Magic Palace Hotel  

Rio de Janeiro is very expensive. We came off a cruise and wanted to spend a couple of days in Rio. The cruise could have booked us in a mediocre hotel for $500 a night--even the Sheraton is only so-so. This is in a poorer but safe neighborhood. Some of the staff speak English, some speak Spanish, and the rest only Portuguese. They went out of their way to communicate with us in either English or Spanish. The breakfast was typical of smaller South American and European hotels. Filling but don't expect a totally American one and it will be just fine. One of us ate dinner there and it was just fine. There are not many choices in that neighborhood. The room was clean and spacious, the shower worked, but the beds were hard like in Mexico. You will be happy there as long as you realize this is tipical. The subway (metro) is very close and can take you anywhere you want especially if you want to eat some really great Brazilian food.

Only drawback is the beds were hard. It is no big deal if you want to save $300 on hotel costs!

The hotel and rooms are neat and clean. Rooms are big. Breakfast is good. Prices are normal. Stay with family was comfortable.

Very well situated near the Metro Station Gloria (200 m) and the region Lapa can be reached by a walk of 5-10 min (but not very safe in the night) No nose from the next main street. Various Snack-bars and bakery The room incl. the bathroom was big, separate part with a table and 2 chairs. Breakfast was ok.

You have to accept the noise of the 24-hours Bar on the other side of the street. The mattress was in imitation leather and the sheet not fixed. Without information of the staff/director, one day there was a worker in our room for doing something and ALL our clothes and other private things were misplaced when we came back during the day.

The location close to the metro (Gloria) is very good for sight seeing in Rio. The room was big, clean and with an amazing bathroom. The staff was very friendly and helpful.

I thought the staff were very welcoming, both at reception, the porters, and the staff at breakfast. It is a good location to explore a bit in the city. I thought the room had lots of space. It was quite basic, but that was all I expected for the price. I liked the firm bed. Shower was good.

I thought the bed head looked a bit dirty, so I avoided it. There could have been more options in the mini bar for snacks. There was a bit of a sewerage smell that would come and go. There wasn't much of a view from my window.

Location, helpful staff, room

Strange lighting controls.

Friendly staff and a very good breakfast. Well located for downtown, Centro and Lapa with easy transport links to other areas of Rio

Good facilities

Few english spoken by the staff

The kindness of the Hotel Staff.

It is an adapted hotel. It was clearly first built to be an "Brazilian Motel" (Rooms with all the ammenities not to sleep, but to make sex), with lots of mirrors, bathtube with Jacuzzi, Sauna, etc. If you don´t want to answer such kind of questions, do not consider it as a stay with your family.

Good location, reasonably priced hotel.

Very few people from the stuff could speak english.

Good breakfast

No safe in the room

The staf was nice and very kind. They propose you to go on wonderful tours and give you advice about security on the street.

They always offer the same thing for breakfast.

In terms of value for money it was the better of many.