Ipanema Inn

Location was absolutely perfect, a few steps from the beach and restaurants. Very safe area as well. The Breakfast was great, a nice buffet and options to order. The staff was very friendly. I particularly enjoyed the fact that the hotel was landing chairs, umbrellas and towels to go to the beach.

Nothing as this was overall a very good price/quality ratio. However, be aware rooms are very simple, this is not a luxurious hotel, but it's still very lovely and it offers a great deal.

Super location, half a block to Ipanema beach and half a block to the metro, near a lot of shopping, in a very safe location. The price was good for the location and the room decor is streamlined, spartan but much nicer than a lot of the tacky stuff you see in other local hotels of the same category. All the staff was amazing, helpful, friendly. They immediately changed us to a new room when we had issues in the first one.

The first room we had smelled very strongly of mold and there was visible mold in the bathroom; the other two rooms we saw didn't have this issue. The floors felt dusty under bare feet and they didn't vacuum under the beds. Electrical needs upkeep: the electric outlet in the bathroom fell out and burned my appliance (they didn't offer to replace); another outlet had one of the prongs blocked; more generally the outlets are all very narrow and none of our plugs fit (they fit alright in all the other places we tried them in Brazil). Sound proofing is limited and we had a hard time sleeping when there were neighbors. We could hear the kids, the TV, and the parties. There was also quite a bit of construction noise from the hotel next door (typical of Brazilian cities in the winter, when they do all the repairs to prep for the season). The staff at breakfast was very friendly but also very stressful as they kept taking away our plates and cups before when we still had food or coffee in them. Not a chill way to start a vacation day! Be aware that, while comfy, the beds are narrow and there are no facilities (gym, pool) in the hotel and no space to stretch or workout in the rooms. That's what the beach is for!!