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Plussat: The hotel is an oasis in the midst of the chaos of a huge city. The rooms are spacious, the lighting excellent. I really liked the shower and bath amenities. The whole hotel was very clean and neat. The pool area looked very inviting. The staff are very polite and helpful.

Miinukset: We heard the neighbors partying all night long. We had to get up at 3AM for a flight, so it was totally disturbing.

Plussat: I loved the swimming pool and large amount of pool loungers. I was in a great room in the old section of the hotel, which was amazing. The breakfasts are really good and there was even bubbly available.

Miinukset: The location is not the best but it has improved from my previous trip a year ago. The bar was never open even over weekends

Plussat: The pool The kindness of the employees

Miinukset: No windows or aération in the bathroom

Plussat: Breakfast was fabulous! Room was well sized and nice. Pool was great and staff were friendly.

Miinukset: This may have been only applicable during Rio Carnival but we were required to pay for the room in advance via Cielo (Brazilian banking company) or our booking would be cancelled. As someone who has experience internet fraud previously and was not familiar with cielo this made me feel very uncomfortable.

Plussat: The hotel experience is very nice, you have a nice pool to cool off, a great breakfast and generally it was everything that i expected.

Miinukset: And the only downside was a moment with the staff, i mean we had a small issue with our reservation and it took a bit longer that needed to fix it. But totally forgivable !

Plussat: Clean, spacious rooms and good facilities

Miinukset: Understaffed and slow level of service

Plussat: Courteous and kind staff. Beautiful and well maintained grounds and swimming pool, with relaxing music in the background. Beautiful and welcoming lobby. The female breakfast chef (the one who prepares tapioca pancakes and omelettes)

Miinukset: Frontline Staff were polite and kind, however I was hoping that the hotel management team (catering and reception) would be more forthcoming, after I advised them that my holiday companion caught a tummy bug on his first day at the hotel, most probably caused by the liquid yoghurt displayed in jars, in the breakfast buffet. My friend was ill for 3 days, and had to stay in the hotel room all day the first 2 days. He became unwell with severe diarrhea soon after he had breakfast at the hotel. The first day, the room did not get cleaned (just the bathroom), although i had asked reception staff and the housekeepers to clean it. I am surprised that for a hotel of that standard, reception and catering senior staff did not take the matter more seriously. The language barrier was also problematic, as most staff only speak Portuguese. The furnishing and bathrooms need a makeover as it is getting quite old. The grounds and swimming pool are stunning and well maintained. However, the deckchairs need replacing, as again, they look quite old. The restaurant is spacious, very clean, well decorated and has wide bay windows leading to the patio and swimming pool. The hotel is well located, being in the heart of Lapa district, right by the aquaduct and a few minutes away from the old town and Selaron stairs. Being so close to Lapa hippie district, there is a sharp contrast between the opulence of the hotel and the blatant poverty, derelict and filthy local area. There are many homeless and deprived men and women in the neighbourhood, which can shock tourists who are not used to this or those who don't expect this kind of scenes right by their holiday place. I personally did not mind so much, as for me, mingling with the locals is also part of discovering a city/country. I would have given Vila Galé a 8/10 mark if they had dealt with my friend's experience more proactively. Because of our experience, I would only give it a 6/10 mark.

Plussat: I like the hotel and its atmosphere. It is well guarded as the area is a little busy but once inside you forget this quickly. The food was excellent, breakfast and lunch buffet offered many choices and were very tasty.

Miinukset: My room was on the ground floor near the pool and I was disappointed that I didn't have real glass windows. There are only wooden shutters and curtains. So I didn't feel safe opening them at all as that would have enabled anyone to enter my room. It also allowed bugs in.

Plussat: Qver all facilities

Miinukset: Little English spoken.

Plussat: We were very happy with this hotel!!

Plussat: Good location

Miinukset: No coffee tea making in room

Plussat: Location, friendly staff, secure parking spaces, rich breakfast buffet, comfortable rooms with air conditioning, good shower.

Miinukset: No sockets to charge smartphone beside the bed, but this is minor.

Plussat: I really enjoyed my stay. I was here during Carnaval and the location could not have been better. So close to the Sambódrom and close to the rest of the city’s action. Close to the central subway that allowed me to visit the neighboring cities with ease. The staff was super friendly and helpful.

Plussat: Very comfortable hotel, with an excellent breakfast. The location was also excellent - down a quiet street, but in the middle of a lively area, with lots os street life, and very close to the subway.

Plussat: breakfast was great, staff was very kind, very clean

Miinukset: tv, only national channels , no netflix

Plussat: Very nice Staff Wifi worked properly. Nice location

Miinukset: Outdated decor. Solit AC dripping creating mold stains on the wall. Very Small double??? Bed with spring mattress

Plussat: The staff

Plussat: Helpful staff and good breakfast.

Plussat: Great Breakfast. Good service. Clean facility. Great location

Miinukset: We bought Samba dance/dinner show tickets from them. The samba was good but the dinner was in a Brazilian grill house churrascaria place. That grill place was very skimpy with their food and the quality was below par. They charged lot of money for very low quality drinks.

Plussat: Henkilökunta oli ystävällistä. Paikat pidettiin siistinä ja varmistettiin aina, että kaikki on vierailla hyvin.

Miinukset: Aamiainen oli aika yksitoikkoista. Kyllä sitä viikon jaksoi syödä, mutta toinen viikko syötiin jo muualla.

Plussat: Good breakfast. Modern hotel. Wi-Fi ok. Friendly staff.

Miinukset: The floor was dirty with stains. Staff don’t clean the rooms properly.

Plussat: Surpassed the Rio 4star hotels at three times the price. The English speaking staff know the city and patiently attend to your needs. 110 & 220 power, fast WiFi, Rio de Janeiro/Galeao International Airport Taxi 30 min, R$ 55 (non peak hours). RJ Dumont Airport .5mi 3min Taxi. You can pay more but why?

Miinukset: Gangs run the police.

Plussat: it is culture base, I love it. will visit again, staff was attentive and the hotel was clean, it was also near restaurants and attractions. will recommend

Plussat: I stayed here before leaving South America due to coronavirus. It was perfect.

Miinukset: The neighborhood is dodgy. The lights in the restaurant were broken from at least when I checked (I suspect longer) until the next morning when I complained that I could not see the breakfast buffet.