Promenade Visconti

The location of this slightly jaded hotel is perfect in the heart of Ipanema, one block from the beach. The staff is very helpful, especially Victor at the front desk. Breakfast is good, with great juices and fruits, the rest gets boring after the third day. There is free WiFi, a gym, a small pool. There is traffic noise and particularly annoying is the noise from the Barthodomeu bar on the adjacent street. Some of us could not sleep without earplugs. They have (at least) two drivers who can take you to the airport and other destinations. One of them, Fernando, speaks great English and is actually a great city guide. However, they charge Br$80 to the airport, which is a bit too much.

The hotel was great. The staff is very friendly and willing to help out all of the time. We were in Rio for 6 nights. The first two nights were at the JW Marriott in Copacabana, the other 4 at the Promenade Visconti. The Marriott was overpriced, and way out of the way. The Promenade was in an excellent location, we were able to walk to almost everywhere we wanted to go. There are lots of nearby restaurants, cafes, and bars. We loved the hotel.

The Promenade Visconti was in a very good section of Rio in the Ipanema section right behind the Caesar Park hotel. If you are looking for a clean, reasonably priced, friendly hotel you can't go wrong with this one. The rooms are fairly basic and not luxurious but if you aren't planning to spend much time in the room then it will be fine. I was in room 102B which had a single 'king' bed (I think they call it a king but it is a little smaller than a king size bed in the US.) The only downside to this room and maybe all of the rooms on that side of the hotel was that it was next to a restaurant so if I left the balcony door open you could smell the vents to the restaurant. There is no view. The breakfast included coffee, tea, hot milk, two types of fresh juices (oj and a juice of the day) bread for toast, honey, butter, jam, several fruits, regular and lowfat plain yogurt (can be sweetened with the honey), granola, sliced ham, a couple cheeses, scrambled eggs and one or two other things. Ipanema is a VERY safe area. I had no issues and I had lunch with a [...] (someone from Rio) who wears her diamonds in this area but not in other parts of Rio. It is about a R$15 cab ride to R. Dias Ferreira where there are a number of really good (but expensive) restaurants (Sushi Leblon, Zuka & Carlota among others). It would have been fine to walk to that street during the day probably only 20 minutes or so but I was alone, wearing heels and it was dark so I opted for cabs at night. It is about a 5 minute walk to Market Ipanema which was also very good. I had lunch there but not dinner.

This is a great apart-hotel in a fantastic Ipanema location. Very close to Posto 9 beach, and walking distance to the best restaurants and shopping in Rio. We reserved a suite, and our friend reserved a standard apartment. This hotel is set up such that we could have adjoining rooms and leave each door open, with an exterior door that we kept closed. Great way to travel with friends without the hassle of finding a private apartment. Front Desk staff were very helpful and spoke fluent English. Don't expect a 5 star luxury hotel, but for the value and compared to other Rio hotels, this is a great pick: The Visconti is clean, modern, comfortable, in a prime location, and courteously staffed. I would definitely return.

Fairly basic hotel - room was nice but nothing special and we had no complaints. Staff were very friendly and willing to assist. Room was clean and and reasonably large with basic bathroom. Very small balcony - you could see the ocean through the buildings. Best thing about the hotel was the location. Ipanema seems 'safer' than Copacobana and the hotel is only one block back from the beach but very close to a large shopping area and plenty of good restaurants. Breakfast fairly basic but nice.

Only one block from Ipanema beach, 3 blocks from Hippie Fair and the Metro station. Hotel had great location, and for Rio, price wasn't bad. However, compared to other cities, it was expensive for what you get. Basically, room is comfortable, nothing wrong, but nothing special, except that every room has a balcony, but none have interesting views.

Great location in Ipanema. One block from the beach. Very clean rooms. Staff made the difference: very very helpful. Also, breakfast was very good.

Wonderful Rio hotel. Location is wonderful - right next to a bus stop and 1 block from the beach, lots of restaurants and shopping, etc. friendly staff - some spoke English fairly well. Would highly recommend!!!!

one block from the beach and one block from main street with all of the best restaurants and bars. Hotel is very nice with a great staff, and you cant beat the location.

It was a very nice hotel close to the beach overlooking one of Ipanema's most popular streets. everything was within walking distance and the staff were very helpful and they also spoke english which we found to be very good if you don't know any portugese.