Rio de Janeiro hotels near Palacio do Catete

Pros: The location, its very clean, the lobby bar and its bar man Wallace very kind and helpful guy

Cons: The pool bar is good but with less variability of drinks. They should have more varieties of gin and provide snacks

Pros: Valet parking, elevator, good bathroom

Cons: Slow service at reception. Long procedure to check in

Pros: The pool area in the top has a nice view at night. The breakfast is really good. Rooms are a bit out dated but normal.

Cons: There was some difference in the price of two different reservations. No apparent reason to charge different cost and I couldn’t get my voucher to check why. Just keep this on mind since costumers need to have the information at the moment of check out to avoid this kind of inconvenient with recepcionist at the front desk. In addition, check in and check out take too much time and big lines are formed, it can be improved.

Pros: Breakfast with lots of options, with an almost quiet TV and people talking in a low you've of voice (a real treat).

Cons: Bathroom showing some age.

Pros: Good location, close to Metro (300 m) and central Rio. Reliable wi-fi, efficient staff, spacious rooms. Very good breakfast with lots of fresh fruits, juices etc. Reasonable priced, great value.

Cons: It is an older building, reasonably well kept. Some stains on the carpets in walkways. Air conditioner a little bit noisy.

Pros: Very clean, very secure hotel, centrally located. Walking distance to Flamengo Park, Laranjeiras, etc., one block away from Catete Metrô station, and easy driving distance to Copa, Ipanema, Centro. Fantastic value for a great price!

Cons: I liked everything, absolutely no problems.

Pros: Very nice hotel. Clean rooms. English speaking staff for most of the day offering good tours for the main attractions. Very good breakfast. Lots of fruits and juices. 3 min walk to the metro. 12 min walk from the nightlife of Lapa.

Cons: Not all the staff speaks English

Pros: Location (300m from Catete metro station), very good breakfast and dinner (a lot of exotic fruits also), decent size of room. We received an upgrade from standard room to superior which include a terrace. There is a fridge in the room. The area is quiet and safe at night. Nice and helpful staff.

Cons: Air conditioner a bit noisy.

Pros: The staff!!! They were amazing.

Pros: Perfect location. Close to beach, close to metro station. Variety of fresh fruit for Breakfast. Friendly staff, especially Alex helped to organize what we needed. Thank you.

Pros: Close to subway station.

Cons: Restaurant manager is officious. Although convenient location ) close to dodgy area and often felt unsafe.

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

Cons: 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.

Pros: Nice breakfast with a broad enough buffet. The quality of food items was good.

Cons: The room was lacking in furniture. There were no bed side tables - nothing to place your phone and eyeglasses etc. Who can design such a fitting? The bed was spacious but the space after that was limited and it was somewhat difficult to move around. The room had windows to a neighboring building with a distance of less than 1 meter - no view at all. Ventilation was not effective, everything was rather damp.

Pros: Wonderful design with great views of Rio

Cons: The "floor lights" light up even without getting out of bed.

Pros: Wonderful stay! The staff is perfect - extremely considerate. Unfortunately the weather didn’t let us enjoy the amazing rooftop.

Cons: Nothing! It’s an amazing place!

Pros: The hotel (rooms, facilities and reception) were all nice, very modern and well decorated. Room was a decent size and the rooftop bar and pool were a nice touch (when open). Staff were friendly although not all spoke English but you can get by. Good choice of food at breakfast, be careful though as some of the hot items were actually cold and hadn’t been kept hot. Good location in terms of walking to various sites. WiFi strong and works throughout the hotel. There’s a nice scent in the hotel lobby and reception, but it doesn’t extend to the rooms.

Cons: We stayed for 2 nights and the main reason for booking this hotel was for the rooftop bar and pool for the views over Sugarloaf and Christ the Redeemer. However, on both evenings we were there, there were weddings being held on the rooftop and so our access was limited. There were no pre warnings down in the hotel and instead we faced an awkward exchange with the bar staff up there who told us we had to leave as it was shut. We didn’t think too much of it as there’s a bar on the ground floor, however when we went downstairs, it was in complete darkness and we were told this was also closed. For the price you’re paying per night, this wasn’t good enough in my opinion. The “hot” items at breakfast were cold, both mornings we were there.

Pros: very stilish interior, close to Botafogo beach, very clean, very modern

Cons: roof bar unfortunately not open all day around

Pros: The view and the food. Both are just amazing. Also the rooftop is really nice with all the pool, private "beds" and view, but you could have that without having to stay. The beds are really comfortable, the hotel and bedroom is really clean (although a little small), everything always smells good and the whole experience overall was really good. I admit we just expected a little more from the price we payed, but I guess if you pay for the cheaper room it is indeed a great deal.

Cons: The hotel is supposed to be "international", but not all the staff speaks (good) english, so I had to be a translator for my husband's family very often. Because half of the explanation was in english, a few things got lost and they were a little confused a few times. We also had to ask for the staff to go clean our bedroom, because it was past 11AM and our beds weren't done yet and we had an issue (our fault) with sand on the floor and even putting the sign asking for it to be clean, we had to order it at the reception. On our last day (Friday) there was a party at the rooftop. I guess you can't control that, specially because the Yoo2 Rooftop is really famous in Rio... But be aware that the bedrooms from the 6th floor and up are able to hear all the noise, so if you want to rest and sleep before midnight, you might not be able to. Not to mention that when my husband shared the elevator with a few (drunk) girls that were going to the rooftop (not hotel guests) he was slightly harassed. hahaha But again, that's not the hotel's fault, it's something you should be aware of bc it ends up being part of the whole experience. Personal note: I was a little upset with the fact that me and my husband were on our honeymoon (and we told the hotel about that) but we didn't really get anything special, a chocolate in our bed or something (and we were booked for the 2nd best bedroom of the hotel, so I'd think there could be something to personalize our experience)... But the worse was: when we visited my in-laws bedroom, they got bonbons and treats. That was a little disappointing, considering that in the hotel we stayed before (in Paraty), they gave us complimentary champagne and little cakes upon our arrival and on this one we didn't get not even congrats, but our parents did "instead" of us.

Pros: Greatness. There is no other word which can express how Yoo2 is. Everything is so cool, from the room to the people, to the location, the rooftop view and service is great! Drinks are delicious! Food is 10/10. Breakfest is awesome. Please do yourself a favor and try the "Água de beber" drink. Be there!

Pros: Friendly staff

Cons: We had several big issues that I think were not acceptable: no hot water first day, the water in the sink was not going down, the same happens with the toilet on the second day. It was very disappointing.

Pros: Location

Cons: Perfect

Pros: Location..

Cons: Swimmingpool..

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

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

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: 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.

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

Cons: Gym was hot, not enough equipment

Pros: Good location. Staffs are very friendly.

Pros: Location. Restaurant was not bad. And the play area for kids.

Cons: We've been to other Novotel hotels around the world. This one was the worst one. Service is not on a level of a 4* hotel. Staff in general careless. Not clean in the room (There was dust and rubbish under the bed: corks from wine bottles, plastic, etc...) Broken door lock... Worn out furniture...

Pros: Location, breakfast and friendly staff

Cons: Was expecting modern hotel but it is little bit old one and room furniture is old

Pros: I enjoyed the hotel location.

Cons: I did not like the information that hotel staff told to my daughter regarding to breakfast fee. I did a reservation with breakfast included and someone told that it was not included. And, I had to pay to park my car. It is another way to get more money from costumers. I really didn't like this kind of slyness.

Pros: The reception employees are all very nice, polite and helpful.

Cons: We have to change room due to maintenance, and the Laundry prices are very expensive.

Pros: The staff was very friendly.

Cons: Cost performance is soso.

Pros: We love the room, bathroom, beds and breakfast.

Cons: Our room was not ready at our arrival, with 2 kids timing is everything. We did not get an apology. We got a silly recommendation to accept a room with no space for the kids instead. A 4 star hotel cannot afford to have staff like this. The bar lady would not attend to us, she was on the phone for 10min. This all happened at our arrival, I guess first impression wasn't the strong point. Later all went great and staff was helpful and good. We like the room, bathroom and beds. Breakfast was excellent.