Rated 3.4 out of 5 by 33
reviewers.
Rated 1 out of 5 by david001 What a disappointment
Fortunately there is another Starwood nearby that was great. This one, was downright terrible. No recognition for a platinum member, rooms were disgusting, staff was rude, food was terrible, view was good but that was the extent of the positives. With the free resort nights, we didn't even have to pay for our nights, and we still hated it! We switched to the Barra hotel and it was beautiful, friendly and so much better. Only downside is its location, which was even prettier, but thirty minutes outside of the rio beaches.
November 1, 2011
Rated 5 out of 5 by Kingira I was one of the first guests
My wife and I celebrated our 10th anniversary at this resort. The resort had just opened. This year we will be enjoying our 49th anniversary. Not all the facilities were available. However, everything else was wonderful and romantic.
May 6, 2013
Rated 3 out of 5 by SnowboardSeattle Not a great location
While in Leblon the hotel is right on a busy road with the traffic noise very noticable in the rooms especially since the poor fitting sliding windows dont insulate well. The staff are friendly and helpful and the food options good.The wifi is extremely slow if it works at all and some of the public areas of the hotel can do with some remodelling and updating. I noticed holes in corridor ceilings, tattered carpets and poorly fitting doors.
November 29, 2011
Rated 5 out of 5 by Patrick99 Great hotel, and will return
This is a beautiful hotel. I have seen many reviews saying it is old, dirty, tired, and in disrepair. That is not the case at all. Yes, it is Brasil, so you can't expect it to look like a luxury hotel on an exclusive private island, but it is certainly one of the best choices in Rio.
The hotel is set about a 15 minute walk from Leblon beach along a safe and well lit sidewalk. It is the only hotel with direct beach access, and most of the beach (on the left side) is taken up by hotel guests, and there is plenty of room, even during busy weekends. The right side of the beach is used by the locals, but they are friendly and not pushy. They are often happy to invite you to join them in games.
I was not overly impressed with the hotel restaurants. It was overpriced for what it was and the food not very good. The other restaurants were also overpriced for just ok food. Not to worry, there are plenty of great restaurants in Leblon or Ipanema that can be reached via taxi, the car service, bus, or even the vans that go up and down the main road.
The concierge was extremely helpfull in finding these restaurants, assisting with tickets and tours. I have never seen a Starwood hotel conceirge desk as well staffed (even in the middle of the night).
The car service was wonderful. It was effiecient, easy to use, the drivers were wonderful, and the prices were very reasonable.
My only complaint would have been with the check-in. We arrived at 2pm (the hotel was aware of our early arrival, even though check-in was not gaurenteed before 3pm). We were unable to check-in until 4pm. We were offered no Platinum upgrade even after I asked (even though when I looked, club rooms were available for purchase). The front desk manager said she would send up compensation for the late check-in but all we recieved was the standard welcome letter and chocolates (that I have seen delivered to all Platinum guests). They also never processed my request for late check-out when I checked-in, so my keys deactivated during my last day and I had to wait in a 20 minute line at the reception to get new ones. They were also out of the local platinum ammenity, which I was told was a good one. They made no effort to provide if for me during my stay, even though I had asked for it.
Those are all small issues, but there were a lot of them for a 3 night stay.
Overall, we had a great time and will return.
February 16, 2013
Rated 1 out of 5 by Moto Skip this place
One of the worst experiences in my travel history. The hotel is outdated, rooms were small and loud. Terrible customer service from the front desk to the fitness center. Stay Away
April 9, 2013
Rated 5 out of 5 by TTSK Comprehensive facilities in Rio
Efficient and polite Front Desk, nice rooms with excellent sea view, great pool, and a great choice of eateries in the hotel. The buffet dinner was excellent.
November 20, 2012
Rated 5 out of 5 by BusinessNYC Great hotel - shame about room service, and lack of show clean
Very pleasant, esp if you plan to take advantage of the secluded beach. For business, just note that
- room service can be very, very slow
- there is no shoe clean service (why?)
April 5, 2013
Rated 2 out of 5 by mchedid Estadia decepcionante
programei para passar meu aniversario com minha família (total de 12 pessoas) e foi decepcionante a limpeza dos quartos deixa muito a desejar. No meu quarto achamos diversas vezes baratas. Reclamamos mais de 2 vezes com a governança detetizaram mas de nada adiantou. Sugeriram que trocassemos de quarto: estavamos com duas crianças e três malas.O ar condicionado do restaurante Mirador esteve quebrado todos os 5 dias que estivemos no hotel. Tive a impressão de estar num hotel decadente.
March 5, 2012