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08-10-22 02:04 #1858
Posts: 161Just double checking on Pestana Hotel being girl friendly. I am booked there in a couple weeks. Got a high floor ocean view room. Too expensive but haven't been to Rio in years so why not.
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08-09-22 20:34 #1857
Posts: 85No longer visitor friendly. I called and spoke to someone at the hotel. He told me that you are only allowed one guest and she has to be on the reservation and registered with the hotel. No other visitors will be allowed.
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08-04-22 16:37 #1856
Posts: 13Hey thanks for this info I checked it out. While it is well situated in Copa, the reviews contain slow wifi complaints. Ultimately ended up going with the leblon Sheraton. That might be the best value available taking proximity, star rating and GF on my dates.
Originally Posted by HoustonPlayer [View Original Post]
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08-04-22 16:34 #1855
Posts: 13Thanks a lot for this info. I cancelled Astoria and booked the Sheraton in leblon instead. Only point of going with Astoria was the GF part, and if that's not there then f it.
Originally Posted by PoonyD [View Original Post]
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08-04-22 13:20 #1854
Posts: 85Originally Posted by Bkgnj1 [View Original Post]
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08-04-22 11:34 #1853
Posts: 341Originally Posted by Bkgnj1 [View Original Post]
I would only recommend the larger ocean view rooms in the front of the hotel, they are large and nice enough. The other rooms are much smaller but functional.
This is an old building with small and slow elevators, the lobby was constantly freezing and the check-in process was antiquated.
The restaurant was surprisingly good with an exceptional free breakfast buffet with free made to order omelets.
When I said that this hotel was friendly to everything: They weren't concerned with bringing girls to the room, 2 girls were ok. It is pet friendly with a shower for your pet in the lobby and they welcome gay and transgender couples, have a sign expressing this. This doesn't bother me but I'm giving a heads up to anyone who has a problem with it.
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08-04-22 00:07 #1852
Posts: 13GF property with decent internet / wifi
Hi,
I am traveling next week to rio. Booked the Astoria palace as the only conclusive GF hotel near Copa, but have heard horror stories about the internet there, and I'll need to work during my time there. Can hot spot phones but don't want to be in that situation if I can avoid.
Combed through all these threads and didn't find anything conclusive about a GF with useable internet. Someone mentioned Royal Rio Palace but reviews there indicate shit wifi as well. I have another 24 hours or so to cancel Astoria palace before penalty so wondering if I should pull the trigger on a bigger name in hopes of better wifi and then concede the GF part. Any feedback highly appreciated. Newbie to rio so hoping to be near Copa per recommendations here. Thanks in advance.
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08-04-22 00:07 #1851
Posts: 6422An Apology
Given that the Promenade Princess Copacabana Hotel is splashed all over the place on booking sites that I have come to ironclad trust over the years, I decided to do some research of my own. I went to several of those sites and looked for available rooms based on several different time frames, including well into next year. No matter what dates I put in and no matter what site I used, nothing came up. Always no room at the inn! This was the clue for me that this property indeed is no longer a functioning hotel. So then, I decided to call the hotel directly. What I got was a non-functioning number. So it appears that Mr. Houston Player is 100% correct, and "bullshit" must indeed be called on Expedia and all of the rest of them! I was wrong and he was right.
It's the first time I have encountered anything like this where every site (reputable or not) is getting it wrong by continuing to list a hotel property that is no more. If it was a relatively recent occurrence I would understand. But according to HP the transition occurred at least a couple of years ago. But did it (see this site purportedly last fact checked and updated on July 30,2022 (just three days ago): https://jetbluecheckinforgood.com/be...io-de-janeiro/)? In any event, I was wrong in this case to say that the representations of the booking sites should be given the benefit of the doubt over the word of Mr. Houston Player. I don't know why they don't just remove the hotel from their listings! In my own defense, I do stand by my statement that I said it was a long time ago that I stayed there, and made no representations about what the property is today. You have to do your due diligence to find that out, and when you do, you will learn that the Promenade Princess Copacabana Hotel is no more.
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08-04-22 00:01 #1850
Posts: 1316Originally Posted by Stef1988 [View Original Post]
Thanks for below recommendations for Sheraton in Leblon.
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08-03-22 22:28 #1849
Posts: 6422Promenade Princess Status
Originally Posted by HoustonPlayer [View Original Post]
https://www.hotels.com/ho783852992/p...aneiro-brazil/
https://www.kayak.com/Rio-de-Janeiro...ana.116428.ksp
https://www.travelocity.com/Rio-De-J...el-Information
https://www.orbitz.com/Rio-De-Janeir...el-Information
https://www.agoda.com/promenade-prin...4-54067cfe03fe
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08-03-22 20:53 #1848
Posts: 85Royal rio palace
I'm pretty close to pulling the trigger on royal rio palace myself but I would really appreciate if anyone here can confirm that they are still guest friendly. I have emailed them several times to ask but no reply. I have done both in English and Portuguese. I just want to make sure they still in fact are guest friendly. Due to the fact that a lot of previously guest friendly places changed their policies. Also thank you to all the guys posting these last couple of weeks in this particular thread. Nice to get some current info.
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08-03-22 20:36 #1847
Posts: 341Originally Posted by TheCane [View Original Post]Originally Posted by Stef1988 [View Original Post]
Cane's original information was solid as I stayed there many times however it is sadly out of date.
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08-03-22 15:53 #1846
Posts: 13Promenade Princess Copacabana
Originally Posted by TheCane [View Original Post]
Hotel looks nice, but no availability at my planned time. Also, if it is too pricey as you mentioned than it's not worth. You will normally spend most of your time outside.
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08-03-22 14:52 #1845
Posts: 13Royal Rio Palace
Originally Posted by Questner [View Original Post]
So if you book for two, there shouldn't be any additional fees if you keep bringing someone else to the room?
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08-03-22 08:13 #1844
Posts: 1957Originally Posted by RioBob [View Original Post]