Novotel Rio de Janeiro Leme 4 estrelas

Delicious breakfast and stunning rooftop views - the swimming pool was the highlight of the hotel. Location was perfect as walking distance to the beach and great restaurants. Staff was lovely and friendly like Denize (best caipirinha ever!) and Alexandre! Muito obrigado Lucas

Very disappointing stay, on the positive side the location in great and the Roof top bar is pretty cool, pool is bit tired and not very clean which follows the trend of the rest of the hotel, staff aren’t particularly welcoming or friendly but this could just be to language barriers, Room was not clean at all, on arrival there was bugs all over the room particularly in the bathroom, shower heads where covered in mould along with the rest of the shower with mould in the shower door, on the paint and in the grout lines, hairdryer was cover in god know what like it has been taped together at some point and just left, toilet didn’t flush on arrival and into the next day. Room was very dusty and not was wiped down, air conditioning was full of mould. Room was not cleaned on two of the 5 day for not reason we was out all day and DND was not on the door, Breakfast was very busy and too many people for the amount of space they have, with having to sit on bar stools facing the wall. Food itself wasn’t bad quite a lot of variety at breakfast, food at rooftop bar was good just service was very slow with barely anyone there. Overall stay was very disappointing and if being honest wouldn’t go back.

I stayed at the Novotel on 320 Rua Sampaio near the end of July. I absolutely loved it!! It was amazing, the rooftop bar was great and the breakfast was absolutely amazing. They had a huge selection of fruit, amazing pao de queijo and tons of different egg selections which I love eggs when they are available even though it’s not too common to find eggs for breakfast everywhere you go in the world. I’m fine with regular old Cafe da Manha, as in fresh bread, ham, cheese, fruit, and maybe a boiled egg if I’m lucky. It’s actually a delight for me when I go to South America or Europe, but I was extremely surprised to see the selection that was available for breakfast at the Novotel in Leme. Tons of fruit and at least 4 selections of differently prepared eggs. It was great! The room was amazing, 15th floor, flatscreen TV, and a walk in shower with hot and cold water. It’s not common to get hot and cold water from the faucet in Brazil and my room at Novotel in Leme had that so that was amazing. The price was the best part. It was $120 per night, I work in the hospitality industry in California, just north of Santa Barbara ( Pismo Beach area) and that very same room would have been at least $450 per night plus 13.5% hotel tax and whatever resort fees managers are slapping on these days. It’s true, all I paid was $120 per night which I couldn’t believe, I do have my CPF# so I don’t know if you have to pay any extra fees if you’re not a citizen or have permanent residency in Brazil, but it was extremely cheap. I think the most amazing part was the rooftop bar. The rooftop bar was amazing, the views were beautiful and I would honestly stay at Novotel in Leme just to spend a few nights on the rooftop bar. The caipirinhas on the rooftop bar were a little expensive as far as drinks go in Brazil, but if you’re on the American Dollar, the British Pound, or the Euro, you can get a caipirinha for $8 or $9, which is cheap for a really good drink on a rooftop bar with a view of the beach. If you were in California with that view, the drinks would probably be $16-$18, so the $8 or $10 at most for a drink is definitely reasonable ( Brazil is pretty cheap, you can get a whole dinner for that much at a restaurant down the street). I wanted to say that the staff at the rooftop bar were just so friendly I couldn’t believe it. I work in hotels in California and for how busy they were and how hard that they worked, they were so friendly I couldn’t believe it ( I’m glad they don’t work in California or they might put me out of a job, and I’m an exceptional hotelier). Thiago, Les, João, Nathy, and Chef Vinicius were amazing and I want to make sure they get credit for their amazing hospitality. By the way, this hotel is only a ten minute walk from Ipanema and might be a little cheaper but is in a really good neighborhood and is really safe. I’ve seen a few apartments advertised as in Ipanema when they were actually in Lapa which is so far from Ipanema you’d have to catch a taxi or spend several hours on a subway system trying to find your way around Rio. ( which I don’t advise and even I was Leary about, I stayed in Gloria for a few weeks before going to Leme).

Tay is very attentive & helpful to everyone’s needs. She’s also super friendly. The breakfast has a whole lot of options(see picture). The food is delicious. The view from the top floor is truly breathtaking.

Alles top 👍🏼 !!!! Breakfast nice you have everything you wanz to eat , Pool with top view on the Beach and Jesus Christ, working people nice and helpful Hotel is near the Beach…………! Room is small but very nice and comfortable. Wonderful neide Thank you