3-Star Hotels in Rio de Janeiro

I stayed in a room with crumbling old mattresses. The sink and shower were clogged, pooling water. The hotel photos look better than it actually is.

I had my doubts about the quality of the hotel due to the previous comments, but I was 6 days, 5 nights and I loved it. The room was small, but comfortable with everything needed, the daily cleaning was excellent, the staff very careful, although not everyone speaks Spanish the readiness to solve your doubts is very good. It is located in the centre of Lapa, in front of the hotel and near the hotel there are several stores that operate until late (apotheke, supermarket, clothes stores, restaurant, etc.). The public transportation is outside the hotel and you can reach anywhere in the city (beaches, museums, fairs). They do not offer tours but call a spectacular tour agency ( river40 degrees); breakfast is a buffet type, very varied, strong with different sweet, salt, juices and fruit accompanies. The pool is of medium size, low-drop but pleasant for bath****.

Wonderful hotel, sensational room with very comfortable bed. The hotel pool is small but met expectations. Breakfast was good but the time I went was very busy. Great accommodation option in the center of Rio. Close to the main bars in Lapa.

My girlfriend and I were very well received by all the hotel's employees, I was surprised at the reception with a room upgrade that raised the level of the trip, a very clean and smelling room, thank you very much to everyone at the Mirador Rio Hotel for the hospitality and mastery in the service!

Comfortable rooms, friendly staff, beautiful decoration, lovely rooftop bar. The only ”problem” I could mention is that the hotel is located in front of a very busy street and it can be quite noisy from early morning till very late at night - I'd recommend talking to staff prior booking if you need silence. The hotel also owns a SPA, small cinema, library and many other intersting common areas, and offered yoga classes twice a day during my stay. Really, really nice! Lapa does seem dodgy and it can be dangerous. Usually there are cops around as the neighbourhood is quite famous for Selarón Staircase, bars and music venues. As a local, I'd say: mind your surroundings, avoid showing off cellphones and jewls, and pick up a Uber if you feel insecure! In general, Selina is located in a very central area with buses and subway (~10min walk).

We were on family holidays, I reserved a four-bed room, with a couple bed and two single beds, which was perfectly suited to us. After a strong rain we returned from a restaurant, we went up to 11th floor and this was flooded! We managed to get to the room and in a short time the water also started to get in it! I called the reception, who knew the problem already, and they told me that I could change the room, we closed the bags and went to another floor. The lift had water, which scared my children. We were directed to a triple room, with a couple bed and a single, we sleeped the first night right there ... we tightened a little. On the other day, I called the hotel's reception, who told me to talk to the hotel's govern, who said the hotel was in works and they didn't expect that rain. I said that we wouldn't have to return to our four-room ... As I had already paid on the entrance, we decided to stay. I made some claims, only one was not answered. But we don't like the way we were answered, in general. Out of this episode: Check-in and check-out ok. WI-FI is not as fast as informed. Parking was not vacant, I had to pay out in another place. Cleaning ok. Breakfast recommended, free. I didn't use room service, but it has. Good location.

I always stay at this hotel. Great value for money. It is close to the subway and the Riachuelo Theater, which always has good programming. The only thing I recommend is paying maximum attention to your surroundings. Eating there is also pretty bad, as there are few options.

Location - Good location very close to Copacabana beach, super markets, banks, atm. However, there are no great views from the hotel as it is surrounded by buildings on three sides (except the road side) Check-In - Check in process took over 30 mins as they had a miscommunication between the reception and house keeping staff. Was shocked to learn that type of room I booked wasn’t available when i reached the hotel. They then arranged a similar room and hence the wait. Rooms - Rooms are clean and nice and have basic things like TV, AC, private bathroom with shower, hair dryer, minibar, phone, fridge, wardrobe. Majority of the hotel rooms will be closely overlooking another building. As a result, not great views. Avoid rooms closer to lift or road side areas as it could become quite noisy sometimes. Amenities - restaurant, 24/7 room service have limited menu but are good, gym is okay, has basic equipment (ambience can be improved).no swimming pool. Service - Great service! Communication between the reception and housekeeping could be improved. Also, housekeeping staff rung my doorbell at 8:00 am, which is proactive but bit early for cleaning the rooms. If you wouldn’t like to be disturbed at that time, please instruct reception to arrange room cleaning at your convenient time. Prices - Reasonable. If booked a few weeks in advance, most likely the prices will be lesser or equal to other three star hotels in the area. Summary - Good hotel, reasonable price, okay stay.

My first 3 days were horrible because they left me in the 3rd floor apt 307 horrible mopho smell, shower with problem that burned me, dirty bed that gave me allergy coffee only cheese bread and sown only, Then they put me in the larger room that was less worse the air was completely dirty and no wet ice cream all the room.

I stayed 5 nights in one of the deluxe rooms on the 16th floor with a view over to Christ the redeemer. I couldn’t have asked for a better view - thanks to the guy who checked me in for choosing that room knowing it was my first visit to Rio. My room was clean but small, comfortable bed and pillows. Espresso machine in the room but no capsules were provided despite asking for them. Shower was good, rainforest head, water was powerful and hot if needed. Breakfast was an ok selection, pretty much the same everyday, cold cuts, breads, cakes, scrambled eggs, hot selection and fruits, coffee just about passable. I didn’t use the pool, it didn’t look particularly clean. Location was excellent, just under 5 mins walk to Copacabana beach. Most staff were friendly, some not so. I would stay here again if the price was right.