Hotel Riazor

Nothing All

My room had a double bed and a single bed. I could not use the double bed because it had a mattress wrapped in plastic, which would be too hot, noise, and make me slide all over all night long. The breakfast was very simple, commensurate to the price of the room. Staff was friendly and the staff member working at breakfast worked (too) hard and alone. The location is great: metro station within steps and great commerce and historical sites to see.

Do NOT stay here, here’s why: • Cleanliness: - There were COCKROACHES in our room. - The floor had NOT been BROOMED, nor swept. Just went we got into the room, I tried walking barefoot and my feet got dirty in 4 steps. - Some very visible places in the room had not been cleaned in a long time. The air conditioning thing was covered in dust. • Tranquility: - We could HEAR EVERY NOISE (including SEX NOISES) from the room next to ours and even across the hall! - Almost none. Even with the windows closed ( as we don’t like mosquitoes getting in) we got SMELL OF WEED and cigarette smoke in our room, this happened three times during our stay (which was only two nights). • Amenities: - You CANNOT TURN ON THE AIR conditioning whenever you want, you have to call the reception (but the PHONE DIDN’T WORK). The only time we could turn it on it made a strong noise. - For two people we got: two small soap bars, only one towel, no hair conditioning, no shampoo. Very poor quality toilet paper, it was almost transparent. - TV only had like 15 channels. Mostly news in Portuguese. • Breakfast: - The place you see in their photos looks nice and cozy but it’s really uncomfortable. There’s NOT ENOUGH SPACE for everyone and you have to move for people to sit and move again if they want to stand up. Only two people can serve themselves at a time. - NOT ENOUGH OPTIONS. No eggs, no sausage, no ‘protein’ apart from ham. The good things: - Night shift guy was very kind.

Facilities are very old, AC is old and loud, the place could definitely use some maintenance.

The hotel is well located, likely near the metro and buses. The staff are cordial. The structure is very old and needs refurbishment and the air-conditioning is very noisy and old .

Horrible !!!

Bath with cold water Bath with cold water

Great location near of bus/metro station, near to historic center. Nice old building. Breakfast was OK, four sort of fruit, Brazilian pudding, cake and continental standard: bread, marmalade, butter, ham and cheese. Room was poor, it needs renovation. Very noisy old AC.

Incredibly basic. Needs a massive overhaul if they dare to call it a hotel. Terrible decoration and dirty.

The staff was nice. The location is also perfect. There was a big dead cockroach, which was laying there under the bed all 5 days of staying. For the first time in my life I've seen a plastic pillow, and paid for that 90$/night (new year prices).

Pleasant

Disappointing

Very clean bedroom and bathroom. 24 hour reception was very convenient because we arrived late into Rio. Location is central and a short drive from the main beaches and the great nightlife area of Botafogo. Breakfast was simple but delicious. Excellent value for money. Aircon in the room was strong but it was a little bit too noisy. Would recommend the hostel to update

Cleanliness

Very good

Ok Ok

Location is good. Staff watch you eat your breakfast from the kitchen. One lady approached me to let me know the buffet is "all-you-can-eat"; however, coffee should be limited to one cup only... I didn't like to hear that, and I thought it was embarrassing. Room was in the back. It was not easy to turn on the AC. I had to jump on the bed to be able to reach the power button.

Everything is nice Conditioner

Very good

Very good