Rio de Janeiro hotels near Cinelândia

Pros: Very good location Safe Excellent breakfast buffet Complimentary on-site parking Friendly, helpful reception staff

Cons: Smelly hallway — bathroom/ drainage Elevators out of service

Pros: TUDO.

Cons: DO NOT BOOK YOUR ROOM WITHOUT BREAKFAST. THIS WAS ONE OF MY BEST BREAKFASTS EVER. IF IT IS INCLUDED IN THE RESERVATION IT IS CHEAP. HOWEVER, TO PAY IN LOCO IT IS VERY EXPENSIVE.

Pros: Staff, room size and breakfast

Cons: Bed not so comfortable and Internet quite poor.

Cons: The hotel charged me a very expensive breakfast and 10% of fee that was not listed on my booking. They blamed the BOOKING.COM. In fact, i felt deluded as I have booked the hotel for a certain price and when i got there the value was different and a way higher than I have expected. If i knew it I wouldn't be in this hotel and search for a different one that was more compatible with my budget. I don't intent to stay in this hotel again and I'm even considering to not use BOOKING.COM given it was misleading.

Pros: Location was perfect and room was clean and quiet.

Cons: The food cost is too expensive. Room service was disapointing.

Pros: The hotel is located in a regular neighbourhood; it was fun to step out of the hotel and run into Carioca's rather then tourists. Plenty of nice and affordable restaurants nearby. And the swimming pool on the roof is a nice refuge.

Pros: Location location location. Double bed was enormous. Breakfast was excellent with choices for gluten free diet. They have car park and you don't have to worry about parking is, there is always someone to help you.

Pros: The location of the hotel is a plus

Cons: The water leak coming from the above floor to my room 249

Pros: One of the staff was good enough to allow us take a shower at the spa after we checked out earlier

Cons: I booked a double room to find myself in a twin room. Safe box was not working.

Pros: The breakfast is delicious.

Cons: Getting to the hotel can take awhile. The street can get very busy.

Pros: 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.

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

Pros: Equipments, emplacement, truly marvellous vila and pool

Cons: Staff was not very accomodant, and seemed annoyed at every question asked (while my numerous questions were mostly due to staff mistakes) there were several problems that affected our experience : we booked a room for three persons, yet the room was made for two (from the double bed to the two towels etc). When I asked where I would sleep they opened the sofa bed which was probably the worse bed I have ever slept in ! Not normal for such price in my opinion. Fortunately staff eventually changed our room after complaining. Also charged me more than normal price for a sandwich while I asked them not to put meat in it.. Which, if a mistake too, makes several mistakes for just a one night stay

Pros: Large selection of food for breakfast, big comfortable beds, pool area very nice. The location at first seems a bit rough around the edges but after our first day we felt completely safe.

Cons: I have never experienced a slower check-in process!

Pros: I have stayed in many hotels in Rio from budget to 5 star..Most fall in to two categories.Cheap but very basic with refurbs done Pre 1980 or supposed lux that are often nothing more than tarted up flea pits. Vila Gale is like an oasis of comfort and value. The hotel is divided in to two sections .A historic old school conversion and a new tower connected by a large central courtyard swimming pool. My suggestion is stay in the historic section. Rooms are well designed in both sections even though the colour scheme is a little bland. The property is located close to Lapa and the famous arches and a ten minute walk to the subway that can take you to downtown (Historic Centro)or to the beaches of Copacabana and Ipanema.This once dangerous area of Rio is now well policed and I did not witness any trouble but remember you are in Rio so keep your eyes open.Serious crime usually takes place in the favellas but do not display any signs of wealth. Breakfast is lovely ,excellent variety ,and good quality.

Cons: Breakfast staff are lovely and welcoming and make an effort to speak English The standard of reception staff is inconsistent. Some of the male staff are sometimes a little distant and incompetent.perhaps a little more training and better language skills. All staff need better training in regards to tourism. There is so much more to Rio than just the beaches ,sugar loaf mountain and Christ Redeemer as spectacular as they are

Pros: I had a delux room , I asked for a room with view to the inside yard and I got ! It was really a nice exprience in this hotel ! Thr pool wa clean and you have every thing what you need ! Very nice and friendly staff! Perfect breakfast !

Cons: Every thing just perfect :)

Pros: Location, room was very clean.

Cons: Nothing.

Pros: The queen sized bed, the luxury in general, the pool area, restaurant and bar. Most of the staff is really nice, speacially if you speak portuguese. Four people in particular stood out for us, being them the waiters João Paulo, Francesco and Glaucio. And the tall outdoors cleaner named Luiz Claudio.

Cons: The receptionist Eduardo tried to charge us more than the combined booking price on booking.com, adding extra 15% which is ridiculous since booking.com had already included taxes for that stay.

Pros: Rooms and Breakfast

Pros: excellent location, very kind and attentive staff, we will return for sure!

Cons: In the first two days there was a strong smell of cigarette in the room, which was improving after... We have only that criticism..

Pros: Decent locations

Cons: The front desk staff were horrendous, rude with attitude. Like it was a huge chore to help. The bar staff were so slow even when I was second in line. Took about 7 mins to make one of gin & tonic. Disastrous!!! The friendliest staff were the cleaners. No warning that the pool was having a refurb either.

Pros: View

Cons: Would be nice to have a sauna

Pros: Good location, grubby and in need of maintenance for a so called 4 star hotel

Cons: The restaurant was terrible food, the waiter was very inexperienced didn’t ask how we wanted our meat cooked when it came it was like shoe leather, the room wasn’t very clean and I would called it an executive suite it just passed as large double. Being told that the swimming pool was closed a week before arriving wasn’t ideal when the hotel must of know that they were planning to close it well in advance to give the opportunity to rebook somewhere that had the facilities that you were paying for. Not even an apology was given, it seemed that once they took your money they couldn’t care less, no customer service at all

Pros: The Staff incredibly nice. Raquel, Alex, Alex the Front Desk agents shine, along with Housekeeping Staff to Restaurant Staff. Thank you All for making my staying experience so enjoyable.

Pros: The hotel itself is nice as a convenience for those who have to stay overnight and arrive in sdu. Basic room (of course not a 4 stars)and good breakfast.

Cons: A hotel (especially if connected to an airport) must above all be "a service". Here it is not! I had anticipated at the booking, and after at check in, that I needed a half-day extra check-out (obviously paying!). The answer was that there was no problem as the period was not very busy, but I had to ask for confirmation on the morning of departure. Instead, at my request, they denied me everything, claiming that everything was complete. Obviously this is false as the hotel is obviously quiet empty. I checked in booking.com and gave dozens of free rooms. I don't understand why deny it (maybe becouse I booked with a very good price and now they cant charge an expensive import?). More than saying that I'll paying for the day I don't know what to do. The desk guy (André) denied saying that at most I could stay until 13.30 and they keep luggage. He couldn't even offer a space where change clothes or take a shower. I've been around everywhere and it's the first time it's happened to me. I took my bags and left for another hotel.

Pros: Location

Cons: Price

Pros: THE BREAKFAST WAS EXCELLENT

Cons: IT COULD BE MORE MODERN. TV WAS NOT WORKING, NO ADAPTER FOR INTERNATIONAL TRAVELERS, NO HELP FROM THE STAFF WITH LUGGAGES

Pros: next to airport

Pros: Easy in and out

Pros: roof top restaurant and spectular view

Cons: toilet blocked but maintence were quick to fix

Pros: Value for money, great location

Cons: My only complaint was the noise on a very busy street

Pros: Everything is close by and the staff is very helpful.

Cons: When we came in sheets looked dirty and the pillows smelled like if they didn’t clean after the last person checked out.

Pros: The staff was great! The location was central and we could get around very easily. Breakfast was great!

Cons: Nothing

Pros: Rooms are very clean and confortable

Cons: The lift system is the noisiest i’ve ever seen. Avoid rooms that are next to the elevator !

Pros: Room, cleanliness, tv channels available

Cons: Wifi was faulty, staff doesnt speak fluent English, baggage carriers were often outside the hotel chatting instead of helping with luggage. Roof top bar wasnt opened and it seem on renovation - lack of care with the hotels facilities.

Pros: Really comfy beds, super clean, good gym. Breakfast was amazing! Helpful staff. Overall really lovely stay.

Cons: The steam room/ sauna wasn't on when we were there

Pros: -Instalações novas -Ducha boa -Café com boas opções, e servido desde 6:00a.m. -Serviços do restaurante 24hs -Localização -Limpeza

Cons: -

Pros: Great breakfast and all staff were great

Cons: Pool could have been bigger!

Pros: Nothing

Cons: We faced the case of stealing money from our room. It had definitely been made by hotel employees. We raised this issue and hotel managers promised to investigate everything. After one week we don’t have any feedback on our letters and requests. It looks like hotel management also involve in this or to cover their personnel. We have lost 1200 dollars in the hotel. Nobody care... Mikhail

Pros: Good location. Amazing people. Everything was clean. And you can even regulate the temperature of the water in the shower!!!

Pros: Lovely breakfast and friendly staff mainly Ruth, Claudio and Daniel.

Cons: Our requests were never a problem. Everything was fine!

Pros: It was clean

Cons: The hotel is very different from the pictures on booking, the room was old and a bit dodgy, the bed was also old and quite thin. Not even close to a four stars hotel and even farther from what the pictures makes it looks like. I don't recommend.

Pros: Nothing really. The room was dirty and the staff not very polite.

Cons: Dirty Bathroom and the sheets with blood. 0 Cleanness

Pros: It's 10 min walking distance from Lapa.

Cons: No kettle in the room. Overpriced due to carnival period.

Pros: Great, polite and helpful staff/concierge team. Rooms were well kept and ac worked well. The breakfast served complimentary was always freshly prepared and above satisfactory. The choice and variety of the delicious buffet was a pleasant surprise. Overall our stay was pleasant.

Cons: I maybe crying over spilled milk here but the location wasn’t the best as a tourist. Thankfully I had a car rental throughout my stay and the hotels onsite car park with valet parking was wonderful however for those who may want a hotel we’re they can travel out with ease to various locations then this hotel may not be in the best location. The surrounding area does not see many tourists as much and therefore does not have much to invite the tourists to feel comfortable.

Pros: The room we stayed in was gigantic and very beautiful, breakfast was not bad.

Cons: The staff was quite rude, always looking up to you and seemed bothered by every request or question. Our room card didn't work half of the times, location is quite bad: plenty of homeless people sleeping in front of the hotel and the general feeling of the area is of a quite dangerous place. It was ok because we didn't expect much, but I wouldn't honestly go back.

Pros: Great friendly and helpful staff Clean comfortable room Excellent selection for breakfast. Great location for Sambadrome, local eating and drinking places and buses.

Cons: Internet was problematic in room.

Pros: Decent sized comfortable bed & room at a very good price. Nice bathroom with a powerful shower.

Cons: Older guy on reception couldn't find my booking and told me I shouldn't have used booking.com.

Pros: Location and premises.

Cons: When I arrived the garbage bin in the room had not been cleaned. The A/C was terribly weak. The restaurant service was bad.

Cons: First evening we had a meal in the restaurant my partner had salmon fillet and it wasn’t cooked in the middle since then he spent the rest of the due ration of the holiday in bed 8 days and we fly home today . It’s been so upsetting what should have been our first holiday together to turn out like this . So please if your having salmon please make sure it’s cooked properly.

Pros: Good location, easy check in. Traveling with family or on business, this would be a good option

Cons: Breakfast could have been more variety