nights and was too hot on others. Shower facilities were good but no skin lotion in the room which was fine as I had my own. No free water in the room only the minibar too - had to go to ibis hotel next door at like 2am to buy stuff there …both hotels are linked Generally the stay was mediocre and the area does not have anything to do. It is ok and central for Uber which was a bonus. Would I stay there again - hardly likely Would I challenge that I am owed money as the room I paid for is not what I was given - may do …if I have the energy Hopefully Novotel would reach out to me before that happens Images below"