Hotel Bandeirantes

Very good for the price, great breakfast and people are nice but not always reliable

Hotel Bandeirantes is a great place if you intend to be out and about most of the time. If you sleep late, request rooms facing the back, since even on the last floor the front is noisy - the hotel faces one of the busiest avenues in Copacabana. You can always go to the pool on the top for the view. Also the water pressure in the shower is weak on top floors so you may want to stay below the 9th. The rooms are functional - no carpets which is great, TV and phone work but the internet and phone service are a bit expensive (they need money somehow !). I left a more complicate instruction at the front desk and it did not flow to the late night person but they were good in being sorry. I would recommend this hotel for the location, price and cleanliness.

Do not wear jewelry or display large cameras - it’s a big city with its share of crime. Public transportation is great - you can see Copacabana, Ipanema, Leblon and Downtown just catching the bus in front of the hotel or on the next main avenue. There is a Craft Fair every Sunday on a square in the beginning of Ipanema. You can take a walk there since they close both lanes of the beach front for traffic on Sundays.