The hotel itself is fine. It used to be the Intercontinental Hotel. It is well south of Ipanema. Apparently sometime last year there was a gunfire incident outside. My company and the companies of at least two of the other people attending my meeting have security concerns about the location. To obtain company permission to stay there, I had to... More

We stayed there for one night on the 7th March 2013, before setting off on a cruise the next day. The staff at reception had limited english and not one of them knew where the cruise terminal in Rio was, even when we gave them the address. There seemed to be some decision that we didnt even had a booking... More

A week's conference at this hotel and some of us couldn't get rooms in this conference hotel, it was full.... and I cannot for the life of me understand why that would be. The place is tired, it badly needs a refurb, paintwork is chipped, chairs and tables are all just...old... The carpets are, as other reviewers remarked, badly stained.... More

I stayed here on business for one week. The hotel is very very tired. My balcony doors did not close properly and blew open at 3am during a storm. I had a view of the beach, my colleague stayed on the pool side and could not access her balcony as renovation work was talking place and a 'net' hung down... More

Going in we didn't expect much after reading the reviews here. So I guess you could say our expectations were fairly low. Start with the good. We stayed on the 11th floor and the view was incomparable. Beds were comfortable. Loved the balcony. Breakfast was terrific and if you don't mind being far away from the action, this is very... More

Just back from a conference in this hotel. The conference centre had the dirtiest carpet I have ever seen at a venue and no self-respecting management should let a room in this condition. However dirt and cleaning problems were not confined to the carpet - in three days of the event the waste bin was not emptied and other than... More

This former Intercontinental hotel is now a Royal Tulip property. In a word, it has seen better days. Our room was not cleaned properly. We found a clump of black hair lying on the rug after the room had supposedly been cleaned. We were given 1 tiny bar of soap for the bathroom and only 1 glass for the room.... More

Having made the mistake of not avoiding the tail end of Carnaval the price for the first 2 days was exorbitant and a rip off but for the last day was reasonable. And as there was little choice in Rio when we booked I was appprehensive after reading some reviews but apart from a somewhat jaded bathroom and a watered... More

Stayed here for 2 nights and three days. The pool area is great with beautiful views of the water and the mountains. My room had dead fruit fly-type bugs on the ceiling in the bathroom including the shower. No wash clothes. Never got my room cleaned and when I called for more towels, it took hours for them to come.... More