Run-down old hotel, not clean enough. At first I was terribly disappointed, but got used to it. Looks like the haven't done enough restorations and maintenance since the year 2000.
Kind receptionists, kind cleaning staff.
Comfortable bed.
Toiletries are barely enough: soap melts away.
Lobby is very dirty: they don't even clean the dust! The entire lobby is very very dirty.
Terribly cold in the dining room, where there are not enough places for all the hungry guests unless you get up at 7 AM.
Good location near the Arcoverde metro station and close to the Copacabana beach and a number of small shops. But the area is quite dirty with homeless thugs, shady creeps all around harassing travelers.
This hotel is acceptable, if you want to save money and need a location where taxi stations, metro, Copacabana, shops are accessible. But there are better (more expensive) hotels in the area.