With the Copacabana Beach literally at its feet, The Hotel Rio Othon Palace is endowed with a splendid location having beautiful views of the mountain as a bonus. It is around 700 metres from the Cantagalo metro station. The rooms and suites at The Hotel Rio Othon Palace are all air conditioned. Every room has a balcony with a seating area. Some of the rooms feature sea views. All the rooms have satellite television and a minibar. Suites feature LCD TVs. The hotel has a fitness centre. A roof top pool is present. A business centre provides conference facilities. Wi-Fi facility is free and parking is on site. The restaurant at the hotel is located on the third floor and guests get to enjoy panoramic sea views. Breakfast is continental and included. There are two bars as well. The hotel is close to several attractions, beaches and shopping areas.
The Hotel Rio Othon Palace is in a dream location right opposite the Copacabana beach. Guests can enjoy a beach filled holiday and also spend an entertaining time at the shops and restaurants close to the hotel. The Ipanema Beach is another one close by and takes a 20 minute stroll to reach. Attractions like Copacabana Fort are about a kilometre away. Santos Dumont and Galeao International Airport are 11 kilometres and 24 kilometres respectively from the hotel.
The rooms are provided with temperature controllable air conditioning. All rooms have balconies with sea views featured in some rooms. Bathrooms are private and have shower and hair dryer. Free toiletries are also provided. Rooms have satellite TV and minibars.
The hotel has facilities of a business centre for business travellers to hold meetings. Concierge service is provided and the reception has staff 24 hours. The hotel has a pool on the terrace and guests can enjoy a swim as well as the splendid views of Sugar Loaf Mountain. There are two restaurants at the hotel. One is on the third floor where guests are served a complimentary continental breakfast. The bar at the hotel serves snacks and cocktails.
The facilities provided in the rooms are very basic and not meriting five stars. No kettle for making coffee or tea and not even a cup is present. Rooms are not cleaned and trash is not taken out regularly. Bathrooms are old and tired. Shower is very small and the sink does not have a plug.
The parking at the hotel is charged but it is advertised otherwise. Amenities like beach chairs and umbrellas which are part of the beach service are limited and unavailable most of the times. Breakfast is average and the same menu is repeated every day.
Staff is unfriendly making the procedures of Checking-in tedious. Wi-Fi is slow and accessing it in the rooms is bothersome as the signal tends to keep dropping.
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