This 83 room hotel was quite pleasant and close to the Rio cruise terminal, a major factor in our choice. The front desk staff were VERY good. Such excellent advice and help we received. Their english was quite good. On the other hand, the hotel's restaurant (guests only, I believe) had no English speakers at all, and order from the menu often required the servers to call one of the front desk gentlemen to come up to the restaurant to "translate". The service was slow, but oh so good! And the free breakfast buffet was very good and with quite a nice variety. Last bit of bad news: While this comment might apply to almost any hotel in Rio, the fact is this general area is not safe for tourists. Repeatedly the front desk personnel warned us against wearing jewelry, showing cameras, etc. Just try not to look like a gringo. The fact is one hotel patron was robbed during the daytime on the day we arrived. If you're with a tour group, you shouldn't have any trouble. BUT, be aware of your surroundings.