Novotel Rio de Janeiro Leme

Brilliant clean modern family hotel. Quite on a night. We were on the 13th floor with the sky bar and swimming pool on the 21st and never heard a thing.That turns into disco/night bar on Friday and Saturday with parties for Halloween and birthdays but good fun with children allowed extra cost with locals and concierge on lifts and always 24/7 on doors.Very good value food upstairs.|Very good breakfast turn over fast and poached eggs order if required. All languages spoken.|Lime is a a village within the city and is safe according to reception who will help out with anything and locals. A few bars and very good restaurants within a two block walking distance on a night. Sit with the locals and have a large bottle of beer 600ml and two small glasses the Brazilian way. 2 mins to the beach sea is very cold and rough but good for paddling.|Food and drinks are all very cheap( wine same as home but good quality) meat especially fillets are exceptionally good and all restaurants on the front are not tourist traps.The red samba bar on the beach has lovely staff as do most but watch out as most things in small bars are ALL deep fried finger food and try their local cocktail Caiprihni the lemon is lovely but only buy from a bar not the beach. All street food and gifts other that that are ok to buy. Walk from the hotel on the front straight over to Ipanema approx 3 hrs with a very nice shopping st down the middle. Taxis are cheap approx 100 to go to the airport. 200 theirs is less than £30. Definitely bring a brolly and a thin Mac it rains a lot.😂just be careful as in any large city in the world take no expensive jewellery, bags and you don’t need high heels at all as pavements are all small tiles.locals wear dark/ neutral colours shirts t shirt and flip flops both sexes.

Not sure why it is considered a 4 stars hotel and the price is not justified in my view. Pretty sure there are nicer hotels. The room we had was very basic, the night stands were 1.5 meters away from each side of the bed, you can't open the windows (which by the way were very dirty). There was only 1 working elevator for all guests (21 floors), the door was so light that we got woken up every morning early (between 6.00 and 6.30 on average) by people or personal making noise in the hall, and one morning by people in the gym just upstairs. There is no water filter available so you need to buy water (overpriced in the minibar) or fill your bottles outside. Quite sad for a 4 stars hotel... The breakfast was chaos (overcrowded) most of the mornings (whether we were there at 7 or at 9.30) by big groups of tourists who were very annoying. So if you're looking for a quite place to relax, go somewhere else! On a positive note, the personal was very nice and helpful and the view from the swimming pool is great. The food at the breakfast buffet was good. The location is great as well.

This is by far the worst hotel experience I have ever had to endure. On my birthday trip at that. The staff was barely helpful most days. I had to argue with a woman at the front desk just to get some of my friends checked in at the correct time. The rooms were barely cleaned everyday. The air conditioning was consistently out and was never fixed when complaints were made. When the neighborhood experienced a power outage, some guests were moved to other hotels while others were made to stay put in the hot, dark, and stuffy rooms of the hotel. Even when the power came back on in the neighborhood, the hotel lost power again several more times afterwards. An absolutely terrible experience and I’ll never stay at a Novotel property again.

Novotel Leme is in a perfect location, close to everything, very nice amenities and amazing staff. special shout out to Lukas and Rachel in the reception, the went above and beyond to help us have a great experience in the hotel and in Rio. I recommend their tours. Also, Claudia, who helped us during breakfast was the sweetest and most dedicated person. We were in a group of 14 people, 4 families, loved all of it!

This is a great hotel, very close to the beach and with views over the sea. The rooms are well-sized and comfortable. The cleaning service is great. Breakfast is definitely worth paying for. The rooftop terrace is probably the best part of the hotel and there's a really nice vibe there, with a good selection of food and drinks.

Very disappointed in our stay at Novotel for new years in Rio. It’s seems like given the high occupancy, the service in the hotel has gone completely off the cliff. We’ve called the reception multiple times for simple requests (iron, towels, maintenance for a toilet not working) and not once has anyone come to the room. Instead we’ve found it more effective to go down ourselves each time after an hour wait. The rooms are ok but could use a renovation. The only good thing is the rooms are absolutely soundproof which is great especially at a time like this. Also the rooftop is a big reason we booked the hotel and a week ago were told that guests wouldn’t have access to it for a private party and the night before were told we wouldn’t have access all day which is ridiculous and should be disclosed at the time of booking. Mediocre breakfast as well.

Rooms were clean and comfortable, but the hotel itself is a bit older and somewhat rundown. I initially thought it was right on the beach from the photos, but it’s actually a 4–5 minute walk away. The hotel provides umbrellas and beach chairs, but you have to carry them to the beach and return them afterward, which can be a bit of a hassle. Alternatively, you can rent chairs and umbrellas directly on the beach if you prefer a more relaxed approach. Compared to other Novotels I stayed at ,this one a bit rundown . A highlight of the hotel is the rooftop view, which offers a great perspective of the surrounding area. Overall, the hotel provides good value for the service offered.

Arrived early on a Saturday morning and the hotel were always kind enough to store our bags for us while we potted round Rio and travelled across Brazil.||Check-in was terribly painful and if there was a big queue, you could be there for a while!||The lifts were also interesting involving a lengthy wait and only taking you to certain floors )one lift only road to the top floor! - Tip more lifts can be found round by the ground floor toilet area)||Rooms were comfortable, but the bathroom area had sharp corners while entering the shower that caught me off guard.||We ordered from the 24 hour room service late one evening, only to be called 45 minutes later, to be informed our order wasn't available which was disappointing.||On the positive side the rooms were nice and clean and the location was great on Copacabana Beach. They were great pool parties on the top floor bar on the evenings we were there and the food was okay in the restaurant for breakfast, although they did run out on both of Bowles on frequent occasions.