This hotel has a great location. Only 2 short blocks to Ipanema beach, across the street from a grocery store, pretty close to decent restaurants. The entire hotel staff is super friendly and helpful. Special kudos to Antonio Pimentel at the front desk, spoke great English and answered my many first time tourist questions with patience. The price of the... more

After reading a lot of positive reviews on TripAdvisor we booked Mar Ipanema Hotel. Check in was positive and they gave us a lock for the safe. Staff helped us with our suitcases. The room was small, clean, adequate, but tired. The beds were small and hard. The front desk had no recommendations for a good restaurant within walking distance....and... more

My husband and I stayed at the Mar Ipanema Hotel for three nights during our visit to Rio. When we checked in, the front desk staff were polite but not extraordinarily friendly. As expected, the room was cozy, simple, and clean. Our room on the 4th floor looked out onto the corner of Rua Visconde de Piraja and Rua Anibal... more

Front desk staff was exceptional. Extremely helpful; no hassles with booking. Was able to check in for five days at 10am; my departing flight was 6pm and they had a private car available ($30) and allowed me to stay in the room until I left. On busy shopping street so there are restaurants, bakery, etc. Was off to side on... more

Visited Mar Ipanema the 2nd week of March for 4 nights. Stayed in a room 1 step above standard. The room looked like a college dorm room: decent size with not much character. Stayed on the 5th floor facing the back of the hotel with a not-so-great view of other buildings. The standard bed was queen size and had a... more

Rooms are quite small and look used but the location was allright.Despite all this,Rio De Janeiro has not lost its reputation of theft within hotelrooms.Money was lost and to leave no traces the thief took only a part within a few days.BEWARE! A locker safe was not offered a time of check in and the management did not take the... more

Great place to stay -- I definitely recommend it to anyone who is willing to have the best of times in Rio. I've stayed in a beachfront hotel once, and neither their service or their ammenities are nearly as good as the ones at Mar Ipanema. Their staff is extremely friendly and helpful... plus room service is very good, as... more

I've just come back from my trip to Brazil, and stayed at the Mar Ipanema Hotel for 2 days. It is very well located, just two blocks away from the Ipanema beach, and the hotel even provides you with chairs and umbrellas (free of charge) to take to the beach. One of the things I liked the most about this... more

We stayed here for the Carnival. Paid through our noses for it but every place in town hikes up their prices by up to 3 times at this time anyway. The best thing about the hotel was the location. Ideally situated for Ipenema beach and a decent walk away from Copacabana beach. The general area itself was also relatively safe... more