Mar Ipanema Hotel

The location is everything. The hotel was not best in condition, but, the staff was friendly, the breakfast was great. One complain was that the WiFi was terrible. In other words, you’re likely to be on your own with no WiFi unless you find it at a restaurant or store.

The hotel is in a great position and has a lively bar/restaurant open to the public. There is no swimming pool and the rooms are quite small. The aircon seemed to be either cold or off so during the night we had it off so it was pretty hot. The staff are friendly and helpful but the hotel does need a makeover. It is looking a bit down market and a 2 star hotel.

Amazing hotel

For the price - it was absolutely fine. The bed was comfortable enough, the room was clean enough and the AC worked. You can't beat the location since it takes just a couple of minutes to walk to the beach. Also, the restaurant/bar on the bottom floor is quite popular. I wish I had time to stop by for a beer.

Room smaller than advertised. Air con remote didn't work properly - very frustrating! There was no-one serving at the rooftop bar, again not as good as it looks in the pictures. One of the lifts was out of order during our stay which left only 1 small lift serving the whole building - lots of waiting! Breakfast was a bit disappointing.

Great location. Friendly staff. Clean rooms. I would stay here again

Pleasant hotel; clean and comfortable. Mediocre breakfast.

I stayed one night and didn't spend a lot of time at the hotel. The hotel is nice, but perhaps not a hotel for an extended stay.

Hotel is just a few blocks away from beach and metro. Double bed room was a bit snug but was clean and modern. Friendly staff and really helpful too to all our needs. Lovely bar and grill on premise which was great for breakfast and dinner. Only complaint was one of the elevator banks was out of service for the last few days and we had some unexpected wait times to get in room and out of hotel.