Hotel Atlântico Rio

The rooms were a reasonable size, shower was good and toiletries provided. I didn’t have time for breakfast so can’t comment on that. We paid about £35 a night for a double room with breakfast, it is very good value.

The location, albeit only 3 blocks from Copacabana Beach, was not in the best area. But good value for money and not particularly far from anything. I just prefer the area around Ipanema, which I felt was a bit safer. Checkout was ridiculous, with a queue of 10+ people waiting. We did not have anything to pay for so dropped our room keys at the desk, only for the staff to make it clear they were not happy with this approach - we were not going to waste 30mins of our last day in Rio waiting around for nothing!

The ATM machine in the lobby of the hotel charges you 25% less for your exchange rate. E. g., the exchange rate for the U.S Dollar is 1 for every 3.99 Reals. THIS MACHINE IS A RIP OFF..... THEY GAVE ME AN EXCHANGE RATE OF 3.0 Reals. THE MANAGER OF THE HOTEL DID NOT WANT TO DEAL WITH IT. I WILL NEVER GO TO THIS HOTEL AGAIN..... THEY ARE A RIP OFF....

TOO LOUD!

I could hear chairs moving on both sides of my room on my floor level as well as above and below me starting at 6:30 AM!! the noise didn't stop with that! the telephones in the hallway rang at 7AM and I could hear the staff using their walkie-talkies around that time. No respect for people who wish to sleep in!!