Orla Copacabana Hotel

Friendly staff and very informative, the breakfast was amazing with a lot of different options to choose from, the views from the rooftop were amazing (you could see the whole strip of copacabana beach). The room which we were given after we complained about the room initially provided was spacious and very nice. The location of the hotel was good if you wanted to switch between Ipanema and Copacabana beach; however, we had to walk every night to the centre of Copacabana which was much more busier than where the Hotel is located, as we were at the far end of the strip

The first room given was very small, the views out of the window were one of the worst I've seen (you could see the gap between the buildings next to it), I kept being woken up overnight due to the fridge noise and the water pipes. We decided to request another room after a few days, this was not an issue, and they gave us a much bigger room in a different location of the hotel where everything was fine. The pool was tiny (somehow I expected a much bigger pool than in the pictures). The gym equipment for doing weights was only a multifunction machine which was not very comfortable to use. Our last day in Rio we had to check out at 1200h. Our flight was not until 2300h. We had to pay about 11R$ each to have a shower. It might not be a lot of money, however, after having spent 10 days in Orla, I think it is a bit miserable to ask guests to pay extra money to just have a quick shower.