“rio augustu paysandu”

dinghy hotel - hallway rug is very dirty and smelly. no amenties to speak of. Shower overflows. Breakfast is the bare minimum. Most hotel staff do not speak English and cannot help you in getting around Rio. Location is good neighborhood close to Metro, safe to walk around - lots of stores and restaurants close by. But be aware Rio is expensive.

“A discovery”

I have been visiting Rio for years and I have always stayed in Flamengo, although in a different hotel - when I started it was a budget option, but no longer and I did wonder about somewhere else - and found Augusto's Paysandu which fitted the bill perfectly. It is not luxurious, but you have all you need and therestaurant isa very good. I have given it full marks and it deserves them. The staff were also really pleasant. Flamengo is a safe neighbourhood with lots of restaurants and it has the metro which now runs all the way to Ipanema so you no longer have to battle with the Rio buses, although that is an experience not to be missed. Not that they are what they were. People who go to Rio tend to utter the magic words Copacabana, well the Sugar Loaf is not on Copacabana, neither is Corcovado nor are most of the places you will want to see. I have stayed at the Copacabana Palace but so what. The Flamengo beach is good, certainly as good as the Inpanema and Copacabana ones, and these days it is patrolled. So go to Augusto's, it is convenient for the metro, for the Largo Machado, which is a nice place to have a caiparinha, and you will pass lots of enticing eating places and neighbourhood bars.

“Friendly & professional staff in a great location”

From check in to check out we had a great experience. We'd booked a triple room and it was clean and comfortable. The staff were extremely friendly and willing to help with directions, suggest restaurants etc. The buffet breakfast was great with tasty food and a broad range of options. Overall for the price we paid I could not be more satisfied with this hotel. It's located in the Flamengo district which was a nice change from the hustle and bustle of Copacabana. The beach is a 5 minute walk and there is a good selection of restaurants nearby.

“Excellent”

Stayed at this charming hotel only 1 night on my way back and felt sorry i had spent a small furtune staying at a 5 stars hotel in Copacabana just a few days earlier, cause i enjoyed this hotel so much more and its deffenetly a best value for the money. Got there late and everything was ready and waiting for me. the room was clean and comfortable , the stuff nice and helpfull. To make a long story short i was very pleased and i think its an highly rfecommended hotel.

“Hotel Paysandu”

Enkel med bra service och trevliga personalen.

“Für Individualreisende sehr gut”

- Deutlicher Qualitätsunterschied zwischen den Zimmern (Standardzimmer sehr renovierungsbedürftig, Aufpreis für Superior lohnt sich deutlich). - Frühstück sehr gut (v.a. der Kaffee), Ambiente des Frühstückraums sehr angenehm. - In der Nebensaison fast nur Einheimische. - Lage ist in einer relativ sicheren Umgebung und zentral; mit dem Bus sind alle interessanten Sehenswürdigkeiten gut zu erreichen.